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Posted: 10/8/2023 7:51:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dumb related question, where's a good online knife outlet that carries good stuff? Think PSA/Natchez/Brownell's but for knives, if it exists. I do bladhq.com |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:08:35 PM EDT
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Quoted: Dumb related question, where's a good online knife outlet that carries good stuff? Think PSA/Natchez/Brownell's but for knives, if it exists. Knifecenter. Com |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:21:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:32:01 PM EDT
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This is my only OTF...picked it up for $100 from a third party that was dumping his stash.
Added Tractiongrip to it: 
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:32:24 PM EDT
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Quote History yup |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:32:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It WAS an OTF Microtech Combat Troodon It was stolen from my residence by a Tucson cop. POS. Story please...  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:34:40 PM EDT
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I have a microtech combat troodon for my daily carry. I have beat the ever-living crap out of it. Used it as a hammer, a screwdriver, a rock pick, etc. Good knife.
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:45:49 PM EDT
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I had a troodon that never really grew on me. I was playing with an acquaintances utx85 not long ago and found the smaller size quite convenient. Think it's next on my list.
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:54:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Knifecenter. Com Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Dumb related question, where's a good online knife outlet that carries good stuff? Think PSA/Natchez/Brownell's but for knives, if it exists. Knifecenter. Com I got my Microtecs at Arizona Custom Knives. They sell used knives and you can get them for a bit of a discount. All the ones I got were like new in original boxes. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:54:40 PM EDT
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My Ultratech is definitely my favorite.
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:57:12 PM EDT
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PVK knives
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:59:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I do bladhq.com Thanks I found that a bit earlier via google. Lots of things to choose from 
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:03:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: It WAS an OTF Microtech Combat Troodon It was stolen from my residence by a Tucson cop. POS. Story please... /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/CD5B1B69-9216-403B-9358-C05A3A07987F-482.gif Family squabble. Things were said. Cops were called. Cops wandered around. Discovered knife missing next day. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:10:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Family squabble. Things were said. Cops were called. Cops wandered around. Discovered knife missing next day. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: It WAS an OTF Microtech Combat Troodon It was stolen from my residence by a Tucson cop. POS. Story please... /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/CD5B1B69-9216-403B-9358-C05A3A07987F-482.gif Family squabble. Things were said. Cops were called. Cops wandered around. Discovered knife missing next day. Damn that sucks. Can't trust anyone anymore. Any time I am having any strangers in my home I do a quick walk around and hide anything that may be attractive to a sticky-fingered thief. But an LEO? Just damn. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:10:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a couple of the Boker Plus OTF knives as well. I carried the black one for several months. I like them a lot, but the blade thickness is pretty slim and i wouldn't really put it to hard use. Those blades LOVE to cut. https://i.imgur.com/rfLSsYU.jpg Their blade steel is really impressive for D2. Holds an edge great and gets slicey sharp. I’m reluctant to believe it’s actually D2 based on my other D2 knives, even accounting for geometry. (ETA: Nothing insane, but I’d say it performs more like CM154 if I had to pinpoint it.) |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:15:58 PM EDT
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Those blades are amazing but I can't stomach paying $300 for one. I guess I'm cheap. Do y'all have a good third tier knife you recommend for EDC?
