The bottom line of this review is here at the top: I’m glad I bought this knife. Dick’s took good care of me on the order. This model does what it’s supposed to do; and it doesn’t do what it’s not supposed to do. Now the details: 1. If you are looking for a self-defense knife, skip this knife and skip this review, because that’s not what I bought it for. Anyway, nobody wins in a knife fight. 2. If you are looking for a superlative hunting knife, skip this knife and this review. The tip is not optimized for piercing, but it is not rounded enough to keep from tearing up a hide while skinning an animal. 3. If you are looking for a tactical knife with a black blade and serrated edges at the base, skip this knife and get one of the many made-in-China models that appeal to the macho image. 4. If you are looking for an EDC knife, the high price of this model may deter you from actually carrying it around every day; but Dick’s did everything possible to make it more affordable, so maybe you & I will carry it around after all. 5. If you need a utility blade that opens with one hand, locks into an extremely light handle, has a thick, strong spine and a mostly-straight edge, a tip that won’t break off, tough as a cold chisel but sharp as a scalpel, then get this knife. Nothing else even comes close.
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