Spyderco PM2 w/S45VN Knife Review
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- Spyderco PM2 w/S45VN Knife Review
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The pm2 is a very cool platform. Spyderco does a great job with the blade steel varients and scale combos. Plus the aftermarket is full of mod options. Great review 👍
The great job with blade steel one is debatable, they seem to favour VERY brittle steels most of all which chip like no tomorrow under real hard use and aren't tough at all. I guess they're catering to all those people who just want to cut thousands of boxes without sharpening and nothing else but for people like me who beat on their knives hard and daily a lot of the steels they use are simply no good at all, they cost far more and chip and even snap far too easily compared to other steels. I wish they wouldn't focus on the edge retention as much and give us some tougher blades, I don't care about having to sharpen them more often, a sharp blade is useless if you take chunks out of the edge or snap it in half lol
I finally got me a pm 2 with this steel but with the southpaw lock, loving it!
Niiiice
Yea from me! I only have 1 s45vn, but it gets some mileage. It’s acid washed and been sharpened a couple times. You could probably switch it with S35Vn and I’d never know. I’d love to see what mods you and Alex come up with.
I've never had s45 but I can tell night and day between s30 and s35..
I keep seeing all these videos with the PM2. So curiosity finally got the best of me and I just ordered a PM2 with blue g10 and in S110V. Really hope its as food as it seems to be. Let's see if it gets as much pocket time and my Medford or AD10&15. Loving the videos and keep up the great work. Between you,MC and Neeves I always have good content to watch.
Wow thanks for putting me in the same category as those guys. I’m honored.
I like it a lot, one of my favorite knives. Wasn't too sure about it at first, but once I started using it it quickly became a favorite
@@chimchu3232 Yeah I have been liking it too. But just pulled it out because my ZT 0562Ti was just delivered. So this will get some pocket time now. Was looking at the PM2 in Cruwear and thinking about maybe ordering that next.
I got this version of the Para 3 (black g10 w/ stonewashed S45VN blade) and love it. Just grabbed a PM2 w/ digi camo g10 scales w/ black coated S45VN blade and I like it, but the kick on the blade hits the tip of my index finger when I close the blade (kind of like the Shaman supposedly does) and that bugs the shit out of me!
Ugh. Always something right 🤦🏻♂️
I’ve always loved the compression lock.. I know it’s not for everyone.. have him hit me up with any questions he has. Very cool 😎 always had a soft spot for pm2s
Oh I know I’m like the only one that doesn’t love the compression lock 🤷🏼♂️
@@DirkWerning I have noticed it is different on some models like the para3 to em feels better than the pm2 as the pm2 has a bit of blade that sort of hits ya in the finger while you're holding down the compression lock- lockbar... From all the comp-locks I own the pm2 if the only one that does this
@@kevinAuman1 ahhh good to know.
My only problem is with mine at least is lock sticks pretty damn tight and after a while of fidgeting it can start to make your finger sore lol and in terms of strength and trust it won't fail I'd take a back lock any day of the week for a hard user
Just got my first spyderco today, PM2 with digicamo and S45VN with a black coating, the action is still pretty stiff but I hope it loosens up so I can flick it!
Congrats.
I can’t bear down on the knife (which is what I see the pm2 as a tool for - work use) without the lock wiggling and I have to remind myself to back off of it, or choke up enough to have my hand almost above the cutting edge while using the front finger choil. I can’t use a classic hammer grip with it. But I have an affinity for them.
That makes sense.
get the heck out of here. i just watched this video. thought to myself. this guy has a nice way of speaking. then went to notice who's channel. and there we have it!! haha awesome work brother
Lolol
I only have one knife in s45vn and I haven't used it enough to form an opinion of the steel yet
Please keep me posted.
Im stuck on spyderco's spy27 at 62hrc it gets classified with s35vn but it's definitely better in my experience, tougher and sharpens up much easier. I mean why s45vn when we have so many better options as regular production steels i.e. Cruwear, k390, s90v.. Im good with those three and never had a problemwith rust and i live near a humid coastal area.
@@jimmycricket7946 awesome. I agree stick with what works.
Slight correction to your statement about compression locks vs. liner locks.
A liner lock wedges a piece of steel between the blade tang and lock point.
A compression lock wedges a piece of steel between the rear tang and a stop pin. The compression lock is more like a bearing or axis lock than a traditional liner lock. Compression locks are stronger than liner locks.
Yes there are some differences between the two types of locks. I was more getting to the point that it was similar for anyone unfamiliar with them. Thanks for clarifying.
Maybe I leave that one there and fund the modding project and you can make a video out of it. We can talk details off TH-cam
I'm biased so take this with a grain of salt, but personally I've never experienced any issues with the compression lock, no matter which way I handle/deploy the knife. Never had it fail, never accidently bumped it or anything, and this is my hard use work knife. Might be one of those knives you try out first before you buy it to see if it fits your hand well. Anyway great video, just wanted to add my 2 cents
That’s a great point. I’ve never had a compression lock fail so it’s super strong. I just don’t like the feel when it locks on my finger is all. Total personal nit pick I know lol
@@DirkWerning totally fair. Everybody is different and has different experiences 👍
Just got my first Spyderco....A pm2 in brown micarta scales and cpm cruwear. I really think it is a great knife 🔪!...Excellent quality blade with a great factory edge. I see in your video you like to tumb flick it open yet my is brand new so its still a little tight and find it much easier to either use my pointer or middle finger to flick it open!...And then you would not feel the compression lock move to the right against your hand! ...The best thing about it is just how solid the lock up feels!...There is absolutely NO blade play at all rock solid 👌!
