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Requesting review of the CQC-14 Snubby
- Thread starter jonshoup
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I carried one for a while.
It's your traditional Emerson.
This means all the good and the not-so-good.
Good:
- The WAVE. Need I say more?
- Amazing ergonomics. Handle is among the most comfortable and also secure that you can get in a folder.
- Blade is short enough to be legal in a lot of places. I managed to get it into several Federal facilities where the security was aware of the < 2.9" limit on edged devices.
Not-so-good:
- The double detent ball setup is not only less grippy in staying shut, but also not as smooth as most single-detent setups.
- 0.050" Linerlock. If you trust them, you trust them. If you don't.... you dont.
- Short blade design combined with low saber grind makes it a not very aggressive or efficient cutter. It's thick and sturdy; it's not exactly slicey or stabby. A lot more resistance when cutting things than with something thinner or narrower, but you do get the tip and edge strength.
Hope this helps.
-j
It's your traditional Emerson.
This means all the good and the not-so-good.
Good:
- The WAVE. Need I say more?
- Amazing ergonomics. Handle is among the most comfortable and also secure that you can get in a folder.
- Blade is short enough to be legal in a lot of places. I managed to get it into several Federal facilities where the security was aware of the < 2.9" limit on edged devices.
Not-so-good:
- The double detent ball setup is not only less grippy in staying shut, but also not as smooth as most single-detent setups.
- 0.050" Linerlock. If you trust them, you trust them. If you don't.... you dont.
- Short blade design combined with low saber grind makes it a not very aggressive or efficient cutter. It's thick and sturdy; it's not exactly slicey or stabby. A lot more resistance when cutting things than with something thinner or narrower, but you do get the tip and edge strength.
Hope this helps.
-j
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Some say it looks a bit odd with the shorter blade larger handle concept but to me its no more odd than some of the other knives out there with the same idea. I find it to be an appealing knife in the hand. It does feel good and the grip is sure enough to make that short blade work like a big one.
I carry mine a lot since converting it to a frame lock but I did take off the Wave feature on that one because personally it didn't work all that well for me on that model but I must be unique there. I have not had others complain about it. I just could not get the Wave to ever really work as easy or fully like the one I also have been putting to work lately and others I've had in Ernie's line up.
STR
I carry mine a lot since converting it to a frame lock but I did take off the Wave feature on that one because personally it didn't work all that well for me on that model but I must be unique there. I have not had others complain about it. I just could not get the Wave to ever really work as easy or fully like the one I also have been putting to work lately and others I've had in Ernie's line up.
STR