So I finally got around to buying myself one of them there auto knives that Americans who live in America* can have. This one:
https://www.smkw.com/sog-tac-au-black-tanto-autoSo the knife itself is nice - good craftsmanship, good design for a lefty, lightweight. It has all the features I like in a knife. The auto-mechanism though, is, meh. I guess the mechanism on this knife, from the reviews is a good one. I was just a bit underwhelmed when I started using the auto opener.
Honestly, I can open my assisted ZT 350 folder about as fast as this one. Part of that could be the mechanism needing to break in. It's pretty...no, really stiff right now. It only showed up an hour ago, so maybe a couple hundred rounds of opening it will slick up the mechanism a bit.
I'm glad I got it to add to my collection and just to be able to say I have another thing I'm allowed to have here in America that I couldn't own before, but again... so far, meh.
*Yes, I could have bought an auto knife back in CA, but I wasn't going to pay $150 for a one inch blade.