I was at the BM factory store in Oregon City when they first dropped and was very interested in purchasing one.
The employee behind the counter generously opened multiple boxes for me to pick out one that was centered and that locked up solid…. We opened six boxes plus the table knife and not a one was centered or had a decent lock up.
I know that the Axis lock (from a long history of owning BM’s) doesn’t always provide a Medford vault like lock up, but it seemed to me that these were allowing for more movement than necessary…..Now, from having a Barrage Tanto assisted opener that I’ve heavily used (think chisel/prybar) at work for years that a knife doesn’t have to lock up solid to be completely reliable, but it’s most definitely a developed pet peeve of mine nowadays….
If I could come across one that had a decent lock up and was centered I’d probably spend what they wanted for one as I love my bailouts/bugouts, and would like a light, little bit bigger knife in pocket and hand.