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Magwa45
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Post by Magwa45 »

I shot a couple rounds with my Sterlingworth earlier this week. It was a hot summer day and the barrels really seemed to get pretty hot out there. Does anyone use those leather barrel guards that fit just forward of the forend? Or is just a good leather shooting glove sufficient? I did have a lot of fun out there shooting a couple boxes through the gun. That is the most is has been fired in years.

Don
1918 A.H. Fox Sterlingworth Field 12 ga.
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Post by Twice Barrel »

Barrel guards are ok for target shooting at the range but are prone to sliding off and getting lost while hunting. Some folks use golf gloves. I prefer light weight deer skin gloves like the ones sold by Orvis. They are strong and durable with just enough insulating qualities to protect your hands from hot barrels.
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I will never use a leather barrel guard again. In one round of skeet I had a brand new $50 leather hand guard remove about a 1/8" x 1 1/2" strip of bluing off from a brand new Arrieta. Instead I use the GS-12 Model of Gripswell gloves--they work perfectly--even when shooting a flurry.
http://www.gripswell.com/gs12.php
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Post by fullchoke16 »

X2 on the Gripswells. I mostly don't wear the trigger hand one but I'm fond of the insulated one on my barrel hand. Any glove will do for singles. The Gripswells are much better for doubles on a warm day.
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I've been trying to find these Gripswell gloves, with no success. Any suggestions?
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billspeer wrote:I've been trying to find these Gripswell gloves, with no success. Any suggestions?
Bill Speer
Here's one place among hundreds of stocking dealers:
http://www.mbabllc.com/catalog/item/7927876/8596551.htm
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Post by Researcher »

That must have been some pretty poor bluing in that Spanish gun!! I've been shooting my RBL-16 for two years now at clay targets with a handguard and haven't had any noticable wear on the bluing. There is a bit of handguard wear on my 107 year old Philadelphia Arms Co. Pigeon Gun.
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Post by NJdblgun »

any thin leather gloves will do the trick, Lowes should have some; they will help you to keep shooting during the summer months and not burn those tender parts
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