Chinese steel is questionable enough but i have had good experiences with kershaw thus far, but 3cr is a horrible downgrade in blade steel from 8cr.... What's with this "either or" garbage? I like the shuffle (in 8cr), but with the 3cr option you either get a decent little knife, or a crap one, and that's not worth the risk with my money... If they were all 8cr I'd be all over this deal...