New SnG, Sticky Lock

I own many Striders and I ve had a couple sticky at first but it goes away by just constantly opening it and closing it! Now they are smooth as silk!!
 
Graphite and flick the hell out of it! It'll take a little bit, but eventually the lock bar will settle in.
 
Pencil lead always helped with my sticky locks, for the most part. For some reason, no matter how many times I play with my Emerson or how much lead I put on, it's always been incredibly sticky.
 
My friend has this exact same problem with his brand new SnG that he bought from the same store as the op. It's his first nicer knife and he called and asked them to look over the knife and make sure everything was ok. He's not too happy about having to pay shipping to get it fixed the way it should be from the factory. Other than the lock he loves the knife.
 
Send it in.
I'll never own one, but I assume they can make it the way it should be. Thats to much money to spend on a knife thats not perfect.

The only framelock's I still own are Sebenza's. I had one get a little sticky after 10 years. They had it back in about a month and it was like new, with zero stick.
 
Mine was "sticking" at first, but with a little Tuf-glide and flicking, it loosened right up. Now it's beautiful, best action of all my knives. The lock bar had only a point contact at first, now it is well seated in with about 30% engagement.
 
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'm going to give it another week or so with graphite and lots of flipping and if it doesn't get smoother I'll send it in. I contacted Josh from Strider and he said to send it on if I wanted. I've dealt with Strider customer service before and they been great so I'm not worried. I am a little surprised after reading one of the previous comments that they don't carbidize the lockface. I wonder if/when I send it in I oculd request that?
 
jstn said:
Picked up a brand new SnG today with the new lockup and CPM 154. I love this knife and intend on keeping it, but I have 3 days to return it if I need to. The lock on this one is really sticky and quite hard to disengage. I haven't really dealt with any sticky locks before, but I know the sharpie and graphite tricks, but I'm really just concerned long term. Is this a problem that will gradually go away as the knife breaks in or could it be here to stay? thanks
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I'm still of the persuasion that a sticky lock is more secure than a smooth one, or at least it means the angle on the tang is closer to being secure than disengaging. I haven't specifically done a "smooth vs sticky locks" test, but it seems logical enough.
 
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