CRKT M16 EDC - Decent?
 

Hey folks.


Looking to pick up an EDC knife - work, airsoft ect... is the M16 EDC worth the buy?

Just went down in price...

Specifications
Blade Length 3.00"
Blade AUS 8, 58-59 HRC
Overall length 7.125"
Weight: 2.0 oz.

http://www.houseofknives.ca/images/large/017652.jpg

Love mine ! ( M16-12Z) :)...

Over 1 year of use and abuse ( military, hiking, home ) and it's still in pretty good shape...

Just bought one online.

They only had green, though I would have liked black.

Errrr. FUCK AUS8 steel. It needs constant maintenance. I have a SOG spec-elite II, and it needs to be sharpened constantly. Before that, a kershaw para-knife. Same deal.

Stick with S30V, or 154CM. They are the best you can get at the moment.

I have one, great little knife to have for the price.

m16 line is great. Check out this thread. http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthr...highlight=crkt

CRKT makes pretty decent knives. I have quite a few in my collection. However I agree with KOS...the edge holding capability of AUS8 steel could be better.

Any suggestions as to which to go for?

AUS8 is definitely a good steel for a knife. Most of my pocket knives I use pretty hard at work are AUS8a, and they hold an edge pretty well and they are easy to sharpen. You wont have to be leaving over a block sharpening all day.

It's a good mid to high end steel. But S30v, 154cm and VG-10 are better but more expensive.

Well, the sharpening times are moot. It's either your sharpen once for 2 months, or sharpen every week. Either way, it's a pain.

440C, and AUS8a seem to be very good low-budget knives, but the S30Vs, and 154CMs are becoming cheap very quickly.. so, I'd keep an eye out.

Sure, let me know how much you're willing to drop :p

You can get a ZT300 for about 220... Or a Kershaw Avalanche for 180.

I'm a little sketchy about the speed-safe opening, but it seems to be legal for the time being...