Kershaw Chive Folding Knife

I should preface this by saying that I have happily carried my Kershaw Scallion 1620H3 for about seven years now. I swear by that knife and have used it to 'sell' Kershaw knives to both friends and family over the years. The high quality materials, no hassle warranty, and in my case the Speedsafe assisted opening have made this knife a dream to carry. That being said, I like to gift Kershaw knives as I find them to be great for all types of people. When I do that, I typically give out some iteration of the Scallion, like what I carry. I have never had any issue and people always love getting them. Now, onto the Chive.... I decided to give a Kershaw knife to my dad for Christmas and had showed him my Scallion to try and see if it was something he might be interested in. He liked the Scallion but mentioned that he preferred carrying a slightly smaller rig. I remembered the Chive and thought I had his gift in the bag as it is basically a smaller version of the Scallion. It arrived today and I decided to take a look at it before wrapping it for my dad and I'm glad I did as it would not have been a good introduction to the brand. It's Kershaw quality as far as the materials go, no doubt. Decent quality steel and well machined edges and finish like it's bigger brother but that's about where the similarities end. Most disappointingly, out of the box, the Speedsafe assist does not actuate fully, so the blade deploys about 2/3 of the way before stopping. A bit of gun oil and some breaking in of the torsion mechanism helped a little but it still only opens fully about 3/10 times. This blew me away as the Scallion has such a strong action and has never failed to open in my experience. I basically sold the knife on it's ability to be deployed one handed in a very quick fashion, which is needed in his line of work. This obviously is unacceptable. Next, the safety mechanism: This has been the only problem i ever had with my Scallion and it looks to have only gotten worse with the Chive... My safety pin broke on my Scallion a few years ago after a drop, prompting me to have to send it in for repair. I simply can't understand why Kershaw insists on using cheap plastic for such an important function of the knife, especially when everything else is steel!!! The Chive safety is even more of a disappointment. Cheap, brittle plastic, and out of the box... a loose Torx screw that allows the safety to open and close when you don't want it to. So i have decided to keep the Chive for myself and send it in at my convenience to have it repaired but of course I had to buy my dad another knife (a Scallion) which was just insult to injury. My advice, skip this knife and go with a Scallion if this design is something that appeals to you.