Sorry guys no pics this is just my take on the blade....
For starters this is my new edc... I've been packing it for about 3 months now, doing every day tasks (no destruction/abuse tests)... I mainly use it to cut zipties @ work and cardboard boxes/tape etc.
I'm not a huge spydie fan, I think they are ugly to be frank... but this little paramilitary 2 is growing on me, I've gotten so used to it that when I pick up one of my benchmades or emersons I'm looking for the hole (lol no pun intended)... Anyway the only other spyderco knife I own is the endura 4 so I'll try to compare it to that... The main difference is the grip, its g10 instead of FRN which I liken to a polymer... I like the endura 4 but I got the saber grind model (before the offered the full flat grind). The paramilitary 2 has a full flat grind, and man is it sharp. Right out of the box it just blazed through the cardboard it came in... cutting cardboard is how I test most of my knives sharpness... it is a real world use that you will encounter, it dulls some steels fairly quickly so u can see where your knife stands on edge holding, etc. I know its not scientific but its worked for me. Anyway the knife takes up a lot of room if clipped onto your pocket due to the bigger hole (14mm I think)... so I normally just carry it in my pocket instead of clipped, its a bit shorter than the endura, so that helps... weight is amazing, I mean this thing feels like a feather... The endura comes in @ 3.6oz and the para comes in @ 3.7... anyway u can't even tell its there, this is my favorite part about the knife, as I'm used to packing benchmades like the mini rukus which is a heck of a knife but you know its there, same w/ emersons... I can't say enough good about the para2... and at +/- $100 you're gettin a hell of a deal. However mine did come w/ a "sticky" opening, and its still there, the initial push of your thumb to open the blade is quite resistant. This is not so on the endura, so I donno if its my particular knife or the model in general. I had peeled my thumbnail back a few days before while working, it was still on the mend, and then while opening the para 2 my nail peeled back even further from the skin, resulting in some bleeding... now I'm no macho man, nor a wuss, but I think its a pain in the arse to have a cut/wound underneath the fingernail, takes forever to heal... anyway after 3 months of use the "resistance" of initial opening is still there, I've loosened the retention screw, I've oiled it etc... nothing helps it is still there... take it or leave it, this is my only complaint. This knife is great, I've seen some vids where guys are smacking it against some wood on the spine to get lock failure, and they acheived it. I don't use my folders to hammer (lol I leave that to my fixed blades) but I've put this thru everyday use and on one deer camp trip and it was wonderful...
Pros: Lightweight, Sharp, Spydie hole, The way the "leaf" shaped blade is u can really get in some deer carcuss to work around the rectum & diaphram... Good grippy g10 (and I've had this thing wet/bloody), tough.
Cons: That dang initial retention on the opening... other than that, its good to go.
For starters this is my new edc... I've been packing it for about 3 months now, doing every day tasks (no destruction/abuse tests)... I mainly use it to cut zipties @ work and cardboard boxes/tape etc.
I'm not a huge spydie fan, I think they are ugly to be frank... but this little paramilitary 2 is growing on me, I've gotten so used to it that when I pick up one of my benchmades or emersons I'm looking for the hole (lol no pun intended)... Anyway the only other spyderco knife I own is the endura 4 so I'll try to compare it to that... The main difference is the grip, its g10 instead of FRN which I liken to a polymer... I like the endura 4 but I got the saber grind model (before the offered the full flat grind). The paramilitary 2 has a full flat grind, and man is it sharp. Right out of the box it just blazed through the cardboard it came in... cutting cardboard is how I test most of my knives sharpness... it is a real world use that you will encounter, it dulls some steels fairly quickly so u can see where your knife stands on edge holding, etc. I know its not scientific but its worked for me. Anyway the knife takes up a lot of room if clipped onto your pocket due to the bigger hole (14mm I think)... so I normally just carry it in my pocket instead of clipped, its a bit shorter than the endura, so that helps... weight is amazing, I mean this thing feels like a feather... The endura comes in @ 3.6oz and the para comes in @ 3.7... anyway u can't even tell its there, this is my favorite part about the knife, as I'm used to packing benchmades like the mini rukus which is a heck of a knife but you know its there, same w/ emersons... I can't say enough good about the para2... and at +/- $100 you're gettin a hell of a deal. However mine did come w/ a "sticky" opening, and its still there, the initial push of your thumb to open the blade is quite resistant. This is not so on the endura, so I donno if its my particular knife or the model in general. I had peeled my thumbnail back a few days before while working, it was still on the mend, and then while opening the para 2 my nail peeled back even further from the skin, resulting in some bleeding... now I'm no macho man, nor a wuss, but I think its a pain in the arse to have a cut/wound underneath the fingernail, takes forever to heal... anyway after 3 months of use the "resistance" of initial opening is still there, I've loosened the retention screw, I've oiled it etc... nothing helps it is still there... take it or leave it, this is my only complaint. This knife is great, I've seen some vids where guys are smacking it against some wood on the spine to get lock failure, and they acheived it. I don't use my folders to hammer (lol I leave that to my fixed blades) but I've put this thru everyday use and on one deer camp trip and it was wonderful...
Pros: Lightweight, Sharp, Spydie hole, The way the "leaf" shaped blade is u can really get in some deer carcuss to work around the rectum & diaphram... Good grippy g10 (and I've had this thing wet/bloody), tough.
Cons: That dang initial retention on the opening... other than that, its good to go.
