I guess I can maybe see it on some of them that aren't cerakoted but anything that's coated, come on. It's not putting off enough shine to cause any issues. I can maybe see it for coyote hunting but even that's a stretch. But everyone has different concerns when out and about. I personally don't worry about mine getting scratched and/or dented. I could care less if it gets scratch and the chances of it getting dented are so incredibly small that it's not even on my radar. I'm not hard on my stuff but I don't baby it either. It's a tool and is treated as such.