I have the EL04 w/G10 scales, and the axis lock is indeed stiff. I still prefer liner locks in general, but the EL04 has a quality feel to it. I like that it is tip-up carry. I'm not sure that it shares much with the 763 besides the axis lock, since there are significant differences in the blade shape and scale composition (the 763's is almost all G10, with hardly any steel liner, making it extremely light).
My L01-1 has similar micarta grips, and is a rather cool large knife, but it is tip-down carry. Still searching for that perfect fit, it seems. Quality Chinese knives, in general, seem to be in short supply these days.
A good fit, for me, would be a larger-than-usual SRM 710 (which currently unavailable, for the most part) with tip-up carry. I see that David with Hello Gift now carries a knockoff of a Chris Reeve knife, called the F32, which is exactly that - but I wonder about the quality (not SRM, Enlan or Bee).