best tactical/hard use edc folding knife?

[CL01]

And I found the opposite.
Guess that's why there's more than one knife design out there.

Very true, that's why I wrote "personally" & "for me". We're all different. I do prefer to actually use a waved Spyderco, though. That is because I find it works better (For me) to wave the knife forward & out. I suppose I can tap & drill a clip for the other side of an Emerson, but it's not an ambidextrous lock, like Spyderco's back-lock.

 

[Cassull]

Check out the BM Adamas, it's very bulky and the Axis lock on it is stronger than any Ti liner/frame lock.

 

[BePrepared]

Spyderco Endura 4 FFG (many choices of handle color to make a scary knife a non-scary knife). No blade play in any of mine.
Kershaw JYD II.
Kershaw Rake.

^ What he said.. JYD II CP is my personal edc, backup skinning knife, and food prep knife when camping

 

[duro]

You need to put blue loc-tite on the thread of the pin.