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Strider Knives....????
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sgt244
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Hello there -
So, the new strider knives that are being made are stamped "M.Strider" - The older blades do not have this stamp.
The reason you don't see way too many of the older models of knives around are because they are so sought after. It is to my understanding that 2 things play a major role in this. One being the G-10 handle material which isn't used much at all today by strider - it was a staple in years past and on the majority of their knives. The second thing would be nostalgia, as members of the knife community remember carrying those older-school striders from 5-10+ years ago and prefer not to change, so when in the market for a "new" knife, they'd rather seek out an older variant instead on the secondary market - there are many that do this, driving the price up because they are no longer produced and have a finite number in existence that continue to drop as time passes by.
There is indeed a difference between the old knives and the new knives that are being produced however. Of course this point is argued, but I would personally say that the newer knives being produced are much better quality than the older knives. Everything from action, to lock-up, to blade centering, and even fit and finish all around stick out as being a gigantic improvement over the older knives, so much to the point that I'd say damn near perfect and couldn't really see them doing much at all to improve on the package your getting from one of their newer knives. Basically - a tank of a knife that is absolutely capable of cutting very well, sort of a jack of all trades.
The difference is that the newer produced blades that are stamped with "M.Strider" are made in way smaller batches, which enabled their quality to shoot up through the roof, as opposed to trying to mass produce. However, the negative side is that the batches are so small that as soon as they are posted for sale, they sell out within seconds, literally - sometimes they'll last 1-2 minutes in stock but that is rare.
If you are interested in grabbing a strider I'd personally suggest you going with a newer version something stamped "M.Strider" - With all the improvements that have been made over the older models, there would be zero reasons to go with the older model. You cannot go wrong with buying a strider either way man. I have been working in a field for over four years now, that requires me to have tools on me that I can rely on for both my safety and the safety of others around me. I have had to deploy my knives in different roles over the years, besides to cut and they have worked flawlessly, every time without a hiccup. Everything from the SMF to the DB fixed blade that I carry on me depending what task presents itself, I choose accordingly - I have found that these knives are just absolute work horses, and are perfectly paired together. People get caught up in the man behind them a little too much I feel. At the end of the day these are tools, nothing more - nothing less. If you don't like the man, that is fine, and if you'd rather not support him, that is also fine. However, to try and limit a persons interest in these knives, based solely on something an individual said years and years ago is nonsense. Especially considering that these knives are so very capable, and have withstood everything I've thrown their way. It would be a shame for a person who isn't acquainted with the brand to miss out on what I feel are some special tools. I'd say give them a try, see if you like them. If not, it wont be hard to sell it, as demand for striders has never been greater.
In my opinion M. Strider is a lying valor stealing felon POS.
He claimed to be a Ranger, but he never was one.
He claimed to be a combat vet, but he never was one.
He went AWOL during his very brief stent in the Army.
He didn't even serve 12 months in the Army from enlistment to discharge (with a bar to re-enlist).
I would be embarassed to own a strider knife!
He claimed to be a Ranger, but he never was one.
He claimed to be a combat vet, but he never was one.
He went AWOL during his very brief stent in the Army.
He didn't even serve 12 months in the Army from enlistment to discharge (with a bar to re-enlist).
I would be embarassed to own a strider knife!
Its too bad that I can only like a post once!
ohen cepel
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Couldn't give me one. Guy is a fraud, sand castle built on lies and BS.
Something he said years ago????
How about his criminal deeds and the fact that he couldn't hack it in the army, goes awol and then commits grand theft? Or do we just chalk that up to youthful misbehaving? Or about the repeated lying over the years of pretending to be something he wasn't for the monetary gain of selling something based on fraudulent claims? ? Isn't that fraud? More crimes.
I'm happy your morals are so easy to put aside, but some of us can't. I know I won't. Others with any sense of decency won't either.
Especially when there are so many other HONORABLE knife makers out there.
If strider had an ounce of honor left in him, he would apologize for all of his stolen valor lies and tell everyone the whole and complete truth, for once.
Why support a liar and a fraud when you can support good men and women who also make awesome knives?
If strider had an ounce of honor left in him, he would apologize for all of his stolen valor lies and tell everyone the whole and complete truth, for once.
Why support a liar and a fraud when you can support good men and women who also make awesome knives?
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sgt244
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Didn't come here to talk about my morals, I know what I do at work on a daily basis and I sleep pretty well at night because of it.
I came here to answer the OP's question about the tool in question. As far as I can tell there was absolutely no mention of burger from the OP, but of course every reply was just a bashing fiesta of burger - as opposed to anybody trying to give the OP an answer for his actual question. I tried to speak as much truth on the tool itself, not on the person. If you want to get on your soap box, go right ahead but please leave me out of it, I don't have any ill will towards you, and hope to see you around in other parts of the forums.
