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I am considering buying a nice leather holster for my Springfield 1911 project. I have been told that the front cocking serrations on the Springfield can ruin nice gun leather in fairly short order or am I being fed a line of BS?

It's certainly been true for me. That's only one of the reasons I don't like 'em.

I don't use front cocking serrations and none of my holsters like 'em. therefore...


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I don't know who came up with the idea to inlay a file on the front of slides, but I don't like it.

Short of replacing the slide is there any way to minimize the damage? Will bead blasting or melting help the issue or am I stuck? I would like some nice gun leather when the gun is done but I won't spend the money if the fcs will ruin the holster in short order.

One good way is to eliminate the serrations alltogether and create a step on the front of the slide similar to the Browning HP.

Here is an example by Paul Liebenberg:



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You can reduce the wear of the serrations by blending the sharp edges where the stirrup cut is. You can also break the points on the tops of the serrations slightly. I use a 8" hard felt wheel with some mild compound. It works fairly well, and doesn't make the serrations look strange.

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