Comments on: Tactical Thoughts

By: Max Kessler

Max Kessler — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:37:35 +0000

“My solution was to cut the fingertips off the gloves to get my sense of touch back.”

Alex, maybe you should have just cut the tips of the left and right index fingers off. It might serve notice to criminals that you want to get to a trigger quickly. (Probably not, but it’s better than cutting all of the finger tips off.)

That being said, I don’t wear gloves (even in the frigid cold of Rochester, NY) for just this reason. Besides, if my hands are in my pockets, they might be on pocket pistols.

Out of curiosity, has anybody ever built the sliding rail sleeve holsters like Robert DeNiro’s character used in the, “you talkin’ to me?” scene from Taxi Driver?

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:56:04 +0000

Good point. I have found it impossible to draw reliably while wearing gloves and a closed-front cover garment with my IWB holster behind me. I’d occasionally grab the gun through the garment. Not cool at all. My solution was to cut the fingertips off the gloves to get my sense of touch back. This also prevented any part of the glove messing up the trigger.

By: hsoi

hsoi — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:26:15 +0000

Certainly an option as well, to carry something else in some other way. But you only do that because you *know* you can’t get at your normal carry gun. There are people that don’t practice under anything other than perfect range conditions, so they just don’t know otherwise.

Point is, however you choose to carry, make sure that you can do it given the circumstances. And if you can’t, change. So if IWB doesn’t work with the coat on, J-frame in the coat pocket can be a reasonable alternative. You’ve got to know your gear, what you can do, and what you can’t.

By: Tam

Tam — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:34:37 +0000

So you’re carrying IWB 3 or 4 o’clock. But now you’ve got on a heavy coat, scarf, hat, gloves, a couple layers of clothing…. can you get to your gun? I’m not even talking about getting a fast draw in… just a draw at all!

That’s why a J-frame lives in the outside pocket of my winter coat…

By: Sevesteen

Sevesteen — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:05:33 +0000

When I shoot my J frame with gloves, the gloves get caught between the frame and the trigger, preventing reset unless I pull my finger completely out of the guard. Needless to say it isn’t carried much in the winter.

By: hsoi

hsoi — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:32:55 +0000

Practicing with your carry gun in regular clothing isn’t just gloves, but everything else too.

So you’re carrying IWB 3 or 4 o’clock. But now you’ve got on a heavy coat, scarf, hat, gloves, a couple layers of clothing…. can you get to your gun? I’m not even talking about getting a fast draw in… just a draw at all!

By: Skullz

Skullz — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:40:30 +0000

Choice of glove is also important. I prefer to wear a wind blocker type glove, usually either a tightly woven fleece or neoprene material. It blocks the “bite” of the temperature and allows much more dexterity and “feeling” in the fingers. It also fits inside a trigger guard nicely. You can use the handwarmer pockets for additional insulation when your hands are not busy..

I keep a pair of over gloves in my EDC pack as well in case I get stuck outside for a long period of time. Generally, situation awareness is key – if I’m out and about on a mission (the mall, the bank, etc. I just go with the wind blocker gloves.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:51:37 +0000

Noticed the same thing shooting in my gloves this past weekend. I first had the poblem while shooting last winter. I tried to be a little more mindful of it but failed to let the trigger reset a couple of times.