Yeah i got my first spyderco last week. I always thought they were great looking. But you dont realize the build quality and the ergos until you hold one. My advice? Buy one sooner than later. The hype is real!!!

I couldn’t decide so I bought both.

I am disappointed... that I've never seen your reviews before. Very nice job! It doesn't hurt that you sound exactly like one of my close friends. Subscribed.

It's fun to decide which knife to buy. But for OCD knife nuts, IT CAN VERY WELL DRIVE ONE MAD!!!!!😫

I agree about the plastic lock tabs on the Manix2. I find them less comfortable than they could be. They look less cheap on the grey G10. I just find it takes more effort than I’d like to grip them. Both great knives. I’d love a PM2 but can’t justify it when I have the Manix. They are ‘expensiver’ here in Australia. About $250 Ozzie roubles.

I just got my Caribbean. LOVE IT!!! My first spyderco knife. I want a PM2 in s110v now!

I really like both designs, but I have only one PM2 & I have 3 different Mx2's!

I've owned both, but the M4 Manix2 is the only one I own now. It's the best. The P2 & 3 have that over accentuated spine behind the thumb hole. Looks weird to me. The Manix2 wins sexiest blade, best lock, best ergonomics hands down.

I have both of these knives and I love them both so much.

You can have the compression lock with LW version, without scales, like with PM3.

Just bought the PM 2 and the Manix 2 Xl..Love both,im hooked...Ill def be buying more Spyderco knives..

I have the basic pm3...the blade is off center a little bit when closed. I have the higher end manix 2 and para 3 and both of those are dead center

The pm2 is the only knife that comes perfect out of the box aside from a deep carry clip and matching bit size Anything besides s45vn and cruwear is a collector piece The s45vn is crazy corrosion resistant and keeps an edge till you lose it at work.😅 Im gonna cop a pm2, bodacious and pm2 emwave

I love the manix 2 the very first one I ever purchased was the 154cm Sabre grind.. I have a total of 7 manix including the jade m4.. a couple para2 and a couple para3

I wish you were still making videos brother!

Compression lock is the deciding factor for me. Pm2 is my edc.

The Caribbean uses the reverse liner lock. Its dimensions are in line with the lightweight version of the mantix 2 LW.

The older manix 2 with black g10 and S30v has non skeletonized liners. Extra heavy

To me the Manix 2 is more ergonomic which is why I prefer it. Although I do love me a good Spyderco compression lock, but if I want that I definitely prefer the PM3 over the PM2 personally.

Did they ever make a camo version of the manix 2?

How many versions of the knife do you need?? ALL OF IT!!!

Your thumbnail had me rushing to check if I missed the dlc m4 manix dropped lol

Brian - BTW why do you keep referring to the Manix 2 lightweight handles as being made of "FRCN"? What's with the "C"? It's just FRN: fiberglass reinforced nylon

I'd like to see a superleaf remake

Great conclusion as both surely are great. Manix 2 £1 pm2 £2 at least on my wish list. I enjoyed your point of views. 🤘🏻✊🏻

Both knives truly are phenomenal. As great as the PM2 is, I feel that it gets more praise than it should because of the “military” in its name. A connection to subliminal messaging to the consumer. That’s not to take away from the knife since it truly is a quality and high functioning user. In contrast, the Manix 2 gets overlooked because of the PM2 and its cult following. I find that the Manix feels more robust in hand where it gives the user infinite amounts of confidence, where it can handle any task you put it against. I find the blade shape to be more efficient and versatile compared to the PM2

The black plastic button bugs me too. I might shell out the cash for one of these. Blue either way. I like blue.

Where did you buy your PM2? I just paid $180 for it.

Manix 2 lightweight and paramilitary 2! CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP

Bought the pm2 because of the left hand version 🐱

The manix 2 has tempted me for so long. Need to sell a couple knives first. Great 👍 video.

Oh heck yeah! There is a light weight Para military it was called ? Yes I do believe so ? And still I have one.

