It is a mental thing. Like I said I've gotten to ignore it now. Tactically it is not a real concern, more annoying than anything else.
Powder coating doesn't soud like a bad idea. I thought about the liquid tape, even spoke to Alex about it and it's a risk to take if that thing jams b/c of that. But the powder coating probably will do alot to help, but I don't think it eliminate it completely.
Something tells me RA will eventually come out with a rubberized one. If not them someone else will once 20,000 or so XCR's have been sold.