Sand + Fobus Holster = Bad

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Super Sneaky Steve

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Yesterday as I was pulling my EDC gun out of it's holster it made a weird noise, sounded like a crunch. Not knowing what was going on I did the dumbest thing ever. I put it back in the holster to see if it would make the noise again, cruch! I then pulled it out one last time with another cruch!

I looked inside and sure enough, it was full of sand! After realizing what I had just done I inspected my little revolver and found some pretty nasty scratches along the cylinder. I was pretty ****** till I remebered it's just my 642, my "beater" gun. The thing has the worst finish ever put on a gun. It looks like total trash and it's only a year old, but I digress.

The night before I had filled a heavy bag with sand. I thought I did a good job of not getting any sand on me but I was wrong.

Lesson learned, if you go near sand leave your gun somewhere safe.
 
I disagree, Moxie.

Minor scratching might occur, but the scraping and gouging are a direct byproduct of the injection-molded holster.
 
Don't get sand in the holster.
I live where there is a lot of sand and often use a Fobus paddle. In well over 10 years I have never gotten sand in the holster.
Jerry
 
I inspected my little revolver and found some pretty nasty scratches along the cylinder.
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Oh NOES!!!!!!!!!!1111111111!

It's an EDC. Scratches will happen, and the finish will wear. It will get terrible dirty, too, if you are training at all.
 
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Fobus and other molded holsters, kydex or otherwise will statically attract dust and dirt. Use care and keep them clean and they won't abuse your gun's finish. Otherwise..............
 
Any molded holster will scratch when sand is in it, some worst than others. Injection molded will do the worst because of the tight fit. This is one of the reasons I like my guns to be stainless. Stainless finishes are easy to buff.
 
Minor scratching might occur, but the scraping and gouging are a direct byproduct of the injection-molded holster.
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I disagree with the statement. Sand is the culprit. IMO any holster in any material would do the same. Would you put sand in your leather holster and then run your gun in and out of the holster expecting zero damage? I think not. I do not have the testicular fortitude to experiment with my guns and holsters. Any volunteers?
 
I disagree with the statement. Sand is the culprit. IMO any holster in any material would do the same. Would you put sand in your leather holster and then run your gun in and out of the holster expecting zero damage? I think not. I do not have the testicular fortitude to experiment with my guns and holsters. Any volunteers?
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There might be damage from doing so with a leather holster. ...But the gouging is a direct byproduct of sand being stuck between two hard surfaces.

Do you really believe leather holsters will allow solid contaminants to cause just as much damage to a firearm, as with hard sided holsters (kydex, injection-molded, etc)?


I'm not saying sand isn't causing the damage. I'm saying that the injection-molded holster contributed to damage much more than a leather or cloth holster would have.
 
It's a tradeoff, FM... leather or cloth will trap more moisture, and cause more corrosion than will kydex or injection moulded.

I have and use holsters in leather and kydex. I have no use for cloth. YMMV.
 
OK, maybe not as much damage in leather verses plastic. I don't want any sand in my plastic, leather, holsters, or my shorts, or my socks. I'll handle jock itch on my own without the sand, thank you.:eek:
 
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