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Kavik
5531
Aug 23, 2018
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A solid 4 stars for this one. The only complaint i could find was with the detent strength. It easily shakes open with no more than wrist action. I tried every trick I know and it improved some, but not enough... Something just isn't lining up QUITE right with the ball and the hole, so it's not getting full engagement. I removed a small burr from the lockbar near the detent ball, that helped the most. Then increased the locker tension some, that helped a bit. Even removed the stop pin to test, that did nothing... Seems to be off a hair from side to side, not front to back. I'll have to play more later, not ready to drill a wider hole just yet.
Aside from that though, everything else on the knife was flawless. The action is ridiculously good (even with the weaker detent and the fact that it's running on the plastic caged bearings instead of the brass caged ones I usually prefer from them). Blade centers perfectly and came respectably sharp with even grinds and bevels. Tight tolerance with all the pins and standoffs. Hardware was good on this one, didn't have a single screw I feared stripping like I have in a couple of their other knives. D shaped pivot with matching hole for pivot pin alignment and no spinning during adjustments. Machining on the G10 is all clean. Liners are all beveled and polished, and skeletonized. Titanium backspacer is nicely polished and evenly anodized.
It's still a massive and funky knife lol but for what it is, it's done very well. At this price it's a no-brainer if you like the looks. And in hand it feels like it could be way more useful than what it looks at first glance. Ergonomics are great for both a full handle grip or choked up past the flipper using the finger choil
Dholmes40
1
Nov 1, 2018
KavikThe detent on mine is amazing!! But I have the starfighter and its the same way as your describing
Kavik
5531
Nov 1, 2018
Dholmes40It's basically my one main complaint about the brand, the detent strength seems to vary wildly between different examples of the same knives
Dholmes40
1
Nov 5, 2018
KavikKavik, I have to agree 100%