Yeah the automatic center punch is the best glass breaking tool on the market really

Very true, and I’ve always thought it to be beneficial when a tool has multi purposes. One tool that does more than one assignment, means having to bring a lot less tools and wasting time at the truck grabbing appliances. A lot of people that don’t want the glass breaker have never used it for actual real world application i.e a vehicle extrication or child/animal suffering a heat related emergency in a closed car.

Yep I used mine a handful of times. Nothing wrong with it.

Most of the high price is markup. They are actually reasonably priced at the dealer costs. Then vendors map tax is added. Many of the vendors have requested that map be raised more.

Same can be said for Spyderco in different variations

@@herstal54s yea I can agree with that. These vendors dont even inspect the knives before shipping them, yet they keep asking for map pricing increases for profits. It's insane. I want a way to buy from the manufacturer without map markup, or as small a markup as possible. But yea at least spyderco build knives with better heat treatments and a few of the models use water cooled sharpening. Not to mention most of them are designed for users vs gimmicks like a fair amount of Benchmades.

@@tacticalcenter8658 I like both brands but Spyderco did itself in for with Shaman pricing with no material changes, just from KZfaq reviews/Instagram/reddit popularity (jmo). I have a local BM dealer that's about $25 cheaper than everywhere else under the sun that I use just to support local business.

I find buying used or raffles helps me. Scalpers avoided of course.

So Benchmade's target audience then?

I'm a car thief and I disagree. It is very helpful and not only for tacticool people.

I just bought a protech TR5 and their glass breaker is amazing.

I’ve owned a fire extinguisher for years and never used it guess that’s means I don’t need it right? Better to have something and not need it then need it and not have it. If you don’t want glass breaker the bugout is the knife for you. The bailout is in their tactical line.

@@sly2792004 I know what you're saying & don't think you are wrong. I have used a fire extinguisher twice in my life. Done a couple other things some prepare for & few ever have to do. Just think the situation people think a glass breaker will come in handy for is more unlikely than those. Breaking tempered glass is like some things, more about technique than force. If you feel you need a glass breaker I don't mind there being some knives out there with them, just not models that don't offer a non-breaker version. A sturdy punch ( steel tool) is very good for this as well.

@@unnamed47 a fire extinguisher is to your house what a glass breaker is to a tactical knife. The people upset that a tactical knife is tactical should't be buying said knife. I don't like hunting knifes, so I don't buy them. I don't go on KZfaq complaining about the style of hunting knifes. Tactical knifes are made for people who want glass breakers. I want a glass breaker on my knife. I don't carry a gun because I think I'll have to use it, I carry it because I might have to and I don't want to not have it on me if that time comes. one can only hope we'll never have to use a glass breaker, that's a good thing not bad thing.

@@tombrown8800 I carry a gun, so I already prepare for something very unlikely to happen. I carry extra mags and people say why you probably won't ever need more then one. I say I probably won't need a gun at all, if you're preparing for a situation that won't happen why not prepare for the worse possible situation that won't happen. they make a bailout without glass breaker. the bailout is just a buyout with a tanto blade. I like knife with seat belt cutter too. Lots of people carry leathermans. why? mean they make poor choice for any of the tools they have on them. you'd be better off carrying the other tools instead.

Worry about your own soil lol

@@joe_a_photo Oh I do.

Biggest gripe with microtechs honestly... Why is there a stupid ball bearing on a pyramid off the ass end?

I like my titanium scales for it

Hows the edge retention and sharpenability of the 3v steel?

Bailout

M4 suits a folding knife better in my opinion. I’ve had the puukko in 3v and the toughness is optimized, not strength/stability. Apparently they’re treating it to 60hrc now which is appropriate for 3v. All my opinion. I’m sure the 3v is a good enough option, just not the perfect steel/heat treat for the application.

@@lindboknifeandtool Cool, thank you for the information.

ah, a chef john fan I see

You are, after all, the Daniel Craig of your hearty breakfast eggs.

Cate Blanchett is an absolutely gorgeous woman.

I very much doubt the omega spring was in such a position that the blade could have cut through unless already broken. There just isn't enough room for the the spring to move into that position. I had an omega spring in my right side just snap in half from fatigue and no matter how much I used the knife both pieces stayed in place because they just had no where to go in between the frame and the scale. BM just uses terrible springs for the axis lock. I ended up getting aftermarket springs like you did but I had to bend them since they were too strong to replicate the feel of the old ones.

yep, still like it a lot!

The Microtech ones aren't bad, and the OTF design makes them less awkward than on a regular folder.

@@familyphotoshoot2413 yea the microtech ones, or any other one that uses the little ball bearing on the tip I found to work the best

Exactly this. Also, it makes a nice non-lethal impact tool. It's only useless if you only look at it as a glassbreaker.

I never recognize his selections but enjoy the crap out of them

Lots of old school RPG songs. Opening song here is from Final Fantasy VI.

@@Minusroot8 can definitely tell some are from video games. Many remind me on a really basic level of an artist called Hot Sugar

Ahhh before the console wars we had amiga vs atari st

Just a reminder, cars in the US are required to have laminated glass on side windows since 2017. European cars already use laminated glass for a long time (Mercedes at least since 2012, though not exclusively). So, make sure you check your windows before you put an utterly useless glass-breaker in your car "for safety".