Lets see some Hinderer action

Dadpool said:
I've had a few different favorite knife companies over the years, all based on quality and enjoyment but shifting with my tastes in knives. Hinderer is my current favorite, and with today's new arrival -- the XM-24 -- now represents a quarter of my core knife collection.

I'm not sure it'll be staying HELLO I AM ORANGE, but what I do know is that straight out of the box this monster is flawless, already drops shut with startling speed, and has its detent dialed in perfectly. This knife is an Event with a capital E. It's 100% of what I hoped it would be.

A year ago, when I was shopping for a big, beefy, high-end framelock flipper, I wound up going with the Hoback Husky over the XM-24. That...didn't work out in the end (although the Husky is a superb knife; it's the deception I didn't like). 🤣 It's all good, though! Knife collecting is a journey, and in this case my longer journey meant I got to snag a Bowie.

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Here's my little Hinderer family: XM-24 gen.3, XM-18 3.5 gen.6, Eklipse 3.5" gen.3. Apparently I'm an autumn. ;)

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Congrats on the 24 ! That red and black looks great, BTW.

You might have seen me complain about the variety of screws in Hinderers. On the up-side, it’s the only maker that I know that even makes all the knife screws in the US himself (there are some videos where Rick demos the respective machines).
 
I've always been curious about the Monkey Edge frag Hinderer scales, so I picked an FDE one up as a possible alternate scale for my orange XM-24. I was surprised how much smoother the frag pattern feels than Hinderer's standard "chain link fence" pattern (which is one of my all-time favorite handle textures).

It grips fine if you bear down on it, which I guess is what really matters, but even then it doesn't grip quite as well as the stock scales. I suppose if one wanted a midpoint between stock texture and smooth, MEFP might fit that bill. Ah well, into the parts cabinet it goes. 🤷‍♂️

Hopefully this data point will be useful to someone else. :)
 
Dadpool said:
I've had a few different favorite knife companies over the years, all based on quality and enjoyment but shifting with my tastes in knives. Hinderer is my current favorite, and with today's new arrival -- the XM-24 -- now represents a quarter of my core knife collection.

I'm not sure it'll be staying HELLO I AM ORANGE, but what I do know is that straight out of the box this monster is flawless, already drops shut with startling speed, and has its detent dialed in perfectly. This knife is an Event with a capital E. It's 100% of what I hoped it would be.

A year ago, when I was shopping for a big, beefy, high-end framelock flipper, I wound up going with the Hoback Husky over the XM-24. That...didn't work out in the end (although the Husky is a superb knife; it's the deception I didn't like). 🤣 It's all good, though! Knife collecting is a journey, and in this case my longer journey meant I got to snag a Bowie.

cj4f8iH.jpg


Here's my little Hinderer family: XM-24 gen.3, XM-18 3.5 gen.6, Eklipse 3.5" gen.3. Apparently I'm an autumn. ;)

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Congrats on your recent 24! I really like the looks of Hinderers bowies, I have an Eklipse bowie as well, which is one of my favorite knives on the planet. The only thing I’m not crazy about is the huge choil on the 24. In that picture it looks like the cutting edge is about the same as the Eklipse. Just curious, which one do you like better overall?
 
tony281sc2 said:
Congrats on your recent 24! I really like the looks of Hinderers bowies, I have an Eklipse bowie as well, which is one of my favorite knives on the planet. The only thing I’m not crazy about is the huge choil on the 24. In that picture it looks like the cutting edge is about the same as the Eklipse. Just curious, which one do you like better overall?
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I'm with you on Hinderer's Bowie blade. :) My first Hinderer was a Bowie (a gen.4 XM-18 3.5 I no longer have), and 2/3 of my others have also turned out to be Bowies. I like the Eklipse Bowie blade more than my gen.4 XM-18's Bowie blade because the grind is slightly higher on the Eklipse. (I don't know if this holds true for gen.6 XMs.)

You are correct, the cutting edge on the XM-24 is only about 3/16" longer than the cutting edge on the Eklipse. (I imagine a no-choil XM-18 3.5 would also be similar.) I don't look at the XM as a model designed for maximum edge length, though -- and in practice I use the choil pretty regularly. Even with it, there's plenty of cutting edge.

In terms of Eklipse vs. XM-24...I just don't know yet, I've only had the 24 for a day. ;) And really they're different animals, despite having similar aesthetics, design elements, and cutting edge lengths.

The blade and scales are all thicker on the 24, so its size in hand matches up beautifully with its overall size. It succeeds perfectly at being the monster knife it sets out to be. Even though it's heavy, its size and design mean that its weight is nicely distributed.

The Eklipse is a more EDC-oriented than the 24 (and even the 18 3.5): It's lighter, slightly thinner, straighter in profile (and in how it hangs in the pocket), has less jimping, and the flipper tab is a little friendlier, both because of its shape and because there's no jimping near it.
 
Dadpool said:
I'm with you on Hinderer's Bowie blade. :) My first Hinderer was a Bowie (a gen.4 XM-18 3.5 I no longer have), and 2/3 of my others have also turned out to be Bowies. I like the Eklipse Bowie blade more than my gen.4 XM-18's Bowie blade because the grind is slightly higher on the Eklipse. (I don't know if this holds true for gen.6 XMs.)

You are correct, the cutting edge on the XM-24 is only about 3/16" longer than the cutting edge on the Eklipse. (I imagine a no-choil XM-18 3.5 would also be similar.) I don't look at the XM as a model designed for maximum edge length, though -- and in practice I use the choil pretty regularly. Even with it, there's plenty of cutting edge.

In terms of Eklipse vs. XM-24...I just don't know yet, I've only had the 24 for a day. ;) And really they're different animals, despite having similar aesthetics, design elements, and cutting edge lengths.

The blade and scales are all thicker on the 24, so its size in hand matches up beautifully with its overall size. It succeeds perfectly at being the monster knife it sets out to be. Even though it's heavy, its size and design mean that its weight is nicely distributed.

The Eklipse is a more EDC-oriented than the 24 (and even the 18 3.5): It's lighter, slightly thinner, straighter in profile (and in how it hangs in the pocket), has less jimping, and the flipper tab is a little friendlier, both because of its shape and because there's no jimping near it.
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Thanks for your honest opinions. I forgot that the XM-24 had a thicker blade also. I’d love to pick one up someday when I have the money. Huge, somewhat impractical beastly overbuilt knives really appeal to me. Maybe that’s why Hinderer and ZT are my favorite manufacturers lol
 
Glenn Goodlett said:
Project X that I picked up from the exchange. Feels like a cross between Full Track and an XM 24. I added the deep carry clip.

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I am unable to stop looking at that beauty. It looks like the continuing evolution of the XM. We saw great change with the Eklipse and this looks to be another step. The ONLY thing stopping me from hunting one down is the blade length. I just cant go past 3.5 without fear of getting my CCW revoked… There is a Constitutional Carry bill in our house right now and perhaps once passed we will get a bill including knives with it.
 
CHNeal said:
I am unable to stop looking at that beauty. It looks like the continuing evolution of the XM. We saw great change with the Eklipse and this looks to be another step. The ONLY thing stopping me from hunting one down is the blade length. I just cant go past 3.5 without fear of getting my CCW revoked… There is a Constitutional Carry bill in our house right now and perhaps once passed we will get a bill including knives with it.
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You missed out on the Fulltrack, CHN.
 
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