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the laws that got the assisted opening created......I own a BM Barrage and lost a Mini Barrage. To me at least, the AO Barrage is at least the equal of every front opener Auto I've ever seen. The total difference is push a button vs push a stud on the blade. Am I missing anything?
I feel that way about both assisted and automatics. Don’t really see how they perform any better than any other knife that can be flicked open with a thumb stud, flipper etc. if the blade actually opens quicker with a spring, it’s milliseconds and insignificant. And I hate closing spring loaded knives. Not to mention complicating disassembly and maintenance with more small parts.I own a BM Barrage and lost a Mini Barrage. To me at least, the AO Barrage is at least the equal of every front opener Auto I've ever seen. The total difference is push a button vs push a stud on the blade. Am I missing anything?
Strokes for folks. To me at least, just nudging a thumb stud with a resulting solid fast open is a lot more than a cool factor. Closing an Axis lock is second nature one hand deal for me.I feel that way about both assisted and automatics. Don’t really see how they perform any better than any other knife that can be flicked open with a thumb stud, flipper etc. if the blade actually opens quicker with a spring, it’s milliseconds and insignificant. And I hate closing spring loaded knives. Not to mention complicating disassembly and maintenance with more small parts.
Imo they’re primarily for the cool factor, all good if that’s what you’re in too. And if quick deployment is important than nothing beats an Emerson.
I actually had a barrage. It was my first nice knife. I never could close it well with one hand. Had trouble overcoming loading the spring. Probably cause of my short fat fingers. I used to close it on my leg.Strokes for folks. To me at least, just nudging a thumb stud with a resulting solid fast open is a lot more than a cool factor. Closing an Axis lock is second nature one hand deal for me.
I find autos and AOs to operate very differently. Autos, in my experience, require a much more deliberate action to trigger than the majority of assisted openers. I also find the spring strength is significantly higher in most well made autos than in AOs. The Benchmade autos I've had fire MUCH harder than their AOs.
Overall, I like dedicated autos (particularly D/A OTFs) much better than assisted opening folders, which feel much more like a compromise to me. I don't think there's an enormous amount of practical advantage to either over conventional folders, but I enjoy the deliberate, snappy feel of an auto much more.
AO has nowhere near the utility of a D/A auto.I actually had a barrage. It was my first nice knife. I never could close it well with one hand. Had trouble overcoming loading the spring. Probably cause of my short fat fingers. I used to close it on my leg.
That's one practical advantage I will acknowledge. D/A OTFs with decent action can be easily and quickly retracted without putting your fingers in the path of the blade or doing much manipulation at all. That can definitely be a distinct advantage over AO or conventional folders in some, specific situations.AO has nowhere near the utility of a D/A auto.
These comments hit my points; strength of the spring for opening and the ease of closing. To me a true D/A auto is far superior than an AO. I actually don’t like having to close an AO. It either becomes a “two-handed” knife or you have to close the knife against yourself or nearby object.
That is not ideal.
I’ve been in situations where I couldn’t safely/easily close an AO and had to simply, gently, drop the knife.
I have cut/almost cut myself on assisted openers more times than I can count.
That's one practical advantage I will acknowledge. D/A OTFs with decent action can be easily and quickly retracted without putting your fingers in the path of the blade or doing much manipulation at all. That can definitely be a distinct advantage over AO or conventional folders in some, specific situations.