Man I don't want to admit this but: Its hard for me to buy an ugly gun. I mean, really, truly, honestly, if M&P's didn't exist I'd own a Glock, but I am SO happy M&P's exist because not only are they great pistols, they are gorgeous!
I love all their improved features and better ergonomics compared to other handguns, but they are flat out sexy too...and that seems to always make the 550 dollar pill easier to swallow. I don't know about the rest of you but when I see something LOOKING beat up I get a consensus that its been abused or neglected, I rarely feel that way in the inverse scenario.
I hear stories of guys dropping their pistols, having them slide across asphalt and they scoop them up embarrassed. If that was me I'd honestly freak out and scoop it up and examine it, regardless of shocked onlookers. Just thinking about it makes me cringe.
Honest to goodness holster wear is about the only acceptable wear in my opinion. These are handguns we are talking about, they aren't used as impact weapons and they aren't slammed against the ground during IMT'ing. Its not like a rifle, that smacks against rocks and trees while weaving through the woods. They are holstered or in the hand, either way mostly protected from the world especially if your conscious about your weapon.
I understand its a tool but honestly if a pistols got more then just holster wear marks, wouldn't that be an indication of carelessness?
Guess it should come as no suprise that one of the next pistols I'd like to get is a P229 SAS in .40S&W :wink: