Stretch II CF or Gayle Bradley?

Don't forget the GB's action and lock up. Smooth and perfect!

Seriously though, don't think it won't slice, it will and then some!
 
Both are excellent. I prefer Stretch thanks to light weight and me being left-handed.

GB is very good. The grind is excellent, and the steel too. I paid MSRP and still feel it was worth it.
 
Well, thanks in part to Brother Deacon, I bought a CF Stretch 2.

I like this knife. This is one application where carbon fiber seems to make sense. With the Gayle Bradley, the CF is bulky and slick. Yeah, it fills the hand, but slickish is not groovy, especially in a "hard use" knife. I like my Gayle Bradley, but the carbon fiber seems not only unncessary, but less than optimal when G10 or FRN would be more grippy.

On the Stretch 2, however, carbon fiber makes sense. First, Spyderco is using the peel-ply flavor, which is textured and as grippy as G-10. Grippy is good. Second, and as Brother Deacon noted, the carbon fiber Stretch is thinner than the FRN version. This is also a very good thing. The CF and other construction of the CF Stretch also make for knife which feels substantially more sturdy than the FRN Stretch. The punchline is that the CF on the Stretch is good because it is grippy, thin and still feels substantial. I like it. Add the ZDP steel, and this is a sweet piece of knife.
 
Man oh man I am considering both of these knives right now as well (along with the military). I really want that zdp-189. It is perhaps my most coveted stainless, and it appeals to me more than the M4 AND doesn't have the corrosion drawbacks of the M4 ... but it sounds like the design of the gayle is better suited, since I want a pretty hard use folder. Why can't they make a more beefy zdp-189 folder?
 
i have both knives & really they are apples & oranges. the stretch is slim & what i consider a medium duty carry. the bradley is not only the best spydie ever made for the dollar but also a truly heavy duty knife that will handle any reasonable task. in addition the m4 in my hands has outcut zdp by a large margin.if one holds the bradley you will see how polished & smooth it's finished. my bradley has the liners polished also.
dennis
 
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