Sanrenmu 763 or Inron MY803?

FCM415 said:
LOL, the Chinese are certainly capable of matching quality in any product if they so wished, let's just be glad they haven't turned it on with knives just yet...

Those knives are probably meant for their domestic market, bringing it here was not their intention but there are many folks who are willing to buy them so here they come. Best to just vote with our wallets.
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Of course they are, but you are not going to find it in a $8 copycat of a USA designed/made knife.

I'm mostly ashamed to admit that I have tried a couple of the aforementioned Chinese junk brands, just to get a feel for them for myself, versus just reading about how awesome or terrible they are on the forums.

They are crap. Anyone who cannot see that needs to get their eyes checked.
 
Tripton said:
Do you have any experience with quality cutlery? Or just with cheap Chinese copycat garbage?
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I have, and I still love the Chinese "garbage" just as much. They are quality knives for a cheap price.
I've had $100+ knives that were less quality than my $6 SRM 710

OP: I'd personally go with the 763 because I think that hinderers are ugly therefore anything similar to it I also find unappealing. Just my preference. I also prefer liner locks over frame locks. They are both most likely built to the same quality with ok steels.

Actually I'd go with the Enlan. This is the first I've heard of that specific knife and I just might have to pick it up. I've been eying up a BM 707 sequel and this might hold me off from spending 140 bucks I don't have right now lol. They're not the closest looking knives, but its close enough it made me think of the sequel. The EL06 seems like the one.
 
Tripton said:
Of course they are, but you are not going to find it in a $8 copycat of a USA designed/made knife.

I'm mostly ashamed to admit that I have tried a couple of the aforementioned Chinese junk brands, just to get a feel for them for myself, versus just reading about how awesome or terrible they are on the forums.
They are crap. Anyone who cannot see that needs to get their eyes checked.
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I guess I'll have to go get my eyes checked then. There are plenty of POS Chinese nknives out there. But there are some good ones. My EL-2 wasn't in the same universe as my Benchmades. Does that make it garbage? I dunno. It locked up tight and cut things pretty well, better than a $2 gas station knife would. You are entitled to your opinion though.
 
After this thread, I youtubed the 763 as I never heard of it. It's got plenty of reviews, all were very positive. It's really got a un adulterated real deal Axis lock huh, and it's not a Benchmade. That is so alien to me. What is it like the star of the China knives?
 
reply to OP:

everyone in the chinese knife forums knows that SRM is the best chinese knife brand ,and Inron is nothing.

I was a little surprised that you guys even known brands like Inron and GANZO.

Believe me ,SRM is the very best brand for you to contact chinese knives,and there is no other.

The second and third ones can be ENLAN(BEE) and navy.

unfortunately , SRM is a real big copycat as far as I know
The advantage of SRM is price and precision rather than the design.
 
don't you never look down upon a $8 chinese knife with the brand SRM

a knife with the very same quality made in the US may cost you $80
 
XiaolongJackson said:
Probably not. This board has a small group of vocal nationalists who think every knife made outside of the US is crap. I got the SRM763 and I like it, except for the blade steel, which dulled after a week of very light use. ...
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Actually, I think any knife that dulls after a week of very light use is crap, regardless of where it's made.
 
waterbeef said:
reply to OP:

everyone in the chinese knife forums knows that SRM is the best chinese knife brand ,and Inron is nothing.

I was a little surprised that you guys even known brands like Inron and GANZO.

Believe me ,SRM is the very best brand for you to contact chinese knives,and there is no other.

The second and third ones can be ENLAN(BEE) and navy.

unfortunately , SRM is a real big copycat as far as I know
The advantage of SRM is price and precision rather than the design.
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Hahahaha, yup, these Chinese knives sure get around. I have noticed the people on the British forums seem to be a LOT more tolerant of all the Chinese copies, Americans seem to be less tolerant overall. Interesting.
 
waterbeef said:
don't you never look down upon a $8 chinese knife with the brand SRM

a knife with the very same quality made in the US may cost you $80
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How do you judge quality? 80 dollars in the US will get you into great/super steel, solid lock, proper heat treat, and a lifetime guarentee in most cases. In fact there are many blades that are commonly discussed here that will perform better and last a lot longer than the SRM in the 10 dollar category.
 
Yo Mama said:
How do you judge quality? 80 dollars in the US will get you into great/super steel, solid lock, proper heat treat, and a lifetime guarentee in most cases. In fact there are many blades that are commonly discussed here that will perform better and last a lot longer than the SRM in the 10 dollar category.
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I have to agree with you here. No $8-10 SRM, Ganzo, or Enlan is ever going to perform as well as an $80 American manufactured knife. But I think that the aforementioned brands are as good, if not better than $25-$40 knives from big name manufactures like Kershaw or Sog. The Chinese domestics will never compete with Benchmade or Spyderco for my affection, but they do serve a valuable purpose. They allow me to try different designs (like framelock or axis lock) for relatively no cost. I'd rather decide that I hate framelocks after buying an Inron then a Sebenza. They also give me an opportunity to develop my sharpening skills, as well as acting as a good beater knife. Also, they give me something to give away to friends who have never handled anything better than a $5 gas station knife.
 
Bugout Bill said:
Also, they give me something to give away to friends who have never handled anything better than a $5 gas station knife.
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This is a good purpose for them, beaters, as well as lending... I wouldn't lend more expensive knives to non-knife people. I've seen people use knives for things ranging from cutting a string to trying to scrape dried concrete off stuff...

A $10 Chinese knife has great value.
 
Bugout Bill said:
They allow me to try different designs (like framelock or axis lock) for relatively no cost. I'd rather decide that I hate framelocks after buying an Inron then a Sebenza.
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But different companies implement those technologies differently on different products. A person who doesn't like the flipper and framelock on the Kershaw Leek might like it on the Spyderco Southard Flipper. I have heard a few complaints about Ganzo's implementation of the AXIS Lock being too stiff, and SRM710 definitely doesn't have the crazy manufacturing tolerances that the Sebenza has. All they can do is help you get a general feel for something, because there's no guarantee that you'll dislike Hinderer's designs (after trying them) just because you didn't like the Inron MY803.
 
(XLJ beat me to it)

Bugout Bill said:
I'd rather decide that I hate framelocks after buying an Inron then a Sebenza.
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That's actually one thing that you really shouldn't do. Each knife is different when it comes to the execution of the same locking mechanism. There is a distinct difference between Inron's lock and Sebenza's lock.

You can sometimes equate the lower end knives in regards to ergonomics and aesthetics, but you really should not equate with respect to functional mechanisms.
 
XiaolongJackson said:
But different companies implement those technologies differently on different products. A person who doesn't like the flipper and framelock on the Kershaw Leek might like it on the Spyderco Southard Flipper. I have heard a few complaints about Ganzo's implementation of the AXIS Lock being too stiff, and SRM710 definitely doesn't have the crazy manufacturing tolerances that the Sebenza has. All they can do is help you get a general feel for something, because there's no guarantee that you'll dislike Hinderer's designs (after trying them) just because you didn't like the Inron MY803.
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I'm more just trying to get a feel for framelocks as a whole, not the Reeve Integral Lock or Hinderer framelocks. If I like a framelock stripped down to it's most barebones and cheap form (like an Inron), I'll probably like a ZT560 or Sebenza. My suspicion of framelocks is kind of like my feelings about lockbacks. I don't lockbacks regardless of the manufacturer, whether it is made by Spyderco or some nameless Chinese knifemaker.
 
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