How do you like the Manix 2?

Excellent knife, I've edc'd it for a few years. Some say it's a bit big for edc but I find it just about right in terms of function as long as you don't have small hands. The size might be a bit intimidating for some people, which is why I switched to a small fixed blade for edc sometimes (esee candiru). Gets me much fewer odd looks.

Knife is a bit heavy due to the solid liners, which you can machine out if you want relatively easily. Locking mechanism is very solid and smooth, feels much better than benchmade's axis locks. While it does have a tendency to get gunked up with dust and pocket lint, I have never had that affect function. S30v holds an edge for a very long time, but is a bit difficult to get completely razor-sharp. I really wish the blade was full flat ground instead of hollow ground, though. The new generation Manix 2 is full flat ground and honestly it looks too appealing to pass up.

I carry the Benchmade 940 and keep wanting to switch up with a Spyderco, but the 940 is almost near perfection for an EDC knife.
I honestly haven't tried the Manix 2, but if it is smoother than the Axis lock, I gotta try it.
And yes, S30V is a pain in the ass to sharpen

Benchmade's knives are great but I'm personally not a fan of thumb studs. If you've got big fingers or are wearing gloves they can be tough to open.

Spyderco is doing a sprint run version of the manix 2 right now which is about ~$70 more than a regular manix 2. It's got skeletonized liners and a full flat ground cpm cru-wear blade. I might just have to get myself one of these.

Before I joined EDC Forums, their forum knife from about 3 years ago was a Manix 2 with moonglow scales.
Man, I would love to have one now.
I do have last year's forum knife, the moonglow EDCF Spyderco Native 5.

Haha, I hear those EDC edition manix 2s are going for quite a bit nowadays. And the Native 5 is a great knife, I love lockbacks.

The Manix can fetch up to $600 and the Native 5 has gone for up to $500.

Wow that's completely nuts.

On a side note, I've decided to hold off on buying any new knives for now. A very nice winchester model 12 caught my eye, and I've already got more knives than I can use.

Oh yes, go for the Model 12!