I had misplaced my old fave 8" shifter which was a CK branded one so decided to buy some bacho ones to replace it, just because I have some bigger bacho`s and would like to keep the way they open and close the jaws the same, hopefully to stop the `damn wrong way` scenario. Anyway bought other makes as well to see which ones were best value. I have lined most of the ones I own all in a row of which has the tightest jaws to the slackest. some of these are quite old, the ck one on the right is around ten yrs now. Lets say I`m disappointed in bacho, the drop forge pound shop special has less play in the jaws. The three baco`s are all new by the way. The kennedy one is good value, but dont like the kennedy with the red handle dont like the teeth idea on the jaw.