Chisel grinds require the user to hold them at a different angle to get a straight cut. It's not that they don't, it's that we have miles of cutting imprinted in our hand/eye coordination and are likely being casual with something that isn't exactly normal.
Having had chisel grinds done on opposite sides, the tendency to steer is just the opposite when compared side to side. It's not bad, just something to get used to, like changing between tip up and tip down carry. The first few times are a little different.
My BM CQC7 has hot spots in the profile that become annoying during the day when you reach into the pocket repeatedly. Emerson later melded those, but the BM isn't. As for autos with a lot of snap, I'm finding the reason is the cost of making a spring that won't take a set over the years. It's common in the auto community to talk about older knives that lose their tension. A good spring well made won't - but knives are made to a price, and the lost profit of having a spring three times more expensive is a temptation difficult to resist. After all - how do you sell another? So expect the spring to lighten up over the years, by then a new style is out, and so is the wallet.
Hence the suggestion to store a switch blade opened and fired, no tension on it.
Some criticize tantos as not having a fine tip, or being less useful, the issue could be said for a lot of knives with a high blunt point. If you wanted a splinter picker, of course it's not the best choice. Prying, it will put up with the abuse better as there is more thickness closer to the point. It punches holes in things better, too.
Most of what a tanto does isn't what I need for EDC, they have a place, but a simple flat ground drop point has more utility overall. Tantos are a purposeful grind, with tendencies better expressed in combative terms, which is where it still has a following.