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I've been living it for a month or so now and it hasn't been half bad. Unfortunately, my mini mojo's AO broke tonight. Was just holding it and heard a pop, and sure enough, it's a manual now. Weirdly, the lock/safety device that keeps it from opening broke too, though I can't imagine how they're connected.
Without the AO, the action was really stiff in places, and wasn't flickable, but after about 20 tries, it became flickable (if only for the flipper). There are still rough spots in the action where something must be going on inside still.
The stud lock, I'm happy to report, is much better on a manual. It does allow for flicking closed like an axis lock or compression lock.
Still, I'm a bit dissapointed it died so soon (I do flick a lot, so the month long part is probably a bit deceptive...I probably flicked it 500 times). Though the plus side is obvious: had this failed me in a real world situation, the knife would still be perfectly useable. And it isn't bad without the AO either.
I'll probably wait for my Bump's AO to die, which, if the mojo is a decent example (I have no idea), won't be long, and then send them in to get new AOs. In the mean time, the mini mojo will enjoy life as a manual.
With the exception of the Sandvik/G10 Bump coming soon, these will probably be my last AOs for a long while. It's nice to have some in my collection, but once the niche was filled, I was pretty satisfied. Not bad at all, but also, not really for me either.
Without the AO, the action was really stiff in places, and wasn't flickable, but after about 20 tries, it became flickable (if only for the flipper). There are still rough spots in the action where something must be going on inside still.
The stud lock, I'm happy to report, is much better on a manual. It does allow for flicking closed like an axis lock or compression lock.
Still, I'm a bit dissapointed it died so soon (I do flick a lot, so the month long part is probably a bit deceptive...I probably flicked it 500 times). Though the plus side is obvious: had this failed me in a real world situation, the knife would still be perfectly useable. And it isn't bad without the AO either.
I'll probably wait for my Bump's AO to die, which, if the mojo is a decent example (I have no idea), won't be long, and then send them in to get new AOs. In the mean time, the mini mojo will enjoy life as a manual.
With the exception of the Sandvik/G10 Bump coming soon, these will probably be my last AOs for a long while. It's nice to have some in my collection, but once the niche was filled, I was pretty satisfied. Not bad at all, but also, not really for me either.
