SOG Flashback, good knife?

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ipwn3r456

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Hello community,

I am still new to knives, been researching for my first EDC. I am quite interested to the recon 1, spyderco tenacious, crkt m16-13sfg, and now this. The tri-ad lock on cold steel knives are good according what people say, and spyderco are known for it quality. Not sure about crkt though, the m16 series look cool but I am not too sure about the quality... And now the flashback. Does anyone own this knife? Is it a good knife? How does it compare the others that I have listed? Is the piston lock strong?
 
The flashback is just too bloody expensive for what you get. I handled one when they were new, and was very unimpressed. If you want a killer value knife and have a decent sharpening system get a Spyderco Endura or Delica.

Honestly for the Tri-ad lock it is all hype. If you are straining a folder that much, you are doing it wrong. There is little to no reason or circumstances that you should be putting pressure on the spine of a blade. So long as you can press on the spine firmly and the lock doesn't slip it is plenty strong for anybody.
 
I had one and turned around and got rid of it as fast as I could. they are very small and I think they are very over priced.
 
The Piston Lock is the one that is known for all the blade play in SOG's assisted folders. I wouldn't buy one.
The only decent lock from SOG is the Arc Lock.
 
The Arc locks are very good from SOG. I like the Mini-Vulcan quite a bit. I have no experience with the piston locks. I sort of out grew buying their knives when they introduced the Spyderco copies a few years ago. I decided I simply wouldn't support that company any more. But I do like the Mini-Vulcan, Access Card 2.0, and Twitch XL. Some of their fixed blades are pretty good knives.
 
Make sure you get one of the new models that SOG claims is 25% easier to open and close. The first round of production was a huge flop.
 
Thanks bushido. But why are the first production knives are bad? I thought the first production knives are usually better...
 
Nutnfancy did a video review of these knives, plus an update video regarding the action being difficult to open it up via thumb stud.

I recently picked up one of the dropped-point models that is first generation that is difficult to open.

It is a good knife, it does have the blade play that the Sog knives with the Arc-Lock are known to have.

I wasn't sure if the handle would work for me, but is much better than I originally figured.

My only complaint is the clam shell packaging that it came it. It was difficult to open up.
 
I don't know what planet some of you guyses inhabit. The Tri-Ad lock is the strongest ever, and the Flashback is hardly a small knife. Its bigger than an Endura. Honestly guys, I don't get it. But I guess if everyone were just like me, the world would be perfect, and that would be no fun.

IPW, see here. I like the Flashback a lot. It fires hard, but is easy to close. The smooth scales (its really a stainless exeskeleton) slides in and out of the pocket easily, but the deep texturing on the plastic provides excellent grip. The clip actually buries the knife below the top of the pocket. It has a little blade wiggle, which is endemic to SOG's assisted openers. But at $58 shipped, its a good knife and a good price. I recommend it.
 
ipwn3r456 said:
Thanks bushido. But why are the first production knives are bad? I thought the first production knives are usually better...
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The one I have is getting ready to go back to SOG for an upgrade. Compared to other knives the opening and closing are rough on the thumbs to say the least. Like stated above, Nutnfancy has made two videos on the Flashback. The second being made after viewer complaints and SOG supposedly making the Flashback 25% better. I think he went as far as downgrading the first review from 9 to 8.5 because of viewer feedback.
 
SOG just never gets any love around here. I have about 10, and most of them are good quality knives. I'm not all that impressed with the Aegis because the blace is just too thin. But the rest are reasonable values for the cost. The Arc lock on my Vulcans is every bit as precise and smooth as any Axis lock knife I own. And I never really get into the silly lock strength argument. If you need a knife that locks up as strong as a fixed blade, then get a dang fixed blade. People have used non-locking folders for centuries, and I have NEVER had a blade lock fail on me.
 
I agree with what you said KrisOK. SOG knives don't get a lot of love on BF. There is a dedicated SOG forum and I just listed my SOGs in their "how many have you got thread". I have more than ten, but the numbers aren't growing like they used to. In fact, I have two lying on my desk right now... the Blink and Access Card 2.0, both of which I like and use them for mundane things like opening letters and packaging mostly.
 
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