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**turbosupra1313** · 11-13-2007, 09:27 AM

I hae a XD45 compact, and from holstering/unholstering there are stating to show wear marks where the black finish is wearing off. this this something that occurs because the finish is weak? Is this something that SA will take care of? I must admit I abuse the firearm on a daily basis in my job (many holster/unholsters, bumping, riding in truck, etc) and was wondering if there is a better finish i can get on it....

TYFOON · 11-13-2007, 06:33 PM

with >7K posts I would think folks would be asking you!?!

I guess you have the earlier finish? An

jeepinbanditrider · 11-13-2007, 06:35 PM

The finish wearing off is normall holster wear. This will even happen to.......OMG..........Glocks. The treatment on the metal parts actually penetrates a few thousandths of an inch so as long as you don't take a belt sander to your pistol you'll be okay.

Tard · 11-13-2007, 06:35 PM

Mine are showing significant holster wear after a lot of carrying and shooting, they are only 1-3 years old.

I think the finish could be improved on, but I see a lot of people have theirs refinished anyway.

**turbosupra1313** · 11-15-2007, 12:20 PM

Mine is showing bad wear around the front of the slide on the edges...

Ishpeck · 11-15-2007, 01:06 PM

My XD's still pretty young. I've noticed lots of wear on the slide where the holster clings as well as on my grip safety.

bountyhunter · 11-15-2007, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbosupra1313

I hae a XD45 compact, and from holstering/unholstering there are stating to show wear marks where the black finish is wearing off. this this something that occurs because the finish is weak? Is this something that SA will take care of? I must admit I abuse the firearm on a daily basis in my job (many holster/unholsters, bumping, riding in truck, etc) and was wondering if there is a better finish i can get on it....

It occurs on every blue gun on earth. Look at the surplus Berettas that cops sell. They have one of the toughest finishes on their slide (bruniton) and it still gets holster wear.

Sa will not cover it under warranty.

FYI, in my experience a finish like hard chrome is more durable but will still rub off eventually.

**jnclement** · 11-15-2007, 05:50 PM

I think mine have worn less in Kydex holsters than in leather.

BillSXT2002 · 11-15-2007, 08:01 PM

I like the character that holster wear brings.

jtkratzer · 11-15-2007, 08:08 PM

What do you do for work that involves that many ins and outs from the holster? Gun porn???

11-13-2007, 06:33 PM	#2
TYFOON XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 401	with >7K posts I would think folks would be asking you!?! I guess you have the earlier finish? An __________________ XD45 4" Service-OD Green codename: Evil XD9 3" Sub 9mm Black. codename: Good Mossberg 500 codename: Barney Bushy AR15 M4-gery codename: RoadRunner Vizsla Female codename: Traveler AK47: Black Widow 7.62x39 codename: Hammer

11-13-2007, 06:35 PM	#3
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,855	The finish wearing off is normall holster wear. This will even happen to.......OMG..........Glocks. The treatment on the metal parts actually penetrates a few thousandths of an inch so as long as you don't take a belt sander to your pistol you'll be okay. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

11-13-2007, 06:35 PM	#4
Tard XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Machias, WA Posts: 3,958	Mine are showing significant holster wear after a lot of carrying and shooting, they are only 1-3 years old. I think the finish could be improved on, but I see a lot of people have theirs refinished anyway. __________________ If you aren't part of the solution you are part of the precipitate.

11-15-2007, 01:06 PM	#6
Ishpeck XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 4,232	My XD's still pretty young. I've noticed lots of wear on the slide where the holster clings as well as on my grip safety. __________________ When given a chance to issue letters of marque and reprisal against Bin Laden, Congress voted against it and instead, voted the Patriot Act into law. Tells you who they think their real enemies are. http://www.ishpeck.net/

11-15-2007, 05:50 PM	#8
jnclement XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 2,604	I think mine have worn less in Kydex holsters than in leather. __________________ Contrary to what sells magazines, not all of us are, or want to be SpecOps, SEAL, Recon, Delta, CQB, Ninja, firearm-knife-tactical-death-touch instructors.

11-15-2007, 08:01 PM	#9
BillSXT2002 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 245	I like the character that holster wear brings. __________________ "I often wonder whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions, upon laws, and upon courts. These are false hopes; believe me, these are false hopes. Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it." -L. Hand

11-15-2007, 08:08 PM	#10
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,560	What do you do for work that involves that many ins and outs from the holster? Gun porn??? __________________ "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson The Gun Lounge Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

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