I got the 5000 I ordered today from PVK who is excellent (free pen and small auto knife). I am very impressed with the knife overall but do have 2 complaints. The action is kinda slow and the safety is rather hard to actuate. Overall I really like the knife and its becoming my edc.

try a little oil..........

also, maybe loosen up the pivot. man, i can't wait to get my 5000 back from the spa, the auto axis is just plain wild!

I'm with dissipator,several of my 5000's and 5500's needed piviot adjustment. But coming from PVK it's a little bit of a surprize as Josh checks his knives before shipping.

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Originally posted by THE PUNISHER:
try a little oil..........

I use Breakfree CLP... good stuff

have been using the knife for a week now the action has really picked up. this is such a great knife i look forward to cutting things.

5000,nice choice! what blade config did you get? I wouldn't loosen the pivot before you had a chance to play with it a bit.

I bet it is coated too?

If so, a little 1000 grit sand paper to shine up the coating really gets them moving. FWIW, I polish the bronze washers as well and use a high quality oil. I can get most BM auto's to practically pop out of my hand they fire so hard.

Keep playing with it... I mean, thats why we all get autos right

lube it up

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What seller is PVK?