Opinions on Brown Mili Sprint?
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Opinions on Brown Mili Sprint?
I'm considering getting the sprint Military with CTS-XHP steel. Now that it's been out for a while any opinions on whether this is truly superior to S30V?
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I don't have a regular Military, however I do have XHP Military and XHP Manix 2, and I do find that they hold an edge a little longer than S30V, not a huge difference like S90V vs S30V but a noticeable difference, I always like trying new steels and this was my first "regular" style military, my only other is a Ti Framelock style, so its heavier than the liner lock style. I would say get it.
I have Military and Manix2 variants in S30V, CTS-XHP and S90V. I've never even attempted any kind of scientific comparison, but my general experience is that XHP beats S30V by a small but noticeable margin, and both are blown out of the water when compared to S90V. FWIW, I also like the earth brown G10 on the Military sprint. If the premium looks reasonable to you, I'd go for the XHP sprint.
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I never seen them as low as 130$. The lowest I've seen them is at warriorsandwonders for 170$. Maybe you can point us in the right direction :DRandom Dan wrote:You can find them as low as $130ish if you look around.
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I tried posting a topic about them in the general discussion forum since they have a few other sprint runs at good prices as well (S35VN PM2 - $110ish, CTS-BD30P M2 - $100ish) but it didn't get approved, so I think it might be against the no soliciting bit in the rules. But if you searched for "men" with maybe "gear" after it and possibly followed by ".net" you may or may not find something :pEddie wrote:I never seen them as low as 130$. The lowest I've seen them is at warriorsandwonders for 170$. Maybe you can point us in the right direction :D
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While this is hearsay, and I literally don't know a thing about it, I read somewhere that Carpenter powder steels use 2nd generation powder metallurgy and thus have a finer grain structure than equivalent CPM steels.Rossi wrote:Could someone answer this question please.
How does XHP hold an edge longer than S30v?
Is it due to hardness?
It's just that in the Spyderco steel chart, S30v seems to have better ingredients (elements) than XHP, to a novice like myself.
Perhaps someone with more knowledge than me can chime in.
I heard through the grapevine that Carpenter added some elements to the matrix to enhance performance, what those exactly are nobody knows.Rossi wrote:Could someone answer this question please.
How does XHP hold an edge longer than S30v?
Is it due to hardness?
It's just that in the Spyderco steel chart, S30v seems to have better ingredients (elements) than XHP, to a novice like myself.
Hardness range is the same for XHP and S30V.
have you ever bought from them? if so, what was your experience? seems like you might get an email stating that the product is not in stock and then will have to wait for a refund.Random Dan wrote:I tried posting a topic about them in the general discussion forum since they have a few other sprint runs at good prices as well (S35VN PM2 - $110ish, CTS-BD30P M2 - $100ish) but it didn't get approved, so I think it might be against the no soliciting bit in the rules. But if you searched for "men" with maybe "gear" after it and possibly followed by ".net" you may or may not find something :p
I already have the brown millie; its a big knife and actually the largest I own now. I have not used it at all, so I cannot comment really
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