I agree about the weight. The last Vex I bought I ordered it through the CS in order to get a clip point and swedge to cut down on some weight. I also went with micarta since it is lighter. I have some knives at the CS having some work done, and when I get them back I will send them to Kestrel Knives in California to have them all skeletonized (I also did this with the SAR5 and a few others). I will finally have the lightweight Swamp Rat knives I always wanted.