New PM2 has arrived and it's extraordinary!

[SpeedHoles]

if you like the black pocket clips! you could try this or the cassy lynch deep carry pocket-clips!as i think he now offers them in the black powder coating,,i got mine off e-bay though.[URL=http://s1157.photobucket.com/user/blanex1/media/BGBB7179.jpg.html][/URL]

Is that a Lynch clip? It looks very thick in your photo!

 

[Evany]

I have one of Casey's short clips on my Para 2. It's a major upgrade over the stock clip. Looks better and make the knife more discrete. Feels stronger and stiffer. Causes less wear on the pocket. Don't know why, must be the design of course, but Caasey's clips seem to snag on stuff less and get less scratches. Highly recommended.

 

[FriarPhenn]

So what kicked the PM2 out of the rotation, BMC? Something else come along, or did the PM2 just not end up clicking?

 

[Fred Sanford]

I've done this to 2 clips now, both on a Para2, and haven't lost any springiness in them at all. They feel just the same as my other 2 Para2's with black clips. I think it comes down to how much heat you apply, it didn't take that much to discolor them. I considered quenching, but didn't first time I tried it and was quite happy with the result.

You're probably right. I heated the clip until it was red hot.

Hopefully this is the case as mentioned above.
But I would recommend avoiding the old black coated clips. They wear and chip very easily in short time.
I personally prefer a brushed silver Spydie clip.
The Taichung shiny black clips are by far superior woth regards to wear resistance.
I am happy to hear they may have changed the coating for new matte black ones as well. Maybe a Cerakote? I remember Sal mentioning they were testing various Cerakotes, but not sure if that was related to clips or not...?


Here's a black Taichung clip from a Chokwe that I put onto one of my PM2's.

The screw pattern is not the same on those. Did you have to egg out one of the holes or what? I've tried clips from the Bradley folder and they are just too much off to not work.

Why do the PM2's come tip-down out of the box? Is it something to do with the compression lock?

If I had to guess, I would bet it is just because the original Paramilitary (not the Para 2) came tip down only.

 

[sharpdentist]

Thanks! It's probably inevitable that if you love sharp objects this much, everyone ends up here

Spyderco's clip orientations seem a bit arbitrary to me. I have a Delica, Dragonfly, Native, and Stretch that came tip-up out of the box. My Tenacious came tip-down but it's Chinese made. Most of the Golden models I have looked at seem to come tip-up, except for the PM2s. I know that most enthusiasts prefer tip-up, and the PM2 seems to be most loved by enthusiasts, so ... does not compute lol.

Kershaw is even more random with how they configure their clips.

There is an advantage in tip up carry for the forces applied by the fingers. As you can see on the pictures there is blenching of the skin under the nails because of the pressure applied. In the tip up carry the clip serves as an anchor for the fingers to pull on, deploying the blade is easier.

 

[Davidfs]

Which deep carry clip is that? I like that it is still shaped like the spyderco ones, seems most take a different bend

 

[SpeedHoles]

The screw pattern is not the same on those. Did you have to egg out one of the holes or what? I've tried clips from the Bradley folder and they are just too much off to not work.

I barely enlarged them, didn't take much but 1 size up in a drill bit. No egging.

There is an advantage in tip up carry for the forces applied by the fingers. As you can see on the pictures there is blenching of the skin under the nails because of the pressure applied. In the tip up carry the clip serves as an anchor for the fingers to pull on, deploying the blade is easier.

I find that even more true for closing a Manix 2 one-handed.
Clip position on a PM2 is less essential for operation in my experience.

 

[BMCGear]

So what kicked the PM2 out of the rotation, BMC? Something else come along, or did the PM2 just not end up clicking?

Greener pastures.