I jumped a Sabre 170 (original not 2) for 24 years and just got a Crossfire 3 149. I only have 10 jumps on it so far some and fly rather conservative. The openings on my Crossfire are so soft and on heading. The reason I bought it is because I had a super hard opening on my Sabre and blew up 3 cells. So far I can't say enough good things about it. Flies great, flares great, very stable in turbulence. But the best part is the openings!