Joe, storage in the holster is not recommended
even if you have not experienced a problem yet. Holsters are designed as a mode of transportation, not long term storage.
The chemicals used to tan the leather can have a reaction with the metal after prolonged contact. I recommend that holsters be stored separately from you firearms. I inherited what was once a beautiful 1st generation colt single action that had been stored in it's leather in a very dry climate in a cedar chest for decades, and its collector value has received a devastating blow. It's only real value today is the sentiment that it was presented to me.
-John
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