I just tried this and enjoyed it. Problem is I cut my hand a bit due to the recoil.
Is there an affordable pair of gloves that will protect my hands? I know when it comes to hobbies, there are lots of people who say unless you are buying the most expensive option available, you’re just wasting your money.
But I am just interested in something that’ll protect my hands from friction. Can I get a decent pair of XXL gloves under $10 that’ll do this?
The gun isn’t supposed to move in your hands so how did you cut yourself? Anything heavier than latex gloves should be enough.
Cheapie cloth work gloves should be more than enough to protect you from cuts. They have gloves like these at the local dollar store.
Don’t get anything too bulky or it might interfere with the trigger.
You shouldn’t be getting cut. Gloves may prevent cuts, but you are probably going to get a bruise instead. You’re doing something wrong.
Make sure that the butt of the gun is firmly up against your shoulder. If you are tall or have really long arms, sometimes putting a recoil pad on the back of the shotgun will make it fit more comfortably up against your shoulder. The pads just slip on, so you can bring a pad with you to a skeet range if you are just renting a gun from there.
Make sure you don’t have your second finger up too close to the trigger guard, or you can get cut or bruised that way. If this is where you got cut, just spread out the distance between your trigger finger and second finger so that the trigger guard won’t hit your second finger when the gun recoils.
Where did you get cut? And how comfortably does the gun fit against your shoulder when you are firing?
The outside of my right index finger (the side facing my thumb) got cut due to recoil scraping the gun against it.
Operator error was likely the cause.
You can also try using something other than a 12 gauge, especially if it’s skeet and not trap. I’ve shot skeet using both a 20 ga and a .410, which have very little recoil. I’ve fired quite a few 12 ga shotguns in years past and they always kicked the crap out of me, no matter what I did.
Yeah, try a .410. They’re great for clays.
No shotgun should require a glove! Unless you’re Michael Jackson or O.J. Simpson.
I wouldn’t want a gloved finger when shooting a shotgun. The gloves I’ve seen people use in cold weather (hunting) situations have exposed or expos-able fingers.
I wear thin leather gloves when shooting in hot weather. Gives my sweaty a better grip. They are Allen brand and made for shooting. You might check Harbor Freight if there’s one nearby. They have lots of gloves at reasonable prices. Look for some with grippy palms and cut the index finger section off.
https://www.grainger.com/category/gloves-and-hand-protection/safety/ecatalog/N-ml0
I use the MaxiFlex Ultimate 34-874 for almost all my target shooting from trap to pistol. Comfortable, fairly cheap, and my hands don’t overheat much in hot weather. I got mine originally working at ------ a place ------ but we sell them as well and I order them from us. A pair usually lasts about 50 trips to the range or more if I remember to air-dry them a little when I get home.
Grainger makes their products in fingerless but the real issue with fingered gloves shooting is how slippery (or slippy in our local dialect) those fingers can be on the trigger and how much they alter the feel of the pull. Using a thin coated solves both issues all around.