GEC Blade Snap

[Aimus Moses]

Has anyone gotten a GEC made trapper that had soft blade snap? I have a new one that is soft on both blades, not like weak soft, just not what I've gotten use to seeing coming from GEC on their knives. I cleaned it out at the blade pivots and oiled it and that helped some, but it's still nothing close to the snap I'm used to on a GEC knife. It hasn't been used or carried so there's no chance that pocket garbage got into the blade pivots to gum them up. I think I remember reading that GEC was going to work on the strong snap on their knives because they had complaints about it being too strong. The knife I have was made in 2008 and I don't know if that is the year GEC began their work on weakening the snap a little on their knives to please the sissy customers who couldn't open them. The GECs that have strong snap will work their way down to a sweet spot after a little use and become easy to open without feeling weak. Any ideals or comments from anyone?

Aimus

[big monk]

Aimus___this was discussed before,and I think,that,GEC,said,in the Trapper (48 pattern) as well as most of the other ""smaller patterns"" ,that the blade spring thickness,was less,there by not, as strong. I think everyone got use to the,#23 Pioneer,and the #73 Scout,being nail-busters--so when,the smaller knives,came out,it had us all wonderin'____the #72 Lockback,almost,has none at all.______

[knifeswapper]

They never really started working on it I don't expect; I just got in the new 23's and they are tight suckers....