Originally Posted By: 2-piper


Conclusion of the whole matter is there Ain't No Perfect Mechanism I don't care what field you are in. All are compromises to some extent or the other.
No two people value the exact same things. Just because I say something is Not My Favorite is not to say it is Altogether Bad.

Larry is this written plain enough that even you can understand it??


I don't believe anyone said that there's a perfect mechanism, Miller. But there are clearly some that stand the test of time better than others. And that's fact vs opinion . . . which is what you or I might consider to be our "favorite". And it's a fact that the top lever has stood the test of time better than any other opening mechanism on doubles. And while the A&D has more surviving challengers than does the top lever, it has also stood the test of time better--in terms of numbers produced--than any of those rivals.