SOG X-Ray Vision/Mini X-Ray; opinions

[Allen E. Treat]

To : ALL

I'm eyeballin' either the SOG X-Ray or Mini X-Ray Vision from :

www.1SKS.com

I tend toward the "mini" as it should tend to "offend" less than the larger X-Ray Vision.

What about it, forumite(s)?


AET

 

[spyken]

I have the x-ray vision. has really good ergonomics, lock-up is excellent with the arc-lock, absolutely no bladeplay, shaving sharp out of the box, and ...... the zytel handles are GREAT! they feel more like G10 then FRN (compared to my spydie endura). the only down side is sharpening the tanto blade - somehow I can't get the angles on the thrusting edge to be on a similar bevel as the main edge - but perhaps it's my lack of sharpening skills

 

[Warthog]

Here is a thread currently discussing it, along with a link it a very nice review of the knife.

I just ordered one on Sunday
I should be recieving it on Thursday, maybe Friday
It won out in my huge chore of narrowing down 25-30 models of knives over a period of a few weeks...Benchmade didn't really have a unique look I was going for, although I know their quality is top notch. Same with Spyderco (except the Chinook...too big for my specifications it turned out). I found other knives had potential issues with build quality and/or things I didn't like about them, such as thin liners or over my budget for what you got.

Of course all of that is mostly subjective, but the SOG X-Ray did it for me....I love the handle and blade geometry. I did look at the X-42 Autoclip...ehh...I liked the hardness of BG-42 steel and the full serrated model, just not the handle and blade geometry...IMO, it looked too plain and more whimpy than the X-Ray. Keep in mind this is all based on pics I've seen and what I've read online - I have not handled either model....I feel I made a very informed decision, though.

I ordered the full size X-Ray because I like the 3 3/4" blade size and scaring sheeple is a new hobby of mine.

Warthog

 

[Allen E. Treat]

No one ever said sharpening tantos was easy that aside, warthog, I kinda like scaring sheeple meself
And so it goes....


AET

 

[Nathan S]

I have the large SOG Vision, and like the blade shape a lot. What I don't like are the thumbstuds, which are long and sharp and tend to snag when extracting the knife from my pocket. I took the original thumbstuds off, in fact, and mounted a one - armed - bandit, instead. It works much better: the surface is smoother and doesn't snag, plus I mounted it closer to the tang than the original thumbstuds, in a position that's more comfortable for my hand.