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Im not telling him to pry with his knife, only giving him better steel options of what hes planning to do regardless. I personally try to avoid it unless absolutely necessary.
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Sebenza vs BM Stryker
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Im not telling him to pry with his knife, only giving him better steel options of what hes planning to do regardless. I personally try to avoid it unless absolutely necessary.
Like others said, CRKs are great workers. Everything about them is practical, from steel that is easy to sharpen but holds a good edge that won't chip (when other steel would have) to lockbar interfaces made from ceramic bearings that should never wear out to pocket clips with two detents to grab onto the lip of your jeans' pockets.
Lots of people use their Sebenzas, don't let the safequeen collectors dissuade you. If you have the budget, there isn't a better all around user knife
I highly recommend the micarta inlaid 21 or 25, it makes for a very secure and comfortable grip, and the inlay separate the Sebenza from every other titanium frame lock out there.
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I would say neither is a great choice for what you're looking to do with a knife....
A lot of the things you mentioned in your "uses" will involve you wearing gloves, and being around water, blood, etc.
I would look for something that has at least one side that is grippy G10, and also something that is easy to open and close when wearing gloves....The Stryker has the G10, but I am not convinced a liner lock is the best thing here.
If you are willing to spend up to $400.00, there are better options for what you want to do then these two, including a more suitable blade steel, like maybe 3V.
If this is 90% of what you're doing with this knife, I would get a Survive! GSO-4.1 in 3V.
If it has to be a folder, there are better options then these two.
The older strykers were indeed liner locks. If there are any m2/m4 versions, I'd take one of those hands down over the seb.
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I'd say go with the rift you were already looking at, it's not gonna run you a lot of money compared to the other two, so you'll most likely use it more due to not being as worried about damaging it. Also, the fact that it's a great EDC knife is another good reason to get it, I carry a rift or a Spyerco Native for all my EDC needs, anything that those two can't handle usually goes to my hard-use fixed blades.
But if you're looking at just those 2 knives, I'd go with the Benchmade, the Sebenza comes with a sub-culture that I honestly wouldn't want to get involved in, while the BM is just a knife that works.
But if you're looking at just those 2 knives, I'd go with the Benchmade, the Sebenza comes with a sub-culture that I honestly wouldn't want to get involved in, while the BM is just a knife that works.
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If you're going to be prying, I would say look at an overbuilt folder from Zero Tolerance - a beefy framelock like a ZT 0560 would likely serve you well and is about half the price of a Sebenza. And by the way, prying with a tempered blade on a folder is never a good idea. (had to say it)
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Buying a Sebenza doesn't come with a sub-culture.
Nothing about buying one would cause one to be "involved in" a sub-culture.
Have no idea what that even means, and I've had Sebenzas longer than I've been a member here.
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This doesn't make any sense. When you buy a knife, you aren't buying a subculture. I'm an owner of many Benchmade and two CRK knives. I even own a few older Strykers. IMO, for most general knife uses, the Sebenza is a much better knife. I'm also very objective about my CRK and BM knives. I respect both companies. I've also had some criticisms of certain aspects of each. So I have not 'drunk the Kool-Aid'. It's how I feel based on my experiences with both knife models.
I would also add that the Sebenza is a strong design. Not designed for prying (how many folders are?), but then, neither is the Stryker.
Jim
If I may suggest, it does sound like you need something with much better handling.
Check this out, if knife can take this, it can take anything.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW0TVkcBFkw
Check this out, if knife can take this, it can take anything.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW0TVkcBFkw
Take my word as a grain of salt, but the 9101 Auto Styrker is one of my favorite knives period. The ergonomics really fit my rather small hands well and the lockup/action is smooth as silk. It's really my go-to "hard use knife". 154CM holds an edge well enough, albeit not on par with substantial carbon steels like M4, and resists rust and corrosion relatively well. As for using a knife as a pry bar, I wouldn't ever recommend it but my 9101 has held up to some questionable tasks. I don't own a CRK 25 anymore, so I can't really give you a visual representation of the wear on each knife, but I think the 25 is a very nice knife, although if I were to choose one knife to go outdoors with between the two, it'd be the Stryker.
