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021411 · 10-17-2007, 08:22 PM

What are you guys using for search gloves? I just bought a pair of Hatch Street Guard kevlar gloves. They are nice but I would like something a little thinner but still have the cut resistance.

ElJimmyStrappo · 10-17-2007, 08:48 PM

I am interested myself.

**hacker15** · 10-18-2007, 06:33 AM

Turtle Skin Patrol

Neoprene shell, leather palm with textured grip on palm and all except trigger finger, Aramid liner throughout the entire glove (front, back, around all fingers).

Very thin, very flexible. Cut and stab resistant (needles won't pass the tight Aramid layer).

Galls has them (GL252) as well as LAPolice.

Nice glove and cost effective (paid less than $20 for them).

021411 · 10-18-2007, 07:13 AM

Thanks hacker15. I read up on Turtleskin also. The Duty model sounds good too but I have a feelin' they'll be thicker than the Patrol model since it provides better puncture resistance. I'll scope out the Patrol..

HulkXD · 10-18-2007, 07:17 AM

I use the Blackhawk Hellstorm gloves. They have double velcro and good wrist support, and are pretty pliable, as well. I'm pretty sure that they have a punture resistant or -proof glove, too.

danp · 10-18-2007, 09:06 AM

I use neoprene mostly (don't remember what brand I bought) but when I am working the party&bar patrol, I wear leather. The leather is better protection for your hands in a fight.

x_out86 · 10-18-2007, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by hacker15

Turtle Skin Patrol

Neoprene shell, leather palm with textured grip on palm and all except trigger finger, Aramid liner throughout the entire glove (front, back, around all fingers).

Very thin, very flexible. Cut and stab resistant (needles won't pass the tight Aramid layer).

Galls has them (GL252) as well as LAPolice.

Nice glove and cost effective (paid less than $20 for them).

I would agree. I have a pair of the TurtleSkin's. I have never used the Patrols, but I have a pair of their Duty Gloves. I have been wearing them for over a year now and they are great.

When you first get them they are a little stiff, but after you wear them for a while they are great. I use them as search gloves and even wear them when it just gets too cold since I might as well have something on my hands to keep them warm, and I will want them anyways should I have to go hands on/search.

I dont think you are going to have much luck finding a pair of gloves that are cut/puncture resistant that are as thin as you want. You have to take the good with the bad when it comes to that.

Best of luck....But I would still recommend a pair of Turtleskins in one way, shape, or form. I know alot of guys who wear them and have never heard a complaint.

bigun · 10-18-2007, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 021411

What are you guys using for search gloves? I just bought a pair of Hatch Street Guard kevlar gloves. They are nice but I would like something a little thinner but still have the cut resistance.

I use the same gloves and I agree they are too thick, but I work with PSYCH and Drug abusers alot so I dont mind the extra protection, Lots of Hep C floating around.

GSPD604 · 10-18-2007, 12:55 PM

I use 5.11 Tac-AK gloves. They have kevlar for puncture protection which is a big plus for me as I work mainly narcotics interdiction and K-9 duty. They're also comfortable for wearing for a long period of time.

021411 · 10-18-2007, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by x_out86

I would agree. I have a pair of the TurtleSkin's. I have never used the Patrols, but I have a pair of their Duty Gloves. I have been wearing them for over a year now and they are great.

When you first get them they are a little stiff, but after you wear them for a while they are great. I use them as search gloves and even wear them when it just gets too cold since I might as well have something on my hands to keep them warm, and I will want them anyways should I have to go hands on/search.

How's the sensitivity level on the Duty model?

10-17-2007, 08:22 PM	#1
021411 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,019	Duty gloves What are you guys using for search gloves? I just bought a pair of Hatch Street Guard kevlar gloves. They are nice but I would like something a little thinner but still have the cut resistance. __________________ XD40 : Custom SA 1911 Springer Precision TX XD Practical Shooters Association

10-17-2007, 08:48 PM	#2
ElJimmyStrappo XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Idaho Posts: 1,318	I am interested myself. __________________ The Carry: Springfield XD 9 Service - Crossbreed Supertuck & DGR with #16 and #22 springs. The Tack Driver: Sako Vixen L461 .222 Rifle with Bushnell 4X Scope A real tack driver! The Fun Gun: Marlin .22 LR with Bushnell 7X Scope The best weapon anyone can have: a brain. "The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." -John Steinbeck "Beware the man who owns just one gun, he will know how to use it."

10-18-2007, 06:33 AM	#3
hacker15 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 3,472	Turtle Skin Patrol Neoprene shell, leather palm with textured grip on palm and all except trigger finger, Aramid liner throughout the entire glove (front, back, around all fingers). Very thin, very flexible. Cut and stab resistant (needles won't pass the tight Aramid layer). Galls has them (GL252) as well as LAPolice. Nice glove and cost effective (paid less than $20 for them). __________________ If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man. Mark Twain

10-18-2007, 07:13 AM	#4
021411 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,019	Thanks hacker15. I read up on Turtleskin also. The Duty model sounds good too but I have a feelin' they'll be thicker than the Patrol model since it provides better puncture resistance. I'll scope out the Patrol.. __________________ XD40 : Custom SA 1911 Springer Precision TX XD Practical Shooters Association

10-18-2007, 07:17 AM	#5
HulkXD XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Doing Covert Ops somewhere in KY Posts: 642	I use the Blackhawk Hellstorm gloves. They have double velcro and good wrist support, and are pretty pliable, as well. I'm pretty sure that they have a punture resistant or -proof glove, too. __________________ You tell 'em I'm coming, and Hell's coming with me, you hear? Hell's coming with me! Shane Smash!!! What the deuce?

10-18-2007, 09:06 AM	#6
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,313	I use neoprene mostly (don't remember what brand I bought) but when I am working the party&bar patrol, I wear leather. The leather is better protection for your hands in a fight. __________________ God made cops so that firefighters could have heros too. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Nietzche

10-18-2007, 12:55 PM	#9
GSPD604 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 16	I use 5.11 Tac-AK gloves. They have kevlar for puncture protection which is a big plus for me as I work mainly narcotics interdiction and K-9 duty. They're also comfortable for wearing for a long period of time.

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