New ZT0550 Thread !!!

just took these for a friend on another forum, thought they would be appreciated over here too :)

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Waiting on mine to come back from ZT as well, but I have to give Kershaw props on their customer service.
Prepaid UPS Next Day Air isn't cheap and had the package there in about 15 hours.

Nice perk instead of waiting on standard shipping to get it back to them. :thumbup:
 
-Ranger- said:
Waiting on mine to come back from ZT as well, but I have to give Kershaw props on their customer service.
Prepaid UPS Next Day Air isn't cheap and had the package there in about 15 hours.

Nice perk instead of waiting on standard shipping to get it back to them. :thumbup:
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Props for sure, I was surprised at the next day air lable KAI doesn't play around!
 
Kohai999 said:
Bet Kershaw CS is very, very concerned that your patience is wearing thin.:eek:

Quit yer whinin'....grow up......if need be, we can charge on over to NambyPamby Land, and get you some.:D

The knife will be there shortly, and hopefully you like it.:thumbup:

We are talking DAYS here, not weeks, and not months.:confused:

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Thank you for the gay little commercial quote. What a douche.
 
Kirk_Ferentz said:
Thank you for the gay little commercial quote. What a douche.
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Why so angry Kirk_Ferentz? Pump the brakes and chill out. :D

I think you own STeven an apology. He is nothing but helpful and only tried to bring a little levity to the situation (you raging about a knife "rabble rabble, rabble.") That was not very nice of you. Just sayin.
 
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xtonesterx said:
just took these for a friend on another forum, thought they would be appreciated over here too :)

Thanx,man! Those would be appreciated ANYWHERE!
Really hoping mine is back next week.
If so,I'm taking it to Show & Tell! at the family Christmas party. :D
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Questions to the many people in this thread who received and used this knife already -

After all the hype this knife had , and after all being said , is this knife really THAT good ?

Is it any better than the outstanding ZT 300 ? and if yes , please explain


I know you people waited a lot for this knife and everything , so It would suck to answer no to those questions , but still try being honest with the answer
 
Jimquez said:
Questions to the many people in this thread who received and used this knife already -

After all the hype this knife had , and after all being said , is this knife really THAT good ?

Is it any better than the outstanding ZT 300 ? and if yes , please explain


I know you people waited a lot for this knife and everything , so It would suck to answer no to those questions , but still try being honest with the answer
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Yes it is.

Here are some pros in comparison:
-Elmax steel which is third generation PM with more toughness and corrosion resistance than S30V. Also some members like knifenut1013 swears it has better edge retention.
-Price point is less than 030X series(depending where you get it from, but I assume from a dealer).
-Easier to take apart and put together.
-Less weight. Not merely a smaller version of the same knife like the 0350, but a different knife entirely.
-Open back design.
-"Fits like a glove." As another member once commented about Hinderer designed knives, "it feels like someone made the knife just to fit in my hand."

Really, most of the benefits is in the design. If you're looking for space-age materials that blows the 0301 out of the water, look somewhere else. If you want a more streamlined design, this is certainly an improvement.
 
I own both a 301 and now the 551 and I wouldn't say that the 551 is that much better than the 300. Its definately a tough, ergonomic, thick, tank like folder but so is the 300. They are both on the same quality level (Which for the price is freakin fantastic), its just a matter of personal preferance. Do you like straight edges or recurves, do you like AO or manuals... Both are awesome.
 
Noctis3880 said:
Yes it is.

Here are some pros in comparison:
-Elmax steel which is third generation PM with more toughness and corrosion resistance than S30V. Also some members like knifenut1013 swears it has better edge retention.
-Price point is less than 030X series(depending where you get it from, but I assume from a dealer).
-Easier to take apart and put together.
-Less weight. Not merely a smaller version of the same knife like the 0350, but a different knife entirely.
-Open back design.
-"Fits like a glove." As another member once commented about Hinderer designed knives, "it feels like someone made the knife just to fit in my hand."

Really, most of the benefits is in the design. If you're looking for space-age materials that blows the 0301 out of the water, look somewhere else. If you want a more streamlined design, this is certainly an improvement.
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You forgot: NO FREAKING RECURVE! Woohoo! :thumbup: :D
 
Thomas W said:
Kirk, your 0551 left yesterday and is in route. You should see it soon.
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Where is the "thank you" for attention to your pressing needs, Kirk_Ferentz?

Where is a little consideration?

You have the sack to call ME a douche?:thumbdn:

Get with me anytime, son, I don't sleep much, spend a lot of time here, and am always "live".....you jackwagon.:D

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Jimquez said:
After all the hype this knife had , and after all being said , is this knife really THAT good ?
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I'm unsure if any knife could live up to the anticipation that the 0551 received.

The 551 flew under our radar when we debuted it at last years Blade Show. It became much more popular than we had imagined.

As for it being THAT good, I think it's a really solid Ti frame lock offering that brings forth to the ELU's, an option of using a PM steel they have probably never tried. It's our first collaboration with Rick, and as far as I know, the first high end production Hinderer available. That said, yea I think it's pretty good.

Is it THAT good...
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I would imagine time will answer that differently for each person.


I know you people waited a lot for this knife...
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From my perspective, this was a piece that was built from a drawing to a completed knife in record time. There was no waiting a lot for the 0551.
 
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