If you have to ask that question, then it won't matter at all to you and it'll just play with your head making you think your lock is inferiorBill1170 wrote:What is the difference from the older lock? Also, is this the second, or the third iteration of the compression lock as used on the Paramilitary 2? I bought mine in August 2010 at the SFO, so I think it has the earliest version.
Since I made that earlier post I have learned what the difference is. Now that I know it, I am convinced that the difference will be easy to notice in the hand. Unsure what your point is. Are you saying that you own both versions and cannot discern a difference between them?Evil D wrote:If you have to ask that question, then it won't matter at all to you and it'll just play with your head making you think your lock is inferior
Welcome John, and nice work on the Manix scales.John Grimsmo wrote:I too am a very happy new Paramilitary 2 owner. Got my first one for my birthday a few weeks ago, then a week after that I picked up another one at a knife show. Love these things! So smooth and the compression lock is great. Go Spyderco!
My point was that sometimes ignorance is bliss. The internet has a way of hyping things up and making people believe that something is better just because it's different. The "new" lock may be better, but that doesn't mean your lock is bad. My "new" Para 2's lock doesn't operate any easier than my '08 Paramilitary's lock does.Bill1170 wrote:Since I made that earlier post I have learned what the difference is. Now that I know it, I am convinced that the difference will be easy to notice in the hand. Unsure what your point is.
I see. You are comparing a second version Paramilitary 2 to a 2008 Paramilitary 1. I have not ever handled one of those.Evil D wrote:My point was that sometimes ignorance is bliss. The internet has a way of hyping things up and making people believe that something is better just because it's different. The "new" lock may be better, but that doesn't mean your lock is bad. My "new" Para 2's lock doesn't operate any easier than my '08 Paramilitary's lock does.
Well, it's not the lock that makes the blade swing free, it's the bushing pivot.Bill1170 wrote:It seems the Paramilitary 2 is the new "it" knife for enthusiasts. It really is that good. Mine is the first version and I look forward to getting my M390 version with the updated lock. The older lock requires too much perfection is how you squeeze it to get it to unlock, and the blade will not jus fall shut no matter how hard the lock is pinched. I gather from reports here and on BF that the new one swings free like an axis lock when released.
Actually, both elements come into play. Let me explain what I mean.chuck_roxas45 wrote:Well, it's not the lock that makes the blade swing free, it's the bushing pivot.
I really beg to disagree respectfully. Even if you did have the evolved lock, without the bushing pivot, I doubt you'd have a free swinging blade. Ergo, since you have no capacity for a free swinging blade, the lock functions as designed. Which consequently means that there is no problem with the lock.Bill1170 wrote:Correct. Nothing is wrong with that component, only the lock has a problem.
Yeh, but that's not the lock's fault.Bill1170 wrote:The advantage for me is easy closing.
