I will give a bit of advice on the Hogue grips from my findings...Keep your gun clean! I have owned many Colt revolvers where some dirt got between the grip and the metal and when the gun is fired it creates a sanding action and the outline of the grip will embed itself into the metal. I'm sure this is the case with any grip but for some reason I never see any damage except for the Hogue. I guess the very top lip of the grip does not sit tight to the metal allowing some small particles to get behind.