I've got a $200ish dollar budget. I want a sword to use, soft targets mostly, maybe some bamboo from time to time. I'm looking at Hanwei's. There are several that catch my eye but I can't decide on what will be best for me. I like the review of the practical XL light. But the "blood groove" is questionable for me. But I don't want a super heavy/not fun or easy to wield weapon either. What to buy?? The XL, XL light? or go the practical plus route and forget the XL at all? Any suggestions welcome
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Hanwei Paul Chen Can't decide...
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XL Light is nice. Also check out the Raptor series.
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I'd look at the Cheness swords - the SGC series made of 9260 steel are very interesting and for $250 i haven't seen anything of comparable quality. You might look at the Sword Buying Guide online - google it for the url address - there are a lot of helpful reviews and a ton of info for finding low cost katanas. Happy hunting! Let us know what you find...
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Also might give the Tactical series a try. Similar to the Raptor series, but not the traditional construction. Heard some good things about those.
