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Post by leftysrh on Nov 4, 2012 17:08:14 GMT -5
I emailed Pro-Aim specifically asking him about the closure strap and if it provided any wrist support/protection. I response I got was this "Steve. I shoot the 460, and it works great for me!" That tells me jack nothing! So emailed him back and asked again and said he didn't answer my question....I'm waiting for another response.
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Post by whitworth on Nov 4, 2012 17:45:05 GMT -5
I emailed Pro-Aim specifically asking him about the closure strap and if it provided any wrist support/protection. I response I got was this "Steve. I shoot the 460, and it works great for me!" That tells me jack nothing! So emailed him back and asked again and said he didn't answer my question....I'm waiting for another response. It does, as I posted before. There is a plastic splint as well as an adjustable Velcro strap.
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Post by leftysrh on Nov 4, 2012 22:27:43 GMT -5
Somehow I missed your post Whit, thanks for the heads up.
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Post by r8e99sq1894dj on Nov 5, 2012 2:21:53 GMT -5
leftysrh you should go to pro-aims web site and watch there video on the glove that my anser more of your questions pro-aim.com i hope that helps
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Post by leftysrh on Nov 5, 2012 5:30:51 GMT -5
I've seen the video on their website. To me the insert provides support for holding the gun still. Just like he says and demonstrates with the laser sight. The insert is like shooting from the bench.
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Post by whitworth on Nov 5, 2012 6:42:38 GMT -5
The insert is like shooting from the bench. I have a pair and I don't think this is the case.
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Post by r8e99sq1894dj on Nov 6, 2012 3:50:02 GMT -5
very fast service shipped on nov2nd got them nov 5th will go test them on the 6th see how they work.
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Post by malamute on Nov 6, 2012 14:51:37 GMT -5
I rarely wear a glove unless its cold. I did wear a deerskin glove once (1990) when shooting a 500 Linebaugh Maximum. When I was putting the glove on, John said "I wouldnt do that". I shot 2 groups of 3 while he chrono'd them (they were 440's @ 1550 fps). I tore the ligaments in my right thumb also, I felt it when it happened. I couldn't shoot even a 22 right handed for a couple years, and anything centerfire for a couple more. After many years I was able to shoot double actions again, and heavy loads a couple years later. Ligaments take a danged long time to heal.
I'd shot his standard 500's, 475's and heavy 45's with no problems. The max was just enough, with the glove, to tear the ligaments with the extra traction it provided on the grip.
I don't shoot much heavy stuff any more, of any caliber, just enough to check zero's and a load now and then for my mountain carry loads. They just aren't fun any more, and at this point, I'm not willing to tear anything else up and lose a few years of shooting pistols. I also work construction with my hands all the time, they aren't soft by any means, and I need them to work.
Medium level loads in 44 and 45 Colt are plenty for me for fun shooting now.
I cleaned up the sharp edges on the rear of the frame on my Rugers. When shooting one handed with stiff loads they can bite a bit. I generally prefer the standard grip frame size unless wearing gloves in winter.
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Post by r8e99sq1894dj on Nov 6, 2012 22:43:26 GMT -5
went out today with new pro-aim gloves shot 45lc in 255 cowboys also some 325 wfn in a +p load did not hurt my hand or wrist they seem to help me hold the gun more steady, not shooting off bench.
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Post by r8e99sq1894dj on Nov 6, 2012 22:44:49 GMT -5
PS. I don't work for pro-aim
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rodfac
.240 Incinerator
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Post by rodfac on Nov 7, 2012 8:00:06 GMT -5
While I seldom shoot full house .44 Magnums (my most robust caliber), I don't use a glove either. Range sessions with those heavy kickers are limited to sighting-in and load development for hunting. An Elmer Keith, I'm not! I will say that the gun's stocking makes a big difference...the current Ruger "Cheese-graters" being especially painful as are S&W's old Magnum Target Stocks. I do have a pair of Jerry Milek's (Sp?) rounded S&W stocks that work well however.
In one of my old 1940-50's gun books by Lt. Col. Askins (can't remember which one), he recommended, if necessary, use of a light thin driving or roping glove to minimize abrasions.
Rod
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Post by bradshaw on Nov 7, 2012 18:58:43 GMT -5
Malamute.... distressing, ripping up thumb tendons, just for shooting a hand cannon. You earthquake guys----440 grains @ 1550 fps----is way out of my league. And to not heed a hint from John Linebaugh when you are about to fire a Gorilla Gun....
Linebaugh's strongly held views tend to be based in experience....
I consider a three pound revolver hosting a 400+ grain bullet @ 1000 fps to be the very definition of BULLDOZER. Beyond that the hammer of a Bisley comes hunting for the bone at the base of my thumb.
You have helped to shed light on the conservation of health for revolver shooters. I hunted briefly with a guy whose pitching career was cut short by rotator cuff trauma & surgery. Reminded me that there are activities of intense fun and value which our bodies are not designed to endure. Shooting howitzers with a pistol grip is one of them.
I try to place my limit on a revolver I can shoot with one hand, and to say to myself that the energy on my hip is deliverable with one hand. David Bradshaw
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Post by buckheart on Nov 8, 2012 20:26:04 GMT -5
Got my Proaim gloves today. Fast shipping. They look well constructed. Going to put them into use this Sunday and hopefully they will help out with my old carpenters hands. 35 plus years of pounding nails and toting 2x4 takes a toll.
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buck
.30 Stingray
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Post by buck on Nov 24, 2012 7:05:15 GMT -5
I went to McBride's In Austin yesterday. They had many gloves to try on. Sometimes the old brick-and-mortar store just works better. Gloves are one. Shotguns are another.
They had a half dozen or so to try on and I learned one thing. Nobody sizes consistently. I settled on some Filson deerskins that were expensive but will fulfill many uses.
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Post by whitworth on Nov 24, 2012 11:18:12 GMT -5
Got my Proaim gloves today. Fast shipping. They look well constructed. Going to put them into use this Sunday and hopefully they will help out with my old carpenters hands. 35 plus years of pounding nails and toting 2x4 takes a toll. Excellent -- looking forward to hearing your thoughts on these gloves. I like my ProAims quite a bit.
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