the one knife! out of them all, the Para 2

There are a lot of good versions and no bad versions. The standard S30V is no slouch. Beyond that just pick the ones that you like, but some of the limited production versions can be very expensive on the secondary market.
 
bearfacedkiller said:
I am gonna throw this out there. The Elmax version rocks. It might not have been a great value but I am glad I got it as it is a great knife. Long after the pain of getting gouged by BBS subsided I am left with nothing more than a great knife. It was a tough pill to swallow at the time but I am glad I did.
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This is pretty much exactly how I feel too. My Elmax Para 2 came perfect out of the box, centering, lockup, blade swings freely when lock is disengaged, very impressed with the steel and great color G10 too. Price was definitely too high but I only had to pay it once.
BBS has been threatening another release of Blue/M390 for so long I think its become a myth.

Wish I had few more variants. Looking forward to (very hopefully) grabbing one or both of the M4 variants when they turn up.

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Also, the S110V Para 2 rocks, especially since I replaced the blurple with marbled CF.

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Dr Heelhook said:
Best and most versatile edc folder at that price IMO. Lock works great for either hand, just slightly better for right hand. My most used folder together with the Endura.
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same here, while the Para 2 earned it's place as a go to EDC, the Endura4 is my kitchen knife of choice, keeping it's edge for 2 months of daily use vs my Ka-Bar VG-10 kitchen knife. The hardness difference makes such a extreme difference in this use.

I think I'll wait a little to see what become of the BBS's excusive re-run...the S110V version should be around for a while.
 
bdmicarta said:
There are a lot of good versions and no bad versions. The standard S30V is no slouch. Beyond that just pick the ones that you like, but some of the limited production versions can be very expensive on the secondary market.
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The satin digi cam version I have is no slouch indeed! I had bought it with the intent of getting custom scales, but I came to appreciate the camo patern, it even matches perfectly canada's camo style. but personally, I'm just a sucker for royal blue scales and M390 hehe
 
Definitely love the Elmax. Probably the most. Best fit and finish. Then the dlc xhp orange. Then the blackout s30v. Oh nuggets! They all rock. Would love to get the smurfout in m390. I'll get the s110v some day
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Scooter70 said:
I really like my PM2 but it's longer than I need on a daily basis. I'm really looking forward to the new 3 inch "PM3". I think if that knife ends up being a mini-PM2 like many are hoping, it will end up taking the place of my Ritter Mini-Grip that's in my pocket 90% of the time.
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^ My thoughts exactly. I was trying to hold off on buying a PM2 because I knew it would be a little bigger than what I normally like to EDC. I thought I could wait for the new smaller version. Well...a lightly used black/DLC PM2 showed up on the exchange at a fair price and I had to to test drive one of these. Glad I did because it's everything I thought it would be and more. Like my Manix 2s it probably won't see much pocket time during the cooler months because I like carrying my knife in the front pocket and a big knife doesn't do that comfortably with jeans. Once the cargo shorts come out there should be plenty of room in those big pockets for the PM2. All that said, I like the PM2 so much that, if the new smaller version is everything the PM2 is, it just might bump a lot of other knives out of my pocket.
 
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