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https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
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I think everybody needs at least one flipper. I like variety in my knives, and the flipper is a great/novel idea. I just think that a traditional opening method like a hole or thumbstud allows you more control during blade-opening. If I were getting a Hinderer knife today, I would get a non-flipper.
There - I fixed it for ya.
I just wanted to add to this discussion the idea of maybe a non-flipper being more reliable 100% of the time. I know that my Vantage sometimes doesn't open up ALL the way, and I have to add a little wrist flick to get the lock to engage at the very end of the deployment. The Leek is assisted, so it doesn't have this problem. I'm only talking about non-assisted flippers here. So what I'm thinking is that I may flip the knife at some point, think I heard it locked, go to use it, and then it folds up on me. Very unlikely, but highly possible at least for me.
I don't have a Hinderer knife
(2) having two deployment methods (who's not going to use a flipper on a flipper knife?)
I edc tip up, inside waist belt, at about 4 o'clock (if my belt buckle is 12), which is on my strong slide. I'm looking for my first Hinderer, but plan to get both an XM-18 3.5" and an XM-24. I currently carry a large Sebenza micarta, so muscle memory wants to find a thumb stud. What do you guys with Hinderer experience think would be better for me, a flipper or non-flipper?