Okay, FINALLY a couple of manufacturers are making what we automatic knife lovers have wanted for years; a quality "in and out" automatic. Charging handles REALLY suck! A big hassle to get an "out". :barf:
I went for an MT UT6 awhile ago when the furor died down and when they were more realistically priced and thankfully so! Let me start out by stating I applaud MT for making it! It's a perfect size and a wonderfully useful blade shape. The UT6 is a good "in and out" but it has it's shorcomings. It's shortcomings are; blade wobble, (sometimes), loose firing button, (sometimes and are you seeing a pattern here?), and imperfections of overall build quality. A REALLY nice try though!
Now to the Sand Shark:
PLUSES: Light years ahead of the UT6 in overall build-quality and integrity, (nice job Jim!). Still has some very minor shakes but really nice! NO blade wobble. Slight, (but very slight!) firing button looseness BUT has a tensioning screw RIGHT ON TOP, (DUH! MT!)! Fires much smoother and easier the UT6 without the UT6's "vague" feeling. The handles are a joy to feel! So smooth and no rough edges. A beauty just to hold and feel!
SHORTCOMINGS: Absolutely USELESS blade shape! I know, I know, dagger or double edged blades are "cool", "kuwell", or they "rock" ,(whatever). :barf: They also have TWO edges in case one goes dull but I HATE 'EM! This is MY thread so don't slam me with all your complaints on my opinions concerning this, (thanks
). Compared to the UT6, the Sand Sharks' handles are large and somewhat cumbersome but are solid and really "rock-like". A much better, solid feeling, "tank" of a knife! WORTH the extra size just for that alone! Last shortcoming: rounded, (READ "hastily secured"), handle torx screws.
Is the Sand Shark worth the extra $100.00-$125.00 over the UT6? A resounding YES! BUT put one out with the UT6's useful blade shape and size and NOW you're SAYING SOMETHING!
I went for an MT UT6 awhile ago when the furor died down and when they were more realistically priced and thankfully so! Let me start out by stating I applaud MT for making it! It's a perfect size and a wonderfully useful blade shape. The UT6 is a good "in and out" but it has it's shorcomings. It's shortcomings are; blade wobble, (sometimes), loose firing button, (sometimes and are you seeing a pattern here?), and imperfections of overall build quality. A REALLY nice try though!
Now to the Sand Shark:
PLUSES: Light years ahead of the UT6 in overall build-quality and integrity, (nice job Jim!). Still has some very minor shakes but really nice! NO blade wobble. Slight, (but very slight!) firing button looseness BUT has a tensioning screw RIGHT ON TOP, (DUH! MT!)! Fires much smoother and easier the UT6 without the UT6's "vague" feeling. The handles are a joy to feel! So smooth and no rough edges. A beauty just to hold and feel!
SHORTCOMINGS: Absolutely USELESS blade shape! I know, I know, dagger or double edged blades are "cool", "kuwell", or they "rock" ,(whatever). :barf: They also have TWO edges in case one goes dull but I HATE 'EM! This is MY thread so don't slam me with all your complaints on my opinions concerning this, (thanks
). Compared to the UT6, the Sand Sharks' handles are large and somewhat cumbersome but are solid and really "rock-like". A much better, solid feeling, "tank" of a knife! WORTH the extra size just for that alone! Last shortcoming: rounded, (READ "hastily secured"), handle torx screws.Is the Sand Shark worth the extra $100.00-$125.00 over the UT6? A resounding YES! BUT put one out with the UT6's useful blade shape and size and NOW you're SAYING SOMETHING!
