@radiancez567: No. FT publish only a few times (maybe 2-3 a year) some coupons codes, which work for a few days. I will publish these in the new fasttech products thread and you will find the most knives in this thread, too (without discussions). The discussions thread is this, but you will find only a few knives there.
The Micarta fuzz around some of the holes of the EL04MCT is usually for this knife (I ordered round about 10-12 of these in the last 3 years and every 04MCT have it). I try to flame it on one, which isn't the best way.
I have the Enlans EL01 for a long time and a few months ago I try a Zero Tolerance 561 of a friend. Wow, this is a big difference. I think it was similar like your experience with the Benchmade.
Before I try the ZT, the Enlans were nice about the flipping. After the ZT the world changed. I don't need speed or power on the ZT - tip the flipper and the blade swings out. It goes like WOW.
With the EL01 I need a little bit flipping power. Not a big thing, but a great difference to the ZT.
I think the EL01 will work better: Disassemble, polish the bronze washer, replace the white nylon washer and lube all. The G704 opened smoooth.
Other knives with a flipper:
Inron My803 (big blade, G10 in nice colors - black/red or orange are really nice, end quality check is bad - some screws are bad, scratches on the not-G10-handle side, don't open smooth - polish washer and replace the nylonwasher, lube will make it better).
Some shorter Sanrenmu knives like:
Sanrenmu B4-735, 7033, 7034, 7078, 7089,
These looks really nice (have the 7056 and 9054 in a few variations)
Sanrenmu 7056, 7076, 9054 (without a lock)