Shooting Gloves

[chaim]

My guess is that you are using those rubber grips. Get rid of those and get some oil finished wood, walnut, rosewood, or goncala alves wood.

I couldn't agree more. Not only do a nice pair of wood grips look much better on a revolver than rubber, but I find a well fitted pair of wood grips are usually much more comfortable to shoot than a pair of rubber grips.


As for a shooting glove, I've been thinking about using motorcycle gloves. Padded palm (on many), thin leather (on most) and often fingerless make for a good shooting glove. That many are perforated should be helpful in warm weather.

 

[cmb3366]

Just a follow up, the m500 grips were finally delivered today, I'm gonna shoot some of my boomers this weekend and I'll report back on whether I'm still loosing hide during a range session.

 

[trentcwwilson]

That a model 66?

 

[Jim Watson]

Model 69

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I tried some Nille Grifs on my 69. Wood was not the answer for me. Dug the cylinder release into my thumb knuckle no matter how hard I held it and every follow up shot required re-gripping the gun. The X-frame Hogue is where it's at.

That is unfortunate. I have two pairs of Nill grips on 686's and they work great for me. I'm curious if you got stippled ones or smooth. Of course, a 3" 686 will recoil less than a M69 I would think.

I need a covered backstrap on an L frame revolver to accommodate my hand size. If I don't have that, the gun rocks around in my grip and I will get the cylinder release hitting my thumb too if it's a stout enough load.

If the X frame Houge grip works well for you, I suspect you got too small of a set of Nills to accommodate your hand size. Do you wear extra large gloves by any chance?

The Hogue x frame grip works well for me because it happens to fill my hand well. I more or less ignore the material. I still want to put a set of Nills on my 460V.