Favorite aspect of Strider knives

Jesus Christ, god forbid we answer the guy's question and have a productive thread for once. Sound the alarms everyone, somebody said Strider! If you like the knives, great. If you don't, great. If you have a problem with the people behind them, then take it up with them. They have phone numbers and they go to the knife shows.
 
Forgot my to add my favorite aspect. That would have to be the contribution to whatever extent to the Zero Tolerance knives, to include the Tiger Stripe pattern.

I don't own anything Strider at this point so not much to offer the OP. I have however handled them and seen a ton of them as they are very popular with gun show tactical vendors in Texas.
That being said I think the folders have horrible ergos for a hard use knife. The butt end of the handle is larger than the front making it feel like if you made a hard stabbing motion your hand might just slide right up on the blade. The knives are blocky and the overall appearance looks like a first attempt at knife design. Just my opinion of course so if you like the look go for it. I will likely never buy because of the totally dishonest marketing hype of the owners.

On another note can someone explain why in the heck the US military actually buys knives from a guy who allegedly (I'm being polite here) lied about his military service?
 
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I've thought about a Strider before, but all I ever hear about is how the lock-up is so poor on most of them. So, that's enough to keep me away. Of course there's the new lock-up, but I don't know enough about them to be sure I'd get one with it. Then I always hear the fit and finish is poor too, so much like Emerson I just look and read about them and wind up spending my cash on other brands. There's just too much out there these days for me to feel comfortable buying knives that have spotty reputations.
 
I have no idea, which knives the USMC prefers, but there is a discrepancy between the 'entire Corp adopting an official folding knife'...............

Sonnydaze said:
I recently sold a SMF and a Sng to a Marine who was going over to be re-deployed in the Sandland. He said he had owned twelve so far, and there wasn't much I could tell him about them. They are good, strong, tactical knives. The SMF was adopted by the U.S. Marine Corps as their official folding knife in 2003.
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.....................and this:

Sonnydaze said:
This is from Wikipedia: "The Strider MARSOC SMF is a framelock folding knife that was specifically developed for Detachment 1, the first SOCOM unit of the United States Marine Corps. The Strider SMF was the first knife issued to an individual Marine Corps unit in over 60 years and the first tactical folder issued within the USMC."
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I do know, that Wiki is a tenuous source of info at best.



Sonnydaze said:
There is no need to make this thread a political statement, IMO.
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How is the thread 'a political statement?'
 
jill jackson said:
I've thought about a Strider before, but all I ever hear about is how the lock-up is so poor on most of them. So, that's enough to keep me away. Of course there's the new lock-up, but I don't know enough about them to be sure I'd get one with it. Then I always hear the fit and finish is poor too, so much like Emerson I just look and read about them and wind up spending my cash on other brands. There's just too much out there these days for me to feel comfortable buying knives that have spotty reputations.
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Are you getting this info from 2005? Striders new knives (you will get a new one with awesome fit and finish and the new lock-up if you order from a Strider dealer) are a 180 from his knives a few years ago. The SnG CC Z-Wear I just got has one of the best fit and finishes and the most solid lock-up out of all of the knives Ive had, which is a good amount of nice ones that werent cheap. I personally couldnt care less who the maker is; If I like the knife ill buy it. Its not like if I didnt buy one it would hurt him, someone else would have bought it. Its like the people who dont buy China-made stuff because they dont want to support their economy; It doesnt matter if those people do or dont because someone else will and it will have zero effect on China.
 
1st1903 said:
Are you getting this info from 2005? Striders new knives (you will get a new one with awesome fit and finish and the new lock-up if you order from a Strider dealer) are a 180 from his knives a few years ago. The SnG CC Z-Wear I just got has one of the best fit and finishes and the most solid lock-up out of all of the knives Ive had, which is a good amount of nice ones that werent cheap. I personally couldnt care less who the maker is; If I like the knife ill buy it. Its not like if I didnt buy one it would hurt him, someone else would have bought it. Its like the people who dont buy China-made stuff because they dont want to support their economy; It doesnt matter if those people do or dont because someone else will and it will have zero effect on China.
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No I pretty much keep reading a lot of negative things about Strider knives. Along with some saying what you are too. Maybe a bad reputation hard to overcome?
 
jill jackson said:
No I pretty much keep reading a lot of negative things about Strider knives. Along with some saying what you are too. Maybe a bad reputation hard to overcome?
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Possible, but I think its people like the ones who posted earlier in the thread, who have probably never even owned a new one. They just want to bash Strider. If you were thinking about getting one do it. Come to a conclusion on your own experience. If you dont like it you can sell it easily (what knife that wasnt good would sell like Striders do on the Exchange?)
 
I just got my first Strider knife, an SJ-75. I love the polished stonewashing on the blade. Also the ergos on the knife are great.
 
