Some range observations about tactical gloves
I always had issues with using gloves with firearms which stems from my young adult hunting experiences. The gloves you thought you needed for a hunting trip wouldn’t fit in the trigger guard. Not only was this a safety issue, it was uncomfortableto hold the firearm because you actually had to squeeze harder just to get through the fluffy texture of the gloves. The tactical gloves have different applications. Some are full length which goes up the forearm, mid-lengths are a little shorter, and then there are shorter gloves that basically just cover the hand. The thing you have to think about is these slight differences are about as relevant as wearing long pants, lightweight pants, and wearing shorts.
The only real difference that I find relevant to what type of tactical gloves to wear are fingerless or full coverage gloves. Actually, there is one more thing to consider. Many of the guys that work in tactical operations want the trigger finger glove cut off and this is something else to think about when selecting your gloves. The Vickers tactical gloves have various cut off points for trigger fingers and will not split or tear beyond that point. The A106 Duty gloves are only available in black, but the A107 are much a little heavier and give you more wrist coverage. These will elimnate the need for changing out the trigger guard on your AR15 or M4 variant.
This past weekend I got to test out an Otis gun cleaning kit. I was issued the LEO deluxe cleaning kit and was amazed at how much stuff this thing had in it. I’ve been using bore snakes for several years now and I have been pretty happy with how much time they have relieved me of when it comes to cleaning. I have a few rifles that I spend more time with when it comes to cleaning the barrels with and every once in awhile I still dig out my rifle cleaning rod to clean them. I was listening to a discussion with a LEO that was the PD sharp shooter and he mentioned some issues with using bore snakes. I was a little sketical when I first heard him talk about it because I was always very happy with my previous cleaning methods.