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Pic Request - New 5.1 and 4.7
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While there are 5.1 out in the wild I don't believe any 4.7s have made it out and about yet.
Standard78
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This is the best I can do.
I was hoping that someone at Survive! could take some pictures of the "test" (or pre-production or whatever they're called) SK4.7 or GSO 4.7 next to one of the fresh 5.1s.
It would be nice to see the new model (4.7) next to something that is "out there" (5.1) for comparison. That print-out that N1S did a while back was great, but the real thing would be much better.
I've been drooling over those pictures for weeks, but need to see the knives next to one another
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iirc, there are a few SK 4.7s out testing the new steel.
chiral.grolim
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This is all I can offer - new GSO-5.1 next to a few knives for comparison:
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What do you think so far chiral? Is it all you had dreamed of? And I'm jealous of all this snow everyone's getting, we're probably not gonna see more then sleet and ice.
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Man Chiral!! Im jealous! I want my new 5.1 bad! The RMD and E6 are perfect for a head to head performance shootout with the 5.1! All designed with the same usage philosophy in mind. Can wait for your detailed analysis.
Well fly on up and shovel out this shit for me...
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Thats a drift almost as tall as an F150 and a Toyota Sienna. Point of Rocks, Maryland officially got 32 inches of snow
Well fly on up and shovel out this shit for me...
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Thats a drift almost as tall as an F150 and a Toyota Sienna. Point of Rocks, Maryland officially got 32 inches of snow
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Chiral, that is so cool. I'm so glad there is a new 5.1 in WI! Enjoy it and follow up with a review like only you can
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It's bigger than the RMD? Wasn't expecting that.
Thanks for the pic, chiral.
Thanks for the pic, chiral.
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Man Chiral!! Im jealous! I want my new 5.1 bad! The RMD and E6 are perfect for a head to head performance shootout with the 5.1! All designed with the same usage philosophy in mind. Can wait for your detailed analysis.
That's
Well fly on up and shovel out this shit for me...
Thats a drift almost as tall as an F150 and a Toyota Sienna. Point of Rocks, Maryland officially got 32 inches of snow
That's crazy man. As short as I am I'd be buried neck deep.
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Great comparison picture. Man the new gen 5.1 is going to be stiff competition for anything out there.
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Congrats Chiral!! I can't wait to see your review on these new versions.
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I'll do a detailed write-up on the knife in comparison to the RMD, ESEE-6, and a couple of others after spending more time with it, but I do already have a lot of photos to upload soon.
First impressions make me want to spring for a new GSO-10! The handle, the way it fills the hand entirely, makes it feel like you're "charging" the knife, if that makes sense? When you thrust/stab with it, it isn't the guard that keeps your hand moving forward so much as the whole handle channeling all your muscle groups. This is NOT a broom-stick handle. It begs to be used hard.
One negative is that, while I didn't feel the need to knock the shoulders off the edges of the 4.1 test knife, I think I'll need to here to give myself a more comfortable platform for my hand and thumb when choking up - it's a bit sharp. It's also sharp in the choil-region, which means you may be able to strike a ferro-rod there, but it's a bit less comfortable on the finger than the previous version.
Yeah, I lined them up at the index-grooves, but if you line them up at the blade-heels, the 5.1 is very distinctly larger. The previous version was as well. It's enough to be quite noticeable - makes the RMD feel small in comparison. Oddly enough, while the ESEE-6 is substantially larger, the 5.1 feels like a closer approximation to it than the RMD, as if it has the same reach and capacity for light-chopping, etc. that the ESEE-6 has. Oh, and if you've never handled an ESEE-6, that handle feels like you're holding a block of wood - really uncomfortable the way it presses into the muscle groups :thumbdn: Modification or after-market scales are a "must".
By the way, edge thickness on that 5.1 is ~0.022" in the belly, and wonderfully even - Guy's perfectionism at work :thumbup:
With reference to the comments about wait-times, this knife was pre-ordered in April. Pre-order = investment, i.e. loan awaiting dividends. In every one of my reviews, I've commented on the wait times. Anyone who has done their research on S!K should know the drill - if you can't wait, please DON'T PRE-ORDER. If you pre-order, then change your mind and request a refund, my own experience in dealing with suppliers of special equipment and reagents is to allow AT LEAST 5 business days to receive a notification that my request has been processed, and if I don't get that notice to then send a SECOND request and wait another 5 business days. Only THEN does it make sense to involve my bank. This is the policy for most of the institution at which I am employed, and our suppliers are often very large with multiple employees handling such requests. A person who initiates a dispute within less than 5 business days of submitting a request is going against their own word of honor by not giving the other party ample time to comply. That is a knock on you, not on the company you are dealing with. That's my $0.02 on that. Gotta run!
One more thing, to all you in the NE, my wife and children send their prayers but also much envy - WE wanted that snow!
First impressions make me want to spring for a new GSO-10! The handle, the way it fills the hand entirely, makes it feel like you're "charging" the knife, if that makes sense? When you thrust/stab with it, it isn't the guard that keeps your hand moving forward so much as the whole handle channeling all your muscle groups. This is NOT a broom-stick handle. It begs to be used hard.
One negative is that, while I didn't feel the need to knock the shoulders off the edges of the 4.1 test knife, I think I'll need to here to give myself a more comfortable platform for my hand and thumb when choking up - it's a bit sharp. It's also sharp in the choil-region, which means you may be able to strike a ferro-rod there, but it's a bit less comfortable on the finger than the previous version.
Yeah, I lined them up at the index-grooves, but if you line them up at the blade-heels, the 5.1 is very distinctly larger. The previous version was as well. It's enough to be quite noticeable - makes the RMD feel small in comparison. Oddly enough, while the ESEE-6 is substantially larger, the 5.1 feels like a closer approximation to it than the RMD, as if it has the same reach and capacity for light-chopping, etc. that the ESEE-6 has. Oh, and if you've never handled an ESEE-6, that handle feels like you're holding a block of wood - really uncomfortable the way it presses into the muscle groups :thumbdn: Modification or after-market scales are a "must".
By the way, edge thickness on that 5.1 is ~0.022" in the belly, and wonderfully even - Guy's perfectionism at work :thumbup:
With reference to the comments about wait-times, this knife was pre-ordered in April. Pre-order = investment, i.e. loan awaiting dividends. In every one of my reviews, I've commented on the wait times. Anyone who has done their research on S!K should know the drill - if you can't wait, please DON'T PRE-ORDER. If you pre-order, then change your mind and request a refund, my own experience in dealing with suppliers of special equipment and reagents is to allow AT LEAST 5 business days to receive a notification that my request has been processed, and if I don't get that notice to then send a SECOND request and wait another 5 business days. Only THEN does it make sense to involve my bank. This is the policy for most of the institution at which I am employed, and our suppliers are often very large with multiple employees handling such requests. A person who initiates a dispute within less than 5 business days of submitting a request is going against their own word of honor by not giving the other party ample time to comply. That is a knock on you, not on the company you are dealing with. That's my $0.02 on that. Gotta run!
One more thing, to all you in the NE, my wife and children send their prayers but also much envy - WE wanted that snow!
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I am anxiously awaiting the rest of the review, and hope you can give us some more specifics on the handle size on the new 5.1, length, circumference, etc. just to compare with the old model. The contouring looks great!
As for the rest of your post, I couldn't agree more! :thumbup: :thumbup:
As for the rest of your post, I couldn't agree more! :thumbup: :thumbup:
