Danny Linguini
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I’ve spammed a few other threads with my interest in this magnacut version of the Hogue Deka, but I think this deserves its own discussion. I’ve got the plastic out and ready to rip, but I need some feedback. I’m seriously drooling over the wharncliffe magnacut blade, and almost everything else about it is appealing to me, but I’m having some serious reservations about the polymer scales. Reviews I’ve read say the polymer actually slides in and out of pockets more smoothly than the G10 variant, but they sacrifice firmness. There’s only a partial frame under them, as I understand it’s just big enough to house the ABLE lock, which has me very concerned about its stability in use, and just general feel in the hand. I’ve also seen a few owners here critical of this handle material.
I’m not a heavy user - no prying open pain cans or batoning firewood - just opening and shredding boxes, nipping the tips off caulking tubes, that kind of mostly innocuous stuff. I have a couple of other knives with G10 scales and am very happy with them, and one with FRN that looks and feels really cheap (maybe because it IS really cheap). Should I go ahead and drop the hammer now for this otherwise very affordable magnacut piece, or wait until Hogue comes around and offers this steel with decent handle material? In other words, just how good/bad are these polymer scales? Also, the model I want is now out of stock at KC - I’m wondering if that’s a sign. TIA…
I’m not a heavy user - no prying open pain cans or batoning firewood - just opening and shredding boxes, nipping the tips off caulking tubes, that kind of mostly innocuous stuff. I have a couple of other knives with G10 scales and am very happy with them, and one with FRN that looks and feels really cheap (maybe because it IS really cheap). Should I go ahead and drop the hammer now for this otherwise very affordable magnacut piece, or wait until Hogue comes around and offers this steel with decent handle material? In other words, just how good/bad are these polymer scales? Also, the model I want is now out of stock at KC - I’m wondering if that’s a sign. TIA…