Ok, I've got an El Camino full of rampage here, so what's the plan?If you can't win a gun fight against a lightly-trained individual during broad daylight with 88 rounds of 30-06, I'm not sure you'd be able to do it with... any other firearm.
-Fjallhrafn
Great knife, handy size and will easily get shaving sharp.
I really like my Delica. It's been in my carry rotation for years. Solid, well constructed. You will need to do a lot of reps to get the blade to a point where you are satisfied with one handed opening. My RECON 1 and the Blackhawk CQD are pretty decent flippers now, after many, many reps.
"Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry." T. Jefferson
You can get custom scales here,
http://g10.lt/?cat=36
or,
http://cuscadi.de/product-category/scales/spyderco/
"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil
... you know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them."
Lt. Gen. James Mattis, USMC, former 1st Marine Division CO
If you aren't afraid of voiding your warranty, you can disassemble the knife, polish the phosphor bronze washers, and the reassemble and tune the pivot to make the knife a really smooth opening and closing edc. Everyone has a different feel for how loose or tight the blade should be, and you can travel between free dropping blade to doesn't move without some assistance without creating blade play.
The Delica was my first Spyderco. Great knife.
I'd move on from Vg-10 though. It is decent, as long as you plan on touching up the edge frequently.
In my experience, ZDP-189 is the way to go. I'm adept at free hand sharpening and I use my folding knives quite a bit. ZDP isnt magical, but it is in a different class of steel compared to VG-10.
These days, I carry a Dragonfly 2 ZDP-189. Wonderful knife.
Spyderco is the most consistently good commercial knife producer.
Carried 1 of 4 variations of the Delica for 10+ years while living in NYC and having to deal with restrictions. Excellent knife.
Living in a free state for years now, I've been carrying a military pretty consistently for 3 years and will also carry the manix 2 xl or yojimbo 2.
I carried a Delica4 for several years. They're good inexpensive light duty knives. My wife still carries one in her purse. They have really good factory edges and are easy to touch up. However, the roll and chip easily.
I carry a ZT 301 or 350 now.
They also lack lateral strength. DO NOT PRY with a FRN Spyderco.
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