ORIGINAL: Handles
Rage's are not absolutely awesome, and they do not ALWAYS open on entry and exit. Nomechanical head works in 100% of situations. That's why I went back to fixed blades. The blades are ALWAYS out and ready to cut.
And no fixed blade works 100% of the time either. Plenty of sob stories out there regarding shed/broken blades, little or no blood trail, and heads that won't fly worth a darn.
I've seen video of a Spitfire being shot through a water filled balloon-and it fully opened. I think this whole issue of mechs not opening is much like the monster under the bed when I was kid.I wasscared of it, but it really doesn't exist.
