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Not everyone has money to have both, and when I was a college student wanting a gun to shoot, I didn't have enough to buy anything but a lousy RG .22LR chrome-plated revolver with brown plastic grips that needed constant tightening.
Still, I was happy with it and it was better than nothing. I still have fond memories of feeling fat and happy if I had a clean gun and two boxes of cheap .22LR ammo. Finally, I sold a nice telescope I used to like to look at the mountains with, and the moon. It was a spotting scope, really, a 15-60x zoom. And though I hated to do it, I was able to use the money to buy a Ruger .22LR Standard Auto.
That was clearly a step in the right direction, but while many of us ponder our next major expense in which knife we'll buy, students are still students. But then there are holidays and birthdays, and these are times when little birdies drop a few coins into the nest for some very temporary wealth.
But what to do? With some money they can use and not feel guilty about, what would be YOUR choice? With a very limited collection, would the QUALITY or the QUANTITY be your primary concern? Or, to put it another way, is it better to have a lot of presents under the tree or just one big one?
I'm not talking about bottom of the barrel el cheapo knives. I'm talking: 1) S&W or CRKT entry level knives; 2) Cold Steel, CRKT, Kershaw, Byrd; or 3) Spyderco, Benchmade and more of your upper tier (and I realize some brands interlap greatly). Even if you're not in the predicament of being a broke student, what would you prefer? And what would you recommend to others?
The above refers to folders, but would your baseline outlook be the same for fixed-blade knives? Or do fixed blade knives have a bit more latitude in the inexpensive categories?
Still, I was happy with it and it was better than nothing. I still have fond memories of feeling fat and happy if I had a clean gun and two boxes of cheap .22LR ammo. Finally, I sold a nice telescope I used to like to look at the mountains with, and the moon. It was a spotting scope, really, a 15-60x zoom. And though I hated to do it, I was able to use the money to buy a Ruger .22LR Standard Auto.
That was clearly a step in the right direction, but while many of us ponder our next major expense in which knife we'll buy, students are still students. But then there are holidays and birthdays, and these are times when little birdies drop a few coins into the nest for some very temporary wealth.
But what to do? With some money they can use and not feel guilty about, what would be YOUR choice? With a very limited collection, would the QUALITY or the QUANTITY be your primary concern? Or, to put it another way, is it better to have a lot of presents under the tree or just one big one?
I'm not talking about bottom of the barrel el cheapo knives. I'm talking: 1) S&W or CRKT entry level knives; 2) Cold Steel, CRKT, Kershaw, Byrd; or 3) Spyderco, Benchmade and more of your upper tier (and I realize some brands interlap greatly). Even if you're not in the predicament of being a broke student, what would you prefer? And what would you recommend to others?
The above refers to folders, but would your baseline outlook be the same for fixed-blade knives? Or do fixed blade knives have a bit more latitude in the inexpensive categories?
