Best OTF Knives

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  • @TheWeekendYogurt
    @TheWeekendYogurt11 ай бұрын

    Could you pls do 3 great OTFs below 10,000,000 dollars?

  • @neft5449

    @neft5449

    11 ай бұрын

    Lol fr tho

  • @jackgraff420

    @jackgraff420

    11 ай бұрын

    Doesn't exist just get a microtech

  • @Bob-tz1zp

    @Bob-tz1zp

    10 ай бұрын

    Gen 3 schrade viper, ive had one for at least 5 years and it still opens no problem. One of the best $50 id ever spent , and i think it's still $50 nowadays

  • @lordhillside12

    @lordhillside12

    10 ай бұрын

    Boker for the broke boys

  • @ampullaria4514

    @ampullaria4514

    10 ай бұрын

    @@lordhillside12😂

  • @wc4201
    @wc420111 ай бұрын

    Still cracks me up when I see how much Benchmade charges for the Infidel… wobbly D2 blade and all lol. Glad they finally got an upgraded design but good lord $300 for a polymer OTF?

  • @ianoosthoek6341

    @ianoosthoek6341

    11 ай бұрын

    Rather have a nice microtech for that price then de infidel hahaha

  • @Pugrug.

    @Pugrug.

    10 ай бұрын

    Torture tests show it to be really strong. Lots of people always complain about the grivory scales of benchmade knives when in reality, no one ever uses their knives hard enough for it to be a concern. Regardless, benchmade’s pricing is pretty damn ridiculous.

  • @Bumblesnitch

    @Bumblesnitch

    8 ай бұрын

    Having held it and actuated it personally, it feels cheaper than a lightning otf in the hand. It's bad.

  • @bluuper321

    @bluuper321

    5 ай бұрын

    @@Pugrug.I definitely have to agree benchmade knives are over priced. The shootout really impresses me after using it for a few months. True my microtechs hold and edge a little longer but that cruwear is easily touched up and plenty tough. I think I’d buy it again but I only paid 210

  • @Cahwai

    @Cahwai

    5 ай бұрын

    @@ianoosthoek6341I’ve always disliked the ultratech’s grinds, rather thick behind the edge.

  • @gas_station_za
    @gas_station_za3 ай бұрын

    livewire lookin real purchasable

  • @fourgedmushrooms5958
    @fourgedmushrooms595811 ай бұрын

    So cool had one as a kid,. Unfortunately classed as a weapon of mas destruction in my country 😭

  • @mickeybonez8950

    @mickeybonez8950

    11 ай бұрын

    You could have taken over!!!

  • @MrSlipknot424213

    @MrSlipknot424213

    11 ай бұрын

    Where you live?

  • @biggusdickus5986

    @biggusdickus5986

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@MrSlipknot424213UK I'll bet, no blade over 3 inch and no flip and lock knives, 5 years in prison for possesing one.

  • @fourgedmushrooms5958

    @fourgedmushrooms5958

    11 ай бұрын

    @@MrSlipknot424213 Australia, knives pretty restricted even in the 80s where completely illegal. Mine was smuggled in from Bali, was really cheap but still very cool 😎. It's not too bad though lot's of cool folders available just can't carry in public.

  • @littlejack59

    @littlejack59

    9 күн бұрын

    @@MrSlipknot424213 I live in the great country of California where moe and lester run wild but buying an 2.1 inch OTF is illegal

  • @JoeMac4100
    @JoeMac410011 ай бұрын

    I'll take the Kershaw

  • @GerstBladeworks

    @GerstBladeworks

    10 ай бұрын

    Absolutely, it's so much better looking than both of those and more affordable

  • @DeRock401

    @DeRock401

    3 ай бұрын

    It’s the ugliest one next to the benchmade

  • @Zeratsu

    @Zeratsu

    Ай бұрын

    @@GerstBladeworks how much it costs?

