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Thread: Any tricks to keep lint from sticking so much to pocket pistol?

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    Any tricks to keep lint from sticking so much to pocket pistol?

    I carry at work, but because it needs to be absolutely discrete so as not to cause any employees to feel uncomfortable, I carry a Ruger LCP in a pocket holster in my right front pocket. Problem is, even after just 1 day in my pocket, the gun is covered in lint. Inside the barrel and inside every crevice I can see into, there is a significant layer of lint built up.

    I don't want this to affect the reliability of the weapon should the day come that I have to deploy it to protect my self and my employees from danger. Is there any trick I can do to make lint stick to my LCP less? Maybe so that all I have to do to remove the lint is spray it with a little compressed air. I would hate to have to break it down and clean it every day.
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    Turn your pocket inside out and run a vacuum and a lint roller over it.

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    Yup, keep your pockets clean. When you put our pants on in the morning do a quick flip inside out and clean the pockets. By never emptying them out it allows lint to build up in there.

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    "...covered in lint" and "...significant layer" are subject to some definition, but I think you're probably over-thinking it. Got a picture? If you have a legitimate accumulation of lint, consider what you're washing your pants with, what your pocket lining is made of, or what holster you're using and adjust. Like Urban Redneck suggests, you can also turn the pocket inside out and brush or blow it off before putting the gun in.

    Carry the gun for a few days, let the lint accumulate, then shoot it in that condition to test function. I bet you'll find that it's fine.
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    If the pocket lint buildup is affecting the gun's reliability, there's either something wrong with the gun or something wrong with your pants.

    Carry the gun for a few days, let the lint accumulate, then shoot it in that condition to test function. I bet you'll find that it's fine.
    Try this. Then, as others have stated, keep your pocket as free of lint and crud as is practical.
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    I have one of those lint rollers with the sticky roll of paper on it. Freshly washed pants get their gun pocket rolled out and it takes less than a minute.

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    Same thing with my Bodyguard. Just blow it out with compressed air every once in a while when you see it accumulate. If it really bothers you, go clean it. A little lint is not going to cause a malfunction when you really need it.
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    Turn your pockets inside out before putting them into the washing machine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sproc View Post
    Turn your pockets inside out before putting them into the washing machine.
    This! +1

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    Thanks guys, sometimes we just need the simplest thoughts put into our heads for them to click, lol. I will turn the pockets inside out when washing, then lint roll them when I put them in the dresser drawer from now on.

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