I also was not a ZT fan until they began to work closely with Rick. I'm not a big recurve fan.

The 0550/0551 and 0560/0561 have a lot of similarities to some of Rick's earlier designs. Especially if you look closely at blade shapes.

I own real Hinderers and they are my primary EDCs. But what is right for me may not be right for "you" and certainly is not "right" for everyone.

How I got to EDC XMs....Every other folder that I owned prior to the XM dissapointed me in one way or another or lacked a quality I find in the XM.

Things broke, things loosened, things just could not keep up with my needs.

And, it's not that out of reach to own one. If you can set aside $20/week...in less than a year you will have enough cash to buy a production XM and you don't have to save each & every week. There's some flexibility in this plan.