I pretty much agree but my Covers are a little too stiff - I have to pinch the blade to open them. Of course, I might just have weak nails (where's my Knox gelatin?5.7831- I like it in the middle. Not too hard, not too easy but leaning more to the tad on the firm side.
I have owned a few that were very hard for me to open and one that I just could not open. As nice as the knives were, I just could not bring myself to keep them. They all moved on to those folks who inject steroids in their opening thumb.
Edit - My Covers are just about right.
