Mad Dog = Bad Dog!

Blain

Blain

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Mad Dog

He is one of the people I personally boycott. Why? Because I don't buy anything from anybody who mantains a self-imposed LEO or Active Military Only sales policy on any of their products. Haven't even bothered to look at Mad Dog's website in a couple-three years, but the last time I looked, he had ceramic knives for sale. The ones for those of us who weren't LEO or Active Military had metallic strips embedded in them. Those for The Annointed did not. No laws involved. Just his personal policy. No thanks. Keep it. I'll buy from somebody who trusts me, thanks.

He limits the all ceramic/composite ones to LEO and active military. Why would a cop need a knife to get around X-ray machines? :confused:

I remember Mr. McClung telling a Bladeforums member (back in the day) named Nam Viet Vo that he was barred for life from purchasing Mad Dog knives, to the point that Mad Dog dealers would be instructed not to sell to him. Vo's crime? He had taken one of his many Mad Dog knives and cut off the handle, then rounded the tang and drilled it and built a folder out of it! You may or may not be aware that the words "folding knife" send Mad Dog into a rage--folders are "not tactical," dontcha know. He does not make folders for any price, but after all, Vo had paid for the knife and he owned it. If he wanted to make an insanely expensive folder that would perform pretty much like any other folder, it was his business to my mind.
Maybe Mr. McClung was kidding, but I doubt it.
 
There are laws on the books in many states resticting the sale of ceramic knives without a metal "signature" in them, so Mad Dog might just be "erring on the side of caution" in this case. You'll want to contact a custom maker who is not as concerned about these legal issues in order to get the knife you want. Just because someone is unwilling to fulfill you desires doesn't make him a "bad dog", it just means he has a different set of standards of behavior than you do. As we used to say back in the 1990's, Get Over Your Bad Self.
 
Blain said:
Mad Dog
He limits the all ceramic/composite ones to LEO and active military. Why would a cop need a knife to get around X-ray machines? :confused:
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i dunno. maybe because criminals use metal detector wands?

and im pretty sure an xray machine would show it as an area of dense material.


edit - wich isnt to say that i would buy anything from maddog. his knives are high end for what they are, and have a lot of thought behind them, his personal skills over the internet (wich is the only place ive seen them (/havent seen him in person)) just tend to leave people a little raw.
 
I boycott him because I can't afford his knives, and because he wears fur, and because, the manufacture of his handles increase the greenhouse effect. :D
 
This sounds like something that should be in GB&U.
 
Sounds like to me "Mr. I joined last month" is simply trolling. And your correct--he posted it in the wrong place :barf: :D
 
I have no problems with trolls, but we've gone through this subject 3 years ago. Start something current or at least a little oridgenal.
 
Better watch it!!!!!
Mad Dog may show up and beat you:D :p

Who has the popcorn?
 
I am not wondering what the purpose of the original post was. It is obvious that it was intended to flame Kevin McClung and Mad Dog Knives.

This doesn't sound like something that belongs in GB&U because there doesn't seem to be any specific complaint about the quality of a Mad Dog product or about Blain having encountered poor customer service from that company.

Kevin is free to run Mad Dog Knives as he sees fit and people are free to make the decision of whether to buy from his company. What goes into that decision will be up to each individual.

Blain, what was it that made you decide to start this thread? Did you recently have a bad experience with Kevin or do you just have a hate on for him that finally boiled over?

Anyhow, it is apparent that you are unhappy with Kevin/Mad Dog and that you felt that this was something that you needed to share with the rest of us. Your displeasure is noted.
 
Well,some posts can be viewed as inflammatory in nature,and I'll not speculate as to it meaning more than asking for a boycott.I do not see a problem posting in opposition to a companies policy that which you might disagree.Mad Dog of course can make all the policies as he see's fit.I'm assuming the reason he sells them to Law Enforcement/Military only, is to get passed a bad guy's metal detector wand when in a undercover operation.Drug dealers,terrorists etc,have been known to have security themselves to discover undercover operatives.I do not want to speak for Mr.McClung,but I assume he does not want these falling into the wrong hands or being used by regular people to bypass security such as at Airports,Courthouses,prisons and such.I gather you can see the problems and implications by just freely selling these knives unrestricted to regular Citizens that whom he knows nothing about.You can also bet your A** the first time someone gets caught breaching security with such a knife, the legislators will make sure they are even illegal to possess.Actually Mad Dog is doing us and himself a big favor.In any case like any other product,you can get one anyway if you try hard enough without the magnetic strip :cool:
I do get concerned why a normal guy would be so upset with not being able to purchase a metal detector proof knife,without getting suspicious of illegal activities.Trying to get into your local Rock Concert passed security with a knife is one thing,but an Airport,Courthouse,Prison etc. are all big no-no's!!!After all,We don't know that your not perhaps a terrorist in the USA trying to get weapons and get passed security for some type of attack?Bad Guy's go on-line also!
 
Hey Blain, Why don't you go over to tactical forums and ask him why he does this? Instead of bad mouthing him somewhere else? If you wish to be entertained by people's support or anger of your post, that would be the place to do it.
 
sasqualogist said:
what is trolling and what qualifies someone as a troll??
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In short, someone who posts something for the sole purpose of causing arguments and disruptions.

I'd have to say that if I got the urge to do any trolling this would have to be the very last forum where I'd try it!
 
At least if I was going to troll, I'd stick around and watch. But I guess that wouldnt be trooling ,it would be voicing an opinion and being accountable for what was said.
 
I'm not going to move this thread anywhere, at least not for now. I'm just going to inject some facts -- might not change anyone's opinions, but let's get the facts right anyway.

Blain said:
He limits the all ceramic/composite ones to LEO and active military.
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In fact he's also willing to sell them to anyone who has a CCW, and if you live in a jurisdiction that doesn't issue CCWs he's willing to be flexible about alternative methods of establishing that you're not a known criminal.

I remember Mr. McClung telling a Bladeforums member (back in the day) named Nam Viet Vo that he was barred for life from purchasing Mad Dog knives, to the point that Mad Dog dealers would be instructed not to sell to him. Vo's crime? He had taken one of his many Mad Dog knives and cut off the handle, then rounded the tang and drilled it and built a folder out of it!
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There's a bit more to that story, for what it's worth. Nam Viet Vo was an authorized Mad Dog dealer at the time, and after having the prototype made he offered to sell similar folders made from Mad Dog's blades. That was the point of the exercise, to sell them, and that was what Mad Dog objected to. He didn't want folding knives made with his blades and advertised as "Mad Dog folders" on the market, so he ceased to supply Vo with knives and instructed his other authorized dealers not to supply him either.

(Whenever I post anything about Mad Dog and his knives a fresh batch of people goes into shock and demands of me WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON??? My position hasn't changed for quite a while; it's just that I believe being accurate about facts is more important than supporting one side or another....)
 
I think the real reason this looks like trolling is that Mad Dog doesn't have a presence here, no forum, not much comment on his knives. There were flame wars once ... :D

So bringing up anything about him is like, from out of the blue. Who cares?
 
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