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  1. #1
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    gloves?

    OK guys and gals. I accedentily lost my nice JT gloves that i bought back in 95-6. They were at white River Paintball and I left them on the fill station tables. Bought a cheap pair of empire sniper gloves to get through the weekend. But they are big and bulky. So now i must replace my nice old gloves. I've gave up on searching and I'm asking. Does anyone make a nice durable full finger glove now with the taper cut wrist like the wonderful JT pro gloves were back then? I'd show a picture but I can't even find a picture of them old gloves in any sort of Google search.

    Oh and no. Going to the store and window shopping is at. Due to location I have no choice but to do all my shopping online.

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    You can get several different types of light work gloves that might be exactly what you are looking for. I have used ones like that in the past and loved them. One of my favorite gloves was an old pair of Nike football receivers gloves.
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    32* fingerless with soft rubber armor on the back... bought in 1999, haven't looked back. You can still find'em.

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    I like wearing work gloves, such as Mechanix gloves. Look for them at Home Depot, Lowes, Sears or even Walmart.

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    I use a set of work gloves from Home Depot, super comfy and cheap. Think the brand is CLC or something

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    Athomas. Doing a quick search on football receiver gloves. That is a promising angle to shop. May hit up the local Dix sporting goods and see what is in stock to look at first hand.

    My biggest issue with mechanics work gloves is how thick the palm and gripping side of finger area is. My old gloves were real thin leather/leather like. Great sense of touch. And then just neoprine on the back. And the tapered wrist meant full mobility while wedged in behind stuff. I have a menards and home depot within 10 minutes of work. I will go and check again. But I've kinda gave up on that angle.

    To me it appears everything now is either bulky for the beginner. With a rubber back. Or fingers cut out if its more "high end". The old paper thin leather palms, with a 3/16 neoprine back, full finger, and tapered wrist gloves appear to be a thing of the past.
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    I use these for trap shooting haven't tried them for paintball as I still use my JT's from 93----http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bob-Allen-Shooting-Gloves-Black-Large-/141160906450?pt=US_Hunting_Clothes&hash=item20ddd87ed2

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    Seconding the recommendation for Mechanix gloves; I now use them for almost everything. They're about $10, which is less than any specialized glove. I use them for shooting (firearms and paintball), the SCA (hitting people in the head with sticks), biking, and actual wrenching about on mechanical stuff.

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