The lock and blade pivot feels a little rough, my Griptilian was like that when I first had it as well. I have no doubts that it will smooth out very quickly as I manipulate and play with the knife all day. It has a deep carry pocket clip which I really like, though the standard Benchmade clip would have been fine as well. The edge is what you would expect from a Benchmade knife out of the box. That means its very sharp. The g-10 scales are very grippy. I think they are medium-high traction. I think I will sand a bit underneath the pocket clip though.
Perfect blade centering, lock-up is perfect up and down with only a tiny bit of side to side wiggle. The knife fits well in my hand, for reference I don't have large hands, I wear medium sized mechanix gloves. Blade deployment is quick and smooth. The steel liners are heavily skeletonized, each liner has three big holes drilled in it for weight reduction. The liners are very thin as well.
I am excited to use this blade heavily over the summer in my hiking, camping and shooting adventures. I intend on bringing this folder with me to Uganda if I go in August.
