Plastic guns don't change color with wear but the trigger guards get holster shiny. The aggressive grip textures get smoother.
The bluing on the bolt of my Mk IV, worn.
The finish on the BCGs of my rifles, worn.
Every surface of every gun that rubs in and out of a holster a few hundred times? Worn.
The sandblasted surfaces of my 'in the white' 1911 that rub anything? Getting shiny.
If it's not a safe queen, it's going to wear. If it is a safe queen, it'll stay perfect until one day when you pull it out to look it over after a few years untouched, you'll find corrosion. Entropy is a thing.
The bluing on the bolt of my Mk IV, worn.
The finish on the BCGs of my rifles, worn.
Every surface of every gun that rubs in and out of a holster a few hundred times? Worn.
The sandblasted surfaces of my 'in the white' 1911 that rub anything? Getting shiny.
If it's not a safe queen, it's going to wear. If it is a safe queen, it'll stay perfect until one day when you pull it out to look it over after a few years untouched, you'll find corrosion. Entropy is a thing.