Light pull on GEC White Owl.....just mine or are there others?

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My Tidioute White Owl Ebony has what I consider a light pull when compared to my other (non white owl) GEC knives.
It's not too bad but I'm curious if it is inherent in the design or did I just get a light one.

How's the pull on yours?

Thanks.
 
Mine is a little lighter than some of my other GEC's but it's just about right for me. Maybe about a 4 out of 10 on the pull scale. I've had GEC's that had even lighter pulls. I had a 33 Conductor that was about a 3.
 
The 33s and White Owl I've had all had lighter pulls, which is nice on a smaller knife. That said, I'd prefer a harder pull paired with half stops, but I know I am in the minority in this. And it's hard to find half-stops on a lot of smaller knives nowadays anyway.
 
I'm with you, I like heavy, heavy pull, #68 & #62 both have light pull, my #54 moose has a nice heavy pull & same with my #47

Pete
 
Mine is about perfect. Medium pull but absolutely slams open at the end. I'm hard to please and was very surprised in a good way with this one. My backup bocote owl is a bit weak for my tastes.

IMvHO consistency in pulls is GECs weak spot.

Will
 
Sonnemann said:
The 33s and White Owl I've had all had lighter pulls, which is nice on a smaller knife. That said, I'd prefer a harder pull paired with half stops, but I know I am in the minority in this. And it's hard to find half-stops on a lot of smaller knives nowadays anyway.
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06 Pemberton has Half Stops.
 
Pull on my white owl is about a 3-4. It is on the lighter side of the GECs that I own, but I don't mind it. The lighter pull is nice on the smaller knife, a harder pull would make the secondary blade much more difficult to deploy imo
 
The pull on my white owl is also light, lightest of all my gecs. I would rate it a 2-3, the secondary blade is lighter than the main. Wish it were a little heavier, even for a small knife I feel it should be snappier.
 
My Northfield is about a 3 to 3.5-ish, while my Tidioute is about a 5. The Northfiueld still snaps open and closed on its own just fine, it's just quite a bit lighter than any other GEC I have.
 
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