Lost all respect for Knives Illustrated

Chiller2

Chiller2

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They Have a Picture of a Dork Ops knife on the cover with a praising headline. If thats their level of knife coverage I don't want it.
 
You guys don't know what you're talking about.
I never head to the mall without packing this beauty...
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It's what we in the know call "Practical Tactical".
 
OK, so people will actualy buy thoes and use them? For what?
I know they're ugly and probably over priced, and they sure look useless. But are they actually poor quality?
 
Yea, but you can really impress your teenaged friends that you're a Navy Seal!
 
I'm no fan of the ads or the styling, but I would assume guys buy them to cut things, just like any knife.

Reminds me of a Tulsa gun show I went to years ago -'80's - this guy was parading around in blue BDU'S, black nylon field gear, and had a fully decked out stainless Ruger with a practice rifle grenade on the muzzle. He was about 110 pounds overweight.

Snicker as much as we did, the Ruger was still a firearm, fully functional, albeit in the hands of someone who appeared less so.

If Dark Ops appeal to some who like pimpin' hot styled knives, it's more a matter of taste, not function. Granted, some knives have so much style it's garish, or reduces usability, but who hasn't bought one like that?

I heard the same kind of talk about serrated tanto blades at the same gun show. Just didn't like the ninja Rambo stuff.
 
I can see that most of you don't like Dark Ops much... so tell me, are they really that poor of quality?
 
Read threads by the owners brave enough to relate their experience. Handle one at your first opportunity. Decide for yourself.

Once you're past all the hype, did the knife function and cut? That's what is supposed to be the purpose, all the rest is societal pimping and elitism.

There is function, style, then fashion. Few fashions make it in the long run.
 
John79 said:
I can see that most of you don't like Dark Ops much... so tell me, are they really that poor of quality?
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To be honest I have never had one or even handled one but just the design of the knife tells me it is a POS a least for my taste.Ever heard of Walter Mitty (old timers version of Mall Ninja) its the kind of knife he would carry.:barf:
 
The biggest problem with Dark Ops on this forum is that no one can get past the adds on their site, and look at the knifes them self (Granted that is not the best example of an EDC :0) ).

From what I hear the knifes themselves are pretty okay, not great, but decent.
 
I don't do business with companies whose advertising insults my intelligence. When they do that, it is just like they insulted me personally. I would never do business with someone who would insult me, regardless of their product.
 
OK, for those wondering, no they are not good knives that look stupid. they are bad knives that look stupid. One look at these things in person will tell you that they have crappy geometry for any kind of cutting. If anyone tries to tell me they need thickness in a chopper I will kindly tell them to go watch a cutting comp and see who wins, then inspect the knife. The steel is not impressive when compared to the competion and the various whistles and gadget spikes will get hung up, snag and generally get in the way unless you are deanimating a coke bottle cap. Fit and finish is nothing special not to mention the blattant theft of ER designs to start there line. There is no reason for a DO to ever be on any magazine cover unless it is mall ninja monthly. They got the front cover because they advertise 3-4 pages per issue.
 
that looks like it has a pretty cool bottle opener up by the tang. good choice!!
 
"The handle is made of a low-durometer, high tensile aramid composite that is impervious to everything from aviation fuel to Al Qaeda body fluids."

This is an actual portion of a description of a knife on their site.
 
I don't know, but just maybe Knives Illustrated is gettin' paid toyin' around with every knife nut who stumble upon that page out there?! Pretty clever those folks at Oops! So wouldn't you know it? We're generating free pr for "that knife" which is worth a lot more than a million ad insertions anywhere everytime we bring up this topic.
 
BIgJim makes a point - these aren't sold for their competitive use as cutters, they're sold to impress others with an equal lack of knowledge about what knives really do. From what I've seen and used, most tactical knives are the opposite of good cutters - saber ground wedges, obtuse final edges, thick stock, non-ergonomic metal handles, trick locks, serrations in the worst place . . .

And it's not all Dark Ops, it's the mainstream churning out this stuff. BTW, if Dark Ops sells bad designs, what does that say about ER? If some of the designs are the same - and it's badmouthed as much as the execution- then the same holds to ER - bad designs. At least that's what a blanket condemnation of DO implies.
 
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