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 Re: Here's The Regulator With The New Modification
[Re: MustardMan]
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01/30/10 06:28 PM
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Pvt.snoballz
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Honestly, if the heat gun trick will work i dont see it as too big a deal. It just seems silly that, as a whole everyones agreed that the guard needed to be either removed or reinforced. Dont know why why this was left alone and that the choil was redesigned.
Im sure the new choil is much more comfortable but how many people complained about it before? and THATS what was altered and not the guard. The choil was one of the issues I mentioned in my initial report to Dan. It wasn't one of my major complaints, but I did notice it wasn't great, and think the new choil will work a lot better. I "fixed" my guard with gorilla glue. It's ugly, but kept it from falling apart any more than it already has, so it's good enough for now. When it gets torn up again, I might try cutting it off, or I might send it in for a new handle, or far more likely, I will figure out a way to put a proper guard on it. just seems like most people were fairly adamant about the guard not being up to par. At least from what i remember i read ALOT more about the guard and cant recall much complaints about the choil so much
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Re: Here's The Regulator With The New Modification
[Re: Pvt.snoballz]
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01/30/10 06:34 PM
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Jroden5446
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I was looking forward to seeing a metal guard on there, I would be worried about water getting in though breaks in the res-c and rusting the hell out of the steel
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Re: Here's The Regulator With The New Modification
[Re: Pvt.snoballz]
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01/30/10 06:34 PM
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Sethrotull
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I would have liked to see something done with the guard as mine got chewed up a bit too. But I think the guard was comfortable and worked well preventing my hand slipping past while stabbing.
The choil on the other hand scared me everytime I used it.
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Re: Here's The Regulator With The New Modification
[Re: Jroden5446]
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01/30/10 06:34 PM
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Pvt.snoballz
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I was looking forward to seeing a metal guard on there, I would be worried about water getting in though breaks in the res-c and rusting the hell out of the steel nah its fine, its coated all the way through the res-c
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Re: Here's The Regulator With The New Modification
[Re: Pvt.snoballz]
#388371
01/30/10 06:50 PM
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Jroden5446
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the coating only protects so much, and you can get rust through the coating
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Re: Here's The Regulator With The New Modification
[Re: Jroden5446]
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01/30/10 06:52 PM
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Recon422
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It needs to be set up like the Swamp Rat Battle Guard. Then it would be just about perfect IMO.
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Re: Here's The Regulator With The New Modification
[Re: Jroden5446]
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01/30/10 06:52 PM
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Pvt.snoballz
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Re: Here's The Regulator With The New Modification
[Re: Recon422]
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01/30/10 06:53 PM
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Jroden5446
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It needs to be set up like the Swamp Rat Battle Guard. Then it would be just about perfect IMO. Kinda what I was expecting
JYD#107/JorDog. BAD WOLF
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Re: Here's The Regulator With The New Modification
[Re: Pvt.snoballz]
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01/30/10 06:53 PM
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Pvt.snoballz
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i was always under the impression that as long as its still coated youre good to go...
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Re: Here's The Regulator With The New Modification
[Re: Pvt.snoballz]
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01/30/10 06:56 PM
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Sethrotull
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Never had a problem with water and rust with other SYKCO handles, don't expect any with the Regulator either.
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Re: Here's The Regulator With The New Modification
[Re: Pvt.snoballz]
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01/30/10 06:59 PM
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Jroden5446
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coating serve 2 purposes, to protect the metal to a certain extent, and to lower costs for the knife maker because they don't have to finish the blades 100%
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Re: Here's The Regulator With The New Modification
[Re: Sethrotull]
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01/30/10 07:01 PM
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Jroden5446
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Never had a problem with water and rust with other SYKCO handles, don't expect any with the Regulator either. I was just saying that if you have cracks and holes in the res-c, water can get trapped in there, could be tough to get out
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