That's what it is every time I mount a set of OG scales, night and day different, better. Now I try to find the knives I want in the cheapest possible configuration, knowing in advance that I will upgrade them. I bought two of the Shark Cubs from BHQ this summer in their "smoke" ultem exclusive. Looks okay but flimsy and weak. Now in some OG phat aluminum and they are fantastic! One set dropped in perfectly, quick and easy. But on the other set, two of the stand-off holes were a touch shallow, enough that it was going to cause problems. There was no burr or anything so I thought I was going to have to open them up with a dremel, but before I made a real mess of things I tried pressing them in with a vice. Steel into aluminum, it worked well enough, but I don't think I could've done that with Ti scales. The milling on these is a thing of beauty, love the way it rolls off and follows the curve to the edge.