I read somewhere, Can't remember where (old age I guess) that over time the leather on the trigger guard will sag and lay into the trigger guard. The article was talking about how the gun went off and shot the owner when he was sitting in his car and moved his leg causing the saggin leather to "pull" the trigger. He now has a nice double scar in his hip. With this in mind I would recommend that you cover teh trigger and guard to aviod this. 2 cents for what its worth.