  • @jamesmorrison7847
    @jamesmorrison784711 ай бұрын

    I'm just fine with $20 Chinese knockoffs on DH Gate. If you have to ditch one because you don't want the cops to find it on you, it's better to throw $20 out the window than $300. LOL

  • @techfrank2431

    @techfrank2431

    11 ай бұрын

    Lol! For real🤣

  • @krazy_roach1698

    @krazy_roach1698

    11 ай бұрын

    Facts... I carry a 30$ lightning for this reason. Keep the nice stuff at home 😉.

  • @xephachi

    @xephachi

    11 ай бұрын

    buying a couple of them are fun if you're never going to spend $300+, but impossible to get parts or repair for them compared to a microtech or kershaw, plus its bad for the industry as a whole to support clones

  • @nikdrown

    @nikdrown

    9 ай бұрын

    I said the same thing but none of them lasted longer than a yr for me and I get tired of buying junk shit. Get better edge retention especially with UTX

  • @mattconklin4026

    @mattconklin4026

    7 ай бұрын

    Why would you need to ditch your blade? 😅

  • @parkershippen5513
    @parkershippen551311 ай бұрын

    For anyone wondering Ultratech vs UTX, the UTX85 has a very very similar blade length to the Ultratech while having a more compact and proportional handle. Highly recommended, not a “small” knife at all.

  • @mirkobertocco608
    @mirkobertocco60810 ай бұрын

    The microtech one is John wick's knife! ❤

  • @viis
    @viis11 ай бұрын

    I love how you make the cheap plastic handle of the Benchmade sound like a positive thing lol. Sure it is for weight savings, but that just makes the price even more egregious. I also don’t think that many people really care about weight in their knife.

  • @techfrank2431

    @techfrank2431

    11 ай бұрын

    Yeah it's ridiculous how benchmade overpriced their OTF knives these days.

  • @viis

    @viis

    11 ай бұрын

    @@techfrank2431 all of their knives*

  • @tylorblack3152

    @tylorblack3152

    11 ай бұрын

    Not just their OTFs my wife recently bought me a 940-1 knowing my love for carbon fiber lol and they were well over 300 dollars. It’s a great blade for me being a spyderco guy. if not for a gift I would of never even tried it though. I know their warranties are great and all but the prices are just getting outrageous

  • @techfrank2431

    @techfrank2431

    11 ай бұрын

    @@tylorblack3152 just remember either its a hit or miss whether you get a good functioning knife or not from Benchmade. So how is it?

  • @tylorblack3152

    @tylorblack3152

    11 ай бұрын

    Solid 8.5/10 very very slight blade play smooth action and the blade is centered but man do I hate how the screws stick through the scales talk about just killing the premium thing for me. But it does find its way in my pocket quite a bit

  • @carsonf4428
    @carsonf442810 ай бұрын

    Love my UTX-85 Great addition to a larger folder.

  • @ty9154
    @ty915410 ай бұрын

    My favorite otf is my Boker USB. Fits perfectly in that tiny little pocket in my jeans

  • @AxbeardXIII
    @AxbeardXIII10 ай бұрын

    I own the shootout & the livewire. Both great knives, but I prefer the livewire overall.

  • @kayshell66

    @kayshell66

    4 ай бұрын

    Ah, a man of taste. 😌

  • @MarshmallowEclipse
    @MarshmallowEclipse11 ай бұрын

    That Kershaw is 🔥🔥🔥 The Microtech is kinda mid tbh but not bad The Benchmade is interesting

  • @infra_r3d133
    @infra_r3d13311 ай бұрын

    Still getting more cold steel…especially when I can find the old ones before they got bought out.

  • @JohnWilliams-pn7ft
    @JohnWilliams-pn7ft24 күн бұрын

    Krate tactical is another good one

  • @Goofiest_goober838
    @Goofiest_goober83811 ай бұрын

    My dads got an ultratech, absolutely fantastic knife. 10/10, 100% worth the price 👍

  • @deagan4903
    @deagan49033 ай бұрын

    I have all of these, not to boast or anything. But I do agree with these choices, they all have fast and reliable action.

