Para 3 lanyard hole plug?

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Para 3 lanyard hole plug?

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Has anyone thought about replacing the para3 lanyard tube with a solid plug- then drilling and tapping it to accept the single screw wire clip as per the lightweight? Wouldn’t this solve the common voiced issues with the design?
Are they commercially available? I see plenty of replacement ‘tubes’
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Necker - Ladybug Hawkbill Salt
Mon-Fri - Delica4 in Cruwear
Sat-Sun - Para3 in Cruwear

Urban K390 (2.61"), Bow River (for slicing jerky)

Want to try- PM2 CF M4 OR Cruwear , GB2, Bradley Bowie
Gone - Delica ZDP189, PM2 Cruwear, Para3 LW BD1N, Para3 S30V, Junction, Ti UKPK
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Wow that's a lot of work, I wish they would cqi this. I sold all 3 of my PM3s but I do want a lightweight with the wire clip and normal lanyard hole
S30V, VG10, M4, XHP, BD1, Cruwear, Elmax, Maxamet, 204P, H1, K390, A11, Rex45, LC200N, M390, 20CV, BD1N, S45VN waiting to afford MagnaCut
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koenigsegg wrote:
Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:42 pm
Wow that's a lot of work, I wish they would cqi this. I sold all 3 of my PM3s but I do want a lightweight with the wire clip and normal lanyard hole
I got the LW and put a cruwear blade in but still wish the g10 ones would be done better
Andy
Necker - Ladybug Hawkbill Salt
Mon-Fri - Delica4 in Cruwear
Sat-Sun - Para3 in Cruwear

Urban K390 (2.61"), Bow River (for slicing jerky)

Want to try- PM2 CF M4 OR Cruwear , GB2, Bradley Bowie
Gone - Delica ZDP189, PM2 Cruwear, Para3 LW BD1N, Para3 S30V, Junction, Ti UKPK
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Re: Para 3 lanyard hole plug?

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bigboned wrote:
Tue Nov 19, 2019 1:30 pm
koenigsegg wrote:
Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:42 pm
Wow that's a lot of work, I wish they would cqi this. I sold all 3 of my PM3s but I do want a lightweight with the wire clip and normal lanyard hole
I got the LW and put a cruwear blade in but still wish the g10 ones would be done better
I'm waiting for the DLC lightweight. Someone needs to do one in 20CV. I tried really hard to live with the g10 version. I even tried both of the current "best" deep clips and just don't like those as much as the stock clips. When I wear it with the stock clip it always wants to flop out of my pocket because too much weight is sticking out of the my pocket.
S30V, VG10, M4, XHP, BD1, Cruwear, Elmax, Maxamet, 204P, H1, K390, A11, Rex45, LC200N, M390, 20CV, BD1N, S45VN waiting to afford MagnaCut
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i mocked this up to try 'prove the concept' - works nicely although i just used a bolt thru the hole
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Andy
Necker - Ladybug Hawkbill Salt
Mon-Fri - Delica4 in Cruwear
Sat-Sun - Para3 in Cruwear

Urban K390 (2.61"), Bow River (for slicing jerky)

Want to try- PM2 CF M4 OR Cruwear , GB2, Bradley Bowie
Gone - Delica ZDP189, PM2 Cruwear, Para3 LW BD1N, Para3 S30V, Junction, Ti UKPK
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Re: Para 3 lanyard hole plug?

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bigboned wrote:
Fri Nov 22, 2019 3:39 am
i mocked this up to try 'prove the concept' - works nicely although i just used a bolt thru the hole

Cool mod... And would also work as a Military tip up option!!
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
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