Shooting gloves or brace

[GWashington1732]

I'm looking for some kind of brace or shooting glove to prevent repetitive motion injury from shooting handguns for someone who has had carpel tunnel surgery on both hands. I really don't know what exactly I'm looking for or if what I'm looking for even exists. Any ideas?

 

[texas gun person]

Ask your doctor!

I know it's not the most helpful answer, but serious questions need to go to reputable sources.

 

[tinkerer]

My buddy uses bicycle racing gloves without the fingers, nice padded palm. Loves them.

Larry
Tinkerer

 

[mete]

Doctor ? make sure he's a shooter ! Start with a 22 and work up. Heavier gun ,smaller cartidge, light loads gloves [ make sure they fit well.

 

[fast14riot]

How are you shooting? One hand, two hand, slow fire, rapid? I think two hand slow fire would be the best bet, sans brace, but not having had carpel tunnel issues or surgery I cannot be sure of that. I shoot AP10M, and even with a relatively light gun, it still took hundreds of rounds and dilligent practice to build up the strength to hold a steady 1/4" 10 ring. Dry fire practice does help, and also, if you aren't on target within 3-4 seconds, drop your hold and reset. No need to stand there quivering for 10 seconds trying to get on target.


-Xander

 

[Sid Post]

How much shooting is being done? How often? What type of shooting?

I find using a pen/pencil or chopsticks to be the worst.

A larger lighterweight handgun in a moderate cartridge is where you probably want to start. A polymer full-size 9mm like a Glock 17 is a great place to start. Not too heavy, not too much recoil, etc. A single action 9mm such as a Browning Hi-Power is also worth considering. A 45ACP 1911 Government model is going to thump too much to be a good choice.

A single action revolver will require manipulation of the hammer for each shot and a double action revolver or auto-loader will require a long heavy trigger pull.

If your shooting is purely recreational, a full size 22LR is where it's at. Get one that is FULL SIZE with a reasonable trigger pull (a lot of the child oriented models have really heavy triggers and safeties).