  • @thedamned93
    @thedamned9310 ай бұрын

    I just got a normandy knives OTF D2 blade under $200 loving it so far

  • @brandonminiman
    @brandonminiman11 ай бұрын

    That Microtech ❤

  • @connorvena8991
    @connorvena8991Күн бұрын

    All I heard with the shootout was “all the same price of a reliable metal frame without all that pesky reliable material” 😂

  • @DaniKewl
    @DaniKewl10 ай бұрын

    This is pretty cool especially since I'm scared of knives and don't like knives that just fly out near my fingers, while this just comes out pretty far from your fingers.

  • @jessesimmons4503
    @jessesimmons4503Ай бұрын

    Got the Kershaw livewire a very nice OTF really like the weight of it.

  • @HobbyHobbit-ue6oi
    @HobbyHobbit-ue6oi11 ай бұрын

    I've held a Shootout and it felt kinda flimsy.

  • @ditmore9874
    @ditmore98744 ай бұрын

    Krate tactical makes some really good otfs imo

  • @rileybush7129
    @rileybush712911 ай бұрын

    Benchmade is so out of touch. That OTF is worth about $175

  • @claytonthecountryboy3272

    @claytonthecountryboy3272

    11 ай бұрын

    Don’t even get me started on the Taggedout

  • @milesclaussen3689
    @milesclaussen368911 ай бұрын

    I’ve got a Cobratec and for the price it’s actually awesome, razor sharp out the box, stiff action at first but with some use it got smooth, if your looking for a more budget friendly option definitely check them out, and they are American made 😁z

  • @Goofiest_goober838

    @Goofiest_goober838

    11 ай бұрын

    They are American *assembled*, made in china and assembled here in the us

  • @milesclaussen3689

    @milesclaussen3689

    11 ай бұрын

    @@Goofiest_goober838 you learn new things everyday 🤷🏻, now I see I need to invest in a microtech

  • @joshuaDstarks
    @joshuaDstarks5 ай бұрын

    I found a Microtech at work two weeks ago.

  • @kalijasin
    @kalijasin11 ай бұрын

    LiveWire more my style 🙊

  • @christopherknowles
    @christopherknowles10 ай бұрын

    Benchmade refused to engrave “If found please leave in the nearest prostitute” on my knife.

  • @SoZe120
    @SoZe12011 ай бұрын

    The fact that it’s just as girthy as it’s older brother makes me very very happy

  • @lancasteredc7773
    @lancasteredc777311 ай бұрын

    That shootout is a beast! I love mine

  • @GerstBladeworks

    @GerstBladeworks

    10 ай бұрын

    Overpriced junk is what it is

  • @ilikeknafs9563

    @ilikeknafs9563

    10 ай бұрын

    A beast?🤣🤣 it’s plastic for $300

  • @goobah1389
    @goobah13893 ай бұрын

    I cant believe the cost of these things. Ive lost so many bladed pocket tools, even to TSA.

  • @BFKprod.
    @BFKprod.13 күн бұрын

    Can you do best otf knives below like $150😅😅

  • @AuditoryEDC
    @AuditoryEDC11 күн бұрын

    Are we all just going to ignore that the Livewire is MagnaCut, not 20CV?

  • @steezgawdextraswa6906
    @steezgawdextraswa690610 ай бұрын

    I thought OTF in like : only the family

  • @dennispozo5805
    @dennispozo58058 ай бұрын

    You guys deliver or ship to canada?

  • @sar2020
    @sar20203 ай бұрын

    Wow!

  • @11FOXHOUND11
    @11FOXHOUND1111 ай бұрын

    I never see anyone mention the benchmade phaeton, why is that?

  • @Irakproductions
    @Irakproductions11 ай бұрын

    The only impossible thing benchmade did was still charge an insane premium for polymer 🙄.

  • @Leftyotism
    @Leftyotism4 ай бұрын

    I'd take a CobraTec xD

  • @zstick
    @zstick5 ай бұрын

    Its funny we all just aay polymer instead of plastic. We all bought right into the PR campaigns.

