Opinions on front end deploy

[Arlo1]

What are the opinions on the front in deployed knife?

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

I had one OTF auto, a Dalton Cupid. It fired well and locked up very tight. There are a million clones of it at all sorts of price points. Much more knowledgeable people than me will hopefully chime in, but from what I have gathered double actions are usually more fragile than singles, and there is almost always some play in the blade. As always, you usually get what you pay for, as well.

 

[chubbs]

If going with an OTF, I would seriously consider Microtech. They make one of the best otf's on the market. You can actually use their knives. Alot of the ones you see sold at gun shows are a novelty and will not hold up to being used. Double action OTF's will always have some blade play, but the higher quality ones will have less. Also, i don't recommend one for to much utility work, if anything sticky gets on the blade it gums up the action if retracted before cleaning.

 

[Dean C.]

Microtechs are pretty nice

 

[Tactically Fat]

Microtech or some of the Benchmade models (Infidel?). I don't know if ProTech makes an OTF off the top of my head or not.

Regardless - they're not for any kind of defensive use. Too many things can go wrong / get in the way of the blade firing and fully locking out.

As an EDC knife? Sure. Knock yourself out.

 

[jsharmon7]

If nobody has mentioned Microtech, that’d be my suggestion.

Benchmade makes good ones too, but I’m a huge fan of Microtech. Great customer service if you ever need it too. I bought one used and it was missing a screw. They had me send it to them and when it came back it had a new screw, but had also been cleaned and sharpened.

 

[kawtech87]

I don't know if ProTech makes an OTF off the top of my head or not.

They do it's called the Dark Angel. Single action OTF. It's also one of the knives used by Heath Ledger's Joker in the Dark Knight. Gets a good bit of screen time too

 

[Dean C.]

They do it's called the Dark Angel. Single action OTF. It's also one of the knives used by Heath Ledger's Joker in the Dark Knight. Gets a good bit of screen time too

That was a Rob Dalton Cupid

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

That was a Rob Dalton Cupid

It was a clone (rip-off) of the Cupid. The retractor tab was shaped differently. The Cupid is one of the most copied OTF single actions.

 

[J Galt]

Are you asking about brands, or front vs side opening knives?

If you're asking front v. side, then I like front. This is because it allows you to get closer to a useful grip on the knife as the blade is deployed.

 

[Twangbanger]

Messed with a few as a kid, but could never get around the thought of: if this shot out inside my pocket...what would it hit?

[video=youtube_share;3rAFMC2O9dQ]https://youtu.be/3rAFMC2O9dQ[/video]

 

[shootersix]

Messed with a few as a kid, but could never get around the thought of: if this shot out inside my pocket...what would it hit?

[video=youtube_share;3rAFMC2O9dQ]https://youtu.be/3rAFMC2O9dQ[/video]

Nothing!...wouldn’t deploy in your pocket, they’ve got a clutch that if it hits resistance it gives way, and won’t cause you or your “member” or thigh, or hand any blood loss, if I take my benchmade infidel in one hand, and hold a piece of paper in the other (with 2 fingers) and deploy the blade, it won’t even go all the way through, it’ll make a small hole, and the clutch will give out, if I hold the handle and sling it out, it’ll pop out and stay out, and it’ll work normally