Paramilitary 2 CF

rororo64 · #1

Alright, since there have been 2 Military's that have come out in carbon fiber and another one going to be up for pre-order soon, there should be just as many CF Paramilitary 2's! :D

Well im one of the people who missed out on the S90V version for the Para 2 and am not willing to pay a super premium price for a second hand one. I was wondering if there are any plans to release another Paramilitary 2 sprint in some premium steel.

The carpenter BG-42 equivalent steel that was supposed to be on a Manix 2sprint would be nice, or S110v, or perhaps even some nice Vanax 75. If there is another CF Paramilitary sprint, which steel would you think be best for it?

gus88 · #2

im right there with you

missed the boat on the cf s90v para2, really dying for one now

honestly id have liked to seen the m390 and cf combo in a para2 release...but you cant have everything :o s110v sounds great though :cool:

nightburn · #3

I'm also in that category of really wanting a CF S90V para2 but the prices for the 2nd hand / scalped sprints on this particular model are just outrageous. There are some on ebay buy-it-now for over $400!

And honestly, the steel doesn't matter so much to me, I'm more interested in trying those CF scales.

jossta · #4

If you don't care about the steel, why not just get CF scales for the one you have, or buy the cheapest one you can and put CF scales on it. Probably won't be too expensive.

VashHash · #5

They actually had 3 cf millies. One in S30V one in bg42 and one in S90V. If you wanna get technical. Of course the one you see the most of is the S90V. I think spyderco should do the para2 in the carpenter version of bg42. So there are actually going to be 4 cf milies now.

hunterseeker5 · #6

I'd kill for some Vanax75, but word on the street is that it just isn't available. I do believe though that spyderco is cranking out sprints just as fast as they can. If you look at the rate of dealer exclusive sprints coming out, you start to wonder how on earth they are keeping up with production.

pmek5 · #7

nightburn wrote:
And honestly, the steel doesn't matter so much to me, I'm more interested in trying those CF scales.

+1 on that. I to missed the CF version too. Threads like this one spark my hope a little, and then they are dashed when I realize it probably won't happen again.

VashHash · #8

Get a 20cp para and buy some peel ply from black site. It would probably be cheaper than the S90V para and perform pretty close. I doubt you wouldnt notice much difference. It seems easier to sharpen too. Of course I haven't had to reprofile it yet

mongatu · #9

20CP is supposed to be virtually identical to S90V in composition as well as performance (the latter, according to Ankerson's comparison review). I guess it just doesn't have the reputation and name recognition yet.

I reprofiled it using the Sharpmaker diamond rods and found it was pretty easy going.

nightburn · #10

VashHash wrote:Get a 20cp para and buy some peel ply from black site. It would probably be cheaper than the S90V para and perform pretty close. I doubt you wouldnt notice much difference. It seems easier to sharpen too. Of course I haven't had to reprofile it yet

So can we actually buy premade CF scales like the scales on the CF S90V PM2? What website?

jossta · #11

Not pre-made. But you can buy CF and shape it yourself or send it to one of the many people on the internet that will do it for you.

http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50256

Talk to that guy.

Tdog · #12

I also missed out on the Para 2 CF S90V. It's definitely time for another run of these. If not
S90V, another quality steel will work. PLEASE!

MCM · #13

There are several Para2's around the corner.
Not sure if one will be CF or not?
Last year it was the Manix2, this year- Para2.

Illumination · #14

MCM wrote:There are several Para2's around the corner.
Not sure if one will be CF or not?
Last year it was the Manix2, this year- Para2.

Sal, CF Please!!!

Tired of G10 everything...

Illumination · #15

VashHash wrote:Get a 20cp para and buy some peel ply from black site. It would probably be cheaper than the S90V para and perform pretty close.

will still cost a bundle...

20cp para not easy to find

custom scales are expensive

and i'm not giving myself black lung to shape them myself (don't have the experience or equipment to do properly)

jabba359 · #16

Illumination wrote:and i'm not giving myself black lung to shape them myself (don't have the experience or equipment to do properly)

Reminded me of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ijOJpswxjA :p

MCM · #17

OK, my best guess is there will be a CF M390 Para2 in the next 12 months.
At least a run of 800.
Best guess. :p

DeathBySnooSnoo · #18

MCM wrote:OK, my best guess is there will be a CF M390 Para2 in the next 12 months.
At least a run of 800.
Best guess. :p

Should be sooner than that...I hope! With pre orders already being taken I would hope that within 6 months.

MCM · #19

Throw me a bone here, who has pre-orders for the CF Para's yet?

rororo64 · #20

I'm not too sure if there will be a M390 Para 2 in CF because of the blue g10 M390 Para 2, but it would be very nice. I think in another thread Sal mentioned that he was going to get some S110V to try out...