Got $40 to Spend. Which Knife?
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Got $40 dollars to spend. Looking at Bear and Son Butterfly Black, the Tank and an M-Tech Twist. Which one should I spend my money on?
Re: Got $40 to Spend. Which Knife?
mtech twist.
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Re: Got $40 to Spend. Which Knife?
I got a twist for ya!
-Wheel
Just started flipping? Hard to find decent Balis in the $30-$60 range? The Search Ends Here!
Don't hold out for a BM42! Take that $400+ you are planning on spending and go get in line for an Alpha Beast! You won't be disaponted!
Just started flipping? Hard to find decent Balis in the $30-$60 range? The Search Ends Here!
Don't hold out for a BM42! Take that $400+ you are planning on spending and go get in line for an Alpha Beast! You won't be disaponted!
Re: Got $40 to Spend. Which Knife?
Wheelman185 wrote:I got a twist for ya!
is there any way you'd ship overseas?
Re: Got $40 to Spend. Which Knife?
Keep saving.
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Re: Got $40 to Spend. Which Knife?
Seriously, save your money and buy a Kimura. I have a Twist and a Kimura 5. There is a night and day difference. With a twist, you will be wasting your money. A Kimura is worth every penny, and you will be glad you bought one.
Re: Got $40 to Spend. Which Knife?
flipmag wrote:Seriously, save your money and buy a Kimura. I have a Twist and a Kimura 5. There is a night and day difference. With a twist, you will be wasting your money. A Kimura is worth every penny, and you will be glad you bought one.
Not an upgraded twist!
-Wheel
Just started flipping? Hard to find decent Balis in the $30-$60 range? The Search Ends Here!
Don't hold out for a BM42! Take that $400+ you are planning on spending and go get in line for an Alpha Beast! You won't be disaponted!
Just started flipping? Hard to find decent Balis in the $30-$60 range? The Search Ends Here!
Don't hold out for a BM42! Take that $400+ you are planning on spending and go get in line for an Alpha Beast! You won't be disaponted!
Re: Got $40 to Spend. Which Knife?
Wheelman185 wrote:Not an upgraded twist!
Polish a shit, it's still a shit.
Re: Got $40 to Spend. Which Knife?
Skaunders wrote:Wheelman185 wrote:Not an upgraded twist!
Polish a shit, it's still a shit.
Take the polishing turds reference to any end! Kimura's aren't the amazing flippers some make them out to be either. I bought one just to compare to my upgraded clones, and guess what..... Flips at MOST the same or worse when considering things like roll overs.
Just saying......
-Wheel
Just started flipping? Hard to find decent Balis in the $30-$60 range? The Search Ends Here!
Don't hold out for a BM42! Take that $400+ you are planning on spending and go get in line for an Alpha Beast! You won't be disaponted!
Just started flipping? Hard to find decent Balis in the $30-$60 range? The Search Ends Here!
Don't hold out for a BM42! Take that $400+ you are planning on spending and go get in line for an Alpha Beast! You won't be disaponted!
Re: Got $40 to Spend. Which Knife?
Wheelman185 wrote:Skaunders wrote:Wheelman185 wrote:Not an upgraded twist!
Polish a shit, it's still a shit.
Take the polishing turds reference to any end! Kimura's aren't the amazing flippers some make them out to be either. I bought one just to compare to my upgraded clones, and guess what..... Flips at MOST the same or worse when considering things like roll overs.
Just saying......
Then you're an idiot. A Kimura will last you a lot longer than a twist, it's just made with better overall quality. I'm not saying it's a great flipper, but it's better than the twist. It's not comparable to the 51 by any means but then again that's like comparing a high school baseball player to a pro. Kimura definitely wins over twist.
Re: Got $40 to Spend. Which Knife?
Skaunders wrote:Wheelman185 wrote:Skaunders wrote:
Polish a shit, it's still a shit.
