Gress
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My long-time weekdays EDC Strider production PT got pushed out by a newcomer Mick's custom PT
It came a bit loose, but after a quick disassembly and couple of TLC touches (I admit I end-up doing something to all my Striders to bring them to rock-solid knives they are designed to be)- namely adjusting the lock bar travel and position and pivot tension it is now ready for a competition.
The knife it is competing with for overall EDC title in my pocket is 3" xm custom ground by Tom Krein.
Both are great knives and they represent the art of knife-making. Tom is a wizard of sharpening, so I give my Hinderer an advantage in this department, although my Strider is as sharp as you want a knife to be. It is nicely and very sharply chisel ground and cuts paper with authority
MSC knife's action is less smooth than Hinderer xm, as we all know, due (partially perhaps) to bronze washers in Strider as opposed to teflon ones in xm. After my TLS work done to Strider, both are as solid as fixed blades with no play whatsoever in any direction. Both are perfectly centered. And you can clearly see a chisel grind on the Strider. It actually is nicely designed and done and PVD coated blade is gun-metal cool.
On a positive side for Strider it is a bit smaller and with it�s CC profile is asking to go into my pocket.
I have two almost identical pocket pouches for both and they are about same size when in pouches.
All in all I think that MSC PT has a greater chance to end-up in my pocket as an EDC (esp. during workdays, when the low profile is preferred option).
My XM though will most likely go into my pocket on evening dog walks and perhaps even on weekends when I won�t carry my 3.5 xm.
Time will say.
It came a bit loose, but after a quick disassembly and couple of TLC touches (I admit I end-up doing something to all my Striders to bring them to rock-solid knives they are designed to be)- namely adjusting the lock bar travel and position and pivot tension it is now ready for a competition.
The knife it is competing with for overall EDC title in my pocket is 3" xm custom ground by Tom Krein.
Both are great knives and they represent the art of knife-making. Tom is a wizard of sharpening, so I give my Hinderer an advantage in this department, although my Strider is as sharp as you want a knife to be. It is nicely and very sharply chisel ground and cuts paper with authority
MSC knife's action is less smooth than Hinderer xm, as we all know, due (partially perhaps) to bronze washers in Strider as opposed to teflon ones in xm. After my TLS work done to Strider, both are as solid as fixed blades with no play whatsoever in any direction. Both are perfectly centered. And you can clearly see a chisel grind on the Strider. It actually is nicely designed and done and PVD coated blade is gun-metal cool.
On a positive side for Strider it is a bit smaller and with it�s CC profile is asking to go into my pocket.
I have two almost identical pocket pouches for both and they are about same size when in pouches.
All in all I think that MSC PT has a greater chance to end-up in my pocket as an EDC (esp. during workdays, when the low profile is preferred option).
My XM though will most likely go into my pocket on evening dog walks and perhaps even on weekends when I won�t carry my 3.5 xm.
Time will say.
