Zt 0550

[Murdamook]

Hey guys. With tax refunds on the horizon, I have decided to devote a bit of it to a new knife. I am graduating in May, and my Birthday is in a week or so. I decided that, because of these two things, I should treat myself to a new blade, and the 0550 is my choice, I think. My question is: since this will be my most costly knife to date and I am devoting a rather large sum of money-at least to me-to the knife, how does it measure up to other titanium framelocks? I have handled Striders, never CRKs, and I own no ti-framelocks at this point, so I am relying on you guys to give me some solid comparisons. Yes, there are youtube videos, etc. out there, but I think the forum is the place to go for the most reliable, and timely answers. Also, will the 0560 ever see a steel change and a price drop a la 0551 to the 0550, i.e. ELMAX to s35vn, etc, and if so, should I just hold out for that? Thanks guys, now back to the thesis.

 

[jball1125]

I have a 0550, I like it a lot. Incredibly solid feel, smooth to open and very ergonomic. I like beefy knives and I think its why I like this knife so much. I prefer to edc it over a PM2, sage 1, manix 2 and zt 0350. I doubt that we will see a 560 in s35vn at lest anytime soon.