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"True That" (as my teenagers say)...... We should send an email, perhaps our Major Medical will kick in for the sake of good health.
I have a lot of Ti (in my body) and I didn't even ask!
New XM-18 4th Gen
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"True That" (as my teenagers say)...... We should send an email, perhaps our Major Medical will kick in for the sake of good health.
I have a lot of Ti (in my body) and I didn't even ask!
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Nice Gen 4! I noticed the pond scum scale matches the laser marks too. Also found a couple other items that match, gotta accessorize!
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Nice lanyard!
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the pond scales look sweet, personally I prefer the blue/black scales, plan on getting one soon
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the pond scales look sweet, personally I prefer the blue/black scales, plan on getting one soon
Those are my two favorite colors as well...very unique.
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i cant wait to get mine, its my goal to buy one this year! its so hard not to buy the 0560, but i want to wait and afford the xm-18
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A little discipline will pay off in the "end". There are a handful of knives a "knife enthusiast" must experience / own and the XM-18 is certainly among them.
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The blue-black looks more dynamic upon seeing it juxtaposed to the orange and pond. I'll have to opt for this scale on the next XM. I wonder, do most owners of the 3.5" XM-18 usually prefer to move up to the XM-24 or down to a 3" XM-18 on a subsequent purchase?
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I agree with you...I was amazed how good the Blue/Black looked when I installed it yesterday. The layering is very unique and gives the knife a very cool look, especially in person. To answer your other question, I started with a 3" and then moved to the 3.5". After seeing/feeling the size/weight difference between these two, I am fairly certain that the XM-24 would be way to large/heavy for my purposes. The XM-24 is a real beast, and for the right person...I am sure it is perfect, but that person isn't me
The difference between the two is much larger than it appears in these pics. I consider the 3" to be the perfect pocket-size EDC for most of my daily tasks.
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Depends on how they come to you. For example, my first was picked from a lottery win and my second was a lucky find from an authorized retailer. That said; in a lottery win, the rarer the knife, the more attractive; so my bronze 24 was the one. The retailer one was a 3.5. Since then it's been more 3.5s, a 3" and some additional 24s.
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My first 2 Hinderers were 3.5", my third was an XM-24. Only then did I decide to try a 3". I still alternate between getting rid of all my 3"s, then getting new ones and loving the size, then getting rid of them again.
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It was time to make my XM-18 a lanyard companion. The first lanyard in the top 4 photos was too long for my tastes and I forgot to put a diamond knot on the other side of the bead. I decided to replace it with a shorter lanyard and double diamond. I also touched up the blade on my Spyderco Sharp Maker. What do you think?
Replaced with a double diamond lanyard:
Sharpmaker with diamond & ultra fine stones results:
Replaced with a double diamond lanyard:
Sharpmaker with diamond & ultra fine stones results:
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I'm trying the lanyard without the bead this week.