Good Morning Mr. Miller 

...As for the gloves I freaking love them. I put on that pistol tape you sent me and it is holding up like a champ. With no problems. And the gloves are doing good. Getting a little worn out but they will make the whole year im sure of it.

As for that sling you sent me I started using the one point application on it and as soon as Sgt Maj saw hit he told me to put my tan one back on cause he didn’t want me walking around with different colors and reminded me that im with a General and I have to represent the Marine Corps. So if you want I can send it back to you and you can find some one that can use it. Im sorry for this I really liked it though and I really liked how it was set up and I could use the one point on my gear and then transistion to the three point when I had my gear off.

Thanks again though for allowing me to test it out. Well, I hope things are going well for you back home and I will get you that pick soon.

Semper Fidelis
Sgt. United States Marine Corps
Afghanistan

Brian,

As far as the gloves go, they are great.  In the 4 months that I’ve been wearing them, I have not had any problems with stitching coming undone or other defects due to construction or design.  They were initially a little tight around the fingers, but they broke in within 3-4 uses and I have not had any comfort issues wearing them since then.  The hardened knuckles are both intimidating and practical, as I’ve smacked my hands a number of times that would have seriously hurt me and damaged other gloves.

I do have a slight problem that the black dye from the palm surfaces tends to bleed onto my hands when I sweat, which is something that you spend a lot of time doing out here.  However, the more that I wear them, the less they bleed.

One modification that I felt needed was the addition of a hole on each glove that I can use to clip them to my gear.  I did this by punching a hole through the grip spot on the inside of the cuffs.  That area seemed more reinforced than the rest of the glove and I have not had any problems with ripping.

The microdot grip system is really outstanding.  I do not have the loss of tactile sensation with your gloves that I’ve had with other others – I still feel like I’ve got a sense of touch while wearing them.  The grip tape is really great.  I have it on the grip of both my pistol and rifle.  It gives me a sure sense to total control when using my weapons, even if I don’t have a full grip on them.  Where it really shines is when I am not wearing the gloves – it adds a bit of padding that helps me get a really solid grip without overgripping, no matter how hard I squeeze.

In short, your gloves are great.  I really like the grip system, they provide the same or greater protection as other manufacturers’ contemporary nomex gloves, and they have a level of quality put into their production that I have not seen in other tactical gloves.

I’ve forwarded your email to some of the other members on our detail who received your gloves, so you should be hearing from them as well.  Sorry again for the delay in response – I hope to send you some more feedback in another few months.

1stLt United States Marine Corps
Afghanistan