Leather or Kydex: which wears a finish faster?

[cmdrdredd]

The finish on top of the tenifer will scratch. The metal itself isn't scratching, just the finish. No different then the finish fading away from wear etc....

I can't seem to scratch my glocks no matter what I do, but my 1911 is bead blasted with brushed flats and scratched up good from Kydex.

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[grady]

My first kydex holster wore a 1/4" scratch on my gun in 3 days.

My last kydex holster wore a 1/4" scratch on my gun in 3 days.

[TN_Mike]

Biggest disadvantage with Kydex is not the wear on the gun but the wear on YOU. Plastic rubbing on skin (even over a t-shirt) is just not as comfy as leather.


Stainless wears less than blued (or other coating over metal). Stainless is stainless all the way through. Blue, parkerizing, duracoat, etc are coatings.

I may be in the minority but I disagree 100%. I hate leather. I hate the way it wears, the way it smells, the way the dye leaches out of it, the way it doesn't hold the gun as securely ( don't tell me it does, I have tried leather, good leather, it just doesn't measure up unless it has a strap) and the way it isn't as rigid as kydex so it doesn't feel as substantial to me.

I like kydex. I have carried in kydex for many years now and so far, I have very little wear on the guns I carry. My Glock 23 has the most but, it has been carried the most.

My preferred holster for any of my carry guns is the Blackhawk SERPA.

[kpw]

My Comp-Tac, Blade-Tech and Fist kydex show a little wear on the corners and edges of the slide after a lot of use. My leather holsters wear more of the finish off and do it faster. I like and use both.

[soflasmg]

Please don't let this consideration color your choice of holster.

I have 15 year old Brommeland(leather) holsters that still retain the weapon while holding the holster upside down giving it a shake.

They are comfortable to wear all day, and conceal perfectly.

I may be biased though, I kind of like the look of holster wear on a trusted gun.