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Nothing to do with the washers, you can always adjust for those ... it's the detent that improved.
That being said, any decent size hinderer I've had (XM24, including some old ones), flips just fine, the weight of the blade helps.
The Teflon washers weren’t the problem
I don’t remember too many people claiming the Teflon washers were the cause of poor flipping.
People like phosphor bronze for a more solid feeling and longevity. The thin Teflon washers can be easy to damage during maintenance.
On disassembly I noted there is a bearing track in the Ti, both in the liner and the scale. I was not glad to see that.
With washers the action is absolutely as solid and well centered.
An a good Ti on Ti lock is safer than steel on Ti.
If enough people wanted scratch and sniff handle scales, you can bet your A$# he'd jump on it and probably require and sell a special tool $$$ to install them.
Slightly confused...
Did you mean "good Ti on steel lock" and "steel on steel"?