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I was just looking for some opinions on Gerber and Columbia River knives. I have a few of each,but opt to carry my Spyderco or Benchmades. I read in one of the other posts I put up that some didn't seem to like the AUS6M steel the my CRKT's are made of and I heard that Gerbers are made with 440A. Just thought I'd get some input :p
 
Gerbers tend to be really easy to ding. I wish I had a nickel for every time I've rolled the edge on my Gerber multis, even with a fairly thick edge.
 
AUS-6M and 440A performance is very similar. 440A will hold an edge a little longer, and AUS-6M is a bit easier to resharpen.

Heat treat can make a big difference though.
 
I haven't owned many Gerbers, but there was a time when I owned over 20 CRKT knives, and to be honest know I own 1.

I kept my Mirage fodler with 440c blade, but all of the aus6 and aus8 knives I sold. With the exepction of the Urban Shark, I had constant problems with rusting, now matter how much I wiped down and re-oiled the knives. They didn't hold an edge well, although they were easy to sharpen. But it was the rusting that made me get rid of them.

I just got the new CRKT 2005 catalog, and they are dropping down to aus4 now, which is a bad move IMHO.

CRKT used to be a company that I really liked, but it seems to me theya re slidding towards the "flea market" brands.
 
Well, it CAN get worse after all. :rolleyes:

Can't blame the factories. They are just making what CRKT wants to put out there. :barf:
 
in my opinion i would never buy gerbers that have 440a stainless. if i wanted to sharpen my knife each day then it owuld be a different story. i once read that 440a is great steal as long as it wasn't on a knife. i would however buy their 154cm knives. and as for CRKT i think they are a good quality knife though sometimes over priced. i would only buy one to use if it had the 8A. i did however buy my little brother one of the pecks for christmas. just my .02
 
I had a 3.25 lockback hunter, an EZ Out large and a junior EZ Out, and a Silver Knight. Now, all I have are the Silver Knight (jr EZ Out is on eBay). I didn't like mine, the Silver Knight wasn't a hard user. As for CRKT, I now currently have a M21-14 that I just got, it's huge and I am chomping at the bit to play with it, hopefully I'll get out after this weather clears up. I also have an old M16, pre flipper, that holds up great. I also have a new M16Z flipper, haven't used that yet. An M16 EDC, might give that to my sister or my girlfriends sister, they want a knife to keep in their purses, and that knife just doesn't cut the mustard with me. I also have the CRKT Ryan Model 7, trying to trade that for a Ryan Model 7 black. I have a CRKT Tighe Tac, which I see no reason for owning, just use it as a dress knife. I think that's it, I have a whole slew of CRKT's up for sale on eBay, I just was not happy with them. I don't claim to know much about CRKT dropping the quality of their steels, but I do know that I only see the CRKT's that I own as tools, most of them are going to go from the collection box to my toolboxes and camping/fishing gear.
 
I have a Gerber Pro-Scout multi-tool that is my favorite multi-tool, and I have a Gerber Harsey Air Ranger that is very nice (except the blade-steel is'nt the very best).
I don't really see anything wrong with Gerbers, but Spyderco and Benchmade are both better IMO.

CRKT has some great custom collaborations for a very affordable price, but once again, I think Spyderco and Benchmade make better knives in every regard.

Good luck,
Allen.
 
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