Things almost got interesting today.
I was sitting around the house bored because of all the snow (we got 6" here in the damn desert) and decided I needed to go play in the snow on my electric assist "fat bike" mountain bike.
So, I throw on a jacket, beanie and some light weight winter cycling gloves (about like Mechanix Wear gloves but waterproof) and head out to pedal around through the drifts.
I'm having a blast and plowing through drifts on my monster truck bike when I hear a couple kids saying "No! Stop! <unintelligible dog name>" I look over and there's two pre-teen boys holding the leash of a giant pit bull that's dragging them straight towards me.
The dog does not have that "I want to play" posture, it's got that "I'm on a mission to bite" posture.
Since I'm already on max electric assist I stomp on the pedals and hit 25-30mph within just a few yards and the dog just cannot keep up while dragging two kids behind him so I quickly leave them all behind.
Luckily I was on the e-bike, already on max assist and pointed in a getaway direction.
Luckily the kids were just enough of an anchor that the dog couldn't catch me and they had a good enough grip on the leash that it couldn't break away from them.
Since I've been hanging out at the house all day I have my J-frame in the right front pocket of my Duluth pants.
While I have shot the J wearing gloves, I don't have many reps at all drawing it from a pocket with them on.
So I practiced some draws "after the fact"... better late than never I guess.
These gloves are a tight fit into the pocket, they catch on the pocket material and give little feedback on whether I have a good grip or not.
My draw still happens, it's just 1/2 speed and not always with the best grip.
Would have sucked if I actually had to fight that dog, but I'm sure I'd have got it done.
BTW: tried my G26 AIWB with the same clothes and gloves... still sucked. 1/2 speed, inconsistent grip.
I'm going to practice more draws with gloves on, but I'm also going to do a lot more practice removing my right glove as fast as possible because even after getting to the gun, getting a consistent grip is a bitch (I also have 3 different "weight" gloves for riding and what works with my summer gloves isn't going to work with my insulated armored gloves).
Shooting with gear on (including a full face motorcycle helmet) is something to think about if you ride motorcycles or bicycles.