030X series. Best Framelock on the market?

[TotalDbag]

Best Framelock all things considered yes! Its a monster of a knife for the $$$, has the best company backing it and is just looks like it wants to cut through a car hood or a coffee can.

Yes, yes, and yes. Too bad I lost it in Montana a year ago hunting.

 

[NeverMore1701]

Best framelock? Nah.

Best assisted framelock anywhere near that price range, absolutely!

 

[whateatsrabbits]

Its the one knife I could not live without...

 

[Livefreeordie92]

Maybe I spoke too soon. Sounds like you have quite a bit more experience with frame locks than I.

Lol all good

 

[MrGlockJock25]

That is right. It is the best assisted framelock. With how fast they fire it amazing for any framelock to hold their lockup away from 100%.

 

[sticktodrum]

Agent Gibbs wouldn't always use a 0302 if it weren't totally awesome, would he?

But really, I love my 0303. It's what I'd take on a road trip and it's a knife I'd bet my life on. The other knife that cones close is the 0550 for me.

 

[gooeytek]

I've come to prefer my 550 over any of my other framelock ZTs. Never really warmed up to the 350s and 30Xs and let go of them.

 

[freewheeling]

I've come to prefer my 550 over any of my other framelock ZTs. Never really warmed up to the 350s and 30Xs and let go of them.

Is there really a difference in the framelock itself between the 030x and the 055x/056x ?

 

[gooeytek]

Is there really a difference in the framelock itself between the 030x and the 055x/056x ?

The titanium frame lock side of it, not so much. Overall, yes. I just prefer a knife that large to be a manual, and for the handles to be comfortable. The thing about the handles on 3xx ZTs, is that I found them to be too wide in the palm. With other production titanium framelocks considered, the Ti Military is my favorite by a big margin.

 

[AdioSS]

I really like my ZT301's. It WOULD be awesome to see a next generation model, maybe with a composite blade & some color to the scales. Maybe a Navy blue?

 

[Livefreeordie92]

Is there really a difference in the framelock itself between the 030x and the 055x/056x ?

From what I've seen yes. On the hinderer designs, I can force a small ammount of flex out of, as I can with most framelocks- the 030X or at least every one I've handled is absolutely 100% rock solid. Feels like a fixed blade.

 

[Livefreeordie92]

I'm thinking a stonewashed blade with 14c28n on the spine and maybe like cts-xhp on the edge. That, and maybe try to convert it to a kvt flipper and make scale color choices like the 0550? Textured cf anyone?