I have my second spyderco a para 2 and I have cut myself fidgeting with it and my delica. I thought well it’s sharp. I have to say me delica had a nicer more polished edge vs the para which looks more grinded. I can even see slight ridges in the grind where the delica was a very flat smooth very shiny mirror like finish. The Japan factory definitely sharpens better.

I wish I had a tanto pm2 😊

Both are excellent but I like the Manix 2 xl even more. Mine is drop shut smooth. But my favorite spydie is the Shaman. Great knife and made even better with an mxg gear deep carry pocket clip. Can't go wrong with any of them though. Looking at the Raffir Noble Chaparral for my next spyderco. Thanks for showing it in other videos, I wouldn't have known about it otherwise.

Manix 2 all the way......

is the compression lock on para 2 stronger than manix 2's lock?

Same here,.. I got both🗡🗡

Blackened blade, copper scales, PM2, EDC.

Is that the moonglow Manix 2?! That knife is my holy grail.

My eyes are green you bastards

Lold at fancy plastic, too bad the para 3 has that ugly lanyard hole and clip placement

thumbs down. dont title it death match and then turn around and not have a winner. bait and switch. weak!

The pm 2 looks better but the manix seems like a batter knife, its a goddam nightmare

THE MANIX 2 IS NOT 80 BUCKS IT COSTS $100 MINIMUM

Brian - I don't know man there are things I don't like about both versions of the Manix2. The Manix Lightweight just feels like your literally gripping a Lego knife in hand. And the Manix g10 has stupid freakin jimping everywhere. Jimping just honestly annoys the fuck outta me! I seriously don't understand people that get all excited about jimping. Don't people know friction + moisture = blisters?? BigBrownBear has even stated that on many occasions. Jimping is simply stupid when you actually USE your knife because it literally does shit for grip and doesn't do anything other than create blisters on the users hand. A great example of this is AdvancedKnifeBro's review of the Benchmade Griptilian folder. That's another knife that has a stupid amount of jimping. If you look at knives that are designed specifically for long term hard use such as wood carving knives, of even just classic slip joint pocket knives, you'll notice that NONE of them have any jimping at all. That is because they understood that jimping is worthless and does nothing but hinder the knife in use and cause blisters. It's just not needed. I think the PM2 would be the clear winner when compared to the Manix in the comfort department. However the PM2 has VERY sharp blocky handles. Although I have to admit that it does make the knife aesthetically look better, it would have been nice if Spyderco would have rounded off those handles more to give it a more smooth rounded feel in hand. JMHO Brian. I love your channel though! I just disagree with your assessments due to the fact that you completely glossed over the most important factors when it comes to ergos in a knife. I believe there is definitely such a thing as way too much jimping, and the Manix2 g10 is certainly a prime example of this.

Military better!)

Neither...the Shaman is the best of both worlds. 😜🤘🏻

im six years late! dam! that being said, i just received my first knife made in the usa and my first spyderco. so for sure im going to come off as biased cause man i love this knife! the difference im feeling between the manix 2 and my kizers, my migurons, cjsb's and my vosteeds is unexplainable! like pretty much everyone else, im in disagreement with the ergonomic score, now im not saying your wrong by any means. this is your opinion and you happen to have a shit ton of knowledge of knives and i respect. and i love that knife twirly thing you do. back to the score. real quick i dont understand why you complain about the jimp on the underside of the handle and the same jimping is on the topside of the handle. i think it more or less completes the knife as in the looks, cause it looks dam good! ive heard more reviewers saying "as far as hard use and multiple edc tasks dont get any better then the manix 2, but man it sure is a weird looking knife, that thing is ugly!" maybe the one with the red g10 scales! the knife im looking at right now is one of the coolest looking knives on the planet. and we are always asking for more jimping and spyderco gave it to us. i think shaving 4 points for the light jimping was a little much... or, maybe i just wanted to let you know, in so many words that i absolutely love my new spyderco manix 2 and your channel! if you actually read this, thank you i appreciate your time and your hard work and knowledge....