How strong is Arc-Lock compared to Axis Lock?

[Sean Hawkins]

Hmmm....There seems to be a lot of guys agreeing that Axis-Lock by BM is one of the strongest production lock.

What about SOG's Arc-Lock? It's similar but no one seems to be talking about it. Any experience if it failing?

I've been using the Pentagon Elite 2 for a while. The lock-up is pretty good and strong but am afraid to attack it like my Buck/Strider for fear of losing fingers.

What do you guys think?

Sean

 

[Cliff Stamp]

In terms of raw strength, most of the quality locks are very strong. The arc-lock however isn't very stable under dynamic loads from what I have seen. I had one break and then come flying apart under light to moderate impacts (baton). The axis lock has seen much higher impacts by others with no problems (Steve Harvey's work for example).

-Cliff