has anyone tried a personna injector razor?

[mike72]

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has anyone tried a personna injector razor? i saw this one and thought about buying it.

[Topgumby]

Not I.

I love Schick Injectors, but have heard that the build quality of the latest ones wasn't the same quality as the older stuff.

Of course, a vintage Injector might be the victim of abuse or heavy use, so there is no guarantee that an older one will be in tip-top mechanical shape.

If the price was right, I'd snag it just to try it.

[82R100]

Arguably one of the most modern and stylistic razors I've owned.

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It's very light weight, despite the use of stainless steel. As injector razors go, I found it a little mild for my tastes. I have a G series Eversharp Schick that's more to my liking. Unlike many injector razors, the blade is held in a very rigid slot. With the newer Personna and Pella/EMS housings, you may have to play around a little when inserting the blade.

- Chris

[Biffo]

I have one, I like it, its about 6 maybe a 7 on my love it meter (out of 10) not as aggressive as I was led to believe and build quality, considering the plastic handle, is good, but one problem I have is getting the "new" injector blades to load in it they do but are a bit fiddly, the NOS Schick and Personna ones no worries straight in.

[Robxcarlson]

These shave great and look great... but like stated above, the new personna injector blades are a little difficult to insert. You can work around it and enjoy a great razor, though.

[DougK]

I bought a NOS Personna injector razor with Personna 74 blades on eBay which just arrived yesterday. I shaved with it this morning for the first time and it seemed OK, but I'm going to use it for a couple of weeks before I form an opinion. It's definitely stylish and far lighter than I expected.

My first shave with the injector seemed far less intimidating than my first DE shave. Whether that's because this razor is so similar to a cartridge razor or because I'm becoming more comfortable with the whole wetshaving thing, I can't really say yet.

[rsp1202]

. . . I love Schick Injectors, but have heard that the build quality of the latest ones wasn't the same quality as the older stuff. . .

I've had several of the N-type Schick injectors and the quality was excellent on all of them. I've also had several earlier models (J and L) that were iffy. My mileage varied.

[amishmotorboat]

It shaves just fine, but I cannot muster any love for it or any other injector I've tried. They are all just too light weight for me, they feel like I'm using a disposable.
My personna injector tips the scales at a whopping 1.0 oz with a blade in it. My pal adjustable sports the same look in a slightly longer handle and comes in at 1.8 oz.

[rsp1202]

It was truly a pisser that my lightweight N outshaved my beautiful heavyweight English #58. That wasn't in the script. I got over it.

[cutting_edge]

Injectors are great shavers, I always have one in my rotation.