RetiredUSNChief
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@ ohbythebay:
- If you carry your gun in a holster, you WILL get wear marks regardless of how well it fits the holster.
- If you have put 800-1000 rounds through your gun, then it DOES have wear marks from it. It doesn't take much of an inspection to find them either, but your slide and frame WILL show them.
- If your holster is defective, then this is another matter. But any wear marks you may have obtained from that are still just that...wear marks. Perhaps they could have been avoided, but they're not debilitating. No more so than a stock which is scratched or a gun whose finish is worn or nicked due to a minor incident in handling. Certainly a cause for a groan or a facepalm, but not much more. This is not to say that I do not understand the anguish or anger one may feel over such...I most certainly do.
- Using wrenches for something they're not designed for isn't what I implied.
- Taking care of tools should be SOP for everybody, Navy or otherwise. But that still does not mean they will not sustain minor blemishes over the course of their life, even under the best of circumstances. And the more it's used, the more wear it will show.
That said, I wouldn't call what you're dealing with "abuse", "neglect", or anything else that implies deliberate, poor handling and care. I'd simply call it a learning experience where your gun sustained some visible wear and tear sooner than it might otherwise have and move on from there.
As a side note, I'm interested in the pros and cons of ANY holster, and I have a thread I started on that not too long ago. I wouldn't mind you posting your experiences on this holster there, as a continuation of such experiences for people to read about.
I'll also be interested in hearing what you get for a replacement. I'm looking for a replacement IWB for my Colt 1991A1 and I'm always interested in other people's experience with other brands/styles of holsters.
- If you carry your gun in a holster, you WILL get wear marks regardless of how well it fits the holster.
- If you have put 800-1000 rounds through your gun, then it DOES have wear marks from it. It doesn't take much of an inspection to find them either, but your slide and frame WILL show them.
- If your holster is defective, then this is another matter. But any wear marks you may have obtained from that are still just that...wear marks. Perhaps they could have been avoided, but they're not debilitating. No more so than a stock which is scratched or a gun whose finish is worn or nicked due to a minor incident in handling. Certainly a cause for a groan or a facepalm, but not much more. This is not to say that I do not understand the anguish or anger one may feel over such...I most certainly do.
- Using wrenches for something they're not designed for isn't what I implied.
- Taking care of tools should be SOP for everybody, Navy or otherwise. But that still does not mean they will not sustain minor blemishes over the course of their life, even under the best of circumstances. And the more it's used, the more wear it will show.
That said, I wouldn't call what you're dealing with "abuse", "neglect", or anything else that implies deliberate, poor handling and care. I'd simply call it a learning experience where your gun sustained some visible wear and tear sooner than it might otherwise have and move on from there.
As a side note, I'm interested in the pros and cons of ANY holster, and I have a thread I started on that not too long ago. I wouldn't mind you posting your experiences on this holster there, as a continuation of such experiences for people to read about.
I'll also be interested in hearing what you get for a replacement. I'm looking for a replacement IWB for my Colt 1991A1 and I'm always interested in other people's experience with other brands/styles of holsters.
I think my last one was a Bianchi #3 Paddle holster
