So I finally went ahead and bought the Zero Tolerance ZT0300. I could hardy control myself waiting for the UPS guy to deliver it. I tracked the package several times a day. I was so exited when it finally arrive and upon ripping open the shipping box and getting the knife in my hand, I was so giddy and giggling like a schoolgirl. It felt like I was 7 years old and it was Christmas morning. I know, pretty pathetic.
But hey, this is the most expensive knife I've ever bought myself so far and man is it one impressive knife. This thing has a lot of heft to it and it is so much larger and heavier than any of my other knives. Prior to this, the Kershaw Lahar and Spyderco Endura were my 'large' knives. HA!!! the ZT puts them to shame.
Lockup is as solid as I would expect, zero blade play! The 3-D handles are very comfortable and fits so nicely in my hand. Jimping is beefy to match the beefiness of the knife both on the spine and back of handle and the butt of the handle which makes a reverse grip very secure. The 300 came sharp but could use a few strokes with ultra-fine to make it 'hair-popping'. Opening via the AO has a neat effect. Instead of snapping open like my other AO knives (LEEK, Twitch II, Scallion), it sorta looks slow-mo as it "unfolds" and locking with a positive click. No doubt due to the weight of the blade. And that blade is one wide blade! There is no choil for choking up but when you do move you fingers up to the finger guard and place your thumb on the curve on the spine of the blade forward of the thumb ramp jimping, it makes for very controlled use. I sharpened several sticks for roasting marshmallows for smores using this method.
The 300 is too big and heavy for my EDC requirements but will definitely replace my Lahar for hard-use. It will reside in my EDC/BOB backpack. I will most likely get the 350 for possible EDC use. I'm looking forward to using the 300 hard as I go camping and such.
Overall, the 300 is my favorite and most impressive knife to date. I bought the Becker BK-2 Campanion along with thie 300 and it matches up well to the 300. Both are uber beefy and strong. I'll post pics and impressions on the Becker at a later date.
Some pics...
Anyways, hope you enjoyed. And thank Blade Forums for introducing me to this wonderful obsession.
But hey, this is the most expensive knife I've ever bought myself so far and man is it one impressive knife. This thing has a lot of heft to it and it is so much larger and heavier than any of my other knives. Prior to this, the Kershaw Lahar and Spyderco Endura were my 'large' knives. HA!!! the ZT puts them to shame.
Lockup is as solid as I would expect, zero blade play! The 3-D handles are very comfortable and fits so nicely in my hand. Jimping is beefy to match the beefiness of the knife both on the spine and back of handle and the butt of the handle which makes a reverse grip very secure. The 300 came sharp but could use a few strokes with ultra-fine to make it 'hair-popping'. Opening via the AO has a neat effect. Instead of snapping open like my other AO knives (LEEK, Twitch II, Scallion), it sorta looks slow-mo as it "unfolds" and locking with a positive click. No doubt due to the weight of the blade. And that blade is one wide blade! There is no choil for choking up but when you do move you fingers up to the finger guard and place your thumb on the curve on the spine of the blade forward of the thumb ramp jimping, it makes for very controlled use. I sharpened several sticks for roasting marshmallows for smores using this method.
The 300 is too big and heavy for my EDC requirements but will definitely replace my Lahar for hard-use. It will reside in my EDC/BOB backpack. I will most likely get the 350 for possible EDC use. I'm looking forward to using the 300 hard as I go camping and such.
Overall, the 300 is my favorite and most impressive knife to date. I bought the Becker BK-2 Campanion along with thie 300 and it matches up well to the 300. Both are uber beefy and strong. I'll post pics and impressions on the Becker at a later date.
Some pics...
Anyways, hope you enjoyed. And thank Blade Forums for introducing me to this wonderful obsession.
