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Great Deals for combat or paintball gloves

I’m amazed at how many operators and military persons do not use any kind of fancy tactical gloves.   What amazed me was the number of people that are using gloves that you get in a sports store.  The truth of the tactical glove market is nobody wants to wear something where they can barely feel there hands.  For products where a cop has to worry about needles sticking them with hepatitis C or HIV, they they need frisk gloves like the turtleskin Alpha or Bravo gloves.  Sure you can shoot firearm with frisk gloves on but nobody is going to like that.   Many snipers do not want gloves to cover their trigger fingers  and most of the time those areas of the gloves get cut off.

We don’t know the real story on why Eotac disappeared but one of the casualties to the Eotac and Woolrich Elite history were the Vickers tactical gloves.   The Vickers duty gloves were barely on the market, but now word has gotten out and people are using  them as paintball gloves as well as what their intended purpose was.  These gloves were very well received and once Eotac acquired these gloves and then went out of business they are starting to disappear.   We have a large selection of the duty gloves but the OD green colors are dry up quickly.  Who knows if anyone will make them in the future but your best bet is to get them while you can.

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Response from the Zombie hunters

Yesterday we had the fun experience of being at the 2nd Contagion at the New Holland Rifle and Pistol club.   Contagion 2011 was a great success although the foggy morning and threat of thunder storms was looming.  We got a safety briefing first thing in the morning and everyone said a prayer and then the shooters arrived.   There was approximately 140 shooters at the event and unfortunately there were several that signed up but could not make it out to the event due to the recent flooding that has occurred in the Pennsylvania area.   A few people had damaged homes and the fun of the event was not possible.

One of the best things about being an observer at these ranges was checking out all of the tactical gear and accessories everyone was using.  We sold a lot of the Smith Optics Elite ballistic eyewear and the Aegis Eyeshields were a big hit.   The Make Ready and Magpul Dynamics gun DVDS were also a big seller at this event as well as the Vickers tactical gloves that we were selling.   For what the price is for these gloves which is below what we normally sold them for they are a steal.   Check out our inventory of the Vickers tactical gloves while supplies last.

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Fit, feel and durability go hand in hand

I have and still own many firearms, all of them have a place in my heart and are good for something.   It’s really too  bad I didn’t know that knowing what your good at doing is what life is all about, and not everyone does very much research into finding it.   When so many of us were part of the herd and teachers all taught us the same thing, in the same way, it was all about getting an A, B, C, D or an F.   Some people are good at math, others are not, some are into History and others are not.   There is no such thing as a do it all weapon, but there is something about being versatile and knowing what you are good at doing and then doing it well.   This becomes more important in life, especially once we are out of school.   Too many people think that just getting good grades in School means you are going to get a good job, getting good grades doesn’t even mean you’re intelligent.  Try looking at the PHD crowd  running the Country, what works in a classroom doesn’t always work in the real world.

 

 

I have only been familiar with Larry Vicker’s Signature gloves for about 4yrs, but only really 2 yrs of working with them.  I was one that was use to using the gloves I used for hunting which were the fingerless gloves.   These hunting gloves looked kinda like tactical gloves, but they did not last even 2 range sessions.   Loading AR15 magazines with anything that isn’t tough enough in the thumb area is going to wreck your gloves real fast.   The mid length gloves are more to my taste because I do like the extra wrist protection from flying brass and hot barrels.  Both gloves are what I would consider to be medium weight gloves and in honesty, I’m not familiar with that many other types of gloves, I’ve never gotten a complaint about them not holding up.   These can do most of the jobs that require you to need gloves.   If you want to do it all bring a couple types of gloves, if you want to do most of it with one, try these.

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Some range observations about tactical gloves

I always had issues with using gloves with firearms which stems from my young adult hunting experiences.   The gloves you thought you needed for a hunting trip wouldn’t fit in the trigger guard.  Not only was this a safety issue, it was uncomfortableto hold the firearm because you actually had to squeeze harder just to get through the fluffy texture of the gloves.  The tactical gloves have different applications.  Some are full length which goes up the forearm, mid-lengths are a little shorter, and then there are shorter gloves that basically just cover the hand.   The thing you have to think about is these slight differences are about as relevant as wearing long pants, lightweight pants, and wearing shorts.

The only real difference that I find relevant to what type of tactical gloves to wear are fingerless or full coverage gloves.   Actually, there is one more thing to consider.   Many of the guys that work in tactical operations want the trigger finger glove cut off and this is something else to think about when selecting your gloves.  The Vickers tactical gloves have various cut off points for trigger fingers and will not split or tear beyond that point.   The A106 Duty gloves are only available in black, but the A107 are much a little heavier and give you more wrist coverage.  These will elimnate the need for changing out the trigger guard on your AR15 or M4 variant.

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Tactical Gloves

Tactical GlovesThe back of the hand and cuff are cut from 9 oz DuPont Nomex interlock knit. Utilizing a 2 ply Nomex fabrication, the Vickers gloves offer significant performance and function over other gloves. The 2 ply fabrication increases the seam integrity, durability and FR performance by nearly 50%. The 9 oz Nomex Interlock is laminated with an additional 7 oz custom blend of 80% flame retardant rayon and 20% Nomex for soft hand and abrasion resistance.

Designed by Larry Vickers, a retired career special operations soldier and firearms expert, the Vickers Signature Series Tactical Gloves are true operator grade gear.The palm is artesian table cut from a selected grade of water repellent kidskin. Kidskin is soft and supple while affording a high tear and abrasion resistance. The construction of the palm and fourchettes (sides of the fingers) is functionally curved and fully adjustable for an enhanced grip and tactility.

 

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New Vicker’s Duty Gloves

Vicker's Duty GloveThe Details
Designed by Larry Vickers, a retired career special operations soldier and firearms expert, the Vickers Signature Series Gloves are true operator grade gear.

The palm of the Vickers Duty Glove is artesian table cut from a selected grade of water repellent Goatskin. The construction of the palm and fourchettes (sides of the fingers) is functionally curved and fully adjustable for an enhanced grip and tactility. The back of the hand is 100% precision stretch polyester. This highly breathable soft-shell is enhanced with a durable water repellant finish; Tricot lined.

The elasticized wrist keeps the glove snug. The adjustable strap helps the user adjust the tautness of the glove. Padded protection over the back of the knuckles. Goatskin reinforcement over the back of the finger joints and finger tips for added durability.

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