No question for me. My Medford 187f. Smoother than any ball bearing flipper I have run across. The flipper is BIG, not some nub found on many other knives.
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Manual Flipper with Best Action?
- Thread starter Detroit1980
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Shiro > Thorburn > Koenig >>>>>>>>> anything else I've tried except custom
I love my Kizer Mini Sheepdog
sharp_edge
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"Best action" in what sense? Fastest, smoothest, flipping reliably, flipping hard like a rocket, flipping with the least force needed? These are different action measures and some of them actually contradict with each other.
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My vote goes to the ZT452CF.
The length of the blade gives it a TON of momentum on those ball bearings. It doesn’t take much to open that knife.
The length of the blade gives it a TON of momentum on those ball bearings. It doesn’t take much to open that knife.
YEP! I have a Smock which is basically set from the factory. While I commented above about the Advocate and its balance, the Smock is such a brilliant mechanism in comparison; it drops shut and fires smoother than the Advocate. I have a Bareknuckle, too, which seems to be ok and flips hard and fast, but the two Spyderco I mention here are still a far 'better action'.