My opinion only. I've thought about it and decided I would rather buy 7 SYK S6s instead of one of Bear Gryll's New Knife. I love the new particle steels but have found them to fracture with continued hard use (my cpm s30v 7" blade). These steels however are great in my smaller blades to keep an edge forever with normal use. Technology continues to improve though so I'll keep an open mind (as I buy 7 S6s!)