What's Wrong With Me?

Hans17 said:
Just got this about 30 minutes ago:

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First reaction: HOLY crap that's a lot smaller than I expected. After spending about a month of looking at pics I guess I imagined it larger in real life. I am going to give the 3.5" a chance and that will probably be my casual EDC but the 3" is indeed a great EDC because it doesn't get in the way of anything and would be alright in an office setting. The 3.5" spanto will be more of a work horse and comfortable outside of work EDC.

CRAZY sharp, probably the sharpest knife I own it seems.

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Also cant seem to open it using the flipper without flicking my wrist.
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just ordered this exact same one. can't wait.
 
RubiconSS said:
They are a Nice EDC.
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at first I thought I wanted a 3.5 but for what I do (drive truck 48 states) it's not legal everywhere. The 3" is outside of a couple select places, NYC, Chicago, etc. oh and I'm outdoors a lot with the general public so bright scales are a plus.
 
Hauling said:
at first I thought I wanted a 3.5 but for what I do (drive truck 48 states) it's not legal everywhere. The 3" is outside of a couple select places, NYC, Chicago, etc. oh and I'm outdoors a lot with the general public so bright scales are a plus.
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Great choice. I've deployed my 3" XM in many public places with nary a glance my way. It's a perfect EDC. I just added an Orange scale for the same reason. It makes it seem more like a "friendly" knife than a "dangerous" one in my opinion...
 
Maprik said:
Great choice. I've deployed my 3" XM in many public places with nary a glance my way. It's a perfect EDC. I just added an Orange scale for the same reason. It makes it seem more like a "friendly" knife than a "dangerous" one in my opinion...
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basically same thinking, orange will be the next one I get. I ordered a flamed Ti investigator pen as well as the XM so might have to wait a bit lol.
 
I find myself wanting to add a 3" Spanto grind into my collection. I have never held one in person, but they just seem very stout and strong. The funny thing is, as I stated earlier, I don't really need something more beefy than the slicer, but I still WANT it! What I would also like is a stonewashed Ti scale, but at $200 they are quite pricey.
 
MostMenAreRuthless said:
I find myself wanting to add a 3" Spanto grind into my collection. I have never held one in person, but they just seem very stout and strong. The funny thing is, as I stated earlier, I don't really need something more beefy than the slicer, but I still WANT it! What I would also like is a stonewashed Ti scale, but at $200 they are quite pricey.
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Admitting "Want" -vs- the more popular couching as "need" is a healthy thing.
The Spanto is indeed a "Beefy" offering and I freely admit - my personal Favorite.
I have slicers in 3" and Spanto in 3.5" and 4".
Enjoy! One of each is a good place to start;)
 
I'm wanting a 3" Spanto too. But it'll have to be "luck" at the lottery in November at the JC knife show!
 
All this "wanting" begs the question: how do you guys go about getting your hands on Hinderers? Do you haunt the exchange? Do you keep an eagle eye on the authorized dealers? Or, are you LE/Mil and able to buy direct?
 
eagle eye on authorized dealers here, a couple sites get one in like clockwork about once a week. Lately been non flippers so when I saw the flipper tonight I pounced. Might have to go to the exchange if I ever decide to get a 3.5 down the road.
 
Maprik said:
I'm wanting a 3" Spanto too. But it'll have to be "luck" at the lottery in November at the JC knife show!
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I wouldn't hold your breath, the recent production run of 3"s were all Slicers I believe but you might get super lucky if Rick custom grinds a 3" spanto to take to the show, that would be a great snag. I could be mistaken but that is my recollection.

I have a Gen 2 production 3" spanto from the first run, nifty little XM.
 
RDA said:
I wouldn't hold your breath, the recent production run of 3"s were all Slicers I believe but you might get super lucky if Rick custom grinds a 3" spanto to take to the show, that would be a great snag. I could be mistaken but that is my recollection.

I have a Gen 2 production 3" spanto from the first run, nifty little XM.
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The solution is kind of in this post. If you want a 3" Spanto...seek it. We have no way to know what's to come from the Ranch. 3" Spantos exist, happy hunting. And good luck.
 
Need2Know said:
The solution is kind of in this post. If you want a 3" Spanto...seek it. We have no way to know what's to come from the Ranch. 3" Spantos exist, happy hunting. And good luck.
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Sure, seek away, but don't count on a Hinderer lottery to find it which was my point. Hinderer Knives didn't produce 3" spantos in the recent run, they were production slicers. I did leave a glimmer of hope that you might be able to get a 3" custom spanto if Rick grinds one.

Indeed, 3" production spantos do exist, they were produced a while back, you will likely have to look to the secondary market to find one, good luck.
 
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RDA said:
Sure, seek away, but don't count on a Hinderer lottery to find it which was my point. Hinderer Knives didn't produce 3" spantos in the recent run, they were production slicers. I did leave a glimmer of hope that you might be able to get a 3" custom spanto if Rick grinds one.

Indeed, 3" production spantos do exist, they were produce a while back, you will likely have to look to the secondary market to find one, good luck.
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Exactly my point.

It' going to be slightly easier to find one that exists than be lucky enough to score a potential one.
 
When I got my first 3" production, I didn't love it. I much preferred the 3.5" for some reason or another. Several knives (and XM-18s) later, I ended up with a custom XM-18 3". In my opinion, it's the perfect size, and I probably won't ever be selling this one. I love it.
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