Originally Posted by
Colorado Luckydog
I would highly reconsider carrying a gun in my pocket without a holster. It won't matter what kind of oil is on it when you shoot yourself. Carrying a gun in your pocket without a holster is not recommended by anyone I have ever heard of.
That being said I prefer synthetic.
Not only the safety aspect, but the drawing aspect as well. All kinds of problems can arise from a bare pistol in the pocket trying to draw and it getting hung up. Especially front pocket. Back pocket jeans it less likely to cause issue drawing but your looser trousers such as khakis can have the same problems hanging up as your front. Lots of pocket holsters designed to protect the trigger as well as aid in drawing without hangup.