I really like mine. I just picked one up last week, but it's a good knife. The handle is comfortable. The length is really good, actually ideal, for food, because it makes a very natural steak knife, can cut a sandwich or slice fruit without feeling like another inch would be nice. Mine has a silky-smooth, not heavy pull, and a lovely snap when the blade opens fully. (Granted that snap may have been my doing when I had to file the tang so the backspring was flush at open -QC in this model was not the best evidently.) I would venture to say the pull, and the nail nick, together might be the best of any knife I own. Just delightful to open. Secure, but never feels like there's a chance of the blade getting away from you, pulling out a fingernail, etc. The blade choice is a good one too, because the clip is stout enough I don't feel it's going to bend or snap, thin enough for good slicing, wide enough you can spread stuff if necessary, it has a nice fine point which makes it really nice for day-to-day things like opening a package or letter... Oh and the knife is really pretty, too. That never hurts. It feels well-proportioned and elegant in the hand. I think the GEC version is better looking in pictures, but it's also notably shorter, and I've never held one to comment on comfort. I believe the Case (slimline) is the second best looking of all the trappers, with its contours and elegantly-shaped clip blade. I'm not sure why people think this is a "delicate" design though... It's got a cam tang so it will naturally sit lower in the handle (with resultant comfort) as a knife with a square tang and half stops. There's as much strength in the joint as with a lot of other knives. I'm pretty sure if a Peanut can cut up a tire (as I think I read a story about somewhere) than this slimline trapper can cut up anything I'd reasonably need to use a knife on. No knife is meant to be used as a prybar.
If I had to use only one knife, I think this one would be a good candidate.
