Spyderco Paramilitary 2 Knife Diamond Mesh Natural G-10 (MagnaCut)

[SSD_777]

...kinda like the random forum guy that suddenly this past year became a posting machine in every thread...comes out with this blasphemy that M4 isn’t a good steel?? Might be the first time I've ever read that, and can personally say I 100% disagree.

Well said.

[Mushroom]

It's about timing, back then Blade HQ had all the hype about M4 on there side, (still not sure what that is all about, not a great steel rusts and doesnt hold an edge probably makes a good ax) what they should have done is very simple wait.

Wait and release these in Magnamax, Tanto as well I have owned those and they are an incredible example of what Spyderco can produce, dare I say grind out.

Lets face it Magnacut is all over the place and Spyderco by comparrison was very late to the party releasing it and it feels like only now hit it's stride.

Jade handles uh yeah I'm okay not going out of my way for them, I get it some people love them but not a selling point here in a blade I already own.

As fot youtubers, the recent batch are not as good as the previous ones like Smoke eater and super annoying Shabazz guy, and yes they all read from the same script probably getting knives on Amazon to do there little video and then returning them.

I am at the point now where I can skip around and see what I'm looking for as the script is set.

What I really watch is someone using the knife not just trotting it out on their often incorrect opinion runway.

Spyderco was the first company to get Magnacut to the market. Magamax as well.

It takes years for an exclusive order to get to market from the time it is ordered. Magnamax wasn't even an option when this exclusive was ordered.

The good thing is, BladeHQ comes out with more exclusives than everyone else. The chances of another Tanto PM2 exclusive, in due time, are inevitable.

It might even be a Salt like this one. A Magnacut Tanto blade, coated hardware, and scales with additional grip for wet environments. Time will tell.

Or maybe...

[BeggarSo]

It's about timing, back then Blade HQ had all the hype about M4 on there side, (still not sure what that is all about, not a great steel rusts and doesnt hold an edge probably makes a good ax) what they should have done is very simple wait.

Wait and release these in Magnamax, Tanto as well I have owned those and they are an incredible example of what Spyderco can produce, dare I say grind out.

Lets face it Magnacut is all over the place and Spyderco by comparrison was very late to the party releasing it and it feels like only now hit it's stride.

Jade handles uh yeah I'm okay not going out of my way for them, I get it some people love them but not a selling point here in a blade I already own.

As fot youtubers, the recent batch are not as good as the previous ones like Smoke eater and super annoying Shabazz guy, and yes they all read from the same script probably getting knives on Amazon to do there little video and then returning them.

I am at the point now where I can skip around and see what I'm looking for as the script is set.

What I really watch is someone using the knife not just trotting it out on their often incorrect opinion runway.

Spyderco was the first company to get Magnacut to the market. Magamax as well.

It takes years for an exclusive order to get to market from the time it is ordered. Magnamax wasn't even an option when this exclusive was ordered.

The good thing is, BladeHQ comes out with more exclusives than everyone else. The chances of another Tanto PM2 exclusive, in due time, are inevitable.

It might even be a Salt like this one. A Magnacut Tanto blade, coated hardware, and scales with additional grip for wet environments. Time will tell.

Or maybe...

Are you counting Mule Team? When it comes to first out with Magnacut because I do remember other companies being first.

[TazKristi]

Hi, everyone:
This model is a Salt model.

Kristi

[Mushroom]

@TazKristi Thank you for the clarifying information!

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Are you counting Mule Team? When it comes to first out with Magnacut because I do remember other companies being first.

Yes, the Mule team's are what I was referring to when I say they were first to market with those steels.

[Evil D]

I'd love it if they just start doing a machined pattern like this as a standard production option. Maybe even try to replicate the bidirectional texture that FRN gets.

[BeggarSo]

@TazKristi Thank you for the clarifying information!

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Are you counting Mule Team? When it comes to first out with Magnacut because I do remember other companies being first.

Yes, the Mule team's are what I was referring to when I say they were first to market with those steels.

Ah yes sir, then that seems right, I was not counting Mule Team as I view them as experimental, kind of like the 1st melt Maximet that was not quite right so to my thinking difficult to consider as 1st to market but hey why not?

Good news for the Natural G10 crowd these being Salts is a big plus.

[silver & black]

I got my PM 2 frim BHQ today. It might be the worst operating knife I have purchased. It looks great.... perfect centered blade, scales are great but, It is extremely stiff as far as the blade opening and closing. I have played with it for a few hours now... nothing works except to completely remove the pivot screws. I have found every DLC coated blade I own is like this to some extent. Any tips to get this thing working right?

[JARHEAD]

I'd love it if they just start doing a machined pattern like this as a standard production option. Maybe even try to replicate the bidirectional texture that FRN gets.

+1

[Red Leader]

I got my PM 2 frim BHQ today. It might be the worst operating knife I have purchased. It looks great.... perfect centered blade, scales are great but, It is extremely stiff as far as the blade opening and closing. I have played with it for a few hours now... nothing works except to completely remove the pivot screws. I have found every DLC coated blade I own is like this to some extent. Any tips to get this thing working right?

