Hand Protection.

A thread for us to post pics of the gloves we wear on the feild.
Any recommendations we may have on protection & price etc.....
And cos I finally got round to taking a pic of mine, for David.

So here you go,
These are my "BALL-X" Carbon gloves with rubber finger protection & nice inner hand cushioning.
I think there meant for airsoft actually, but work good for me.
I've used these twice on the feild since getting em & they're still good.
Cost me a whole £10 big ones.
Use em on my bike too sometimes.

i like fingerless,.. works great for everything but winter,... i wear regular knit gloves underneath, but i like being able to feel the trigger

LOL speaking of gloves...i just ordered these

i like those more,.. would want fingerlss thoe

I use these. Been shot pretty much point blank (probably 5 feet away) in the thumb. Stung like heck for about 2 min, but no damage to my hand.

StormShadowz wrote:

LOL speaking of gloves...i just ordered these

Very tasty Storm.

Leather palm and even/tight fit make it feel very streamlined. Good compromise since I like fingerless but my hand gets shot more often than not.

I'm liking the Mechanix gloves! I used to use those but were more than what I wanted to pay...thus I went to Home Depot and found these for $9.99. Nice padded palm and great finger/hand protection and they breathe very well!

Me and Sy, reppin the FG

UNSC113 wrote:

Me and Sy, reppin the FG

Good gloves are'nt they bud!

Wow everyone has some crazy lookin' gloves haha!

They really are. Well worth the money!

Getting hit in the hand bl**dy hurts.
It's worth the investment in a pair of well protected, comfy 'ones.
Gotta protect that trigger finger.
Can't forget the "cool factor" too. 8)

Managed to get my glove review form the old forum!!!

So I was looking into tactical gloves and tried many makes'n'models without any satisfaction...Oakleys (genuine and repros), 5.11 Tactical, Blackhawk, Condor and some more...

Only one brand got me through hell'n'back all the time and it was Mechanix gloves, no matter what I'd do I would always go back to that brand and beat the heck out of them without any problems...I browsed around on there website and found the tactical serie, looked further in and found the TAA M-Pact 3. At 73$ Can. a pair I wasn't so sure about testing them out even if I knew that they'd be tough enought.

Then came the revelation!!!, bought one pair and here we are now for the review part!









So this will be a "out of the box review", a field test will follow in the next month or two.


First look: Very impressed by the craftsmanship, inner portion of the glove is double stiched, the knuckle protector (Molded Kevlar) is held with two rows of double stiching, full leather inner with a nice thick pad on the lower palm portion, leather finger tip, velcro strap for a good tight fit on the wrist.

Test fit: Again, very impressed by the comfort and specialy for the wrists where some other gloves (like the Oakley and Condor) tend to cause friction and irratation after a long period wearing them. Also pretty lightweight for such a heavy duty glove and yet a pretty good dexterity and breathability. I tried doing pretty much all I would do during a paintball game and nothing seemed to be causing problems at all.

The Score:

-Comfort: 9/10 (Fingers are bit big on the diameter but not so bad)
-Weight: 10/10 (For such a heavy duty glove, 2oz per glove is a joke!)
-Dexterity: 8/10 (You will be able to fell most but when you get to small items...I does get a bit problematic)
-Handling: 9/10 (If I managed to type a part of this review wearing them, I think I'm safe )

Overall score: 9/10 I'm looking forward to testing out those gloves on the field!!! I will review them with a field test review in a month or two and give you guys a more detailed analyse once I tested them out to the max.


Hope you like my review and looking forward to answer your questions,

Capt. Shadow out.

Wow how did you get that over here?

David199619 wrote:

Wow how did you get that over here?

The glove or the thread?

The thread, and I just found out ABF is working again....for now....

What gloves are you rocking at the mo Davey boy?
Give us some piccies.

I use a pair of mech style gloves mainly, pics will be up soon, I also have these which I have used as well http://www.galls.com/style-GL065-general_catalog-hatch-resister-gloves

Both pair are nice and tight fitting and I have lots of dexterity in them both. The Hatch gloves I used to do pat down search with, so that can tell you how they work.

too lazy to figure out pic posting again:P but i use Condor STRYKER Padded Knuckle Glove! love em for flexability and shock absorbing! (im rough lol)

I pm'ed you gaboon

And I think these are your gloves, am I right?

DUNK-ALMIGHTY wrote:

What gloves are you rocking at the mo Davey boy?
Give us some piccies.

I didn't even see this post...I don't know where my gloves are at the moment but I'll post a picture soon...probably tomorrow IF I remember...

yep david my brotha, the tan ones are mine:)

Alright cool, they look pretty good

Btw, I can't find my gloves....but I found an old picture of them. You can tell that they are mine, and that it's an old picture by the purple line....I miss you purple line! (not)