Impulse buy(zing)

Jason B.

Jason B.

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I am on vacation in florida visiting my GF parents, tomorrow we are heading to my uncles who I haven't seen in a long time. We went to wally world to pick up a few things for the road trip and I figured I would see what they had in the knife section.:D

To my suprise they had a few kershaws, OD-1, zing, leek, blur and I think one more but I can't remember. I was eyeing the OD-1 but the zing with its blade grooves has intrigued me for some time now, I decided to get it and try out the advanced cutting power of a knife with grooves. I must say for a knife with a price tag less than $40 its not your average cheapie.

The blade appears to be hollow ground and just like my past kershaws the edge is one of the best factory edges, not many polish the edge anymore. The only thing I cut was the package the knife came in and while that's kind of a unfair first test it seemed to do very well. The other things I really like about this knife is the humped back spacer, thickness of the lock and the very strong detent. Because of the tight detent using the flipper is very easy and makes it seem like it is assisted even though its not. Thanks kershaw for you amazing QC you seem to be one of very few manufacturer's who don't let the bad ones get through.
 
Thanks for following through on your impulse knifenut1013 :thumbup:

I trust your Zing will give you years of enjoyment.
 
I was surprised to find the same at Walmart today, 6 Kershaws. The aforementioned as well as the NRG and Skyline. I think a Zing might be in order soon as well.

Sort of odd, they are all the black versions.
 
Walmart in NJ had a good selection in the clamp packs yesterday. The Storm II was gone but the ones you listed were there. Good to see Kershaw well represented !!!
 
I am headed to wal mart today to try to pick up an od-1 and and zing. I anidipate nothing but kershaw awesomeness.
 
tom19176 which walmart in NJ? - I went to 2 (central jersey) and found nothing.
thanks.
 
I believe the official date for the new selections to hit is 2/23, although some have them in stock now.
 
woodbridge on Rt 9 has them in stock ...I was there today getting fishing stuff
 
Congrats on the zing, they are pretty sweet. My local wally world does not stock them as of yet, but hopefully they'll have them around the 23rd...
 
I went back today, and got a Zing, I had to. The Zing is great, opens quick and very sharp. This time I wrote down what they had: Zing, Barrage, black Leek, black tanto Blur, Skyline and OD-1. Happy to see them all. My bad, only two black versions.
 
Skyline, that was the other one! I like the looks of that one too, does it use the autolocks (spelling) like CRKT?
 
Couldn't take it... went and got the od 1 today. The most unbelievable flipper I have ever handled. I don't know which one I like more the Zing or the Od 1. What a great pair of knives at an incredible price,
 
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