BM Stryker 910 vs. Emerson CQC-7

Emerson all day long. A waved cqc7 is the way to go. alot of people on here bash emerson knifes, for some reason, though.
 
I'd probably go with the 910 myself. I've yet to be convinced that a chisel ground edge has any advantage over v-ground edges. The 910 seems to have a more useful tanto shaped blade as well. Also, I've found through comparison of similarly priced Benchmades and Emersons, the Benchmades had better fit and finish.
 
CQC7a or b model. Ergonomics are superb. I have edc'd some form of 7 for years and found that for 99% of cutting tasks it works pretty well. Liner lock up on them, especially the last 2 I have bought is excellant too. I don't like the wave feature as it wears the liner lock to fast imho. keepem sharp
 
I also like the less steep angle on the 910. Same penetration...maybe bit more, but more useful in general cutting applications. IMO
 
The 910 is significantly better than the Emerson for general, all around cutting applications. The Emerson is probably a little better in a dedicated shop type enviroment though, and the Wave is a nice feature. Both knives have really nice handles. the 910 has most of the attributes of a good tanto, but behaves very well, I wouldn't even be afraid to clean game with mine.

I kinda find the Stryker to be a serious underdog in regards to work knives.
 
is the 910 chisel ground?? can't tell from the pics i've seen. a chisel ground tanto style is (IMHO), is unbeatable for self-defense-only applications. however the emersons lack proper blade geometry and also have a secondary bevel which is unnecessary and leaves the very tip more fragile. the benchmade doesn't have what i consider to be ideal tanto geometry either, but it would be my choice as it would cover a wider range of uses for edc.
 
some 910s were CG, i have had 3 myself, i like them better than the std 910, why?, just because they are different.

EKIs have incorrect blade geometry?? and the tips are fragile?? must disagree with both of those statements, i have heard a lot of folks knock EKIs but thats a new one, do ya mean because they are left hand grinds?? i have had lots of right hand CGs and they cut no better/no worse than the left hand CGs, for the intended use it makes no diff at all. as far as fragility of tips, havent ever heard that 1 FWIW and have no knowledge of any problems in that area, at all.

between the 910 and the CQC7, i would take the '7 myself, would much prefer a EKI SOCFK to either though, specwar handle/CQC7 blade and waved. the 910 is ok though, i have always kinda liked them myself. only the CG ones though, the "V" grind ones i just dont like the looks of, they work fine though. if ya want a "V" grind tanto look at the spyderco lum folder, much superior to the stryker imho.
 
I had the 910 CG and ...juuuusssst....traded it for the V-grind. I like the V-grind better for all around stuff.
My CG was a first production run that I goofily paid a small premium for from a shop in Oregon (it was just retail price and last one they had) but I would rather take the loss than keep that CG.

So I did.

....I....couldn't get the hang of sharpening it and ...well...just couldn't DO it.

:rolleyes:
 
Now....WHO....couldn't like the "looks" of:

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:thumbup:

Dat's my V-grind....EDC now.
 
Lavan, my new 910 (satin PE, just like that one) is going to be delivered today. Thanks for making the wait worse. ;) :D
 
I have the cqc7 and as with all emerson knives, it has been a challange to sharpen them all. Now that I know what I'm doing, i'll stay with emerson.
 
As to tip strength, I can only say that while I HAVE seen the tip come off a Stryker, I've yet to see the tip come of a '7. I prefer the '7 for my own reasons- namely its different. However, it might be better for someone to get a Stryker if they don't want to learn a different sharpening technique.

Of course, I'd take neither of these if given an absolute choice and take either a BM 630/635 (which I've owned and was a good knife) or an EKI CQC10 (my next knife).

-Anthony

Edit to add: I currently have/carry 2 CQC7s- one w/wave and one without. I like both of them just fine.
 
Having handled both, I would have to say that I prefer the CQC-7.

I have a tremendous appreciation for Benchmade's products, and consider them to be top-notch. However, the main reason I like them is the Axis lock. In this case, we're comparing two liner locks, so that advantage is moot.

The Emersons have a nice touch added: the locking liner is thicker than the other liner, which makes the lock nice 'n' strong.

CQC-7 is a little more rugged, with slightly thicker handle slabs.

The Emerson is also available with or without the Wave feature, which I personally like.

Emersons are also designed to be disassembled by the user (which by the way voids the Benchmade warranty), and are made with phillips and flathead screws, not torx.

Good reasons to go with the EKI, yes?

Peace.
 
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