Kershaw Tactical Pack now in stores

I got mine in from chester22. Thanks! You are the man! This pack is really cool... it was going to be a gift, but nope. Going right in the collection. :cool:
 
Just picked up one for me, and one for my dad for christmas! Initial impression is that the knife is the usual Kershaw great quality and the pen seem to be fairly good quality. As mentioned above the pen might be able to accept fisher space pen inserts. The flashlight leaves something to be desired but, for the price of $20, you can't go wrong. It's a good price just for the knife! Overall I'd say it's a win!

rwasham
 
Local Wally World still had a bunch yesterday. I got 3 for Christmas gifts, I opened the earlier one I bought.
 
Bummer, I assumed for the title that Kershaw had come out with a backpack.
 
Found one at the third WM I was at and the only one I wasn't looking for it.
I was just checking out the knives (picked up a Needs Work for 35.00 on deal) and on my way out I saw the Tac Pac and they had a lot on the shelf along with a SOG 20 dollar special. I got one even though I didn't need one. I blame this thread.
 
I just stopped by the wally world by my work and they have a thousand of these things. these fools put the display up in the far back corner of the store so nobody sees them.
 
I have not opened mine up yet, but I checked out a Brawler at my local knifeshop. That is the kind of tanto blade I really like! This tactical pack is really a great deal.:thumbup:
 
oregonknifenerd said:
Fisher space pen refills, with the parker adapter they come with, should also fit for an inexpensive upgrade.
Click to expand...

So, we went to Office Depot yesterday and got a couple of Fisher Space Pen refills, number SPR-4. I tried one and it seemed like it wasn't long enough. Comparing it to the original "Parker style" refill, I found that the shoulder of the Fisher refill was "squared" instead of "beveled" which was preventing the refill from extending all the way through. I used a drill to ream out the bottom of the pen a little bit and that allowed the refill to fit all the way through.

Also, I ended up pushing the "retaining mechanism" in the upper part farther up so the lower part couldn't catch on the threads. Once I unscrewed the pointed part above the clip, I was able to push the retaining mechanism all the way through and re-insert it through the bottom of the upper part. (hope that makes sense)
 
I got the last one (at the store) on a gift card. There were tons of the Gerber sets, a two-pack of Buck classic designs, and SOG Magnadots left. My opinions are pretty much what they were before, but I've had a few days to use the items this time...

The Knife: The Brawler is good. Not great. Not poor. I took it apart and tried to remove the black finish, and leave a polished satin finish. Not a good idea. It looks horribly scratched up and used now, but that's fine for an inexpensive user. That coating really doesn't want to come off! The blade centering is bad in mine; it rubs the non-locking liner just after the edge goes in. I tried all of the tried-and-true blade centering techniques, even replacing the bushings, but it didn't work. I find the pocket clip too stiff, and it has a rough run of FRN underneath it. With some sandpaper it's fine, but out of the box, it's a pain to get out of your pocket. There's no lanyard hole. The thumb studs act as the blade stop pins, but they're useless (for me) as an opening method. The linerlock has no jimping on it, and I noticed that with my larger hands, my thumb slides down sometimes when unlocking. The blade came sharp and I like the shape. It's easy to resharpen. There's no blade play in any direction. Would I buy the Brawler by itself for the $20 this pack was? No. When I think of good (or better) $20 knives, I think of Kabar Doziers, Byrds, Kershaw Chill, and Bucklite Max.

The Flashlight: It's the $2 Harbor Freight flashlight, but with thicker metal. Nine 5mm white LEDs in a showerhead fromation. I'm guessing about 25 lumens total on fresh batteries. It runs on three AAA batteries in a carrier, and three no-name alkalines are included. Single-mode reverse clicky switch. A simple lanyard is attached. Honestly, it's your run-of-the-mill cheap flashlight. It's fine for a glove box, car trunk, or toolbox. My daughter uses it when she walks the dog at night poo-searching.

The Pen: This one is both good and bad. Why bad? Well, I thought there was a way to get the actual pen insert back into the body when not in use. Click it or twist it, or put a cap on it. Nope. It's either in there or it isn't. This is fine I guess, but I'm wondering how much gunk and lint will clog up the pen when put in a pocket or bag. Also, changing the ink refill can be tricky. do it wrong, and you'll have two halves of the pen that just slide together. Sithus1966 gave a great tip with this:
"Sithus1966: The easy fix to this is to unscrew the end with the clip and push the threaded insert that is inside back down where it belongs. Actually push it all the way out and put the ink cartridge back in and screw the insert to the end of the pen, then push the whole thing back together. Then screw the clip end back in."

The knurling is good, but too aggressive for casual writing. This is a tactical pen, so write with it only when you think you might have to shank somebody with it. I guess. The knurling shreds pockets, so I used a medium grit sharpening stone to make a smooth, flat portion. Then the clip will sit on it, and you can tighten the cap down to keep the clip's position. The pen writes in black ink and will take a few common refills. The ink in mine is fine; it's not chunky or uneven. I don't know what else to say about a tactical pen. It works. It writes, and it feels tough. That's all I can ask of it.

So, is the set worth $20? Yes. It's a good gift or stocking stuffer, and almost any knife person will appreciate it.
 
JNieporte said:
The Pen: Well, I thought there was a way to get the actual pen insert back into the body when not in use. Click it or twist it, or put a cap on it. Nope. It's either in there or it isn't.
Click to expand...

The lower part is supposed to twist which moves the "ball-point" into the body.
 
Nevermind. I got it. It took some experimenting, but I got it figured out. I thought this was a rebranded Smith & Wesson tactical pen, but the insides look different.
 
Two days before Christmas and my local WM is about wiped out of those gift sets ..I went there to get another Sog gift pack and they were gone,,so were the Buck..All they had left was the Gerber and Kershaw blister packs so I went with the Brawler..Its for a 17 year old who will love it..
CD
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top