police, or other? I currently carry an emerson mini commander most of the time, but that is a single purpose knife. I am getting a spyderco tenacious to carrry to work for cutting anything that needs cutting b/c it is inexpensive. I also want to get an all around multi purpose knife that will be top quality without getting into the $200 and up range. I like the looks of the ZeroTolerance 350 and am attracted to the assisted opening feature. I also like what I read about the spyderco military and its huge popularity speaks for something. What is everyone's opinions?
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Help me choose: ZT350, Spyderco
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Military is very good and will outlive you. I also have a ZT200 (not the 350), which will outlive you and a nuclear war, but I doubt that in normal use there is a real world difference. Of the two I think that the Military handles and carries the best as it's quite a bit lighter.
I don't really understand why the Military has such a broad following - it seems very large and delicate to me. Kind of an odd combination. Definitely good for some things, but not what I think of as a practical all-'rounder.
Without knowing anything more about your use, I'd choose the 350 and throw in Krein's regrind charge. Have him thin it a bit and take out the recurve. IMO, that would me a much better everyday knife than the Millie, and still be within your budget.
Without knowing anything more about your use, I'd choose the 350 and throw in Krein's regrind charge. Have him thin it a bit and take out the recurve. IMO, that would me a much better everyday knife than the Millie, and still be within your budget.
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I don't either, it's really not that good and there are a lot of better options on the market in the same price range.
I had 2 of them and I won't ever buy another one.
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I don't either, it's really not that good and there are a lot of better options on the market in the same price range.
I had 2 of them and I won't ever buy another one.
Not everybody uses a hammer to baton folders through metal screws like you do.
Some of us use knives for their cutting ability and that is what a Military excels at.
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I can buy a letter opener for $10. LOL
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I can get a hacksaw blade for a buck or so.
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I don't either, it's really not that good and there are a lot of better options on the market in the same price range.
I had 2 of them and I won't ever buy another one.
Yeah, some people use their knives to cut things, not chop bolts.
The Military is one of the best slicers on the market. Pair that with an expansive handle, it's fly weight construction, perfect ergos, and a thinness that makes the knife disappear in your pocket, and you will realize why it has such a large following.
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Yep, or a cold chisel for about $10.
No really they loosened up long before I ever broke them.
They just aren't made for hard work, they are too delicate for real use when compared to other blades.
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Yeah, some people use their knives to cut things, not chop bolts.
The Military is one of the best slicers on the market. Pair that with an expansive handle, it's fly weight construction, perfect ergos, and a thinness that makes the knife disappear in your pocket, and you will realize why it has such a large following.
But you can't really do anything with them...... Other than easy stuff.
That means weak construction by the way.
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Yep, or a cold chisel for about $10.
No really they loosened up long before I ever broke them.
They just aren't made for hard work, they are too delicate for real use when compared to other blades.
Your opinion of "real use" is extreme at best. It's like a radical racist calling himself a mild conservative.
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What are you talking about? "Easy stuff"
The ZT lineup doesn't even cut well. It's an overbuilt prybar. If it can't slice, no dice.
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Your opinion of "real use" is extreme at best. It's like a radical racist calling himself a mild conservative.
Well it's marketed as a Military knife isn't it?
To me that would mean it should be able to take some punishment without loosening up or breaking under what would be considered normal for a hard use knife.
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Ankerson I don't agree with anything you say about Spydercos. I've used them and other brands to do what a knife is meant to do and they have always held up as well or better than the others.
In fact i use a lighter weight Pacific Salt everyday to chop brush and limbs off hiking trail. It's held up and performed better than anything that preceded it. It not only is undamaged by hard chopping of all sorts of green limbs, it cuts them very well and is easy to maintain and keep sharp. If you have a beef with Spyderco you are going to find yourself very much in the minority.
In fact i use a lighter weight Pacific Salt everyday to chop brush and limbs off hiking trail. It's held up and performed better than anything that preceded it. It not only is undamaged by hard chopping of all sorts of green limbs, it cuts them very well and is easy to maintain and keep sharp. If you have a beef with Spyderco you are going to find yourself very much in the minority.
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What are you talking about? "Easy stuff"
The ZT lineup doesn't even cut well. It's an overbuilt prybar. If it can't slice, no dice.
Sure they cut just fine, they are overbuilt because they are made to take some punishment like they are advertised unlike some others that are under built and weak for the said market.
If you market a knife as a hard use knife or as a Military type knife then at least make it tough.
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I don't find "hard use" a problem, your definition (batoning logs, cutting bolts) is abuse of a knife.
Knives are designed to cut, not to pound on them.