Since you have both, are the blades interchangeable? Will the handle accept either without tolerance issues? I am getting both but in different colors so I can have blue on blue. Thank you.
Just got lucky and ordered a blue reverse Tanto. I also ordered a blue reverse Tanto Runt 5 as a fifth pocket matching backup. Gonna look nice together I hope.
It's nice to see there were problems with Protech Malibus 2 years ago as well. Quality control really needs to step up their game, especially for an American company. I just bought the 2023 Malibu (very 1st and only Malibu owned, btw) with the bronze dragonscale handles and mirrored polished compound ground wharncliffe blade. Blade centering and all that was spot on, had no blade play or pivot lash and the blade looked amazing with the high polish and satin flats, but it had a major issue, and that was lock stick. Decided to take it apart and found there was some type of translucent black stuff hardened around the entire button. Maybe C.A. glue for button inlay, Idk. Once put back together, though, the button no longer had that major lock stick anymore. The edge on it was terrible as well. You would think quality control would've caught that issue, especially on a knife that costs almost 4 times the price of a basic Malibu model. I planned on using this and have so I've put my own edge on it, and now I can shave with it.
Since you have both, are the blades interchangeable? Will the handle accept either without tolerance issues? I am getting both but in different colors so I can have blue on blue. Thank you.
@@accutrigger Sorry, I gave away the reverse tanto, so I never had the chance to try this
Loosen the pivot on the warncliff to the same looseness as the tanto and see if it opens faster.
It tightend up real easy 👍
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Always love your content keep it up.
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Nice review, just wondering which shape is better for stabbing?
Just got lucky and ordered a blue reverse Tanto. I also ordered a blue reverse Tanto Runt 5 as a fifth pocket matching backup. Gonna look nice together I hope.
Yes I saw a blue available and was tempted... But I don't know if I need three Malibus
Btw smkw > blade hq
Did your GPknives Malibu come with an additional clip?
No, I don't believe so.
So benchmade missed qc and now pro tech did too huh !?! Which is better ? I want your opinion. Please!!
I own both Malibu and 940 smkw exclusive 940 carbon m399
M390*
The reverse tanto Malibu is my preferred. The pivot did tighten up just fine though!
Yeah I think I’ll have to track down a reverse tanto too
Did you end up selling the wharncliff one ?
I gave away the tanto, kept the whancliffe
It's nice to see there were problems with Protech Malibus 2 years ago as well. Quality control really needs to step up their game, especially for an American company. I just bought the 2023 Malibu (very 1st and only Malibu owned, btw) with the bronze dragonscale handles and mirrored polished compound ground wharncliffe blade. Blade centering and all that was spot on, had no blade play or pivot lash and the blade looked amazing with the high polish and satin flats, but it had a major issue, and that was lock stick. Decided to take it apart and found there was some type of translucent black stuff hardened around the entire button. Maybe C.A. glue for button inlay, Idk. Once put back together, though, the button no longer had that major lock stick anymore. The edge on it was terrible as well. You would think quality control would've caught that issue, especially on a knife that costs almost 4 times the price of a basic Malibu model. I planned on using this and have so I've put my own edge on it, and now I can shave with it.