1st1903 said:
Are you getting this info from 2005? Striders new knives (you will get a new one with awesome fit and finish and the new lock-up if you order from a Strider dealer) are a 180 from his knives a few years ago. The SnG CC Z-Wear I just got has one of the best fit and finishes and the most solid lock-up out of all of the knives Ive had, which is a good amount of nice ones that werent cheap. I personally couldnt care less who the maker is; If I like the knife ill buy it. Its not like if I didnt buy one it would hurt him, someone else would have bought it. Its like the people who dont buy China-made stuff because they dont want to support their economy; It doesnt matter if those people do or dont because someone else will and it will have zero effect on China.
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I disagree. There is no comparison.
Stolen honor is an affront to vets everywhere.
As is statements such as this:
"So rather than go to Somalia, I went to prison for 5 years. Luckily I only had to do 59.5 months of that five years….
Yes by the way….that was in mid 1993. I DO feel the deaths of my Ranger buddies, that I failed by sitting in jail during their fight, VERY heavily. "

Grayscouts said the following in the above linked to thread and I can not agree more:
"How is facts and even statements made by Mick Himself misinformation? I've never understood people who believe in someone soooo much that they are blinded. I personally do not own a Strider Knife, my bitch is as a Veteran, and lies made to make someone better than they are. If anyone has a problem with that, then leave. I've seen too many heroes buried from this war, and then to have someone blatantly lie about their own service. I have no need for you. There are too many wanna-bes and arm chair commandos out there who want to stroke Mick hoping to be touched or spoken to by a REAL AMERICAN HERO. As stated in past pages, if he would of just came out and said, "hey I'm a vet and alot of Spec Ops guys carry my knives," then I wouldn't have a bitch. As long as someone comes out and keeps saying the lies, there will always be someone out there to fight against the lies. And how can we as a people want to believe someone who was arrested and sentenced for a carjacking?????? A carjacking is not a badge of honor, accept to thieves and crooks, but some people want to believe this is the type of person to associate with or want to call a friend. So those leaving for Used Suspects Land, keep on keeping on, but please, do so away from me. "
 
I do believe that when there's an underlying reason, (such as with Microtech and Darkops) people tend to make the knives out to be worse than they actually are. As well as any problems that are real, are greatly amplified because of dislike for the companies owners. No doubt that goes on with Strider, too.
 
First strider I bought was rubbing on one side of the handle yet had no blade play.
No adjusting remedied it and I returned it.
I will never buy another one unless they up their game.
 
HALO V said:
First strider I bought was rubbing on one side of the handle yet had no blade play.
No adjusting remedied it and I returned it.
I will never buy another one unless they up their game.
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See there you go, bad stuff! Like I said you keep reading bad stuff about them, so it's hard to shell out that much money. :D
 
jill jackson said:
See there you go, bad stuff! Like I said you keep reading bad stuff about them, so it's hard to shell out that much money. :D
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My strider smf is in almost every way, perfect. Lock up is very solid. Fit and finish leaves nothing to be desired. Blade centered. Can definitely understand people thinking the ergonomics can be rough, but it feels great to me. The ergos make even more sense wearing gloves. The issue you see here is, every single person that has any issue whatsoever will post about it. What percentage of the satisfied customers are going to come to blade forums and post about how much they like them? I imagine the strider owner community is not as loyal and active in their community as say, the CRK community, where you hear almost nothing but positive things.
 
HALO V said:
First strider I bought was rubbing on one side of the handle yet had no blade play.
No adjusting remedied it and I returned it.
I will never buy another one unless they up their game.
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I would return that also. I haven't had that happen.
Jill, the dealer I just bought from checked the knife for me before it was sent, and it's on par with CRK.
If you really want one it would be better to go to their forum and read from people that own them. Some have complaints and they are aired.
 
I kinda know Mick and Ernest not as much but these two dudes really know how to make really nice knives.
Hi Stabby!
Rolf
 
stabman said:
Let me spell it out: I...don't...care.
Does that make me shallow? Or selfish?
Perhaps, and as to that: I...don't...care.
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I agree, who gives a damn what he did. I'm sure if you dig deep enough all knife makers have a few skeletons in their closet.
 
I buy Striders because they are excellent knives. They are kept simple & almost raw with very few, solid parts. I like the way they look. I like the way they FEEL. I like their general attitude towards use and their warranty. Off the top of my head, I've owned:
SA FFG
WP spear point
MFS
SA-GG
M.Strider SLCC thin stock
EB-S
RC
PT-CC
mSJ75
SnG (5 of various flavors)
SmF Lego

I currently have four of the above knives and they are all excellent. I've owned similar lists of Spydercos, Benchmades and many more CRKs. Over the years only CRK and Strider have really stuck in my rotation. I consider my CRKs my more "ideal" knives and my Striders my "down and dirty" knives. Is one better than the other? Nope. But they are certainly different. As far as Strider's F&F...of all the knives listed above the only, worth mentioning, defect was one of the SnG's blades was off center. I'm a CRK guy through and through and I have zero problem with Striders F&F. It is definitely a little more "simple" than a lot of manufactures. It's less like "corners cut" but more like less "corners added." The SnG, for instance, is one of the very few knives I've owned that there really is nothing I would change about it.
 
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