Question About GEAR Holsters Packed With XD's - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

Ala Dan · 01-12-2006, 02:19 PM

Does the GEAR "hard shell" plastic holster have any effects on the
weapons finish; especially after several presentations~?

ampleworks · 01-12-2006, 03:27 PM

Any holster will eventually wear your gun, no matter what. If it touches any portion of the metal, finish wear is inevitable.

That said, retention method has much to do with where it wears the gun and how much you'll see. Something along the lines of leather that virtually "hugs" the gun on all surfaces is going to be a lot more than a kydex holster that mainly holds the pistol by the trigger guard.

**Old School** · 01-13-2006, 04:42 AM

Any holster, regardless of the material, will eventually wear the finish of a firearm. Whenever you have contact or friction between materials, you will get wear. That said, you can reduce wear by keeping you slide oiled or by using a product like Armadillo.

I have hundreds, if not thousands, of draws on my XD Tactical and the wear is minor. I am guessing it's because I used Armadillo since day one and the lubrication properties of the product help.

OS

01-12-2006, 02:19 PM	#1
Ala Dan XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In The Land Of Cotton Posts: 46	Question About GEAR Holsters Packed With XD's Does the GEAR "hard shell" plastic holster have any effects on the weapons finish; especially after several presentations~? __________________ Ala Dan, The Gun Man N.R.A. Life Member Springfield XD-45ACP 4" Service Model Springfield WW-II G.I. Parkerized .45ACP Springfield 5" 1911 MIL SPEC Les Baer 1911 Thunder Ranch Special Kimber Stainless Ultra Carry II Smith & Wesson 1911 5" STS (108282) Springfield 5" STS WW-II G.I. .45 ACP Seecamp LWS-32 Kahr CW-9 Smith & Wesson model 39-2 West German SIG-SAUER P220A .45ACP West German SIG-SAUER P228 9m/m

01-12-2006, 03:27 PM	#2
ampleworks XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Communistic Ohio Posts: 1,159	Any holster will eventually wear your gun, no matter what. If it touches any portion of the metal, finish wear is inevitable. That said, retention method has much to do with where it wears the gun and how much you'll see. Something along the lines of leather that virtually "hugs" the gun on all surfaces is going to be a lot more than a kydex holster that mainly holds the pistol by the trigger guard. __________________ *Ampleworks*

01-13-2006, 04:42 AM	#3
Old School XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,583	Any holster, regardless of the material, will eventually wear the finish of a firearm. Whenever you have contact or friction between materials, you will get wear. That said, you can reduce wear by keeping you slide oiled or by using a product like Armadillo. I have hundreds, if not thousands, of draws on my XD Tactical and the wear is minor. I am guessing it's because I used Armadillo since day one and the lubrication properties of the product help. OS __________________ Visit www.pistolgear.com for all of your XD needs!

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