Yeah, it looks nice, but the stonewash is more handy for multiple reasons. 1) i already scratched it when taking it appart to add some grease 2) it is much grippier than the sw, making it quite aggressive to my pants pocket! However, after a day of carry, it's instant love! It feels so similar but yet so different than my xm-24! It makes the same opening and closing sound, but the xm-18 definitely has tighter tolerances! It's centering is better and the flipping action requires no wrist flick at all. If i want my xm-24 dead center i have ro weist flick it open. Also the feel in the hand is quite different. The balance of the knife seems different, not better, just different. It is however, much more suited for edc! The xm-24 is really hard to edc for me, due to it's massive size! Will get a 3" over time, but not now tough, maybe in 6-12 months or so!
Thank you all for being so awesome and giving me someone to share my passion with! My gf is scared of knives(tough she has learned to deal with it, a year ago, she did not want to sleep with a knife on my/her nightstand, now she's much cooler about it and actually takes interest in it, however, i know she really doesnt care and does it to please me) and my friends think it's plain weird(hence why most people,dont know about it) a mate once told me there was this crazy kid in high school that carried a bali to school. He then asked me if i had a bali so i said yes. He was clearly quite uncomfy and said semi kidding semi asking that i prolly had drawer filled with knives(wich was the case) but i told him i didnt, because i did not want to freak him and bystanders out! It just feels nice to be able to tslk openly about it with other people!
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