Take the polishing turds reference to any end! Kimura's aren't the amazing flippers some make them out to be either. I bought one just to compare to my upgraded clones, and guess what..... Flips at MOST the same or worse when considering things like roll overs.
Just saying......
Then you're an idiot. A Kimura will last you a lot longer than a twist, it's just made with better overall quality. I'm not saying it's a great flipper, but it's better than the twist. It's not comparable to the 51 by any means but then again that's like comparing a high school baseball player to a pro. Kimura definitely wins over twist.
As far as materials yes.
I'll agree with it being better than the twist as far as materials go. I'd say an upgraded BM clone beats a Kimmie on flipability and durability. Call me an idiot all you want. At least I've actually made the side by side comparisons between the three.
On the other foot I can sense the general hatred for Twists and Clones by many, in most cases I see it as a blind hatred.
-Wheel
Just started flipping? Hard to find decent Balis in the $30-$60 range? The Search Ends Here!
Don't hold out for a BM42! Take that $400+ you are planning on spending and go get in line for an Alpha Beast! You won't be disaponted!
Just started flipping? Hard to find decent Balis in the $30-$60 range? The Search Ends Here!
Don't hold out for a BM42! Take that $400+ you are planning on spending and go get in line for an Alpha Beast! You won't be disaponted!
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I'm being purely objective, I have nothing against clones. But I've flipped all three as well and the Kimmy wins.
Re: Got $40 to Spend. Which Knife?
Just save your fucking money. As someone who has flipped a twist, kimmy, 4x, Basilisk, AB, 6x, etc... I know that wait will suck. However, save your money, hit the good stuff first. Worst comes to worst, you sell it for marginally less than you bought it for, and you essentially had one of the best knives out there for very cheap.
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Re: Got $40 to Spend. Which Knife?
Skaunders wrote:I'm being purely objective, I have nothing against clones. But I've flipped all three as well and the Kimmy wins.
Well...
The Twist does sometimes have problems beyond the soft connector hardware. The pivots holes can sometimes be a little off, so the handles can sometimes lean a bit or compress in spots - even with improved hardware. Most aren't problematic, but I've run into some that were just awful.
The Kimura is very well built.
The 51 is too, but I don't like all the little parts.
Anyhow, I'd still rather flip a Twist than a 51 or Kimura, simply because it's the least weird of the three.
And if I were to carry one (I don't), it would probably be the Kimura, though tbh, I'd probably be looking at a 32 for that.
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echoshock wrote:Just save your fucking money. As someone who has flipped a twist, kimmy, 4x, Basilisk, AB, 6x, etc... I know that wait will suck. However, save your money, hit the good stuff first. Worst comes to worst, you sell it for marginally less than you bought it for, and you essentially had one of the best knives out there for very cheap.
Fact is, many new flippers aren't sure about the hobby yet and want something other than flea market crap to flip. As logical as it is to say, "Don't be an idiot..... Save for an expensive knife and sell it." It isn't that black and white.
I love my 32, 51, Kimmie, Smallfly and AB! I don't regret any of those purchases! Although I bought most of those knives off of a solid night Bartending! I started with flea market crap, Jags, etc. I maybe spent a total of 80$ at most on crap. That could barely buy a Kimmie!
Why not drop 30-40 on something decent to hold you over? I broke down and bought 15$ CCCs twice just to have something to flip when my Jags and first BBBarfly ate it. While the Clones and Twists have their setbacks, they're worth the money to serve the purpose they're there for.
While all the aforementioned Balis are great investments more often than not, they aren't light years better like some make them out to be! Well except for the AB!
-Wheel
Just started flipping? Hard to find decent Balis in the $30-$60 range? The Search Ends Here!
Don't hold out for a BM42! Take that $400+ you are planning on spending and go get in line for an Alpha Beast! You won't be disaponted!
Just started flipping? Hard to find decent Balis in the $30-$60 range? The Search Ends Here!
Don't hold out for a BM42! Take that $400+ you are planning on spending and go get in line for an Alpha Beast! You won't be disaponted!
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