tactical knives???

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neal8929

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Why would anyone want a tactical knife? I am sick of seeing youtube reviews on knives with people saying a knife is good because it is "tactical". If you are ever truly in a life threatening situation that you would have to defend yourself with a knife, would you really care what the knife looks like or how it feels? A good utility knife is better than not having any knife, AND you can use it great for everyday tasks. Maybe if you are a ninja and constantly fending off foes, than yes a tactical knife would be the way to go. or a cop who wants to stab people, or maybe a pirate.
 
neal8929 said:
Why would anyone want a tactical knife?
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To be honest I like the looks of them, more robust and compact, not shiny, and usually easy to open. Some people may want a tatical knife due to thier job, LEOs and armed service members. Also some people like have a knife for self-deffense if they live in an area, or with someone, that prohibits them from have a fire arm for home security. Not to mention the mall ninjas love them.


disclaimer: Im not a mall ninja.
 
For Self-Defense I dont think that looks matters but, I do think that most people who are going to use a knife for work or self defense like it to feel good in the hand. If you are using your knife for heavy duty chores I think you would want it to feel comfortable in the hand. If comfort was not a factor then they would not make so many different handle shapes. I would also prefer to have a nice Benchmade, Spyderco, Kershaw, ect vs a small Case or Buck pocket knife if I had to use it to save my life. It is kind of like the .22 vs .357 mag for self defense. If you dont have anything but a .22 you are glad you have it but if you can carry a .357 instead you will. :D Kevin
 
Ninjas, stabbing cops, pirates, ......what if you're a denizen? Or maybe a corporate CEO? THese persons have a much greater need for tactical knives than most realize. What if you're a chef serving in a combat-free zone? Or a computer programmer in silicon valley? Or campaigning for position as vice-treasurer in Senegal? Or....Perhaps a hand-maiden to a time-warp professor?

Let us not denigrate the need for these highly-prized tactical cutting implements. Nor shall we loathe the paring of an apple or the gentle petting of warm puppies.
 
I carry a Strider SnG GG. Yes it's pretty much tactical yes the blade looks like mall ninja pron, yes it's not sheeple friendly. It fits my hand great, opens well, I can even use it left handed. It's incredibly tough with a great blade steel.

I think these arguments are stupid, I buy a knife that looks decent and has high performance and ergos. Some god awfully ugly designs are amazing in the hand. Buy what suits your needs. Most people here have the decency to exercise good choices and not buy knives that are solely weapons, but are good use knives.
 
If you want a durable, hard to break, smooth opening knife with great ergos. Then you will spend you time looking at tatical folders probably.
 
They tend to be strong, with solid locks and grippy handles(the good ones anyway).
I personally like the look of the "tactical" knives I own as well.
By the way, I don't buy the $40 mall-ninja specials, as they do NOT have the features which make "tactical" knives attractive to me.
 
The reason for a tactical knife is that it is quickly deployable. In some circumstances speed is of great importance.
 
It depends on what you call "tactical". Quality knives that can be defined as tactical are fine if it suites the users style or preference. Cheapo tacticals are horrible knives, not because they are supposedly "tactical", but because they're low quality products that the makers are trying to pass as knives.

If we're just talking about style, meaning we're assuming the knife in question is a quality tool, then I don't understand how someone doesn't realize how others may have different preferences than himself. Seems rather childish to me.
 
rick43t3 said:
The reason for a tactical knife is that it is quickly deployable. In some circumstances speed is of great importance.
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Yes, scaring land-lubbers requires precision, Speed, and often one handed opening (I like to swing a Musket around my head at the same time), and well, I've got a hook for a hand, so I cant work a slipjoint.
 
hwpaintballer said:
Some people may want a tatical knife due to thier job, LEOs and armed service members.
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As an Active duty combat arms soldier, I see lots of modern utility (tactical) knives carried. Me, being a traditional knife nut, always carry a slip-joint. And as much as I'd like to say my stockman or trapper can do anything your tacticool knife does, well I can't. It's not because I'm consistently getting my Case trapper stuck in terrorist's guts due to the lack of blood-grooves. It's because I can't open my slip-joints with heavy winter gloves on to cut open MRE's or 550. A Kershaw JYD II with its large flipper solved this problem. I have recently left the semi-tactical Kershaws for smaller fixed blade sheath knives. But I can understand why lots of soldiers want these modern tactical designs.

I have never been an LEO so I can't understand why they would need tactical knives however.
 
If you were attacked by someone would you really care about how the knife feels or looks or functions? A cheap 20$ walmart knife would do just as good in self defense as a 100$ knife. Human or animal skin is not that hard to cut through. Camping, whittling, throwing, now that is where you need a good strong knife!
 
Sometimes it is difficult to figure out where the hostility comes from. If you dont like "tactical" knives, fine. Why does it anger you so to hear others opinions on them?

When I buy a knife, I like comfort, looks, quality and so on. So, maybe a 20 dollar wal-mart knife will work just as well, would you be less angry if we all dumped our tactical folders and started carrying whatever you think is ok?

There are those who dont like these types of knives, or dont like them being considered for self defense and if a person does carry one, then they must be a "mall ninja" or a pirate or whatever. Look, just because you think differently than I do, I dont feel the need to call you a name do I?

Buy what you like, use it how you choose.
 
Hmm, lets see I like the way SOME of them look, some are butt ugly though, they tend to strong and tough, I have brokend many a small knife - mainly because i do things with it that you should not, but just try and stop me.
I do not own cheap knives or crappy knives.
I buy what I like, if thats tactical then thats what I buy, my purchasing does not hurt anyone and its my business, i use them and I should dictate what i want.
 
I don't think tactical knives are stupid, but I do think they are a little overrated and most of the people that carry them could get by with a small pocket knife. I can see where there could be some profession or handicap where a tactical knife would be invaluable, but I think most people buy them because they like them, nothing wrong with that. I also think they are so popular because it is the "in thing to carry" they are new designs with the newest technology and the newest steels. Just like the Buck 110 was back in the day. There will probably come a time when most of the people that carry them will start to favor smaller and friendlier knives that hide in the pocket until needed. I own several of these so called "tactical" knives my self but they don't see much pocket time at all because I don't have a connection with them, they don't seem to have soul or character unlike my traditional knives. They are useful tools soul or no soul. I would like to hear more about other knife designs than the same new fangled knives every day, but I imagine we have made many more young knifenuts with these new designs, which is always a good thing (we need all the help we can get).
 
Because I hate the way most traditional knives look. The buck 110 is ugly as a$$ in my opinion, hope this doesnt stir anyones feelings but I just cant use a slip joint either. Maybe a menefee recurve but I havent seen anything else that really cuts it in that traditional category.
-Barry-
 
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