Okay, not a deal breaker but annoying. There's a snag in the spinning grip somewhere, but not enough for me to deal with an exchange. I lubed it and its better, but still a snag somewhere. The gnarling is comfortably aggressive as desired, no rust as it sits in my garage (bought some time ago) in the humid south. No weak welds. Reminds me I'll put some more 3-1 oil on it.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]