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Dhill21
181
Mar 16, 2018
For me, flippers are way more practical than an automatic; a good flipper can open as quick as an auto, but is much easier to close one-handed, as there is no spring to resist you in closing it. I use to have a Kershaw launch 3 and one handed closing is possible with some practice. More than half my collection are flipper knives, the rest are axis lock. Further reason why auto knife laws are so stupid though: many non-autos can open as fast, and it is ofter easier to deploy a flipper tab on a knife than to find and push the often small auto button.
The disadvantage of an auto is that there is constant stress on a spring, waiting to be released, which is just one more thing to wear out. Additionally, a poorly desinged button or knife with no safety would be like putting a revolver in your pocket with the hammer cocked back in addition to it having a hair-trigger.
The Kershaw I had didn't have a safety, but had a somehat stiff button that was recessed into the frame (so it wouldn't get pressed by accident as easily). I just didn't like the fact that I couldn't do a slow controlled opening; snappy fast was its only speed. Cool but not practical (for me).
Detex
537
Apr 25, 2018
Dhill21I agree with this 100%. Autos are "fun" but to me that is where it ends. If I need to have access to it quickly I take a flipper. I have had a small auto Kershaw open in my pocket once. It ripped the shit out of my pocket and was scary to retrieve given how sharp it was. No more.
Also, I don't anticipate being stopped for my knife, but if I was a flipper is way easier to explain to a cop than an auto. Don't see any reason for an auto.
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