That is what I do, I clear trails, bushes, roots, etc. I needed a knife that has a higher chance of not disengaging the lock on me and still do heavy work. And no, I don't pry with my knife unless critically need to. But I still want the knife to stay locked long enough for the job to get done. I've been around knives since I was 3 or so years old. I still have my first knife that my father gave me. I have scars from childhood to show that I learned my lessons from it early on. So I am very aware of the strength and weakness of my tools overall.
But the disengaging of the 0200 and 0300 under so light a pressure (and having the 300 close on me fully while wearing heavy duty leather gloves) unnerved me so I got rid of it. That is for MY safety, my opinion of what I think is safety for my own hands. The fact that others experienced the same reassured me that I'm not alone, that my experience was not a one time fluke, regardless on how many other folks experienced it.
That was my point. I'm well aware of the risks. I'm trained in Wilderness First Responder so I know and seen injuries. By removing the 0300 and 0200 out of my EDC trail rotation, I reduced the risks of getting cut or fingers amputated under worst case scenarios.
By speaking out, I am only verifying that those videos and other folks opinions/experiences had some merits. That is all.
