Snips do not perform well for the construction trades

I bought both left and right compound snips in order to try out a brand that was guaranteeing their product for life and to check out the claims the salesman made on how they extensively researched the use of this tool in the field.^M
Let me make this quick. As a sheet metal worker these snips are the worst I have ever used. The head is too big to cut in small spaces. After a little use the jaws would open so wide that they would lock themselves open, and it would take 2 hands to get hem closed. Not good when you are on a lift 25 feet in the air trying to make a 1 handed cut.^M
If you need these for work, don't bother, they will disappoint.