  • @user-ku5wq8si2f
    @user-ku5wq8si2f6 ай бұрын

    Is Benchmade still Lifetime Guaranteed?, I was told I was Grandfathered in from not having to register my knife also the Krate😊

  • @rigg4146
    @rigg414611 ай бұрын

    that kershaw looks really nice, unfortunately otf knives are illegal where I live. yay canada.

  • @techfrank2431

    @techfrank2431

    11 ай бұрын

    Maybe consider something else that's legal?

  • @yourneighborhoodxenos

    @yourneighborhoodxenos

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@techfrank2431maybe Canada should change what knives (and other tools/weapons) they consider legal

  • @mikedundee65

    @mikedundee65

    11 ай бұрын

    Canada should definitely change our knife and gun laws, but Alas, canada is a commie wealth country, so its not going to happen.

  • @Oneproblemme101
    @Oneproblemme1013 ай бұрын

    Love these things but they are illegal to carry in so many states!

  • @ligitmuffin
    @ligitmuffin5 ай бұрын

    Did the Kershaw fail to deploy?

  • @GalacticBlader
    @GalacticBlader3 ай бұрын

    The Kershaw Live Wire is 300 bucks fml

  • @claytonthecountryboy3272
    @claytonthecountryboy327211 ай бұрын

    Guardian tactical recon-035 is better than any benchmade and arguably Microtech otf don’t know about the livewire

  • @lostinpublicplaces3781
    @lostinpublicplaces37812 ай бұрын

    Girth

  • @user-fx5zy8wh8n
    @user-fx5zy8wh8n10 ай бұрын

    Ooooo

  • @rich-lf1bm
    @rich-lf1bm11 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately a no no in California

  • @Yonah_Deere
    @Yonah_Deere11 ай бұрын

    That’ll be $500 sir

  • @blackquiver
    @blackquiver11 ай бұрын

    Watched it

  • @DAsiebert
    @DAsiebert2 күн бұрын

    girth

  • @JustAKnifeGuy
    @JustAKnifeGuy10 ай бұрын

    Guardian Tactical and Axial shats on all of these lol

  • @billyawsome1522
    @billyawsome152210 ай бұрын

    say the price to in your video

  • @Alsayid
    @Alsayid2 ай бұрын

    Microtech blade looks nicest

  • @Supranforever

    @Supranforever

    Ай бұрын

    I own a bunch of otf’s I think for something you’re going to beat up it’s fine, it’s a little plasticy.

  • @ruslangabitov5202
    @ruslangabitov520211 ай бұрын

    I agreed about MT and Kershaw knives, but Shootout feels as a cheap plastic beanbag. Even AKC's F16 feels much better in sound and quality. I believe that Houge is the best OTF producer in price quality perspective.

  • @tyshindeldecker7800
    @tyshindeldecker78002 ай бұрын

    Ok now show me one that won’t burn my wallet

  • @MikeMikeSmith
    @MikeMikeSmith11 ай бұрын

    OTF’s are cool until they gum up with crap and stop deploying. Nothing more embarrassing than trying to deploy an UltraTech and getting the Limp Blade. “Wait, hold on…”

  • @niccon.7276

    @niccon.7276

    11 ай бұрын

    imagine being lost in the woods, and your only knife is a otf, and it won’t deploy because it fell into some mud

  • @techfrank2431

    @techfrank2431

    11 ай бұрын

    That is true. Not sure why people still rely on it to this day for survival or camping?

  • @KimballPrecisionRifles

    @KimballPrecisionRifles

    11 ай бұрын

    @@techfrank2431 no one that I know uses them for survival or camping. They are meant for edc or self defense.

  • @1996Gtalum

    @1996Gtalum

    2 ай бұрын

    @@techfrank2431I don’t see why anyone would rely on it for camping or woods survival. That’s not its purpose.

