The only hangup I have about that contego is the wide variation in colors. I really like the black with traces of blue on the edges of the milling. I don't like the blue with black variant nearly as much. They won't hand select the knives either. Let us know what you end up purchasing.
Yeah, the contego handle is pretty poorly designed... especially when compared to a PMII or manix handle. I'm much happier with it since getting rid of that weird hump, adding a pinky lip, and dehorning some areas. I modeled it after the PMII when reshaping the handle.
I got my contego and it is the black with blue I was hoping for. I don't know if the handle scales are milled differently than the m4 version but I don't mind them. I am going to use it for a few weeks to see if my opinion changes and I feel a need to modify them.You know - I am trying to save money and get the value knives and in the end I gravitate towards the pricey ones. Or - I get the value knife and then turn around and spend $60 on custom scales!! One of these will be the outcome of this thread.
