All my years in EMS, our saying was always…"what do you have with a motor vehicle accident at 4:00 in the morning and no intoxicated people. You have a missing patient ".
Shooting gloves
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bocephus Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Regular Contributors Veteran New Mexico Sous Vide Gardening last edited by
I don’t wear them dove hunting, but I do wear them for every other type, either to protect my hands during upland or warmth for deer and duck hunting.
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processhead Yeah, what the heck is it with XL gloves? Never have understood that. And on the issue of shooting a bow with gloves, I can’t even use the really lightweight camo liner gloves! I think it has to be a mental issue for me because it just doesn’t make sense. I usually start shooting my bow again in May or June.
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Denny O Iowa Team Camo Canning Gardening Cast Iron Regular Contributors Power User Green Mountain Grill last edited by
processhead I can find a few XL’s but 2X and 3x are a no go!!
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I shoot Loudenboomer pistols. TC Contender pistols with interchangeable barrels. I have a 15" barrel in .35 Remmington. This thing kills at both ends. I wear gloves made by PAST when shooting it. This gun has such a violent recoil that the backs of my fingers get beat up and bruised. , and these gloves have padding for the backs of the hand. I wore gloves made for weight lifting when I shot the smaller calibers for NRA Smallbore and Hunter pistol. These had open fingers. All of that being said, I just did a look on line. Bob Allen makes leather shooting gloves in XL- 3XL. They do make good equipment and have been around a long time.
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camo last edited by processhead
Idaho Smokey Do you use the stock grips on your Contenders?
They can be pretty brutal in the larger centerfire calibers.Buddy of mine usually installed custom grips to help manage the recoil.
Paul
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processhead I have a set of Pachmayer grips for it. The problem isn’t the recoil into the palm of the hand. These things have a weird shaped trigger guard, and it beats the heck out of the back of your fingers. I watched a guy shooting a 45-70 contender using some handloads. 3 rounds and the bolt that held on the grips bent. That cured me from wanting a 45-70 barrel.
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Idaho Smokey I had always wanted to get my sons a Contender each, but the prices went way up on them & never have been able to afford even one. Very nice weapons.
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calldoctoday I really like the platform. I shot the original Contender not the larger Encore or G2. I found a good deal on a used gun with a .30 Herret barrel. The .30 Herrett is a pain to load for. I picked up a 10" .22 LR barrel, and eventually traded the .30 Herrett for a .32 H&R Mag. That little barrel shot like a lazer out to 100 yards. I ended up doing a dumb trade for a .357 Max barrel that I have never been able to get to shoot worth a darn. Somewhere in there I bought a new frame and barrel in .35 Remington. This set up shoots great. You just don’t want to shoot it a lot. All of this was before Thompson Center sold out to Smith and Wesson and the prices jumped way up.
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Idaho Smokey Yes, I liked the Thompsons. A few good numbers there for shooting straight.
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Steven Winscot Team Blue Cast Iron Canning Regular Contributors Veteran Yearling Montana Gardening Bowl Choppers Sous Vide Power User last edited by
Idaho Smokey I have several frames and 20 barrels. The 357 Herrett and 45-70 are my favorite for hunting.
I use Pachmayr grips and don’t mind the recoil. The bigger the boom the bigger the smile!
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