I hope to never be upset at the speed that it opens (i.e. never to need it quick enough where that is a concern).I just got a spyderco endura wave. I love it. I think it's faster to open than any assisted opening knife.
That is something I was concerned with the knife I did order as it doesn't have a safety.I can get good pricing on Spyderdo knives if anyone would like me to quote a price. I am going to pick one up myself. The S&W one I have sticks out at times and scratched the heck out of my hand through my pocket even though the safety was engaged.
Looking at picking up a nice quality knife to keep for edc. All I've ever had are the cheap Walmart knives so I have no idea what is good or not.
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I've always had a cheap pocket knife and I've always found uses for them but I wanted to invest into a nicer/better knife that was worth sharpening and wasn't simply a throw-away.
Picked up a Kershaw, it's made in the USA.Benchmade, buy American.
My Kershaw was $46 with free shipping, has a pocket clip, and is about that size.I am sticking with throwaways because they are cheap as hell now and good enough and they tend to get lost once a year anyways, esp if you carry all the time. like sunglasses, I never spend more than ten or twenty bucks.
nice knives are cool but realistically what most people need, is 95% covered by a reasonably sharp 4' folding knife with a pocket clip that can be opened one handed. the cheapies are good. I got a S&W tanto folder off amazon for $15 that I really like. and a super flat one for an extra ten that goes well when I'm wearing a suit
That is something I was concerned with the knife I did order as it doesn't have a safety.
I was planning on seeing how easily it comes open on it's own (never had that issue before, carried lots of knives without safeties).
I am sticking with throwaways because they are cheap as hell now and good enough and they tend to get lost once a year anyways, esp if you carry all the time. like sunglasses, I never spend more than ten or twenty bucks.
nice knives are cool but realistically what most people need, is 95% covered by a reasonably sharp 4' folding knife with a pocket clip that can be opened one handed. the cheapies are good. I got a S&W tanto folder off amazon for $15 that I really like. and a super flat one for an extra ten that goes well when I'm wearing a suit
I am sticking with throwaways because they are cheap as hell now and good enough and they tend to get lost once a year anyways, esp if you carry all the time. like sunglasses, I never spend more than ten or twenty bucks.
nice knives are cool but realistically what most people need, is 95% covered by a reasonably sharp 4' folding knife with a pocket clip that can be opened one handed. the cheapies are good. I got a S&W tanto folder off amazon for $15 that I really like. and a super flat one for an extra ten that goes well when I'm wearing a suit
So does this mean your EDC is a Hi Point?
This is the typical statement that I hear very often from gun people who are not into knives. They will buy and carry Kimber, Wilson Combat and other high end firearms, but when it comes to their knife, $10 to $20 is their limit. Think about this, your more than likely going to use your knife a 100 times more in a week than your firearm, so why wouldn't you want something of decent quality that is going to serve you well?
Probably an old Jennings .25ACP.
Yep! That would be a throw away, pull it out, throw it, and run away!