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Southwest Motorsports Heat Grip CT Gloves
Happened to pick up a pair of the SWMS Heat Grip gloves recently.
I have been wearing them for assorted tasks and thus far have been very impressed.
The construction seems much better than the other tactical gloves out there which IMHO start unstitching and unraveling as soon as you put them on.
The design is outstanding allowing maximum flexibility and dexterity, while providing a surprising amount of protection for such thin gloves. In fact, I am wearing them as I am typing this post.
While not intended as a substitute for a heavier, more heat resistant glove, they do an admirable job of providing heat protection.
I wore the gloves in the woods for a few hours at the time over several days in 30-70 degree weather and was very impressed. They were not excessively hot in warm weather, nor did they permit my hands to grow as cold as would be expected during cold weather. The dexterity and feel was sufficiently impressive that I also wore them in and around the house as well. I was able to zip zippers, button buttons, type on the computer, and pretty much do everything except for pulling the cotter key on an M-4 bolt without using a tool.
Thus far, they are showing no appreciable wear.
Having the Velcro closures on the inside of the wrists has taken some getting used to, but otherwise, these seem like a great pair of lightweight protective gloves with excellent dexterity for extended wear.
I would recommend these gloves for shooting or common field tasks in a temperate environment. My Hatches are being retired as of today.
TR
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
De Oppresso Liber 01/20/2025
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