Gun mitt

Abstract

A hand warmer for use with a long gun. The hand warmer has a fabric tunnel that attaches to the firearm such that a user's non-trigger hand is able to grasp the firearm and stay warm. The hand warmer has two variations, one for a pump action shotgun and one for a rifle or other long gun typically with a fixed stock. The shotgun version is constructed with a fabric for placement between the sliding stock or pump of a pump action shotgun and the barrel of the gun. The rifle version has a foam molded section that fits between a forward end of the scope and the barrel of the gun.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hand warmer and long gun combination, said hand warmer and long gun combination comprising:
 a sleeve, said sleeve comprising a first end and a second end and defining a passageway and configured for insertion of a shooter's hand at said first end of said sleeve such that at least a portion of the shooter's forearm into said sleeve such that said sleeve circumvolves the shooter's forearm, and through a passageway of said sleeve; and   wherein said first end is configured to attach said sleeve to a forend of a long gun, wherein said sleeve is configured such that a shooter is able to position the shooter's hand through said sleeve to grasp the forend of a long gun when said first end of said sleeve is attached to the forend of a long gun.   
     
     
         2 . The hand warmer and long gun combination of  claim 1 , wherein said hand warmer comprises a fabric tunnel at a second end of said sleeve, wherein said fabric barrel tunnel is configured for the passage of barrel and forend of a long gun and defines a horizontal axis, wherein said fabric tunnel is defined by a top section comprising a foam or elastic material, wherein said tunnel comprises a comprising an elastic material configured to pull the top section of said tunnel tightly against a top of said barrel of a long gun. 
     
     
         3 . The hand warmer and long gun combination of  claim 1 , wherein said a hand passage tunnel of fabric connected to said barrel tunnel generally at an angle between fifteen and forty five degrees to the axis defining said tunnel.