I'm quite meticulous in maintaining & cleaning my handguns. So it somewhat irritates me when a holster inevitably starts acting like sandpaper on a guns finish. But to be honest it's not the cosmetic look of holster wear on a new gun that bothers me the most. Its the notion of the gun's resale value dropping like stone as the wear progresses.
I just bought a brand new Ruger blued GP100. And although I bought it as a shooter, it kills me to know that its current flawless finish will succumb to inevitable wear as it slips in and out of the holster I bought for it.
With that said;
1. How much does genuine holster wear effect a handgun's resale value?
2. Are their any ways to avoid holster wear with a new gun? (other than not using a holster of course!)
3. Am I being way too paranoid about this? Should I just accept short of safe queens, guns are tools and therefore will show wear with real use?
I appreciate all the help and advice yall can give me!
I just bought a brand new Ruger blued GP100. And although I bought it as a shooter, it kills me to know that its current flawless finish will succumb to inevitable wear as it slips in and out of the holster I bought for it.
With that said;
1. How much does genuine holster wear effect a handgun's resale value?
2. Are their any ways to avoid holster wear with a new gun? (other than not using a holster of course!)
3. Am I being way too paranoid about this? Should I just accept short of safe queens, guns are tools and therefore will show wear with real use?
I appreciate all the help and advice yall can give me!