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NFA headed for the chopping block ?
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Mine was otf.
I was always scared it would retract while I was doing dumb shit with it, but it never did.
rockmup
El Hefe
I've carried an Infidel micro for 8 yrs or so, absolutely love it. I won it in a raffle, I'd have never spent that kind of coin on one but I sure would now.
arse_sidewards
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I wish I could find an equivalent to the HF or husky folding utility knife that was a switch blade. But really IDGAF. Works fine as it is. I'm not interested in a "normal" switchblade that has a blade I can't replace.
arse_sidewards
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Back before all the eCommerce was done via big platforms it didn't matter. Sketchy sites would send whatever wherever and not give a shit. The big players with deep pockets try and stay compliant.
subybaja
E. Spengler
Otf is a cool idea, but I've never seen a single one I didn't laugh at.
I have a few OTF & side-open auto knives, but really only to appreciate the mechanisms and occasionally (very occasionally) to fawk around with. For EDC, a non-assisted axis lock knife has my eternal loyalty. One-hand opening plus one-hand closing plus a rock-solid lockup.
All OTF autos sacrifice durability for that cool-ass function.
- Got grit? They can jam or drag like a sub-MOA 1911
- Wanna do some heavy cutting? Yeah, nah - that ain't the knife
TL/DR: cool toys, but just toys IMHO
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I've got a Benchmade Phaeton and a Mediator, and I like using the OTF better. Twitch the thumb open, twitch it closed. Much nicer than thumbing the safety and folding it against your hip to close. The spring broke once, Benchmade replaced it and sharpened the blade for free. Other than that, no problems carrying it 3 or 4 years now. Neither of them have ever opened unintentionally.
They were performance bonuses from a former project manager. He bought us all the cool shit when he had budget overruns.
The bans are silly with all the "assisted opening" shit they have now. Same effect.
They were performance bonuses from a former project manager. He bought us all the cool shit when he had budget overruns.
The bans are silly with all the "assisted opening" shit they have now. Same effect.
ScottRS
Not @Rockstomper today
I have a cheap OTF because they got legal here and my inner 12yo has wanted one since... well, since the rest of me was 12.
Turns out, while the mechanism is surprisingly safe, it's not at all crud tolerant and jams up with pocket lint and worse with desert sand.
Additionally, I can decently easily argue that my regular folder griptilian is a "tool"; even I would have a hard time arguing that my OTF isn't a "weapon" if somebody starts an HR issue over it at work. Working mostly remote that's not often an issue, but it's impractical for camping because it gets stuck, it's not a quality enough blade to replace my griptilian for a lot of cutting, and I'm too cheap to spend on a Benchmade OTF.
Side note, being me, I'd really like to see the mechanism inside a Benchmade OTF and compare it to the cheapie I have.
Turns out, while the mechanism is surprisingly safe, it's not at all crud tolerant and jams up with pocket lint and worse with desert sand.
Additionally, I can decently easily argue that my regular folder griptilian is a "tool"; even I would have a hard time arguing that my OTF isn't a "weapon" if somebody starts an HR issue over it at work. Working mostly remote that's not often an issue, but it's impractical for camping because it gets stuck, it's not a quality enough blade to replace my griptilian for a lot of cutting, and I'm too cheap to spend on a Benchmade OTF.
Side note, being me, I'd really like to see the mechanism inside a Benchmade OTF and compare it to the cheapie I have.