Best folder $200 range. Time to move up.

gentry738 said:
the zt 550 looks nice. Anyone have one? how ya like it?
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I was recently looking for a $175-$200 knife as well. I ended up going with the 0550. It's a very nice knife, but a little on the heavy side (5.8oz)


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I recently got my first 303, and I don't know how I lived with out it.

My buddy had the 0560, and it is a great knife.

If it says Zero Tolerance on the blade, its solid.

I also carry Spydercos, and they have some good offerings, but I find the Paramilitary to be the perfect Spyderco for me.

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The M390 sprint run blue PM2 is about as good as it gets for anywhere around $200.00. It will out slice about anything. IMO,....it is the best Spyderco knife you can buy.
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The weight of a ZT is not hard to get use to.

If you can afford it, the 0560 is the king of folding knives
 
gentry738 said:
the zt 550 looks nice. Anyone have one? how ya like it?
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The 550 is a lot of knife for the money. Of course, once, and if, you get one you'll want to replace the stock scale with one of the beauties from Hinderer. I had the 560 but I guess I don't need a knife that flies open and closes with the breath of a flea.
 
gentry738 said:
the zt 550 looks nice. Anyone have one? how ya like it?
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I have the 0551 which is the same knife only with an Elmax blade. I love it. I also have an 0301 and like it as much, so they alternate often.
 
Another one to check out is Spyderco's Vallotton Sub-Hilt folder. Very classy, stout, and not too heavy.
 
gentry738 said:
Up until now my highest price folder is a paramilitary 2 and a benchmade 710. Got a pretty good tax return, so looking to go up to the $200 bracket. Just looking for folders you would reccomend for EDC?? thanx
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Look at what you don't have in your collection, then fill the void with the best you can buy... Branch out and try something new!

Good luck, OP! :)
 
Insipid Moniker said:
You could just upgrade what you know and love and pick up either a Para 2 or Benchmade 710 in M390. Or you could pick up something a bit more genteel like a Mcusta Tactictility or a Spyderco Sage 4. Personally, I'm hording my $200 in expectation of the Spyderco Laci Szabo folder, but I like large folders and have been in love with that one for better than a year now.
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Agreed go with what you know and like... since you like spyderco my vote goes to the spyderco sprit run military like the cts-xhp and ti. Great knives!

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droptyne said:
Agreed go with what you know and like... since you like spyderco my vote goes to the spyderco sprit run military like the cts-xhp and ti. Great knives!

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How much better is CTS-XHP than S30V? I have heard XHP referred to as basically D2 with the corrosion resistance of 440C in Tactical Knives magazine, or a high hardness type 440C. Not sure if that's an accurate description, anyone care to elaborate? Just curious if it's worth a ~$70 bump in price.
 
TriviaMonster said:
How much better is CTS-XHP than S30V? I have heard XHP referred to as basically D2 with the corrosion resistance of 440C in Tactical Knives magazine, or a high hardness type 440C. Not sure if that's an accurate description, anyone care to elaborate? Just curious if it's worth a ~$70 bump in price.
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XHP for me feels like a less chippy ZDP. Easier to sharpen too.
 
TriviaMonster said:
How much better is CTS-XHP than S30V? I have heard XHP referred to as basically D2 with the corrosion resistance of 440C in Tactical Knives magazine, or a high hardness type 440C. Not sure if that's an accurate description, anyone care to elaborate? Just curious if it's worth a ~$70 bump in price.
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IMHO, no, it is not worth a 70 dollar bump in price. I had the manix 2 in FG w/ the XHP steel, and it was a very good steel, but not worth that price.

That article really talked it up though.
 
I think the ZT 0560 is worth stretching a bit for as an EDC.
Put in your order and skip lunch for a week or two.
 
I'm going to actually go down in price from your max and sugest the Spyderco Gayle Bradley. It is quite possibly the best quality knife i have handled at its price point (and a little higher also). And i am a ZT guy so it pains me a little to say that i think the GB is a better value than the ZT 550. I personally can't compare it to the ZT 560 as mine hasn't arrived yet. The ZT 300 series is a totally different knife and while i love it, many arn't able to edc it comfortably.
 
SurpriseGoat said:
I'm going to actually go down in price from your max and sugest the Spyderco Gayle Bradley. It is quite possibly the best quality knife i have handled at its price point (and a little higher also). And i am a ZT guy so it pains me a little to say that i think the GB is a better value than the ZT 550. I personally can't compare it to the ZT 560 as mine hasn't arrived yet. The ZT 300 series is a totally different knife and while i love it, many arn't able to edc it comfortably.
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I agree with the Gayle Bradley as a great knife, in CPM M4. One that I have, in the same league, IMO, is a Spyder Manix2, also in M4 steel. This is a bull of a knife.
The photo shows how the Manix2 has a much wider blade than the Para2. Both are great knives, but I have never carried the Manix2, as too large for my EDC uses.
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