I grabbed one of these on sale from one of the online retailers. It just arrived today and went straight to work with me.
The edge was well refined and the blade is thin and tall enough with the flat grind to make this a competent slicer. I should get many multiple sharpenings out of it before it gets too thick behind the edge.
The ergonomics seem perfect for my hand and the micarta is quite well done. Good in all grips. It is ever so slightly balanced toward the handle though on a knife this size, this does not seem to present a problem.
My only issue with D2 is the greater chance of corrosion over a true stainless but the coating should mitigate this to some degree. D2 has very good edge retention, especially at this price range.
The sheath on mine fits very well with solid retention and I really appreciate the thumb push-off.
Overall, it's an attractive, comfortable, EDC fixed blade that I will feel confident in pushing into harder cutting tasks. I am very happy with this purchase. Well done, Kizer.
(This review proceeds a sharpening so I don't yet have a feel for how well it's heat treated and this is my first D2 from Kizer. Time will tell.)