After looking at reviews I opted for 19-1 cable and I'm glad I did. It was not difficult to work with and it looks great!I bought the 1000 ft roll (300M) and used about 700 feet on my decks cable rail system. Installed 10 strands high between 6x6 posts. Longest run was 30 ft.. About 70 lin. ft. total with 150 crimps. It was easy to thread thru the posts and held the crimp on the swages without slipping. Definitely get a hydraulic crimper, I doubt a hand crimp would hold.