  • @th1s1guysays1
    @th1s1guysays13 ай бұрын

    Don’t think these are legal in California

  • @davidmerritt7931
    @davidmerritt79312 ай бұрын

    And a felon to carry

  • @1996Gtalum

    @1996Gtalum

    2 ай бұрын

    Depends on your state

  • @BiffTannen99
    @BiffTannen993 ай бұрын

    Who in their right mind spends $300-$400 on a fucking pocket knife today? A gallon of milk + a loaf of bread is damn near $10

  • @1996Gtalum

    @1996Gtalum

    2 ай бұрын

    Lots of people

  • @GirthKwake
    @GirthKwake11 ай бұрын

    I love me some girth lol. But forreal the microtech is good even tho the quality has gone downhill over the past few years its still better than most otfs. The benchmade is garbage and always will be garbage. Like the infidel 400 plus for a d2 blade with tons of play and a mushy action. All benchmades are over priced and very lacking in quality these days. The only exceptions being the griptilian and the 940. The kershaw is pretty good for the money, it and the 85 are the best options of the 3 for sure.

  • @bird271828
    @bird2718289 күн бұрын

    Stupid question from someone who is no expert on knives: is it possible for these knives to accidentally deploy in the user's pockets?

  • @Elite.customs_479
    @Elite.customs_47911 ай бұрын

    DEMONSTRATE THE SIDE TO SIDE PLAY That’s the one thing I hate with OTF knives Show that these are better quality to convince me because as of yet every one I’ve owned has jiggled back and fourth and it’s really Annoying.

  • @franksworld9922
    @franksworld992210 ай бұрын

    Why are otf knives soo expensive?

  • @Goofiest_goober838

    @Goofiest_goober838

    10 ай бұрын

    Otfs are pretty interesting in that regard. You either pay less than 100 bucks and get something either crappy or just mediocre, or you get something above 250 and have one of the best knives you’ve ever used. My guess would be the complexity and precision of the design, along with making it sturdy. An ultratech is one beast of a knife, it’ll tank whatever you throw at it.

  • @franksworld9922

    @franksworld9922

    10 ай бұрын

    @ezraterry9948 you have a good point. When I was in my twenties, they were half as much as they cost today, but that was around two and all half decades ago. Inflation bites.

  • @teeangle
    @teeangle11 ай бұрын

    Just googled the price of number 3, ok maybe I won’t get one

  • @TheDailyKnife009

    @TheDailyKnife009

    11 ай бұрын

    I’ve held one before 0/10 do not recommend. It’s really plasticy and feels cheap. The microtech I can recommend as durable and well worth every penny idk about the kershaw

  • @KimballPrecisionRifles

    @KimballPrecisionRifles

    11 ай бұрын

    Benchmade prices all of their autos as if they’re any different than other nicer knives. Especially their folding autos. They are literally just one of their folders with a spring. Same locking mechanism and everything. Not to mentioned benchmade helped cut up guns. I won’t buy anymore. Terrible prices aren’t the only reason.

  • @Panellll

    @Panellll

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@KimballPrecisionRiflesI will never support a company that is against the 2nd. F*'k Benchmade. I guess you cant really be surprised by a company thats near Portland.

  • @Muscovy7
    @Muscovy73 ай бұрын

    Benchmade, making fools pay for plastic in an industry that regularly uses cnc machined aluminum and titanium since 2005

  • @DrStfuFool
    @DrStfuFool11 ай бұрын

    Really trying to up-sale that overpriced MicroTech 😂😂

  • @SillyCrilly
    @SillyCrilly8 ай бұрын

    I think the Shootout is nice, but it is so ugly in my opinion.

  • @mtbboy4874
    @mtbboy487411 ай бұрын

    Day 5 of asking blade HQ to send me my first Benchmade

  • @robingamel9788
    @robingamel978811 ай бұрын

    Peanut butter will destroy otf.😂

  • @Country__Boy
    @Country__Boy11 ай бұрын

    Second

  • @claviclenotch1876
    @claviclenotch187611 ай бұрын

    Get a real one. Combat Trooden D/E.