I have got a lot of Benchmade knives , a few Protech's , Zt, and Microtech....This pm2 was my first Spyderco and it won't be my last!...I always thought Spyderco knives looked so ugly 😢!...Yet now I see why they are so liked by many!....And the very unique why they look to me I NO longer find to be ugly!...The quality of there blades and the factory edge is second to known!...And the compression lock is Rock Soild!...I know look at this knife and see it's true beauty 😀!...Kind of looks like a bird with an eye and beak...lol
Haha welcome to the club man.
Yes I get that by spydie flicking, middle finger flicking, etc I might not feel the compression lock. I also know I’m like one of the ONLY people that doesn’t like that opening method lol. 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
There are so many options in the Spyderco line up you can always find a non ugly one to pick up.
Enjoy.
how’s your pm2 been corrosion wise with cruwear? i wanna carry mine more but i worry abt rust
Now that I've sharpened a couple of chips out of the edge of my S110V PM2, I want a tougher though still stainless steel on the same platform for some applications. Looks like I might end up picking up a stock PM2 now that they've switched to S45VN.
I do suppose Spyderco will do a sprint or dealer exclusive PM2 in MagnaCut at some point though. 🤔
Oh I’m sure they will.
I gave up on stainless the cruwear is my favourite so far spyderco uses way too many brittle steels all anyone cares about is edge retention these days for some reason and toughness doesn't even seem to be something they value which for me is odd as I'll take a tough as nails blade I need to sharpen a little more often than one that chips and snaps if you so much as look at it wrong any day of the week.
@MDM I am slowly coming around to this. For me it depends on the use case for the blade. I definitely see the case for non stainless on fixed blades and more rugged use oriented folders
I preordered a PM2 in Magnacut the day the “reveal” dropped on BladeHQ. Supposedly it’s being released before New Years.
this comment might be 10 months late but I don’t know about USA only because I just got mine delivered to my house in Toronto Canada today and I got this exact knife but left handed with s45vn blade. Super happy wasn’t expecting that lol
That’s awesome.
Oh and comments are never too late 😉
how much did you pay?
$230.00 CDN + tax
I'll take S45 over M390 any day of the week! Absolutely LOVE S45!
I find the s45 takes and hold a better edge in my opinion and I have chipped it more but still like it more. The compression lock doesn’t bother me on the pm2 but I think it is horrible choice on the shaman it hurts my hand on it’s bad design for a hard use it digs in to my hand. Pm2 my favorite for edc.
I love S45VN. I love it even more now that I know it’s a USA only steel
Well at the time of filming, who knows what will happen with it.
Hopefully it’ll be kept out of chinese hands. China does such a horrible job with heat treats and stuff. Every knife that I’ve ever had issues with has been chinese (including WE and Reate)
@@dualsportedc well I’ve had different experiences but I get your point.
@@dualsportedc that's just utter nonsense. There's loads of Chinese manufacturers who can heat treat a blade as good as ANY maker. Being patriotic is fine but give credit where it's due. China makes some of the best quality and highly regarded stuff in the world. You probably have an iPhone in your pocket right now (I think they're shit personally but most people consider them the best, made in china.. and that's just one of many examples) lol
I'm all for USA made knives.. but picked up a COVIVI Cogent and damn it's good.. Still, love my PM2 S45VN and Delica 4 !
Whoah that TJ fisher custom is sexxxxy
Riiiiight
Best knife i have ever owned! not the prettiest but shes a badass
That’s great to hear.
Unpopular opinion? All Spyderco’s should be Shaman’s or Manix 2’s in Magnacut. That is all! 🤣🤣
100% agreed on the magnacut! Manix and Shaman are awesome designs, too.
Magnacut is so overrated
@@johnnysilverhand1733 Because it just doesn’t offer that much over a steel like S45VN. It’s slightly tougher and slightly more corrosion resistant but the S45VN and S30V are going to hold their edge longer. I guess magnacut makes more sense in a fixed blade where you would need the extra toughness but honestly I’d rather sacrifice the stainless and go with something ultra tough like cruwear in a fixed blade.
If we are being 100 percent honest majority of users will never need the extra stainless and toughness properties traded for the loss in edge retention. I think Spyderco is on the money offering magnacut as a “salt” steel because in reality that’s its most practical application but only in the presence of salt water. Magnacut is just a little bit more well rounded as a steel.. It’s just that we have so many great steels that incremental improvements are now seen as ground breaking and everyone runs out to spend hundreds of dollars on a steel that is honestly, well.. Overrated imo.
@@nickallen8333for real
Buy a gun. Fiddle with that. I bought one a paramilitary 2 it's fine. But a gun always wins
What if your gun jams?
You have no idea what you're talking about...the Compression lock is just a liner lock on the top!"... what bollocks.
Yes the compression lock is similar to a liner lock but it is different and the compression lock is arguably stronger as it does work differently.
You sound like Biden.