Take care and be safe everybody!
allen, look at me, this is serious. If Micky Burger had an ounce of honor in him to start with, he'd never have pulled the fraud he did to build a business built on outright lies and criminal behavior.
His whole business model is, 'theres a sucker born every minute'. Theres so many young men with more money than brains that buy his bull s--t because they don't know any better. Micky Ray Burger doesn't begin to comprehend the word 'Honor."
You brought yourself into it by insisting on commenting about it being nonsense. If you didn't want to be a part of it, you should've kept straight to the tool (and I mean the knife not the maker- which he most certainly is).
He didn't give a rat's ass about his lying BS until he got outed. And then he only cared about perception and potential sale losses.
Screw that guy and his knives. All day, every day.
It's super neat that some folks need a tacticool BS knife to cut foam though. I'm glad they have an option.
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sgt244
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Haha, well it seems like some of these fine gentlemen have a tad bit of hatred towards the maker, that’s for sure!
As for the knives, yes I would have to say the newer stuff is 100% better than the older stuff!
sgt244
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You brought yourself into it by insisting on commenting about it being nonsense. If you didn't want to be a part of it, you should've kept straight to the tool (and I mean the knife not the maker- which he most certainly is).
He didn't give a rat's ass about his lying BS until he got outed. And then he only cared about perception and potential sale losses.
Screw that guy and his knives. All day, every day.
It's super neat that some folks need a tacticool BS knife to cut foam though. I'm glad they have an option.
For sure man! - I just figured After reading through about 50 posts and 95%of them bad mouthing the maker ... I’d need to touch on that at least a little bit so as to show the OP that I actually read through the thread and knew what others had to say.
Made my post a little more well rounded I feel. I do however think judging my morality from a comment on here is silly, which is why I had to address it! Also I would never in a million years start an argument or participate in name-calling on the internet ... especially on this forum, that is not my style. Hence why I’m here trying to portray that’s the knives are solid options, but avoid really diving in to the whole controversy over the maker. That controversy in this case doesn’t directly impact the tool in any negative way. If it did then it would be a different story.
Anyway, take care brotha and be safe!!!
Your forum name is "sgt244".
Are you, or were you, a Sergeant in the Army, Marines, Air Force, or law enforcement?
If so...Are you okay with STOLEN VALOR?
sgt244
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I came here to talk knives, and try to answer the OP's question as best as I could. WHICH AGAIN, HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH "HIM" BUT EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE TOOLS HE MAKES - If you guys just want to make this in to a bashing the creator thread, then go right ahead, but I refuse to get involved with that type of thing. We are all grown ups and could probably find more productive things to do than that, the only reason I am here is to try and help the OP with his question. After over 50 responses or so, the OP hadn't gotten a legit asnwer to his question because everybody automatically jumps
I dont care to defend him or his actions or get in to a debate over him with anybody as he is an individual who I have never met in my life, and probably never will - so why would I, that would make no sense at all, and isn't my place - he's just the dude who makes a solid blade to me at least.
The bottom line is, THE TOOLS - he makes and has been making in the past several years are top notch quality, and I trust them daily to get me through it. Have been for years and will continue to for years. I will also continue to buy more of his tools from him in the future as I trust them to get the job done. -- All of those decisions are based solely off of my experience with the tools out in the field, and I never went easy on them - they definitely show the wear but wear it well and still perform as good as the first day I purchased them, with minimal upkeep.
Maybe starting a thread solely with the purpose of bashing him would be a better fit for whats going on here, and I'm surprised this isn't locked down by the mods already, considering how far off topic and how repetitive things are getting now.
Considering how far away from the OP's question we have gotten, I'm going to see my self out of this thread.
You guys have a good one! Hopefully we will meet again on a "better" thread we don't need to be so adversarial on!
Maybe then we can just lay back and enjoy the content and sip on our drinks in peace!
Later guys!
You never answered my question...
"Are you, or were you, a Sergeant in the Army, Marines, Air Force, or law enforcement?
If so...Are you okay with STOLEN VALOR?"
Not answering this question might make one think that you were never a Sergeant at all.
I'm an Army vet and I don't know any Sergeat or any other vet that would financially support a stolen valor POS like strider.
"Are you, or were you, a Sergeant in the Army, Marines, Air Force, or law enforcement?
If so...Are you okay with STOLEN VALOR?"
Not answering this question might make one think that you were never a Sergeant at all.
I'm an Army vet and I don't know any Sergeat or any other vet that would financially support a stolen valor POS like strider.
Basically yes; decently made/materials, cold day in hell before buying one.
The tool and the man are linked. Would you buy a tool from a lying con man?
A man who built the whole business on stolen valor?
And I think we do want to know if you were a bonafied member of the military or just another poser that makes money off selling Micky Burgers knives?
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