Hinderer vs strider vs crk and where to find 3" hindered?

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So I've collected chris reeve and strider and William Henry. So far Chris reeve is my favorite. So I'm new to hinderer. Is it a mix between crk and strider? How would you compare ? And how do I get a 3" one as all the hinderer sites I go on are sold out. Thanks
 
Hinderers are hard to come by due to high demand. Best place to get one is a knife show or on the secondary market. If you are EMS, LEO, or Military you can order direct from Hinderer.

I'd say Hinderer is the Chris Reeve of tactical folders. Excellent craftsmanship, fit, and finish.
 
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I'm new to Hinderer too. Hopefully I'll be in the Hinderer Herd soon. (Xmas????? Maybe???)
 
I enjoy knives from the three brands you've listed.

I would say the XMs' definitely have the "toughness" of Strider and outstanding fit and finish similar to CRK.
The tolerances aren't as tight, but the XMs' are stout, centered, smooth and solid.

How do they compare?
The Sebenza is completely different than that of an XM or Strider.
Other than price range and all 3 being "Mid-Techs", they don't have much in common.
Strider and Hinderer are more related due to the nature of the blades ie. thick, "heavier duty", and more ergonomic.

With all that being said, I still prefer my Large 21 for edc, because of the thin hollow grind and the slim profile.


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Rick makes his knives in batches, so you'll find a bunch of the same-sized ones together, but I've noticed that the 3 inch Hinderers are much much less common than the 3.5inch, or even the XM-24 now that his attention is focused to them. the 3 inch customs are even rarer. Good luck with the search!
 
I think its a story of the three bears, the 3" is just a tad small and the 4" is just a tad big. The 3.5" is - Just Right.

I just don't know where the bear edc's his knife.....
 
rubiconss said:
I think its a story of the three bears, the 3" is just a tad small and the 4" is just a tad big. The 3.5" is - Just Right.

I just don't know where the bear edc's his knife.....
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I believe the bear comes equipped with 20 of them, karambit in style, they are non-retractable so they are more of a fixed blade.
 
If you took the fit and finish of a CRK, and the toughness of a Strider, then gave it steroids... you'd have a Hinderer.
 
The Sebenzas may be different, but I really, really, reeeeally tried to like my Star-Tac (Umnumzaan sold through Wilson Combat), but the Hinderer won my heart. With so many CRK fans raving about how smooth their knives were, my sample was not that smooth, even after breaking in and applying CRK grease. My experience is that the Hinderer is much smoother, and with even slight adjustments in the tightness of the pivot, I can see the CRK blade moving off center much more than the Hinderer. In addition, my Star-Tac came out of the box with later than desirable lock-up; not so with my XM-24, which is now my EDC. So sadly, I'm thinking of selling the Star-Tac, as I don't like to have money tied up in knives that won't see use.
But, to each his own, and just as for ZippoThisKnifeThat above, the form factor of the CRK probably fits more people better in the EDC category.
Just my 2 cents...
 
Although the lock up on the umnumzann looks to be late, it really is not. Because of the ceramic ball imbedded into the lock, what you see is late lock up but in reality you have about 50%. Just look at the top of your knife when the blade is closed and see the marks made by the ceramic ball. Should be right in the middle.
 
I liked my sebenza when I got it (honestly, I was a little under-whelmed), but I LOVE my XM-18.

My sebenza is more of a dress knife; slim but packs a nice size blade, smooth from the start, but kinda dainty feeling. Think of a fine piece of china.

My HINDERER, however, was a beast right out of the box! I didn't have any regrets/fears using it right from the get go. And it just got smoother and smoother as I used it. Using the flipper makes it fly out with no effort or wrist action anymore. And the handle fits my medium size hands like a glove; once it's locked in, it ain't goin nowhere.

I still use and carry both knives, but if you're gonna go all out for a knife, hinderer is the hands down choice in my book.
 
I love some aspect of every knife I own or I probably wouldn't have it (unless it was a gift) When it comes down to what knife is simply the Best all around knife in every subjective area of measurement AND which knife would I grab if I had 10 minutes to unash the AO assuming I could only grab one knife.
ALL of the above - It would be the Hinderer. Period.
 
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