Pros: Blade Sharpness, Handle Feel, Handle Material, Overall Quality, Pocket Clip, Weight
Cons: None
It needs some work, but it’s good (more of a 4.5 than a 4)
Had it preordered since May, and it both has and hasn’t lived up to the hype. It IS very high-quality. It’s shaving-sharp out of the box, the handle feels full and comfortable in my hand, the clip is nice and secure, and it seems like every single tolerance is tight. The downsides are minor ones, but downsides nonetheless The first one is that the very edge, while wickedly sharp, is either too thin or was ground a little too hot at the factory, because just barely grazing my metal bench while I was opening something cause the itty-bitty tip to bend to the left, which I then bent to the right, snapping it. It’s still insanely sharp and pierces like whatever I’m stabbing is hot butter despite that, but my recommendation would be to maybe make the edge angle a little more robust when you purchase one yourself. The blade stock is already so thin that it’ll be a laser-slicer regardless The second one, and this is just a matter of time before it works itself out, is that the lock, and therefore the action, is very stiff and has the slightest hint of sticking if I fidget too much with it Lastly, on mine (not sure if this will be the case with all or most of them), there’s a perfect sweet spot where the action is really good while the pivot is tightened down a fair amount. Even a hair in either direction will make it a two-handed opener/closer, or give it noticeable side-to-side play. It’s such a small window of perfection that threadlocker is essentially required, lest you end up wasting a considerable amount of time each day adjusting it back into that narrow window Overall, in spite of the gripes, it’s very good. You pay $10 more than for the standard PM2, and you get over half an inch more blade, and only a minuscule steel decrease. Hoping custom scale options and steel variants hit the market sooner rather than later, because it really is just a PM2 optimized for people who enjoy larger EDC folders. Simple, effective, and extremely modular/modifiable
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