4 Max Scout

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4-Max Scout vs 4-Max.

Differences:
-AUS10A vs CPM-20CV
-Steel vs Titanium
-Griv-Ex vs G10
-10.2oz vs 9.2oz
-The stop-pin is smaller, albeit not small in any way.

Impression:
It's every bit as beefy as the 4-Max and can take a serious beating.
The handle has a mild texture to it, making it very easy to maintain a grip on.

It is brand new, so I can't comment on durability of edge etc, but I have next to no concerns with the AUS10A

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Looks like the pivot could be smaller too?
 
Nice. The Scout is definitely a monster. Jimislash did his version of a torture test, whacked at a 2x4 probably 100 times and it still sliced paper like a razor afterwards. I'm telling you, this AUS10 is not to be overlooked despite not being everyones idea of what we should be doing. It's insane how well it performs with good heat treat.

Seems like everyone is agreeing with this model, nothing but good things being said and it's holding up to all of the tests, which is no surprise. It'll probably hold over 700lbs would be my guess, unofficially.
 
Cold Steel Knives said:
Nice. The Scout is definitely a monster. Jimislash did his version of a torture test, whacked at a 2x4 probably 100 times and it still sliced paper like a razor afterwards. I'm telling you, this AUS10 is not to be overlooked despite not being everyones idea of what we should be doing. It's insane how well it performs with good heat treat.

I would venture to say that the Scout will probably hold 700+lbs, just my educated guess as of right now without knowing the actual number. It's literally that beefy. The stop pin is still about 1/4" in diameter.

Seems like everyone is agreeing with this model, nothing but good things being said and it's holding up to all of the tests, which is no surprise. It'll probably hold over 700lbs would be my guess, unofficially.
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Is the pivot smaller diameter too, or are the ends just not flared out as much?
 
It is a smaller pivot by nature, but it is not as small as the left hand side screw makes it look. Maybe someone here will disassemble theirs (not encouraging this) and investigate soon.
 
Handles look to be chamfered a bit differently around the perimeter. Can't wait to get one in hand!
 
How is the deployment on the 4-Max series? Is it manageable enough with one hand? From the looks of it, it looks like opening a bank vault with my thumb lol.
 
DangerZone98 said:
How is the deployment on the 4-Max series? Is it manageable enough with one hand? From the looks of it, it looks like opening a bank vault with my thumb lol.
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i had an italian 4 max and I now have one of the scout model and they both opened comparably to any of the other 4 in folders cold steel makes with one hand.
 
Recently viewed Demko's quick-review of the 4 Max Scout, on the Cold Steel website. After watching-it, I'm sold. It's the next CS blade, that I need. Impossible to go-wrong for MSRP of $120 USD. Basically, he explained it was an up-sized AD-10, that he was shooting for. For a burly all-purpose knife, I don't think you can beat-it. Demko explained the 'mystery-hole' at the front of the knife, and why it's there still. Still not many in the retail-chain yet. Here's a web-pic of the knife; for those who might not, have had a chance to really seen-it.

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People who say this testing is not valuable, or pointless have never had a locking knife fold on them and cause injury!!
Cold Steel Knives said:
We weight tested it yesterday and didn't get very far. Sheared the grade 8 bolts off of our weight hanging rig at 400lbs, they're a little tired from testing so many knives. Knife didn't even budge at 400 though which is great.
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