Would you ever buy tac-force?

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Balrog99

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I was thinking, and would any of you ever buy tac-force or other such knives like war tech and mtech? And why or why not? Personally I grew up with decent quality knives, and I buy what quality I can afford, though I do have a couple relatively expensive ones. I would never buy one of those. I was using a friends mtech stiletto and it literally fell apart in my hands, so I fixed it for him as best I could. Maybe the only reason would be to do a torture test for fun.
 
No. "Safety is number one priority" *puts on goggles*
 
I have owned ( at 17 my total was about 80 of them ) many tac- force, wartech, duck brand, mtech, frost cutlery, bullet brand, tiger usa sharper brand , and generic folders that came in a silver box simply marked " super knife "that I used to buy from the flea market or my dad would buy me from cutlery corner.

There were a couple that I carried and used, but the rest I kept in their boxes. Some I passed on to my cousin who keeps them in the boxes as I did, most of the rest I sold in a yardsale to a guy who just wanted to collect them.
My brother still keeps buying them as users even though they always fall apart on him.
According to him " I don't want to mess up a good knife " and apparently a 20$ buck bantam is even too good for him to buy and use. They wouldn't keep falling apart if he would loctite every fastener on them, but it costs more than the 8$ the knives cost.

I would not call them inherently unsafe Because generally proper use negates the need for any kind if lock, the liner locks on many if them probably should be trusted and relied on less than something better but mine were never that unsafe.
most of them held an edge OK for light duty EDC , but these reasons aren't why I wouldn't buy them.

I won't buy them because most are assisted opener's which I don't like, they miss the mark as far as practical design is concerned by using certain design elements " just because " without knowing the purpose for them, and in general they are the epitome of what I dislike about the design of 90% of modern folders today.


95% of these cheapo's aren't worth the 5-10$ they cost, but every once in a while you find something like the Ozark trail knives that are worth having as a beater knife.
I've got a 5$ knife I've had for about 5 years that I actually still like and use some times that ill probably post a picture of.
 
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Balrog99 said:
I was thinking, and would any of you ever buy tac-force or other such knives like war tech and mtech? And why or why not? Personally I grew up with decent quality knives, and I buy what quality I can afford, though I do have a couple relatively expensive ones. I would never buy one of those. I was using a friends mtech stiletto and it literally fell apart in my hands, so I fixed it for him as best I could. Maybe the only reason would be to do a torture test for fun.
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If it's junk and it fell apart in your hands, why would you fix it and give it back, personally I woulda told him it broke in my hands because it's junk then I woulda gave him a Rat2 or some similar knife in place of his junk and then thrown it away. 1 less piece of junk to hurt someone when it disintegrated under load.

Under the circumstances don't you think the better thing to do was not fix it and not return it to it's owner.
 
T. Erdelyi said:
If it's junk and it fell apart in your hands, why would you fix it and give it back, personally I woulda told him it broke in my hands because it's junk then I woulda gave him a Rat2 or some similar knife in place of his junk and then thrown it away. 1 less piece of junk to hurt someone when it disintegrated under load.

Under the circumstances don't you think the better thing to do was not fix it and not return it to it's owner.
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Because they probably wouldn't appreciate a supposedly better knife and would probably think their M-Tech is better because it's a tacticool stilleto that looks like an old school switchblade.
 
I had a couple MTechs several years ago (curiosity about how bad they could actually be got the better of me). One was horrible all around, with blade play, poor lock up, hard to sharpen, etc. The other one had no play and locked up like a vault, but I couldn't sharpen it to save my life. It simply would not get sharp (I'm guessing wonky heat treat). I guess if you bought enough of them (or just got lucky on your first one) you could end up with a good one, but I'd never buy another, nor would I recommend them to anyone. As has been said, there are far better options in the low-price market.
 
I would say, "no, I will never own one of those pieces of crap" BUT I own a piece of crap Meyerco Dirk Pinkerton hawkbill. It's not quite a $5 knife but it is assisted (which I hate), cheaply made, and poorly designed (you need baby fingers to access the liner lock).

I will probably continue to own it until by some miracle someone makes a really nice version of it.
 
just once, only because i had to make do with what was available there and then;
and quite honestly, it fitted the role nicely despite its temporary requirement.
would i get another under similar circumstances?
yup, but not without tactically going over the entire stock at the knife counter.
 
Balrog99 said:
I was thinking, and would any of you ever buy tac-force or other such knives like war tech and mtech? And why or why not? Personally I grew up with decent quality knives, and I buy what quality I can afford, though I do have a couple relatively expensive ones. I would never buy one of those. I was using a friends mtech stiletto and it literally fell apart in my hands, so I fixed it for him as best I could. Maybe the only reason would be to do a torture test for fun.
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Man so many haters in here.

To answer your question....Hell yah!! Oh, actually I did buy one:
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10 bucks on Amazon, and I can honestly say, it sliced through 2 of my Benchmades in one swoosh.

It was amazing.

K, possible that didn't happen but did buy the f******, came razor sharp, keeping it that way is easier than some knives I have 100.00+

The weirdest thing was....it didn't explode in my hand sending shrapnel and torx posts everywhere!

I mostly use it to cut up cardboard, and to attract chicks.

It does feel pretty goofy in the hand, but hey, I use it and use it well.
 
I've had a couple for "beater knives" when I drove truck. Picked them up at the truck stop. (and thus over-paid for them)
I never had one fall apart. And while I would never advise anyone to do it, they did open several cans of soup, tuna, and other canned goods without destroying the blade or the edge, when the truck's poltergeist hid my can opener. (the poltergeist also enjoyed hiding my good knives, pens, clean socks, vape juices, coins ... I know he(?) hid the items because I'd find them where I'd already looked (yes, with good light) days or weeks later.
At least he(?) usually gave the stuff he(?) took back ... mostly ... he(?) never did return my Buck 371 with G-10 handles, Rough Rider Mini Trapper (I still say it looked more like a Barlow than a trapper) one or two vape tanks, an old mod with built-in battery, and a full unopened 180 ml bottle of Neapolitan flavor vape juice. :(
 
I had 2 before I knew any better. Now I don't have any. Wouldn't be a total waste if not for the super SOFT steel. For the same money, assuming about $8 shipped, I've gotten 8 real Swiss Army Knives, 8 vintage American made carbon steel Barlows, 3 Rough Rider slip joints, and even some used Kershaw and Buck knives which I gave away and you know it's a better choice when you hand a person a gift of a knife when it has that recognizable name and extra bonus if it says USA on the tang (for those in the USA anyway).
 
Those knives are great! When you're twelve!
Those are the kind of knives you buy at the flea market when you're a kid and you throw them at trees and into the ground. They break very quickly and you learn not to do that with your knife. Then as you get older you buy a better quality knife and you don't abuse it like that.

To anyone who says that's all they can afford, they should do what people used to do way back when. Save up!!
When you have saved up and done some research and bought what you want, you won't abuse it. You will appreciate it and take care of it.
 
No. I had plenty of cheap, garbage knives to get my fill years ago.

The one exception are large, ridiculous chopping devices, which can be fun, no matter how poorly made.
 
I won't. No need to bother with them. I'd rather take that money and set it aside for some diamond/CBN stones for my Sharpmaker or a better torx set.

Certainly they have there place for those who want them, but the majority here do not fall under that category.
 
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