I have only heard of stop pins falling out twice ever, one of them was a IRC chat friend, he sent it in, they made it right, as far as I know, strider made it right with the other knife too. They have recently changed the lockbar/tang geometry and now it is pretty slow wearing. Just give them a few weeks, and youll have a knife back ready and functional. Strider always sends knives back, they don't reply to emails and phone calls often because they are a very small business. Well my strider has excellent fit and finish, rock solid lockup, amazing ergonomics, came with a shaving sharp edge, holds an edge well, has survived the shit I threw at it that put some other knives out of use.

That is because they don't appeal to me - and I really have no use for one - not because of some Quality Control Issue. I'm glad I bought the one I did so that I know what they are all about but they are not my cup of tea either and I'm not interested in ever buying another one. I do agree that they need to be attentive to their customers and also try to catch issues before they leave the plant. They are just made of Titanium and Stainless Steel and G-10.Īll those things wear with hard use much faster then with the more typical use most folders get. Well.they are still folders and folders don't hold up well to excessive abusive use.Ī good case can be made that the Strider people themselves bring that kind of abuse on their Own knives but no matter what is said - at the end of the day - they are still folders. People always say that they are built like a Tank I think this actually causes people to use them harder than they would use any other folders. I know I never used mine hard.Ĭonversely - Strider literally advertises that his folder can be abusively used and are used by all kind of High Speed Operators - under the harshest of Conditions. I have never actually seen anyone use a Hinderer and Reeve knives are not usually used hard. People with complaints seem to stand out a lot more that people with Compliments. I think everyone here would give you the same advice. If Strider Knives are not your cup of tea - Don't buy any. You should only buy things you are 100% Comfortable with.

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