Well the Penguin showed up in the mail yesterday. Seems like a great little knife so far. Super smooth action, blade nicely centered, 45% or so lockup and the pocket clip is pretty stout. Sits pretty deep in the pocket as well. Not a single fraction of a mm sticks out of the pocket. Came razor sharp. Time will tell how the edge holds and how it sharpens. I don’t have any other Micarta handled knives. Has a nice feel to it. Not as slick as aluminum or titanium but not as grippy as G10. Somewhere nicely in the middle. I got this denim colored one and got the other color too. Forget what they call it but it looked sort of pinkish in the stock photos. In person it is more of a darkish rust color.
If you are looking for something in this size and blade type, give it a try. It doesn’t hurt the wallet too much.