NOTE: I know that holstering a gun will cause wear over time. I like the idea of my firearm getting a bit of personality over time, but am more wondering about this specific finish and whether or not it's normal to have this much wear after holstering it ONCE. I ask because I've seen other Legion finishes in people who carry their firearm daily in a kydex holster with less/no wear at this point. 6 months after holstering though, I'd be worried if there WASN'T wear.
Hey everyone,
My first handgun purchase was a Sig Sauer P226 Legion (DA/SA) because I got a pretty sweet deal on it brand new. I had heard of some issues with their coating in 2016 and 2017, but after a ton of research it seems like a lot of the issues were figured out and most people hadn't had excessive wear or issues.
I got the gun a week ago, brand new from Al Flaherty's. A couple of days ago I put it in my Stealthgear USA kydex holster for the first time and noticed it was super snug. When I took it out, I inspected the gun and noticed some marks on the side that touches the kydex. (It's hybrid, kydex hits one side and fabric the other). The holsters screws were as loose as possible as well.
After more research, I cleaned & oiled the gun real well and that did get rid of some of what I thought was scuffing, but not all of it. I have since put it in the holster one more time, and have a new similar scuff right near the barrel exit. This gun has never left my house, never been fired, etc, so it's unfortunate.
I'm attaching some pictures, but here are my questions:
1. Is this normal wear for holstering? With a gun with a coating, should I expect that after 1 time in the holster it will scrape off coating? Others have mentioned that they had similar scuffing, and after a weekend of using it after the initial scuffing the finish came off to the point where it was bare metal.
2. Is this an acceptable thing to contact Sig's warranty people for? Or am I being too nitpicky?
3. Stealthgear. Is this an issue on their part? Or both the holster and the gun's finish? I just don't know what caused this, if it's the gun, or the holster, and I don't know what I should expect in terms of assistance.
Straight up let me know if I'm being too nitpicky. But after spending $1600+ on a gun, I wasn't expecting this kind of wear after one go. I've seen tons of pictures on american forums of people who carry with them daily for months and have no scuffs like this on the finish at all.
Thanks everyone!
Hey everyone,
My first handgun purchase was a Sig Sauer P226 Legion (DA/SA) because I got a pretty sweet deal on it brand new. I had heard of some issues with their coating in 2016 and 2017, but after a ton of research it seems like a lot of the issues were figured out and most people hadn't had excessive wear or issues.
I got the gun a week ago, brand new from Al Flaherty's. A couple of days ago I put it in my Stealthgear USA kydex holster for the first time and noticed it was super snug. When I took it out, I inspected the gun and noticed some marks on the side that touches the kydex. (It's hybrid, kydex hits one side and fabric the other). The holsters screws were as loose as possible as well.
After more research, I cleaned & oiled the gun real well and that did get rid of some of what I thought was scuffing, but not all of it. I have since put it in the holster one more time, and have a new similar scuff right near the barrel exit. This gun has never left my house, never been fired, etc, so it's unfortunate.
I'm attaching some pictures, but here are my questions:
1. Is this normal wear for holstering? With a gun with a coating, should I expect that after 1 time in the holster it will scrape off coating? Others have mentioned that they had similar scuffing, and after a weekend of using it after the initial scuffing the finish came off to the point where it was bare metal.
2. Is this an acceptable thing to contact Sig's warranty people for? Or am I being too nitpicky?
3. Stealthgear. Is this an issue on their part? Or both the holster and the gun's finish? I just don't know what caused this, if it's the gun, or the holster, and I don't know what I should expect in terms of assistance.
Straight up let me know if I'm being too nitpicky. But after spending $1600+ on a gun, I wasn't expecting this kind of wear after one go. I've seen tons of pictures on american forums of people who carry with them daily for months and have no scuffs like this on the finish at all.
Thanks everyone!
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