XD Talk

kyarcher · 05-09-2005, 06:16 PM

Well I thought when I sent my XD357 in to be refinished I'd have no more worries. Now the finish has come off to bare metal in three spots. Only carried it maybe 2-3 hours and the rest of the time its locked in the center console of my truck. Only thing I can think that could have wore it is the Fobus holster.

Brasso · 05-09-2005, 06:37 PM

Plastic holsters are HELL on a gun finish. However, it still shouldn't have come off that fast. Springfield is probably swamped with people wanting their gun refinished right now just because they can and I imagine they are rushing things a bit too fast. For about $150 including shipping you can have the gun GunKote'd. That's a parkerization followed by the normal gunkote. It's supposed to hold up really well. Mac's does it.

http://www.shootiniron.com/

FatMatt1981 · 05-09-2005, 06:47 PM

Your FOBUS is the culprit bro.
Mine came back from SA with a new coat of Armory Kote..and after holstering once...it had scratches on it. Especially on the top corners of the slide.
I applied some Armadillo protectant stuff....and bought a new leather holster..no more problems.
I am sorry to hear about your misfortune.

NExd · 05-09-2005, 07:27 PM

stay away from fobus.

BTW, you cant bitch about a free refinish job

Brasso · 05-09-2005, 07:44 PM

The problem with plastic is that it provides a hard surface for grit. It acts like sand paper. It will scratch anything.

kyarcher · 05-09-2005, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatMatt1981

Your FOBUS is the culprit bro.

Thanks, I kinda figured that it was the Fobus junk

**magnumize** · 05-09-2005, 08:20 PM

Humm I like my fobus,carry it daily with no problems and have carried it for about 6 months now.Just take a rag and wipe it out to remove the dust and "grit".

kyarcher · 05-09-2005, 08:24 PM

[quote="Brasso"] For about $150 including shipping you can have the gun GunKote'd.

Is that the same finish that canyon creek does for $60??

http://www.canyon-creek.com/xd.htm

manygunner · 05-10-2005, 03:20 AM

Fobus is a POS. Even Uncle Mike's is better. I carry mine in leather and use kydex only for competitions though. I like the nice sturdy feel of kydex but it does not conceal or wear as comfy as leather.

lYxFizzyl · 05-10-2005, 07:17 AM

I have mine dura coated and I have the plastic SA holster and I don’t have any wear... I keep mine in the holster on me all the time but do draw and holster a lot ( for trigger finger safety)