Wear on Glock Grip From Carry

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Captains1911

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One of my Gen3 Glocks that I have carried a lot over a period of about 7 or 8 years has some noticeable wear on one side of the grip, at the bottom front corner of the grip. This is not just surface wear, as a noticeable amount of the polymer material has actually been worn away. This can be seen in the photos below, by the thinner grip wall on the bottom right-hand side of the mag well compared to the left-hand side. I'm not really too concerned about it in its current condition, but wonder if it would eventually wear all the way through the grip at this location (I don't see why it wouldn't considering how it's worn thus far). I almost always carry IWB, on the right-hand side (I'm right-handed), around the 4:00 to 4:30 position, and in between an undershirt and whatever regular outer garment I'm wearing; nothing out of the ordinary or overly abrasive.

Has anybody else experienced this much wear on a polymer framed gun just from regular carry conditions over a long period of time? Any other thoughts?

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What are you constantly rubbing up against that might cause that?

I wear mine daily, and other than an occasional ding at home, from crashing into things when the gun isnt covered, they never really show any marks.

Youre looking at something that is constantly abrading that. Seat belt maybe?
 
That's just it, I'm not constantly rubbing up against anything that I'm aware of other than what occurs during normal day to day activities (sitting in chairs, driving, etc.) My seat belt never comes in contact with it, I wear the gun at 4:00 to 4:30, so it certainly comes in contact with whatever seat back I'm in, bit it is covered by a shirt.
 
Are youre chairs vinyl or plastic?

Up until recently, I always carried in the same spot as you, and never saw any kind of wear like that.
 
Well that certainly looks like it might have something to do with it.
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I understand what you are saying, but you would think if that was causing the wear on the gun, that my shirts would have holes worn in them, which they don't.
 
Captains1911 said:
...you would think if [chair abrasion] was causing the wear on the gun, that my shirts would have holes worn in them, which they don't.
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I assume that you change shirts more often than you change EDC pistols. :)

If you wore the same shirt every day you wore your Glock, I'm certain that it would indeed have a hole in it. ;)
 
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I assume that you change shirts more often than you change EDC pistols.

If you wore the same shirt every day you wore your Glock, I'm certain that it would indeed have a hole in it.
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True, but I'm not really seeing how the plastic chair could abrade his frame through a (presumably) cotton barrier that's always separating them.
 
AustinTX said:
...I'm not really seeing how the plastic chair could abrade his frame through a (presumably) cotton barrier that's always separating them.
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All fabrics are mildly abrasive. Imagine you had some cotton belts for an electric belt sander and you attacked a Glock frame with them. You would eventually wear all the way through the polymer, even though you might have to replace the belt 100+ times before it happens.

Hard plastic chairs that have been subject to years of constant use are another good example of this.
 
It all depends on whats rubbing what. Take a piece of nylon string, and with little effort, you could probably cut through the Glocks grip in under 30 seconds.

Thats a weird wear mark on that Glock, no doubt, but something is obviously rubbing something.
 
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