Winter pistol shooting with gloves

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Today I received my Hatch Winter Specialist gloves for general winter wear and shooting. Out of curiosity, I fondled my M&P .40 FS for a bit of dry firing. While doing so, I realized that I had a fairly hard time getting in and out of the trigger guard.

I have mens size small hands and likewise size gloves. How do people with big hands shoot with gloves? I was pretty shocked that the trigger guard on the M&P didn't have more clearance. Is this the norm for a lot of handguns?
 
I saw a glove at Costco today that has much thinner insulation on the trigger / pointer finger giving you better tactile feel on the front finger pad.
It was made for using a smart phone but may work for you.
(If I had known you were gonna ask I would have taken a pic). :)
 
I had thought about that as well. The only problem is, if you are outside for an extended period of time, your trigger finger would probably get much colder than the rest of your hand and cost you a lot more dexterity.
 
I work outside and normally wear mittens. I also wear them when I shoot, and just drop one or both when I do.

Gloves suck at keeping your hands warm, and suck even worse, when you try and shoot with them.
 
One of the main reasons I swapped out the long trigger in my Government Model to a short trigger. Tried to put my gloved finger in the trigger guard and it was dicey to say the least. No trouble with the thumb safety, magazine catch or the slide stop, so I feel good to go.

Also put an arched main spring housing on which seems to help seat the pistol in my gloved hand properly.
 
Generally, you dont want anything but bare skin in your mittens. Its what keeps your hands warm, "meat on meat". Thats why gloves dont work, they isolate each finger, from each other and the rest of your hand. Thats why the mittens with the flip up front and fingers dont work well, and for the same reason. You want meat on meat.

The other thing shooting wise with gloves, is lack of feel, especially in your trigger finger. The thought of putting a gloved finger in a 1911's trigger guard, especially with some of those light triggers many seem to like, isnt something Id want to do. Then you have the problems snagging/catching/jamming problems you can have with gloves and the DA triggers.

Id much rather shoot bare handed, and pop my mittens back on when my hands get cold. They warm up quick.
 
I agree on the downfalls of gloves. The idea is that I have to wear them anyways in the winter time.

In Illinois it can get pretty darn cold. The question I suppose is more oriented for concealed carry or other situations where time is critical.
 
"...Is this the norm for a lot of handguns?..." Yep. Have a pair of deer skin gloves that aren't any better with any handgun. Looks cool(Reading too many Westerner/cowboy novels.), but lose the gloves for shooting a handgun. Driving gloves maybe.
 
When I lived in CO. several cops I knew had cut a slit in finger of their glove for trigger finger to pop thru. and right on to trigger. .No time to remove glove in a gun fight.
 
At one time I used "shooting gloves " these were of split leather IIRC..
Now I take an insulated glove and take apart the last section -- remove the insulation where the trigger is contacted.
A handgun presents other problems as the glove changes the point of aim.
 
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