I just found my basic s30v dlc pm3 and was thinking of modding it with copper glutamine scales wise men fang and signet and a black MXG deep carry clip. Any thoughts?
I'm not familiar with the scales you refer to but I bought the Wise Men aluminum scales for my Delica. In short order I found, that I missed the ultra light weight of the original Spyderco Scales and also the 'feel.' Not a fan of the WMC alu scales. Not least because of the holes in the scales where one tend to poke a finger when holding the knife.
If you don't mind the little extra weight of some after market scales then go right ahead.
The Fang and Signet Ring are gadgets which at first glance seems like a good idea. If you dwelve a little bit deeper and do some research on the Signet Ring, it's an eye opener.
Caveat: I'm no knife fighter and don't carry a knife for SD but Mike Janich - who has forgotten more about SD with a knife than most here will ever know - correctly points out that the Signet Ring is positioned too far back to be effective (on a knife meant for SD).
If you just like it because it makes it easy to yank the knife out of a pocket then go ahead because it will do that. Left me a little 'meh.'
The Fang works on some knives. I haven't tried it on the PM3. I sort of like and get the idea of the wave but after a while the novelty wears off and personally, I don't need to rape the fabric of the pants pockets more than I already do with a standard clip equipped knife. Then again I'm not a knife fighter and don't carry a knife with that in mind hence take my thoughts on this with a grain of salt.
You might want to carry a knife for SD and find the WM gadgets the danglies.
Last but not least I'm not a fan of deep carry clips. I've tried a couple (the latest was on a PM2). I just don't see the point of them. Why have a clip on a knife instead of just dumping the knife down the pocket and then mount a DC which makes it more cumbersome to retrieve the knife than the standard clip.
Combined with the Ring the above might of course not be a problem. Further more I get that the DC will make a knife more unobtrusive. Then again the Ring won't.
Personally I'll never own/use a DC again.
I'm clearly in the minority in regards to deep carry because people rave about the deep carry clips.
I have a standard MXG clip and like it. It works.
PS Don't mean to rain on your parade. Again not a knife fighter. Feel free to disregard.
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Tl;dr it you have the disposable income and want to mod and have a little fun toying with a nice PM3 then go right ahead and kit it out.
