Second gen is my go too now, I own knipex, klien, wera , yet I reach for my milwaukee? Because I'm an electrician Im always always day in and day out using hand tools. Linemans, needle nose, dikes, tounge and groove ect the second gen is awesome for the price and are better then my kliens. My lineman cut better and the leverage is better for cutting thicker gauge wire, yeah the head is a tiny bit bigger and adds weight but I'm a construction worker not a and everything is heavy lol I hate that oh it's lighter crap. the tounge and groove are great the grip is awesome hands down!!!! I usta do this with my channel lock grips but as we know they always come lose no matter what haha and the needle nose are just over all nice and feel great aswell. I really like the new grips