Seriously, I need your help finding love in my heart for the Military

Chuck,

Can you share more detail what are the aspects that you find the Military works better than the Endura, that you ended up going for the Military more?
 
Chris "Anagarika";12534800 said:
Chuck,

Can you share more detail what are the aspects that you find the Military works better than the Endura, that you ended up going for the Military more?
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I'm not Chuck, but I'll chime in with a couple of things I prefer in the Military over the Endura. One is the profile of the handle and the forward choil that allows you to chock up on the blade if you want/need to. I also prefer liner/framelocks over backlocks for doing dirty work. The open back, flow through handle is easier to clean and less likely to get gunked up than on a back-lock knife. Then the millie's G10 scales and S30V just seal the deal over the FRN/VG-10 Endura. But these are just my personal preferences and others may have different tastes.
 
My first Spyderco was a Tenacious. Very soon after, I bought a PM2. I really liked the Tenacious, but decided to fork over the extra money for the PM2, almost completely based on it's "looks." I just thought it was more aesthetically designed. But, when I handled it for a few days, I was blown away at the level of quality over the Tenacious. I have carried and used the PM2 daily for about a year and a half. The ergos are amazing, the lock up is as solid as a rock, and it's easy to disassemble for cleaning. I couldn't ask for much more in an edc folding knife. That being said, I recently picked up a new Military. After handling it for a few days, I'm blown away again. I'm amazed at how such a big knife can feel so good in hand and seem much smaller than it actually is. I love them both and have been carrying the Military every day since I bought it. I'm sure I'll be rotating the two of them soon. Part of me wishes the Military had the compression lock for two reasons. One, I'm just used to it from the PM2. Two, the finger groove is a little rough because of the jimping on the liner lock. The lock isn't really a problem at all. That's just a small preference/observation.

I have always wanted to pick up a delica or endura for a long time, but have never put my hands on either one until last weekend at a local gun and knife show. I was much less than impressed with an endura that I handled. Maybe I felt that way because I've been carrying a higher end knife... I'm not exactly sure. My immediate impression was that it was a cheap knife. It has a less solid feeling lock up, and the VG-10 steel just looks strange to me. I can't really give you the best answer on these knives because I've never carried/used one before. All I can say is that my first impression wasn't that good.

I don't think you'll regret purchasing a Paramilitary 2 or a Military. Saying this is like beating a dead horse... but when you carry/use one of them, you'll understand.
 
Chris "Anagarika";12534800 said:
Chuck,

Can you share more detail what are the aspects that you find the Military works better than the Endura, that you ended up going for the Military more?
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The grip was more solid for me. When we cut and shaped bamboo slats for repairing the floor of my nipa hut, the choked up grip possible with the choil gave me more control. I had to cut dirty sack of fertilizer, dirty wood, and generally materials that had soil on them. The S30V on the military was more up to the task than VG-10. I also liked the fine tip(which I hated much at first) for fine work when cutting out diseased and rottin wood in the mangoes I had. I also usually had dirty hands when working and the bigger hole made opening more reliable. The open construction also made it much easier to clean than the lockback construction of the endura which I had to take apart a few times to clean when I used it to probe for rot in my trees(which could be in the roots). The military just needed to be rinsed out in a bucket of water to get the soil out.
 
singularity35 said:
The grip was more solid for me. When we cut and shaped bamboo slats for repairing the floor of my nipa hut, the choked up grip possible with the choil gave me more control. I had to cut dirty sack of fertilizer, dirty wood, and generally materials that had soil on them. The S30V on the military was more up to the task than VG-10. I also liked the fine tip(which I hated much at first) for fine work when cutting out diseased and rottin wood in the mangoes I had. I also usually had dirty hands when working and the bigger hole made opening more reliable. The open construction also made it much easier to clean than the lockback construction of the endura which I had to take apart a few times to clean when I used it to probe for rot in my trees(which could be in the roots). The military just needed to be rinsed out in a bucket of water to get the soil out.
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How'd you dry it after? Any rust?
 
I have carried the same G-10 Military for the last 10 years... the liner lock has not traveled a bit... the G-10 still looks like new...

the blade still looks new, just a few touch-ups with the sharpener over the years...

now, I must say that my pharmacy is not the outback... but I have yet to find the packaging, cardboard, ties, etc. that can stand up to my millie!

when it first came out, in 1996... (or so) it was superior to any other knife I had ever carried... it bumped the Goddard and the Endura out of my pocket and has stayed there over the years...

I love the 'click' of the liner... the control I have opening and closing the blade... I love the large blade... the large handle... (I have big hands) and it just carries so well...

I hope that Sal never changes the Military (I have over 50 millies and most variations) because of the iconic status (and I probably couldn't afford another fifty Military-II knives)
 
Pharmagator said:
I have carried the same G-10 Military for the last 10 years... the liner lock has not traveled a bit... the G-10 still looks like new...

the blade still looks new, just a few touch-ups with the sharpener over the years...

now, I must say that my pharmacy is not the outback... but I have yet to find the packaging, cardboard, ties, etc. that can stand up to my millie!

when it first came out, in 1996... (or so) it was superior to any other knife I had ever carried... it bumped the Goddard and the Endura out of my pocket and has stayed there over the years...

I love the 'click' of the liner... the control I have opening and closing the blade... I love the large blade... the large handle... (I have big hands) and it just carries so well...

I hope that Sal never changes the Military (I have over 50 millies and most variations) because of the iconic status (and I probably couldn't afford another fifty Military-II knives)
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Wow! :D
 
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