  • @1996Gtalum

    @1996Gtalum

    2 ай бұрын

    That’s a great one!!!!

  • @1029zsz
    @1029zsz11 ай бұрын

    $250 for a pocket knife? I used to think you knife guys were crazy but now I can see your nuts 🥜

  • @Goofiest_goober838

    @Goofiest_goober838

    11 ай бұрын

    I wouldn’t spend less than $250 on an OTF, your begging for poor quality at lower prices

  • @baddogentertainment6960
    @baddogentertainment69603 ай бұрын

    Never understood why they call them out the front. Should be out the top ?

  • @ericpitre4031
    @ericpitre40319 ай бұрын

    Thumbs down they had to add benchmade…..🙄🔪🍼🤛

  • @danieldeanda5816
    @danieldeanda581611 ай бұрын

    20CV is horrendous steel for anyone who needs to cut more then merely paper

  • @techfrank2431

    @techfrank2431

    11 ай бұрын

    Do you even know why people need these types of steel? It's not just for cutting paper like you do at home you know?

  • @MZ-TRD
    @MZ-TRD10 ай бұрын

    Pffff Dagger Knife koschey is mutch better

  • @mm-gz8ci
    @mm-gz8ci11 ай бұрын

    خوش به حالت واقعا.فکر کنم قیمت این چاقوها اندازه ۳ ۴ ماه حقوق منه😣😣😣

  • @roburko13
    @roburko1311 ай бұрын

    My Autocrat s30v steel is better that Microtech

  • @EODReddFox
    @EODReddFox9 ай бұрын

    OTF’s are not tactical. I wouldnt trust a blade to not fail a locking mechanism unless it was a triad lock, or simply a fixed blade. Shit is gimmicky

  • @palmerconnelly
    @palmerconnelly11 ай бұрын

    My go to is my infidels. I just wish they’d upgrade from d2

  • @KimballPrecisionRifles

    @KimballPrecisionRifles

    11 ай бұрын

    Why make the knife better when idiots will still pay extremely overpriced prices for mediocre materials?

  • @MikeMikeSmith

    @MikeMikeSmith

    11 ай бұрын

    @@KimballPrecisionRifles Yup, my knockoff Rolex is just as good as a real one!

  • @KimballPrecisionRifles

    @KimballPrecisionRifles

    11 ай бұрын

    @@MikeMikeSmith I was referring to a microtech for half the price, with better steel. Not a knockoff. It’s a completely different design, better materials, also made in the US by a more patriotic company. Go be dumb somewhere else.

  • @wandering_heart
    @wandering_heart11 ай бұрын

    I am reaaaally bothered by any OTF that doesn't have a two sided blade. Such a waste of the medium. One of the biggest downfalls of pocketable knives has always been that a folding format does not easily facilitate a two sided blade. This is where the otf should shine.

  • @emilianoalbano8528
    @emilianoalbano852811 ай бұрын

    Yeah

  • @BoBTHEGREAT689
    @BoBTHEGREAT68911 ай бұрын

    First 🥇 and cool knifes

  • @jsin22366322
    @jsin2236632211 ай бұрын

    Shootout looks like cheap plastic.

  • @GraysonAugustine
    @GraysonAugustine11 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately visually OTFs are so ugly

  • @45proteinconsumer
    @45proteinconsumer6 ай бұрын

    the shootout is garbage

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    @maverick_edc40143 ай бұрын

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  • @full.grain.
    @full.grain.11 ай бұрын

    polymer lol. it's plastic.

  • @techfrank2431

    @techfrank2431

    11 ай бұрын

    Yup. And it's weak too.🤣

  • @ElectronicsNerd
    @ElectronicsNerd10 ай бұрын

    Love my shootout! GOVX has the infidel for $400 right now

  • @ftg9523
    @ftg952310 ай бұрын

    Otf knives are junk ive spent alot of money on them best thing I did was sell them all

  • @jessesimmons4503
    @jessesimmons4503Ай бұрын

    Got the Kershaw livewire a very nice OTF really like the weight of it.