I can't decide hinderer or chris reeve

pwrdbycotn said:
Fair enough. I only bought the Hinderers after I had about 20 CRK knives. I figured it would be nice to open my eyes to other knives.
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That's understandable. I did the same thing, but I refused to pay the markup on the XM-18 at the time and went with a hundred-dollar 3" Kevin John clone instead. Damn if the thing doesn't work just like a real XM-18 . . . weak detent and all. That was enough to convince me to stick with Sebenzas. But for what it's worth, if ZT ever makes a 3" version of the 0562CF, I'll be the first one out of the gate to buy it. And when I do, I'll take the Kevin John clone out to the end of the Santa Monica pier and drop it in the ocean. Until then, I'll be in inertia-opening heaven. :D
 
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Another vote here for trying the Sebenza. If you like it, you will have added another high quality manufacturer to your collection. If not, get rid of it and buy another Hinderer with confidence.
 
I own 4 Sebenzas 2 25s and 2 smalls and 4 Hinderer XM18s to 3" and 2 3.5". I like them both a lot. I also like that they are different in feel and use. They split equal pocket time with my ZTs and Shirogorovs. Since you already have a xm18 try the Sebenza
 
Here is my choice. :)

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I went ahead and took a chance I got the sebenza 25. And as for the purpose well it is just because I like the craftsmanship of the higher end knives and to play with them, I work in a weld shop building farm equipment so my spiderco military works just fine for everyday.
 
Maybe I haven't been paying attention, but there seems to be a tidal shift away from the XM. I can't attribute it to the new-kid-on-the-block for the Sebs aren't. Is it maybe the newer generations of Hinderer?
Interesting.
 
aaamax said:
Maybe I haven't been paying attention, but there seems to be a tidal shift away from the XM. I can't attribute it to the new-kid-on-the-block for the Sebs aren't. Is it maybe the newer generations of Hinderer?
Interesting.
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I'm not sure about a tidal shift away, XM stock moves quickly through the venders I shop.
 
pwrdbycotn said:
Out of all the Mil/EMT/LEO's in the United States, what percentage of them do you think carries a Hinderer as their duty knife? I'd venture a guess as to say it would be less than 1%.

There are plenty of weapons/technologies/devices designed specifically for the Mil/Leo community that civilians don't even know about, much less are allowed to own. So if these knives were designed for that small group of people then why are there so many dealers offering them to the general public?
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I am a first responder and that was my exchange with Rob Orlando. When I was chasing someone the knife would come open on its own. It happened multiple times. The last thing I need is to catch someone with an open knife in my pocket, start tussling with them, and the knife cut me or the bad guy open. It was a very real threat. It cut 2 pairs of pants it was so damned unsafe. I'm lucky I didn't get cut and even luckier I didn't cut someone who didn't deserve it. I can't imagine ANY actual first responder would've carried that knife, ever. It's absolutely a lie that that knife was designed for dangerous situations unless you want your tools to be the cause of the dangerous situation. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to take a knife, turn it upside down, give it the slightest of shakes and have the blade come out. Having a tab protruding out that actually ensures accidental bumps cause the blade to come out is retarded. The fit and finish were great but carrying it where bumps and bangs and jolts and jostles happen without warning or preparation is a fool's mission. And as you can tell, that's exactly how they want that knife to be.

I would not ever recommend a Hinderer knife as an edc so based on that I'd say a CRK given the choices. As an aside, it's probably much less dangerous if you wear jeans and put the blade against the front of the pocket which would prevent it from inadvertently opening. Any other way is really too dangerous.

The guys I've met who knew what a good folding knife was would carry a spyderco, benchmade, pro-tech, or ZT, even if they thought other knives were nicer. That's the truth of it. The very few who carried a fixed blade would carry an esee, a tops, a custom, or in my case, a spyderco mule team. I did know one guy who carried a spartan phrike.
 
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