Official response might be to send it in. If you are comfortable doing the work yourself, you might try taking it apart and seeing if there is a burr hanging it up somewhere.

[silver & black]

I got my PM 2 frim BHQ today. It might be the worst operating knife I have purchased. It looks great.... perfect centered blade, scales are great but, It is extremely stiff as far as the blade opening and closing. I have played with it for a few hours now... nothing works except to completely remove the pivot screws. I have found every DLC coated blade I own is like this to some extent. Any tips to get this thing working right?

Official response might be to send it in. If you are comfortable doing the work yourself, you might try taking it apart and seeing if there is a burr hanging it up somewhere.

I kind of figured as much. I have no problem doing the work.... I'm just not in the mood to do it right now...lol. I have a new Lynch clip coming for it. When I get it, I'll take it apart and see what I can do. While it's apart I'll round over the egdes on the scales like I do with all of my G10/Micarta Spydercos. Have you... or anyone else had issues with DLC coated blades being "sticky" as compared to plain steel?

[BeggarSo]

I have not found them to be anymore or less sticky yet.

This qualifies as being worth an exchange in my book, Blade H.Q. is great to work with I am sure they would not only take it back in return but help you get a really good one.

I once bought a Chris Reeve Sebenza in Da.
Damascus they literaly pulled it out of the box and took pictures of it.

I am certain they would be willing to pull one and make sure it's action was nice for you.

[TkoK83Spy]

I haven't, though I've read a lot of people have over the years. So it seems strange to me, I've always had DLC knives in my regular/weekly carry and even in warehouse environments, they were still no different than my satin model knives. Maybe I've just been lucky??

[Red Leader]

I got my PM 2 frim BHQ today. It might be the worst operating knife I have purchased. It looks great.... perfect centered blade, scales are great but, It is extremely stiff as far as the blade opening and closing. I have played with it for a few hours now... nothing works except to completely remove the pivot screws. I have found every DLC coated blade I own is like this to some extent. Any tips to get this thing working right?

Official response might be to send it in. If you are comfortable doing the work yourself, you might try taking it apart and seeing if there is a burr hanging it up somewhere.

Have you... or anyone else had issues with DLC coated blades being "sticky" as compared to plain steel?

Yes, sort of. I have a total of one (1) DLC coated blade, and that is my Crucible PM2. If there is any stick, it is not noticeable. When I was picking that knife up, it was mentioned to me at the SFO it is common to get stickiness w/ the DLC, but to keep at it and it will work its way through.

At the seconds sale last November, one of the knives I was interested in was one of the Pink and DLC Yojimbos, they just look cool to me. I must have easily handled 60-80 of them (there were a lot there) and all but 1 or 2 had bad lock stick. We have a standard Yojimbo in the house (S30V, plain uncoated) and the action is wonderful.

[silver & black]

To be clear: I'm not talking about lock stick... the compression lock works very smooth. It's the blade that sticks in the pivot. It won't move when the compression lock is depressed. I have to flip it closed. I can move the blade anywhere in it's travel and will stay there with the lock depressed. The only way it works/doesn't stick is with the pivot screws removed. Even just the tiniest bit of pressure on the screws makes the blade stick.

[SSD_777]

I got my PM 2 frim BHQ today. It might be the worst operating knife I have purchased. It looks great.... perfect centered blade, scales are great but, It is extremely stiff as far as the blade opening and closing. I have played with it for a few hours now... nothing works except to completely remove the pivot screws. I have found every DLC coated blade I own is like this to some extent. Any tips to get this thing working right?

Try cutting something with it. It's a cutting tool not a fidget toy.

[vivi]

I'm not sure what you expect.

None of my compression lock knives freely swing without using either inertia or actively depressing the locking tab.

This goes for satin models, DLC, and even the old school compression locks like the Lil Temp and Para 1.

[Evil D]

DLC always seems to have tighter pivot tolerances but they always break in with use. Two that come to mind are my 4V St Nick's Military 1 and a DLC Bodacious, both are extremely smooth in the pivot but started out very tight. They also benefit from some lube.

[silver & black]

I got my PM 2 frim BHQ today. It might be the worst operating knife I have purchased. It looks great.... perfect centered blade, scales are great but, It is extremely stiff as far as the blade opening and closing. I have played with it for a few hours now... nothing works except to completely remove the pivot screws. I have found every DLC coated blade I own is like this to some extent. Any tips to get this thing working right?

Try cutting something with it. It's a cutting tool not a fidget toy.

Thanks for nothing. Please refrain from commenting on anything I post in the future. I'll return the favor.

[silver & black]

I'm not sure what you expect.

None of my compression lock knives freely swing without using either inertia or actively depressing the locking tab.

This goes for satin models, DLC, and even the old school compression locks like the Lil Temp and Para 1.

I expect that when I depress the compression lock that the blade will at least move without being forced to do so. I shouldn't be able to place the blade anywhere in it's travel and have it stay there when the lock is depressed. I'm not sure why this is such a hard thing to understand???

I'm starting to think some of you just like to be contrary.