I have higher end knives that I carry, but more times than not, I'll grab that Paramilitary.....hard to explain, but I just like that knife...the feel, the edge performance, and I really like the compression lock. For a compression lock to fail, it would require that you either shear the stop pin, or crush the locking tab between the blade tang and stop pin, or force the stop pin and fasteners out the back of the liners. Note: The Para 2's stop pin is recessed into both liners which gives the stop pin even more strength.
COMPRESSION LOCK
It would be cool if Spyderco would do a Military 2 - a knife the size of the Military, but with the Compression Lock.