Ritter/Hogue knife is in the mail!

tyyreaun said:
I heard from a prominent knife reviewer, who spoke to Doug at Blade. Something might have gotten misinterpreted along the way there - who knows.
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For sure and only time will tell .
Thanks for your reply :thumbsup:
 
This is one of the more tempting knives I’ve come across in some time. Hogue has excellent quality control, and the overall design is appealing to me.

It even looks like the thumbstud is removable (pictures show a torx-shaped inset in the stud on the show side), which, if accurate, makes this a difficult knife to resist buying despite already having a pretty complete assortment of good working knives.

Not a big fan of thumbstud knives, and the only one I’m presently happy with is my Recon 1. So, if that stud is not easily removed, I at least have a reason to not spend $150+ on another knife I’m not allowed to use at work.
 
Handled one at BLADE and I was impressed. Lock-up was good, blade centering was on, action was smooth, and fit & finish was good. I did see/feel what others mentioned about the clip being a possible hotspot. Easy fix though.

About the only reservation I'd have is if the RC of Hogue's M390 came back soft. So many issues popping up lately.
 
Halfneck said:
Handled one at BLADE and I was impressed. Lock-up was good, blade centering was on, action was smooth, and fit & finish was good. I did see/feel what others mentioned about the clip being a possible hotspot. Easy fix though.

About the only reservation I'd have is if the RC of Hogue's M390 came back soft. So many issues popping up lately.
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I’ve been cutting rope with mine some card board and it’s been outstanding .
Ive only hit it a couple times on my leather block strop with some green compound and it’s always like a razor .
I think Hogue did a great job on this m390 at least on mine .
 
Comeuppance said:
This is one of the more tempting knives I’ve come across in some time. Hogue has excellent quality control, and the overall design is appealing to me.

It even looks like the thumbstud is removable (pictures show a torx-shaped inset in the stud on the show side), which, if accurate, makes this a difficult knife to resist buying despite already having a pretty complete assortment of good working knives.

Not a big fan of thumbstud knives, and the only one I’m presently happy with is my Recon 1. So, if that stud is not easily removed, I at least have a reason to not spend $150+ on another knife I’m not allowed to use at work.
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That is indeed what it looks like in person t0o, although I have not tried to remove the stud my self.
 
Halfneck said:
Handled one at BLADE and I was impressed. Lock-up was good, blade centering was on, action was smooth, and fit & finish was good. I did see/feel what others mentioned about the clip being a possible hotspot. Easy fix though.

About the only reservation I'd have is if the RC of Hogue's M390 came back soft. So many issues popping up lately.
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Advertised HRC is 61-62, so that's pretty hard. I haven't heard of anyone actually testing the accuracy of that though. Not a scientific test by any means, but a light touch up on the Sharpmaker takes more work than with my Spyderco or Benchmade with M390.
 
Cscotttsss said:
I'm still hoping for a mini version down the line......
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I would be down with this. I have a mini grip in 20cv, but I really like the blade grind much better on the Ritter.

I usually always have at least two knives on me: one regular sized such as this Hogue, freek, or a Manix 2, and one smaller sized, like the mini grip or a North fork (favorite). I would love to add a mini Ritter to that rotation
 
I’m loving this Hogue Ritter what a great knife . It’s really hard though to rotate in my EDC carry line up because I always want it in my pocket lol .
Just added this MXG DP and now I’m in love with it even more, feels so good in hand . Really like the beefy T8 screws to:thumbsup:
Great knife and great clip !
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tyyreaun said:
I heard from a prominent knife reviewer, who spoke to Doug at Blade. Something might have gotten misinterpreted along the way there - who knows.
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Well.... the “update” might be what just popped up on the KnifeWorks website: a version with a black cerakoted blade, black Able lock, and black screws. The whole knife is “murdered out” except for the thumbstuds.

From the KW website:
“As a result of a number of requests, this is a special run of 120 knives (not numbered) with a black Cerakoted® M390 blade. Depending on the response to this limited run, we may produce more with black blades…or not. Get yours now if you really want a black bladed RSK® Mk1-G2; no guarantee there will be more.“

I just ordered mine.
 
TheFactor said:
I’m loving this Hogue Ritter what a great knife . It’s really hard though to rotate in my EDC carry line up because I always want it in my pocket lol .
Just added this MXG DP and now I’m in love with it even more, feels so good in hand . Really like the beefy T8 screws to:thumbsup:
Great knife and great clip !
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I was just wondering if that’s the same MXG clip for the Grip. I have an MXG deep carry benchmade clip and I assume it will work on the Ritter but wanted to ask.
 
EdsElephant said:
I was just wondering if that’s the same MXG clip for the Grip. I have an MXG deep carry benchmade clip and I assume it will work on the Ritter but wanted to ask.
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Yes I believe it is although not a perfect fit it will work. You just have to be careful when installing it👍🏻
 
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