Guardian Tactical RECON-ELITE OTF Auto Knife Tanto (4.0 Two Tone Black Serr)

first, i must say that blade HQ has been great to order from, and work with when there is a problem. they always do more than what you would expect. great company. second, i felt compelled to write this review for this guardian tactical knife. the recon elite is a great looking knife, fires strongly and decisively, love the size; but the lockout on my knife is very loose (i'm more familiar with switchblades vs otf). third, a spring broke after 2 wks of deploying it upto a dozen times a day, it was never used besides that. sent it to guardian at my cost (adds to cost of an almost new knife, they said i would be reimbursed but haven't seen that $ yet). finally, i have the knife again, it works again, but i don't feel confident that it is reliable due to how much the blade moves in all 6 directions when in lockout position, and the spring breaking.