I keep mentally kicking my own ass for not zipping up my backpack pocket before I swung it over my shoulder, sending my pristine g4m26 into an aerial flat spin that ended abruptly with a CLACK! on the garage floor. The TTGunleather Slim IWB I had it in received a couple of nicks, but the spin kept it from dropping with the heavy balance point facing down (that being the back corner of the slide, most often, which is why hammers, beavertails, rear sights, and the rear edges of the slide tend to take the brunt of most drops) and it ended up landing fairly flat on it's side. Couldn't really see any damage to the finish at all. Nor was their any to the frame, but still, it bugs me to think that I may have weakened some area of the slide, or caused a frame rail to move just slightly out of place, possibly leading to a failure somewhere down the road.
The reality is, I can see no damage and intellectually, I know the chances that anything will come of it are extremely slim, but I like my pistols, especially the ones that I think of as being a "go to gun," one that I would rely on in any situation. It's an emotional attachment that has very little to do with what I paid for it. I'll get over it, especially since I can't even see any damage, but it still will bug me to no end for a couple of days.
Anyone else feel the same way when they do something like that? Some people say they could care less, but it definitely bugs me, even if there is no apparent damage. I guess it's just the fear of some unseen crack in the slides weak spots, or a weakened frame rail.
The reality is, I can see no damage and intellectually, I know the chances that anything will come of it are extremely slim, but I like my pistols, especially the ones that I think of as being a "go to gun," one that I would rely on in any situation. It's an emotional attachment that has very little to do with what I paid for it. I'll get over it, especially since I can't even see any damage, but it still will bug me to no end for a couple of days.
Anyone else feel the same way when they do something like that? Some people say they could care less, but it definitely bugs me, even if there is no apparent damage. I guess it's just the fear of some unseen crack in the slides weak spots, or a weakened frame rail.