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Couple left at REC as well
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Still available here. These seemingly are not as desirable as their older sibling, which I find odd given that the para 3 has been such a hot seller.
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Rinzler wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 3:54 pm
Still available here. These seemingly are not as desirable as their older sibling, which I find odd given that the para 3 has been such a hot seller.
Yeah, a little slower, but they still tend to sell out. The hype has faded a little but these won't last to long.
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Buddafucco wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:22 pm
Rinzler wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 3:54 pm
Still available here. These seemingly are not as desirable as their older sibling, which I find odd given that the para 3 has been such a hot seller.
Really haven't seen or heard much about this or the PM2. Are the scales the issue, pocket shredders?

Yeah, a little slower, but they still tend to sell out. The hype has faded a little but these won't last to long.
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TkoK83Spy wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:55 pm
Buddafucco wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:22 pm
Rinzler wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 3:54 pm
Still available here. These seemingly are not as desirable as their older sibling, which I find odd given that the para 3 has been such a hot seller.
Yeah, a little slower, but they still tend to sell out. The hype has faded a little but these won't last to long.
Really haven't seen or heard much about this or the PM2. Are the scales the issue, pocket shredders?

I bought the Para 3 to give to my nephew in 10yrs so i haven't carried it or anything. I would call those scales super grippy, so i bet they are pocket shredders.
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Buddafucco wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:22 pm
TkoK83Spy wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:55 pm
Buddafucco wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:22 pm
Rinzler wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 3:54 pm


Still available here. These seemingly are not as desirable as their older sibling, which I find odd given that the para 3 has been such a hot seller.
Yeah, a little slower, but they still tend to sell out. The hype has faded a little but these won't last to long.
Really haven't seen or heard much about this or the PM2. Are the scales the issue, pocket shredders?

I bought the Para 3 to give to my nephew in 10yrs so i haven't carried it or anything. I would call those scales super grippy, so i bet they are pocket shredders.
That's what I was afraid of so I reluctantly passed on this one.
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I put a deep carry aftermarket clip on mine and it is much less of a pocket ripper. I would say with the stock clip if you bent it out just the tiniest bit, the reduced pressure would do wonders. I like the knife in the hand, but as delivered it was tough on pockets. I was thinking about running the scales over some fine grit wet/dry to just ease the texture a little.
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The Arc Diamond scales smooth out nicely around the ridges with use I've found and they are my favorite "handle material" at this point, I would recommend giving them a couple weeks of regular use before deciding how you feel about them. They didn't shred my pockets any worse than standard G-10 at first, though I've used a Lynch clip from day one which probably helped as mentioned above.
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