I've read that storing guns in leather holsters encourages corrosion, which is understandable--the leather acts as a low-grade sponge, holding moisture close to the finish. The moisture is usually sweat-based, though, so you've also go salt in there, which makes it even more corrosive.
How big a consideration is this for stainless steel guns, though? I've yet to see something made of stainless steel, like a sink, rust from exposure to moisture. My guns get at least a wipe-down every week with a silicone-impregnated cloth and a relube every other week if they haven't been shot. The gun seldom leaves the holster, but given that my state isn't infamous for its humidity (like Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, etc.), I always figured this would be enough. I worry, though--even about the ones in nylon holsters.
And in case someone was going to say, "just take the guns out of the holsters before you put them away," I have a small and very cluttered safe, and the guns in question are DAO. Wedging them into the safe without something covering the trigger would be an unsafe (ha ha!) proposition.
How big a consideration is this for stainless steel guns, though? I've yet to see something made of stainless steel, like a sink, rust from exposure to moisture. My guns get at least a wipe-down every week with a silicone-impregnated cloth and a relube every other week if they haven't been shot. The gun seldom leaves the holster, but given that my state isn't infamous for its humidity (like Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, etc.), I always figured this would be enough. I worry, though--even about the ones in nylon holsters.
And in case someone was going to say, "just take the guns out of the holsters before you put them away," I have a small and very cluttered safe, and the guns in question are DAO. Wedging them into the safe without something covering the trigger would be an unsafe (ha ha!) proposition.