Holster wear, cool or not?

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Originally Posted by ray1970

Honest holster wear is cool. "Idiot marks" from poor or clumsy handling practices, not so much. Some of the best shooters I have owned were well loved, well used, and well broken in.

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Unless is a super pretty display piece I don"t even mind "idiot marks". As a matter of fact every used one I've bought has had them. Lots of idiots?

I still rub mine with the silicon cloth. And try to keep my mtbs clean too.
Disposable? Yeah, but I try to do my best to take care of what I have.

OK, y'all are making me feel a lot better about my RIA Compact 1911! She's looking a little ragged and worn..... I see people posting photos of their "carry guns" that look like they're "carried" in a pistol rug, all shiny and pretty. I have some that I keep pretty, but my CCW guns are only required to go "bang" on command.

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Originally Posted by Jeffrey Lebowski

I still rub mine with the silicon cloth. And try to keep my mtbs clean too.
Disposable? Yeah, but I try to do my best to take care of what I have.

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Oh man, what a loser!

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Originally Posted by Irving

Sounds like he's used to only seeing guns behind the glass. Does he think trucks should be shiny too?

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Ouch! No my truck is busted up! And 75% of my guns have wear

If you want to get your slide refinished with something that is ultra durable get an IonBond Diamond Black finish. That is hands down the most durable wear and scratch resistant gun coating on the market. Many competition shooters use that finish on their guns with great success. Kydex holsters can usually destroy most common gun finishes in only a few hundred draws. I have seen IonBond guns with thousands of Kydex holster draws on them along with hard range use and they still look brand new.

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Originally Posted by CHA-LEE

If you want to get your slide refinished with something that is ultra durable get an IonBond Diamond Black finish. That is hands down the most durable wear and scratch resistant gun coating on the market. Many competition shooters use that finish on their guns with great success. Kydex holsters can usually destroy most common gun finishes in only a few hundred draws. I have seen IonBond guns with thousands of Kydex holster draws on them along with hard range use and they still look brand new.

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what about Rockyourglock? I see that they do do refinishing?

I Think it is called durablack? The only problem I have with that, is that they get rid of the original Glock finish, they sandblasted down to the bare metal, and then they put their own process on it

I get all my guns refinished every 100 rounds. It's like a car-the prettier it looks, the better it works!

I'm in the "who cares one way or the other" camp. I take care of all my guns. But I also don't mind shooting all of them. The last G22 I carried on duty looked like the front half of the slide was stainless steel. Frankly, guys who say they want a gun to carry and ask "what kind of holster should I get to prevent wear on the gun?" always irritated me a little bit. It's a carry gun...why worry about holster wear? That's like worrying your nice camo outfit you just bought at Cabela's is gonna get dirty if you wear it when you go hunting.