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:17:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Those blades are amazing but I can't stomach paying $300 for one. I guess I'm cheap. Do y'all have a good third tier knife you recommend for EDC? Lightning OTF or AKC. The AKC will have better steel but the one AKC I’ve had my hands on didn’t have as good of action as the Lightning. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:26:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you like KAI/ZT/Kershaw knives... Kershaw Livewire OTF is out. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/572713/Kershaw-Auto-Livewire-OTF-Olive-Green-BH-2983275.JPG Got one. Loved it at first. Then I noticed screws were backing out, with one already lost, after only carrying it at most a dozen times. CS experience was less than great. Offered no explanation as to why it might have occurred, nor did they offer to send me a screw or two. Instead, they told me to ship it back to them at my expense, along with a check for $7 in the box to cover return shipping. Eventually shipped back with screw replaced with no explanation. Ignored same question I submitted after they shipped it back. Since I don't feel like checking screw torque every time I carry it, it will largely sit usused now. TL;DR: Not a fan. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:31:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Got one. Loved it at first. Then I noticed screws were backing out, with one already lost, after only carrying it at most a dozen times. CS experience was less than great. Offered no explanation as to why it might have occurred, nor did they offer to send me a screw or two. Instead, they told me to ship it back to them at my expense, along with a check for $7 in the box to cover return shipping. Eventually shipped back with screw replaced with no explanation. Ignored same question I submitted after they shipped it back. Since I don't feel like checking screw torque every time I carry it, it will largely sit usused now. TL;DR: Not a fan. Take the screws out and put a little clear nail polish on the threads and they'll stay put. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:36:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Take the screws out and put a little clear nail polish on the threads and they'll stay put. I ended up calling and asking if they forgot threadlock and phone support said it's not to be used with their OTF knives, per their tech folks. So I asked if it was as simple as they just failed to torque them or were the holes not tapped correctly. They had no idea, but shipped the same knife back, so hopefully the former. But the entire experience soured it for me. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:39:38 PM EDT
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Misfire
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:40:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I ended up calling and asking if they forgot threadlock and phone support said it's not to be used with their OTF knives, per their tech folks. So I asked if it was as simple as they just failed to torque them or were the holes not tapped correctly. They had no idea, but shipped the same knife back, so hopefully the former. But the entire experience soured it for me. You can send it to me for disposal. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:41:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lightning OTF or AKC. The AKC will have better steel but the one AKC I’ve had my hands on didn’t have as good of action as the Lightning. I have both the Lightning and a AKC F16. I agree the Lightning has a better action. Purchased them from Grindworx. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:43:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lightning OTF or AKC. The AKC will have better steel but the one AKC I've had my hands on didn't have as good of action as the Lightning. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:46:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have both the Lightning and a AKC F16. I agree the Lightning has a better action. Purchased them from Grindworx. I’m gonna order a Lightning from Grindworx tonight. Might as well start out cheap 
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:59:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can send it to me for disposal. I won't be giving it away, but I may sell it. I've never had a screw fall out of any other knife in the decades I've carried one, let alone multiple screws. Will be interested to see if there are similar reports from other folks down the road, given this is a fairly new model. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 10:08:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’m gonna order a Lightning from Grindworx tonight. Might as well start out cheap It’s not a Microtech, but I use mine for work, and don’t always have the ability to use both hands to open a knife. If I lose it in the dirt I won’t be heartbroken. I have a little SOG Twitch that I like a lot. It’s not an OTF, but I carry it when I’m not working. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 10:28:56 PM EDT
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I love seeing all of these mint never used carry knives.
Oh, I get to post a pic of my knife Runs to the safe, unwrap knife, take pic, post, wrap knife grab a hot pocket |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 10:39:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I love seeing all of these mint never used carry knives. Oh, I get to post a pic of my knife Runs to the safe, unwrap knife, take pic, post, wrap knife grab a hot pocket When you have a few of them it takes awhile you get any real wear on them. When I do just have my valet retrieve me another. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 10:39:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Used be be a UTX-85 but now it's a Hogue Counterstrike. It's better than the microtech, IMO. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 10:46:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The Hogue which is a good knife but stiffer than Joe Biden at a Girl Scouts meeting. Lol 
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Posted: 10/8/2023 11:03:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginallyPosted By Justcause: I love seeing all of these mint never used carry knives. Oh, I get to post a pic of my knife Runs to the safe, unwrap knife, take pic, post, wrap knife grab a hot pocket Where’s the pic of yours? 
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Posted: 10/8/2023 11:13:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: RECON-035 > Microtech https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/97093/Screenshot_20231007_225553_Gallery_jpg-2983300.JPG TRUTH! Guardian Tactical makes a waaay better OTF than Microtech, plus Tony Marfione kinda seems like a douche. I listed after an Ultratech and once I got one I was just meh about it. Super stiff spring & pocket lint will gum it up to the point that it won’t reliably deploy and latch. But, it’s still cool. Then I discovered the Recon-035 and it’s quite a bit better in every objective way. But, it too suffers from some of the same issues as the Ultratech and presumably other OTF knives. These are the only two I own. The Halo is pretty cool but I refuse to spend that much on a knife. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 11:14:41 PM EDT
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Quoted: I’m gonna order a Lightning from Grindworx tonight. Might as well start out cheap Make sure you get a lightning "elite". They cost a few bucks more but they're definitely a step up in quality from the regular lightning. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 11:19:29 PM EDT
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Desire for UTX-85 S/E intensifies. Dangerous thread is dangerous.
