basically what I'm looking for is a 522 presidio ultra with a 154cm (or d2) blade, but they all, as far as I can see, come in 440c. the 530 axis would be excellent if it wasn't for the shape of the grip. last but not least, a griptilian with g10 scales would be good, if it wasn't for the liner changing the feel/weight. outside of what I'm about to list, that should give an idea for my taste. are there any models I'm overlooking? price range is below $150 (kills me to spend that much on an edc knife with how I use them) don't want auto/assist on this one as I've been getting too many of those the past few years, blade length is somewhere around the typical 3.45"-3.5" of a lot of benhcmades and would rather not go below 3.25", 154cm, spear or drop point, partial serrated (don't throw rocks at me! it works for what I use them for) grip that has more typical curvature like the presidio or griptilian, and g10 or similar material... not interested in aluminum/frn etc. actual weight of the knife doesn't matter, it's the weight distribution of the non full length liner I'm looking at getting away from on this one. thanks for any suggestions you may have.
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) Seriously, there are some folks whose hand size puts the pinky part of the Rift's grip in the wrong spot and makes it uncomfortable.