whatnickname
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This one has always made me wonder. So many of the holsters today are open on the bottom. The little KHAR CW9 I carry in my pocket rides in a very nice DeSantis pocket holster. Try as I might there's always a small quantity of lint in the end of the barrel. I know very well that this comes down to a matter of degree. I'm sure that at some point you could accumulate enough lint in the end of the barrel to cause damage to the barrel as well as the slide and frame. A good many duty holsters used by LEOs are open ended and I'm sure these same issues are present there as well. So with all of the above taken into account, does firing a pistol with a minor amount of dust or lint in the barrel damage the barrel? How much dust or lint is too much?