Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:20 pm by The WHY Factor
Odly enough it feels about the same as my 51 weight wise, but that's not exactly a heavy knife either. If you've been flipping 42s or kimuras, then yes, it's featherweight, but for me it feels pretty natural.
Now the flipping itself is kind of weird. The handles are short, and don't give you much room. The shape of the handles is a give and take. They form two distinct "choils", for lack of a better word. They tend to help the blade grab onto your fingers during rollovers and chaplains, but they get annoying sometimes. The spydie holes on the end have a good chunk of the weight in them, and that helps with momentum, but again, they get in the way when you least expect it. The pivots are smooth as hell, and the tang pins are solid. The pocket clip is annoying when you're flipping, because the handles are already so awkward, so I usually keep it off. I never put it in my pocket anyway because of the sheath. The latch is spring loaded and stays nicely out of the way.
Anyway, tl;dr: It's a good little starter flipper and an excellent utility blade, but it's jarring and takes awhile to get used to if you're used to traditional balis.