Goods and Bads of Para 2
- MrGlockJock25
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Goods and Bads of Para 2
Just ordered a Black/Satin Para 2. What are the positives and negatives of it. How stripp resistant are the screws? How smooth? Also got a Black and O.D. green lanyard. $114 from BladeHQ with the lanyard and free shipping.
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I have not seen anyone complain about the Para2 on manufacturing issues. That's how excellent a knife it is. Wait till you get yours. If you don't like that knife, you would be one of the few here that don't.
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Just some bad on this knife I love:
The clip screws will strip if you are not careful. I carry mine tip down and when I do maintenance I have to remove the clip.
Compared to the new para 2 I just bought my old one G10 has worn down its grippyness a lot by carrying it daily.
The lock does get strong and can pinch your hand.
Other than that its my favorite blade.
The clip screws will strip if you are not careful. I carry mine tip down and when I do maintenance I have to remove the clip.
Compared to the new para 2 I just bought my old one G10 has worn down its grippyness a lot by carrying it daily.
The lock does get strong and can pinch your hand.
Other than that its my favorite blade.
I think you would love it! All of mine are smooth out of the box but I hear some people saying that their's is a bit tight. It will loosen up after break in with a little oil.
Why are you worried about stripping the screws? are you going to take the knife apart every month? I don't see this as an issue and I doubt you would need to take the knife apart ever. The knife has open construction so you can wash the inside and dry it out without any trouble and if you do have to take it apart to "fix" something I suggest you don't and just send the knife in and have Spyderco take a look.
Just my 0.02.
Why are you worried about stripping the screws? are you going to take the knife apart every month? I don't see this as an issue and I doubt you would need to take the knife apart ever. The knife has open construction so you can wash the inside and dry it out without any trouble and if you do have to take it apart to "fix" something I suggest you don't and just send the knife in and have Spyderco take a look.
Just my 0.02.
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The only thing I can think of is I wouldn't mind if the blade were a little longer say 3.6", of course that's a preference not really a bad, goods: Love the compression lock, blade shape, ffg, g10 texturing/grip, ergonomics, flow through construction, light weight/easy to carry, ease of one hand opening and closing.
Pros: Ergos steel, price, blade shape, it is a spyderco, comp lock, the screws dont strip easily, weight, g10, different variations, and everything else that applies to a knife
CONS:
CONS:
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Funny I found a thread like this while searching for old threads. Strip resistant? Get good tools and go easy on it, or send it in. Golden makes quality stuff (I haven't bought one). Smooth should be after you break it in a little, loosen the pivot screw little by little and keep trying it till you see what you need. You can also put pencil on it apparently that helps.
Don't drop it and break the tip, seems to be the single biggest con.
Don't drop it and break the tip, seems to be the single biggest con.
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The only cons I have on it is that it comes with a shiny clip and rides high in the pocket. It feels much smaller than its size, and is built like a lazer tank.
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The cons are that you'll want to get all the sprints.
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Well I tend to disagree with a lot of the para2 fans, I think that there are definitely some big Cons.
Pros: Good pointy tip, decent belly, comes in interesting steels, lightweight, strong lock.
Cons: Palm swell is too large (perhaps more correctly, the finger indent at the front is too deep, which I know was only made that way to allow the hole to be unobstructed, but was a design mistake IMO), the choil is too large and eliminates too much cutting edge, the blade is too short, the lock is on the wrong side and the cut out for the lock is too large for the lock tab.
I know that a lot of people here will disagree with a lot of my cons list...but that is just my honest opinion of the knife. It doesn't mean that it is a bad knife at all, I own 3 (S90V, 20CP, M390) with a 4th eventually coming. Just that I I think that there are some improvements that could be made and that there are other Spydies that I feel are much better.
Pros: Good pointy tip, decent belly, comes in interesting steels, lightweight, strong lock.
Cons: Palm swell is too large (perhaps more correctly, the finger indent at the front is too deep, which I know was only made that way to allow the hole to be unobstructed, but was a design mistake IMO), the choil is too large and eliminates too much cutting edge, the blade is too short, the lock is on the wrong side and the cut out for the lock is too large for the lock tab.
I know that a lot of people here will disagree with a lot of my cons list...but that is just my honest opinion of the knife. It doesn't mean that it is a bad knife at all, I own 3 (S90V, 20CP, M390) with a 4th eventually coming. Just that I I think that there are some improvements that could be made and that there are other Spydies that I feel are much better.
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DeathBySnooSnoo wrote:Well I tend to disagree with a lot of the para2 fans, I think that there are definitely some big Cons.
Pros: Good pointy tip, decent belly, comes in interesting steels, lightweight, strong lock.
Cons: Palm swell is too large (perhaps more correctly, the finger indent at the front is too deep, which I know was only made that way to allow the hole to be unobstructed, but was a design mistake IMO), the choil is too large and eliminates too much cutting edge, the blade is too short, the lock is on the wrong side and the cut out for the lock is too large for the lock tab.
I know that a lot of people here will disagree with a lot of my cons list...but that is just my honest opinion of the knife. It doesn't mean that it is a bad knife at all, I own 3 (S90V, 20CP, M390) with a 4th eventually coming. Just that I I think that there are some improvements that could be made and that there are other Spydies that I feel are much better.
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And that would be?BAL wrote:I have another con to add.
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