He moves very quickly and easily and is very stable and robust when extended!
I agree with previous speakers that the retraction does not work too easy, that you can fix 40 but quite well with WD, I successfully treated my baton so.
But Just imagine the situation, it is being used for self-defense, and retracts at the first blow by accident, embarrassing and extremely dangerous when things really comes down to it!
The stiff retraction is in my opinion by the manufacturer also wanted it, since he is to function reliably!
After use even with some force struck on the ground (also serves to reduce aggression .. ;-)), he drives then a fairly quick and easy.
I sprayed the elements with some WD40, since it can be much easier to enter ....
For this price range and the occasional use it in my opinion is very effective and versatile, such as "Emergency Hammer" for wrapping slices etc. :-)
Other higher-quality telescopic truncheons for professional use have a catch, button, almost as if by magic "run" again leaves the baton, but they also cost 2 to 3 times more than the here-reviewed, and I very rarely him use will (I hope times) me this simple version is sufficient.
Therefore, I give my recommendation to buy !!!