Auto knives are awesome.
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Great score there, Arland! I know what you mean about when something hits your hand and it just feels right. Don't matter knife or gun, we all know that feeling. Sincere congrats on your new EDC knife. Gotta love those auto's!
My stash of 'em includes both flippers and OTF's from Benchmade, Gerber, Boker, Microtech, Kershaw and Hubertus in spear point, drop point, dagger point and bayonet point. My #2 son worked for Benchmade back in the late 90's and gifted me a sweet little Mini Reflex with black oxide blade engraved with "First Production Run". A true keeper.
My EDC knife with one of my EDC's. Microtech Ultratech OTF. Takes one hell of a wicked edge and keeps it. (We love gun/knife porn, right?)
Maybe we could indeed have a knife sub-forum here, sounds like fun to me. And probably yet another bad financial source of temptation.
My stash of 'em includes both flippers and OTF's from Benchmade, Gerber, Boker, Microtech, Kershaw and Hubertus in spear point, drop point, dagger point and bayonet point. My #2 son worked for Benchmade back in the late 90's and gifted me a sweet little Mini Reflex with black oxide blade engraved with "First Production Run". A true keeper.
My EDC knife with one of my EDC's. Microtech Ultratech OTF. Takes one hell of a wicked edge and keeps it. (We love gun/knife porn, right?)
Maybe we could indeed have a knife sub-forum here, sounds like fun to me. And probably yet another bad financial source of temptation.
I have a couple of OTFs and they work fine. But one thing that bugs me about most OTFs is the blade "wobble". I get its the nature of the beast and that this is not a defect, but I like the solid feel of a flipper when the blade locks open. Especially assisted flippers that require very little effort to open.
I have been playing around with a CRKT balisong, practicing opening and closing it like a Filipino gang member. I've gotten better at it - but not mastered it yet.
I later bought Bear and Son balisong/butterfly and the identical trainer so I dont cut myself practicing.
The training knife is highly recommended. The B&S butterfly is very sharp out of the box. Take my word for it the trainer is worth the money.
I have been playing around with a CRKT balisong, practicing opening and closing it like a Filipino gang member. I've gotten better at it - but not mastered it yet.
I later bought Bear and Son balisong/butterfly and the identical trainer so I dont cut myself practicing.
The training knife is highly recommended. The B&S butterfly is very sharp out of the box. Take my word for it the trainer is worth the money. 
Don't buy an OTF unless you understand how they work.
Using one like a normal folder shouldn't be an issue.
My Cobratec isn't an expensive knife.
I use it just like any other folder.
It's very sturdy and stable.
There is a slight blade movement due to the OTF design, but it's not relevant.
Kinda like the movement of an AR upper/lower.
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Using one like a normal folder shouldn't be an issue.
My Cobratec isn't an expensive knife.
I use it just like any other folder.
It's very sturdy and stable.
There is a slight blade movement due to the OTF design, but it's not relevant.
Kinda like the movement of an AR upper/lower.
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