Are knife guys like gun guys?

[The Grendels]

One thing in common that happens to people buying knives and more so guns, is that they see something is the official instrument of destruction of the military and are immediately drawn to it. In some cases it's someone who shot it a lot and a bit of nostalgia or the devil breech block assembly/rotating bolt you know, but in other cases it's a military fetish or some wannabe.

There are also a lot of people with the misguided notion that something issued by the military has to be the best of whatever it is, after the most corrupt and/or lowest bidding vendor was selected to supply them. Sometimes the military actually issues an awesome piece of kit, but it's the exception not the rule.

I've heard of and observed a lot of people get weird about truck brands, which really only makes sense if your family works in one of their factories. My dad owned a number of different brands of pickups that were used for hauling log rounds and heavy work. My favourite of them was the old 50s International, except for the cold mornings as a little kid I was sent outside to adjust the wheels to 4W drive.

 

[catspa]

I know why knife guys are different than gun guys. They’re not always worried about running low on ammo.

“Best for me” is more important than “best”, and a big part of that is familiarity. I grew up on Chevy trucks with 350 V8s and a few inline 6s. I’m not a mechanic, but I’m tooled up pretty well to work on my own Chevys. Before I pop the hood on a 70s-80s truck (or Suburban, or van), I have a good idea what I’ll find in there. I know that the distributor clamp bolt takes a 9/16 wrench. I know what’s inside a Quadrajet carb. When I break off a alternator bracket bolt in the head, I know which left hand drill to bore it with and which extractor will back it out. I feel comfortable and familiar under there, just from being there so often.

Under the hood of a Ford, things are in the wrong places and look weird. So I sling some poo at my Ford buddies, and they sling some back, but none of it sticks. In an emergency, we’d roll under the other guy’s truck and fix it, and then trash talk Dodges all the way home.

I have a lot of Milwaukee tools. I also have some Bosch, Skil, Paslode and Makita tools. My cordless are all Milwaukee though, for battery interchangeability. Y’know how tool-tolerant I am? I even have a Black and Decker belt sander. But there are guys doing just as good of work with Dewalt and Rigid tools (of which I have none). So what? It’s the Indian, not the arrow.

I’d like to think we’re the same way about our knives and guns - choose the one(s) you like, get proficient with them, and use them effectively when the time comes. They are tools after all, and their performance is measurable. Little tiny holes, really close together. Well, except for you big-hole guys, I guess.

Talk is talk, action is action. When your tools can perform the function for you, Ive got no complaint.

Parker

 

[DangerZone98]

Interesting. Cold Steel might be like the Glock of the knife world? I mean the construction on the ones I have owned is not only robust and reliable, but super simple.

For fixed blades, I would say Becker knives. Universal handles, crazy aftermarket support, model numbers, reliability, yeah.

 

[rhino]

If knife guys really want to be like gun guys, they need a handful of pointless arguments to keep going for . . . forever.

What are the knife debates/holy wars that are analogous to:

1. 1911 vs. Glock
2. .45ACP vs. 9mmP
3. 5.56x45mm/.223 is only for small critters

 

[DangerZone98]

If knife guys really want to be like gun guys, they need a handful of pointless arguments to keep going for . . . forever.

What are the knife debates/holy wars that are analogous to:

1. 1911 vs. Glock
2. .45ACP vs. 9mmP
3. 5.56x45mm/.223 is only for small critters

4. Condition 1 vs 3
5. Appendix carry vs strong side carry
6. Pump-action vs semi-auto shotgun
7. Iron sight vs red dot
8. My ancestor’s musket vs. your ancestor’s blunderbuss

 

[000Robert]

If knife guys really want to be like gun guys, they need a handful of pointless arguments to keep going for . . . forever.

What are the knife debates/holy wars that are analogous to:

1. 1911 vs. Glock
2. .45ACP vs. 9mmP
3. 5.56x45mm/.223 is only for small critters

1. Glock - no doubt
2. .45ACP +P
3. Will work on perps also.

 

[000Robert]

4. Condition 1 vs 3
5. Appendix carry vs strong side carry
6. Pump-action vs semi-auto shotgun
7. Iron sight vs red dot
8. My ancestor’s musket vs. your ancestor’s blunderbuss

4. #1
5. Shoulder Harness
6. Pump
7. Iron - Tritium
8. Neither...

 

[COSMO]

Forgive me Jeff Foxworthy---

“If you have a sticker on your truck of a little guy urinating on the knife brand you don't like, you might be a knife guy”

 

[000Robert]

"If you use your knife to poke the buttons of your remote, you might be a knife guy."

 

[Lee D]

"If you use your knife to poke the buttons of your remote, you might be a knife guy."

If you use your pistol to turn off the tv….

 

[Murphjd25]

Heck even cowboys and cowboygirls carry Glocks:

Well and others too. Colt and Kimber here:

Springfield and Smith:

An occasional Ruger:

Some Marlins now and then:

Maybe a Winchester:

Heck even a Tokarov:

Course there's the uber cool like the Browning 1895 in 06:

Or the Ubertti 1873:

As far as knives go, its gucci to go cowboyin' if I made it:

Ain't proud, even got a black rifle somewheres!

Great pictures! Now I want a yellow jacket.

 

[CHNeal]

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[tony281sc2]

I don’t own any firearms so I can’t speak to that aspect although-just like cars- I would much rather own something made in the United States, supporting US jobs/companies.

 

[OrangeBlueOrangeBlue]

Most guys I know with more than a couple firearms don't restrict themselves to a single brand.

 

[Bob Denman]

Most guys I know with more than a couple firearms don't restrict themselves to a single brand.

That would be like dating only brunettes...

 

[Chronovore]

That would be like dating only brunettes...

Sometimes, you like a brand that is expensive or hard to find. For instance, natural redheads are only like 1% of the population.

 

[DocJD]

All seriousness aside, when the zombie apocalypse comes, will it even matter?

Yes . That's when it will matter the most .

 

[DocJD]

Interesting. Cold Steel might be like the Glock of the knife world? I mean the construction on the ones I have owned is not only robust and reliable, but super simple.

Welp , interestingly I was an early adopter of the Glock 19 , back way before it became the standard . In fact , at the time , it was cruelly derided by most old school cops as "plastic Tupperware crap " .

I was also a Cold Steel fan practically from the start , although initially I bought many more Spyderco .

I think maybe they do have a similar appeal for strength , reliable function and value .

Maybe not the most sophisticated or polished , but very solid performance for the price .

 

[Bob Denman]

My Missus loved her 19
She shot it well enough; to keep me VERY nervous!

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

I am not like that with either. I give credit where credit is due. Do I look at the brands that I’m most interested in due to quality, expectation and experience from previous products from that brand? Sure. But I’m not going to pass up another brand if say, somebody shows me their knife/gun and I can tell it’s the quality I expect with the features I like. You’re losing out if you go through life close minded. Now what was that about H&K and spyderco? lol