Boring/dull/plain looking knives?

Olumin said:
Shouldn't those be two revolvers then? 🤔
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Nope. The one on top is my EDC , 2k rounds of 147gr HST down range and not one malfunction. The other is my spare w/ 500 of the same. My training gun ( in my truck right now) has 9k of various 147gr w/ 4 malfunctions, one of those ammo related. What does a wheel gun get me other then reloading 3 times?
 
Mate, if youre reloading 3 times you're on a movie set, or part of a special forces raid. In realistic terms, what a wheel gun gets you is eliminating failures resulting from faulty ammunition, which is the most likely cause of gun malfunctions in the modern day. If your automatic jams or fails to cycle, you have to manually clear the malfunction & chamber a new round. You might shoot 10k without problems, but Murphy's law is a thing after all. With a revolver, you just pull the trigger again until it goes boom. A DA Revolver is also intrinsically safe, as the gun remains uncocked until you pull the trigger. When the time you have to use it comes, you wont care about the heavier trigger pull.

Just my view on things, if you prefer striker fired pistols, its your prerogative.
 
Olumin said:
Mate, if youre reloading 3 times you're on a movie set, or part of a special forces raid. In realistic terms, what a wheel gun gets you is eliminating failures resulting from faulty ammunition, which is the most likely cause of gun malfunctions in the modern day. If your automatic jams or fails to cycle, you have to manually clear the malfunction & chamber a new round. You might shoot 10k without problems, but Murphy's law is a thing after all. With a revolver, you just pull the trigger again until it goes boom. A DA Revolver is also intrinsically safe, as the gun remains uncocked until you pull the trigger. When the time you have to use it comes, you wont care about the heavier trigger pull.

Just my view on things, if you prefer striker fired pistols, its your prerogative.
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In all honesty - most shootings and self defense scenarios are solved with just around 3 rounds fired.


But to keep it in topic, Glock knife is not a boring knife (not a good one either, but reliable and tough).
 
Olumin said:
Mate, if youre reloading 3 times you're on a movie set, or part of a special forces raid. In realistic terms, what a wheel gun gets you is eliminating failures resulting from faulty ammunition, which is the most likely cause of gun malfunctions in the modern day. If your automatic jams or fails to cycle, you have to manually clear the malfunction & chamber a new round. You might shoot 10k without problems, but Murphy's law is a thing after all. With a revolver, you just pull the trigger again until it goes boom. A DA Revolver is also intrinsically safe, as the gun remains uncocked until you pull the trigger. When the time you have to use it comes, you wont care about the heavier trigger pull.

Just my view on things, if you prefer striker fired pistols, its your prerogative.
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I've been around long enough to know that Mr. Murphy has visited the world of wheel guns as well. (And I started my LE career early enough to have been issued wheel guns for most of the first decade.)

That said, I still carry a J-frame daily around home and walking distances...and strap on one of my Glocks once I set foot in my vehicle to go elsewhere.

Things are not so cut-and-dried.

Beautiful knife, Kettleman Kettleman . I love Insingos.
 
Olumin said:
Mate, if youre reloading 3 times you're on a movie set, or part of a special forces raid. In realistic terms, what a wheel gun gets you is eliminating failures resulting from faulty ammunition, which is the most likely cause of gun malfunctions in the modern day. If your automatic jams or fails to cycle, you have to manually clear the malfunction & chamber a new round. You might shoot 10k without problems, but Murphy's law is a thing after all. With a revolver, you just pull the trigger again until it goes boom. A DA Revolver is also intrinsically safe, as the gun remains uncocked until you pull the trigger. When the time you have to use it comes, you wont care about the heavier trigger pull.

Just my view on things, if you prefer striker fired pistols, its your prerogative.
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LOL thanks for your in-depth explanation. While I appreciate your obvious passion and expertise I’ll go ahead and take my chances with the dreaded striker fired death trap carried appendix. Thank the lord I didn’t mention 9mm vs 45…….
 
Why do people equate “boring” design with reliability? Or the opposite?

Is an inlaid sebenza somehow less reliable than a stock Ti version? Is a tricked out Hinderer somehow a worse knife than a plain Jane one?
 
mak1277 said:
Why do people equate “boring” design with reliability? Or the opposite?
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It’s not that boring equates to design but the absence of issues.
mak1277 said:
Is an inlaid sebenza somehow less reliable than a stock Ti version? Is a tricked out Hinderer somehow a worse knife than a plain Jane one?
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One could say that inlaid Sebenzas can in fact prove problematic If / when inlays come off . CRK has even mentioned that you need to be more careful with certain ones.


The point is boring is simply used to convey that a certain product or model can be less then exciting to use do to the lack trouble and issues that can and do arise. And simple “ plain” type items items with less bells and whistles do indeed break down less as they have less parts and systems to fail.
 
Kettleman said:
It’s not that boring equates to design but the absence of issues.


One could say that inlaid Sebenzas can in fact prove problematic If / when inlays come off . CRK has even mentioned that you need to be more careful with certain ones.


The point is boring is simply used to convey that a certain product or model can be less then exciting to use do to the lack trouble and issues that can and do arise. And simple “ plain” type items items with less bells and whistles do indeed break down less as they have less parts and systems to fail.
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But you could also easily have a “boring” knife that is terrible. And a beautiful and intricate knife that is perfect for its intended function.
 
mak1277 said:
But you could also easily have a “boring” knife that is terrible. And a beautiful and intricate knife that is perfect for its intended function.
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Its not the knife thats boring its the reliability. The “ boring” is sarcastic.
 
Kettleman said:
Its not the knife thats boring its the reliability. The “ boring” is sarcastic.
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But this whole thread is about “boring” design. And numerous people have said something like “I’ll take my boring and reliable knife…” etc.
 
mak1277 said:
But this whole thread is about “boring” design. And numerous people have said something like “I’ll take my boring and reliable knife…” etc.
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You are correct. We have derailed the thread. we are now talking about reliability not boring design.

Sorry OP…back to the boring design.
 
Boring doesn't always equal reliable. And good looking doesn't always mean unreliable.

Recon1 Spear point isn't unreliable, but it's not boring either.
AK47 Field Knife in CPM-3V with thick full tang is definitely not unreliable - but it's not boring like Kephart for example.

To come to the point - knife does not have to be boring to be reliable.


But yeah, thread is about knives that you find boring looking. To some (like me) that's deal breaker, while some prefer it. I am an enthusiast. And I also want to own just few blades, and I expect those to: perform, be reliable and also look good or interesting. Meaning - I'm not going to settle for less than full package. Given option to buy 2 knives of the same quality, one being ugly and other one being boring - I'd probs take the ugly one.
 
Any Case knife with yellow Delrin cover makes the knife look unimaginative, even if it's tried and true design.
 
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