Best flipping action of all?

[ChrisLee]

Got my hands on a Benchmade mini Onslaught years ago. It has to be one the fastest opening knivies I've ever flipped. It was amazingly fast.

 

[Lapedog]

Likely.

We also know from production numbers across the industry that the majority of buyers aren’t forum participants. The market is pretty big.

According to the 80/20 law, (aka the Pareto distribution) 20 percent of total knife buying customers probably make up 80% of knives sold.

Likewise in an individual knife company 20% of their model lineup probably makes 80% of their total knives sold.

 

[PirateSeulb]

I personally think the GEC SFO's have the best flipping action.

Depends on how you define best or best for who perhaps.

Of the knives I have owned I might have to say CRKT Swindle had really good flipping action but knives I have handled I would say a Grimsmo.

 

[b00n]

I think the production capacity is still a limiting factor on how many are out there, and combine that with maybe not a lot of original owners wanting to sell them off.

I'm not sure if they are talked about a lot but they are popular -- they come across the exchange often enough and they get snapped up immediately at a fair markup. They're the GEC of moderns.

Makes sense I guess, although it just seems that the owner who do have them would be likely knife people, since they aren't a huge brand name as far I can tell outside the enthusiast market, more...boutique if you will. So I would expect those who do have one be more vocal about how much they like theirs and how everybody should have one, you know more fanboy-ism if you wanna call it that (sounds always a bit negative unfortunately) but sort of a let your Skaha Flag Fly

 

[cwp]

So I would expect those who do have one be more vocal about how much they like theirs and how everybody should have one, you know more fanboy-ism if you wanna call it that (sounds always a bit negative unfortunately) but sort of a let your Skaha Flag Fly

The Skaha (the Skaha II, I should say) is a hard knife for me to figure. It's a really, really good flipper whose action blows away everything I've tried in its price range and is competitive with much more expensive knives. But ... the G10 feels weirdly dry and papery and inadequate on a $200 knife; the wire pocket clip is a resounding meh and the clip placement gets a thumbs down; the lockbar is quite thin and a little annoying to access; the jimping on the blade and the flipper tab are a touch too far on the aggressive side; and while the blade is a good slicer it's not anything you'd write home about unless you have a pretty depressing home.

Some of these flaws are no doubt the result of charging $200 for an action that could go in a $500 knife without raising many eyebrows. And some of them are just me quibbling over stuff that's annoying but, let's face it, not really all that troublesome. For all its quirks, the Skaha is a much better knife than, say, the Spyderco Southard, which has plenty of its own quirks but doesn't have the great action that would redeem them. But I don't think it's a knife for everyone. It's a knife for people who want a great action at a fire sale price and don't care so much about the other stuff. You have to be willing to accept the minor annoyances, dowdy aesthetics, and complete lack of "ooh, you have a Shiro/Thorburn/Grimsmo/etc.?" that you get with the big names in flippers ... in exchange for that one amazing thing.

 

[Dantone05]

Of all the knives of I have owned these are the best overall flipping action in my experience.

1) Thorburn L51
2) Grimsmo Norseman or Rask
3) Shirogorov 95T

 

[Megalobyte]

Gonna have to go with Shiro CD’s and collabs for flipping and mechanics. Even much pricier customs can’t beat them. And only a few can match them IMO.

 

[BD_01]

You can add me to the 0801 club.
There’s something “just right” about the amalgam of blade weight, geometry, detent, etc. I also have a well worn 0450 that’s really hard to beat.



I’d like to check out a Freeman one day. I’d probably have one already but my experience with cheaper button locks, while not bad, has been less than fantastic.

 

[SharpieB]

The 2 Grimsmos I have tried flipped amazing. I always thought I would get one until earlier this week I “won” a Grimsmo lottery and had to pass as I couldn’t justify over $1K US for the knife I was offered.

I am happy with my assisted ZT and Kershaws though. Even the sub-$50 USA Link has great flipping action IMO.

 

[lambertiana]

The best flippers I have handled were from Ray Laconico.

 

[Maximus79]

When I got the ZT 0562 I thought it was the best flipper ever. Shot out fast with a solid bang. Could do it for ages watching telly annoying the wife.
Then I got the Bastinelli Safe Folder and that is next level flipping. Very addictive and sounds good too.

Here is a comparison video I did.
Not sure if the instagram vid will link.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf0LgkXn4_w/

 

[rexromic]

Thorburn!

 

[Owen K.]

I vote for the curtiss f3.

 

[Broady]

Hinderer MP-1 for me.

 

[Jake_Lucas]

Hawk/Panchenko Orbit since it’s so unique and strangely satisfying.

 

[lex2006]

 

["Havoc"]

My Vote is André Thorburn without reservation. Or A2 Knives, as you’re still getting the Thorburn action since he makes the blade and titanium liners and Heerden makes the scales and all fit and finishing.

My full size A6 is soooo addictive!

 

[basmca]

The ZT 0920.

Smoother than 1000$ shiro's, WE, Reate, ect.

Idk what it is about the 0920, but every single one i've seen and held has amazing action, and no one ever seems to have a bad one.

If i hold mine open at 45°, and let the blade go, it will drop shut on itself, all the way. No wiggling, no moving the handle at all. Just let go of the blade and it falls shut.

 

[Dogdrawz]

It's not as expensive, exclusive or well known, but my Ruuuukie...Ruekkkieeee...Ruuukkkkkkie...Rake...Ruike! Yeah. *sigh* P801.

...is pretty good! Of course that's after "servicing" this inexpensive Asian made product (cleaning, greasing, detent ramp, jimping...etc.). The deployment by flipper tab is just as quick as thumb stud deployment w/o using wrist flick. TSD is as fast as finger flicking PM2, TSD'n the Bugout, Rift & 940. Now, if I can just load the frames in my HAAS to mill out some weight.