S30v tenacious? Come on Spyderco!!

baliflipper02 said:
thats probably what will happen with me. but i have one question about the PM2. have you ever dealt with a sticky lock in any of yours?
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Yes, my third, the all-black version, had a stiff action and a "catch" in the lock release. It happens sometimes.

I sent it in to Spyderco for a warranty adjustment, and it came back buttery smooth.

It's definitely one of my favorites.
 
blanex1 said:
there must be a reason why spyderco lovers start with the tenacious and end up with a para 2! for me,i soon got tired of cutting my index finger trying to reach a non choil with the tenacious ! as most if not all my other spyderco's have a choil,i'm i the habit of grabbing my knifes with a choil,adding one to the tenacious would be grate,and a little better steel like S35VN would be a improvement,i still love my tenacious when i have gloves on.:eek:
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I definitely prefer having the choil.

The evening before my first PM2 arrived, my thumb slipped and the Tenacious bit me in the choil-less area, as if to say, "Something to remember me by ..."
 
full flat grind said:
Yes, my third, the all-black version, had a stiff action and a "catch" in the lock release. It happens sometimes.

I sent it in to Spyderco for a warranty adjustment, and it came back buttery smooth.

It's definitely one of my favorites.
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is it common for the dlc coated pm2s to have sticky lock? bc i ordered the all black version.
 
If they did change the blade steel used, I think 440C, 154CM, or VG-10 would be sufficient.:cool:
 
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baliflipper02 said:
is it common for the dlc coated pm2s to have sticky lock? bc i ordered the all black version.
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I had a dlc paramilitary and never had a lock stick issue with it. I have a green KW pm2 that came with a sticky lock but it smoothed right out after a couple hundred opening/closings. Its now perfect.
 
Tenacious is in my top 5 favorite Spydercos list, would love to see it with a slightly better steel selection.
Love it as much as my much loved old fullsize original Manix. I love the Manix but i generally prefer knives without all that dead space, otherwise know as a choil. The Tenacious is much slighter but still kinda Manix-y but without all that wasted choil space. If a knife is going to be longer then i want extra edge length, never understood the appeal of choils, adds length but not utility. But hey whatever floats your boat!
 
As long as it's just a sprint run, and doesn't replace the current "value" model. That would be a okay to me, but Spyderco knows best.
 
singularity35 said:
I don't think "being sufficient" is the point here. 8Cr13Mov is sufficient. It's people expressing what they want.
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I'd be happy with one of those three blade steels, and would probably buy one if available. Those other steels would really shoot up the price, the Tenacious is a large blade.
 
Would love to see a Tenacious based flipper myself. Spyderco doesn't have any sub $100 flippers. Love the Southard but my max expenditures for folders is around $200, so unless i get really lucky on the used market i don't see a Southard in my future. A Tenacious styled and priced flipper would be awesome. Just dreaming out loud here,lol.
 
tholiver said:
Would love to see a Tenacious based flipper myself. Spyderco doesn't have any sub $100 flippers. Love the Southard but my max expenditures for folders is around $200, so unless i get really lucky on the used market i don't see a Southard in my future. A Tenacious styled and priced flipper would be awesome. Just dreaming out loud here,lol.
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I want to say I heard something recently about a new value line flipper in the works.
 
blanex1 said:
there must be a reason why spyderco lovers start with the tenacious and end up with a para 2! for me,i soon got tired of cutting my index finger trying to reach a non choil with the tenacious ! as most if not all my other spyderco's have a choil,i'm i the habit of grabbing my knifes with a choil,adding one to the tenacious would be grate,and a little better steel like S35VN would be a improvement,i still love my tenacious when i have gloves on.:eek:
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Exactly. Spyderco is like a crack dealer and the Tenacious is that first free/cheap taste.

I have a black-out PM2 (zero problems and moves like cream) and it WILL replace your Tenacious. Not because the Tenacious isn't great. The PM2 is just better. Better ergos, better lock, better steel, better blade, but the biggest difference may prove to be the choil. After 2 weeks with the PM2 (or any Spydies with the half choil), you may find yourself so used to the choil that you forget that the Tenacious doesn't have one. The choil is a great bit of extra protection.
 
Going to go backwards and get me a Tenacious. Hey JW I like your first line, its Sig line worthy. I like the Byrd Hawkbill too. My problem is since they are "value" knives I always end up gifting them to my friends and family.
 
Dry-cell said:
I'd be happy with one of those three blade steels, and would probably buy one if available. Those other steels would really shoot up the price, the Tenacious is a large blade.
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Nope, 52100 is an old steel that's quite cheap. Cheaper than the 3 you mentioned.
 
tholiver said:
Would love to see a Tenacious based flipper myself. Spyderco doesn't have any sub $100 flippers. Love the Southard but my max expenditures for folders is around $200, so unless i get really lucky on the used market i don't see a Southard in my future. A Tenacious styled and priced flipper would be awesome. Just dreaming out loud here,lol.
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Definitely. The Southard does look like an awesome blade, but like you said it is quite expensive. So a flipper value line would sound quite nice.
 
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So, i got my PM2 in the mail today. And all i can say is WOW. Its so, so smooth and it flicks open like non other. The lockup is perfect and the Compression lock is definetly one of a kind (in a good way) I haven't stopped playing with it since I got it! Now I recognize what all the hype is about. I threw a pretty nice lanyard on there with my DPX gear bead. And I think thats about perfect for my taste. I also have very little issues with lock sticking (it is the black/black version), the only times I have very little lock stick is when I flick it open super hard, but that really doesn't bother me. Gosh I just cant stop playing with it! :love-struck::jerkit:
 
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