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I can sense a little hostility for wanting to keep one of my guns looking good. Thanks for the advice though!Comment
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If I sounded hostile I apologize, that wasn't my intention. Wear will come with use, same as dinging a car eventually as it gets driven. All holsters will create wear, some are just easier on finish than others.
But, that's just what comes with firearm ownership. The Serpa is a very popular holster and should serve you well.Comment
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Roverking- Its not hostility
Most of us see guns as tools and tools get scratched up with use. It makes them good tools. (any tool you USE is a good tool.
) Any kind of holster will cause wear, so you have to decide for yourself if you can live with it. I have a Dan Wesson revolver that has some beautiful muzzle wear from being in a leather holster and I wouldn't change it.
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Thanks guys for the insight!Comment
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The smillie indicated a little sarcasm, hostility was not intended.
[serious mode]If you want to trust you gun 24/7, you have to practice. Practice will scratch the gun sooner or later. Learning how to present the gun from a holster will scratch the gun. The more you practice, the more scratches.
If it's a gun you want to shoot just to see if it works and then preserve it, stick it in a breatheable pistol case and store it in a dry place. Gun socks work ok also, try and find one in cotten flannel or get someone to sew you a few.
If you have a safe, get a Goldenrod or dessicant and recharge the dessicant regularly. Oil the gun after you clean it.
Roverking, welcome to calguns.net[/serious mode]
-hankoTrue wealth is time. Time to enjoy life.
Life's journey is not to arrive safely in a well preserved body, but rather to slide in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "holy schit...what a ride"!!
Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in. Mark Twain
A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog. Charles DoranComment
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yes but it takes time if both are kept clean
and you can always have your firearm refinished if you dont like it"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas JeffersonComment
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My Hogue Speed holster has worn off the blue of my Springfield, from the slide logo forward.....
....I wouldn't have it any other way!
That being said, I haven't noticed any dramatic bluing wear from my Serpa."A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself...A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague."......CiceroComment
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I've got a Blackhawk holster, and love it. It hasn't caused any finish wear on my P220 yet, but if I was worried about it, the gun would never go into a holster or to the range. Duracoat exists for a reason
The CQC holster seems to have a pretty small amount of contact with the pistol, though, especially compared to softer stuff like leather, nylon, or kydex (which is pretty soft). The Blackhawk holster is pretty sturdy and stiff-sided.
Best part is that it's the easiest (and maybe safest) holster with retention to put the gun into, IMO.
Yeah, right they won't. Anything is going to wear the finish off eventually. Any holster material can get foreign material on it that can cause scratches.
Still wears the finish off.
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if you're worried about wear on the finish of your gun, you won't be able to use a holster, it's just the nature of the beast... try a stainless, hard chrome or some type of aftermarket finish that's tough... it'll hold up for a while before you see wear...Doug
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I use Safariland 6004 and it seems to cause less wear than the Blackhawk ones since the safariland has some sort of cloth lining inside it.
I do agree that holster wear shows character though, it's kind of like worn out baseball mitt
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