It sounds like BRKT knives are an acquired taste. I suppose I'll keep searching for my holy grail. I owned a RC4 for about 2 days, could not stand the choil. I owned a Ratmandu but there was no choil to speak of. My Kabar took the most abuse Ive ever seen, but I traded it to an SAS soldier for his Beret in Bridgeport(he thought he got the better end of the deal, but little did he know that the Kabar was nearly 10 years old and rusted). The search continues...