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This was purchased as an alternative to heavier knives for field dressing, skinning, and butchering white tail deer also for EDC. I think blade shape will be just fine for those uses. Ultimate Hunter is 5.0 oz on our digital kitchen scale, not featherweight as coveted by hardcore hikers and some others. Closed length five inches clipped into my pocket okay for my comfort. Can be opened one-handed if not lightning fast without practice. I like the orange grip's visibility, prominent guard, ambidextrous clip and finger grooves. Locks up very very solid. Right out of the box the tri-ad lock requires a good bit of pressure to release. Maybe it will wear in with time. As I first examined mine, it took me a while to get it unlocked. When it came loose the weight of the blade alone dropped the edge onto my index finger which was still around the grip, causing a minor but impressive cut given the short distance the edge traveled prior to contact. Hence the dad joke name Nick Pointer. Initial sharpness and blade heft definitely exceptional. I haven't used the knife enough yet to comment on edge retention but I'm optimistic that manufacturer's edge retention claims are valid since I'm able to confirm other advertising claims.
Got this because am a fan of orange. But besides the color, am totally blown away with the clean fit and finish top notch quality of this knife. Right off the bat when took out of the box I was floored at the perfection of how it feels, opens so smooth, and where the lockback you can open and close with one hand. Blade centering and everything on this knife is flawless! I have many other knives in my collection and this one right at the very top of the best of them! My friends that I showed this knife were all very impressed!
I've been wanting this knife since late 2000 and finally purchased it. This knife feels a lot lighter in the hand than my Cold Steel AD-10. I love the orange scales, the blade steel, which is S35vn, that cuts through cardboard like butter. What I don't like is knife doesn't slow roll out of the handle because its too stiff. I adjusted the pivot screw but slightly uncentered the knife. I am probably going to have to take the knife apart and oil the pivot. And like many triad locks, its hard to release the blade to close the knife. I have to press down hard and adjust the angle of my press to finally release the triad lock.
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