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Posted: 10/8/2023 11:47:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Make sure you get a lightning "elite". They cost a few bucks more but they're definitely a step up in quality from the regular lightning.  Much appreciated.
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Posted: 10/8/2023 11:48:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Make sure you get a lightning "elite". They cost a few bucks more but they're definitely a step up in quality from the regular lightning. That is what I ordered
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Posted: 10/9/2023 2:05:49 AM EDT
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 Made this into a 30x40 for a friend that has an online Microtech store. She sent me 3 Ultratechs in return |
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Posted: 10/9/2023 3:23:56 AM EDT
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 i only have the two OTF knives but I prefer the Recon O35 to the Ultratech. All of these knives have about a years worth of EDC use on them. The Benchmade 9700 is the only safe queen on the last 15 years or so. |
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Posted: 10/9/2023 3:45:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm gonna order a Lightning from Grindworx tonight. Might as well start out cheap Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I have both the Lightning and a AKC F16. I agree the Lightning has a better action. Purchased them from Grindworx. I'm gonna order a Lightning from Grindworx tonight. Might as well start out cheap |
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Posted: 10/9/2023 9:05:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Their blade steel is really impressive for D2. Holds an edge great and gets slicey sharp. I’m reluctant to believe it’s actually D2 based on my other D2 knives, even accounting for geometry. (ETA: Nothing insane, but I’d say it performs more like CM154 if I had to pinpoint it.) Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I have a couple of the Boker Plus OTF knives as well. I carried the black one for several months. I like them a lot, but the blade thickness is pretty slim and i wouldn't really put it to hard use. Those blades LOVE to cut. https://i.imgur.com/rfLSsYU.jpg Their blade steel is really impressive for D2. Holds an edge great and gets slicey sharp. I’m reluctant to believe it’s actually D2 based on my other D2 knives, even accounting for geometry. (ETA: Nothing insane, but I’d say it performs more like CM154 if I had to pinpoint it.) Those two are 154 steel made by Hogue. That's the thing with Boker, they use a lot of different makers for their knives. Some of the plus OTF blades are from CobraTech (I believe those are D2). |
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Posted: 10/11/2023 6:43:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had the same thought five years ago, and ordered the same thing from the same place. The damn thing won't grow legs and get lost or stop working so I can justify a nice one to replace it. It's beat to shit and still fires, I've never cleaned or maintained it. I don't understand it. This ^ I got mine as a toy, conversation piece, carried it to work a couple times to show some friends and it just kept making the trip. It's been about 4 years I guess and it still works like a champ. Once in a great while a coin will get up in the slot and need to be removed but it's never been a problem. I have bought "better" ones since but they just sit in the safe for the most part. |
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Posted: 10/11/2023 7:18:20 AM EDT
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As mentioned above. Dangerous thread is dangerous
 I had an Ultratech years ago and got bored and sold it here on the EE wish I'd kept it |
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Posted: 10/11/2023 7:25:04 AM EDT
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The best I've owned is a Microtec. I've had this thing for 4 years, and it's nothing special. The blade stays pretty sharp, but it feels chincy. I wouldn't buy another otf knife. Just get a good locking knife. It'll be more useful and more durable.
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Posted: 10/11/2023 7:46:56 AM EDT
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 Attached FileReally happy with my Hogue Counterstrike Collector Series. It was my first and only OTF even though I have many OTS autos. |
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Posted: 10/11/2023 8:29:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The best I've owned is a Microtec. I've had this thing for 4 years, and it's nothing special. The blade stays pretty sharp, but it feels chincy. I wouldn't buy another otf knife. Just get a good locking knife. It'll be more useful and more durable. Got one  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/11/2023 6:50:09 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/11/2023 7:43:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/11/2023 7:50:27 PM EDT
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I know it will get hate, but I have several Lightning OTF’s, and have been very pleased.
I actually use the snot out of them, and this is my current EDC. Cliffie approved: 
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