That one on the left is not very good out of the box. I had to loosen the pivot, add a ton of oil, and break it in a lot over the course of a few days. Now, it works respectably but was so bad out of the box I almost tossed it in the trash. Also you’re so right about the gateway drug. I bought one of the older Ozark models with a flipper (because I’d never seen a knife like that before) and that eventually led to me getting 2 civivi flipper knives. I draw the line at benchmade and spyderco though. Bug out and para 3 are undoubtedly cool but 300 bills for a pocket knife fuq dat. Lol
@h4rry4x448 ай бұрын
Ozark Trail has one more "Shaft" lock out this year. It comes in a 3 pack (blue scales) with a grey spring assisted knife and a black handled tanto blade shape. I like the one you showed here with the "G-10" like scales.
@CoyoteEDC8 ай бұрын
What is silly is that I had the blue one on the table just off camera and forgot to put it in the video 🤣
@h4rry4x448 ай бұрын
@@CoyoteEDC LOL
@seanrobinson64077 ай бұрын
I can't believe how good the axis locks are for 6 bucks. Shoulda grabbed the other one at the time.
@willblack54197 ай бұрын
I have the middle black knife there. Took some doing but it opens fine now. Worth the price, fun fidget knife.
@Mitsusplik8 ай бұрын
I'm wondering what the Ozark Trail will bring in the future? Magnacut? A great comparison man, thanks.
@frankbrowning3283 ай бұрын
Yes, but they'll call it Magnicut instead of Magnacut
@Floridaballer2 ай бұрын
Very knife. Got me the blue chassis one from Oz trail
@cranstonsnord43347 ай бұрын
I bought four of the OT shaft lock knives last year and all of them were near perfect out of the box! This year the Walmart's near where we live did not have them. The three new shaft lock knives they came out with were nowhere to be found and they do not exist on Walmart's webpage so I could not buy them online. I was very disappointed! :(
@MuvoTX8 ай бұрын
Spot on, agree with evetything said. Note also that this years OT models are cheaper than the green one from last year. Wasn't the green one $.95 more at $5.95?... my memory could be off.
@CoyoteEDC8 ай бұрын
Yeah, they are a buck less this year, and still pretty good!
@igorkochnev50977 ай бұрын
Fair review. n I know these are just $5-6 knives and don't warrant any care for improvement haha... but I put proper sized polished zinc washers in 2 of mine. I have the green one and the curvy one.. just couldn't consider it a EDC knowing it had plastic washers in the pivot. Steel is probably really trashy on these.. These days $20 gets u D2 + axis locks of faaar higher quality with micarta or G10 scales..... but yeah $5 haha just replace ur pivot washers n u b ait ;)
@davidcarothers33117 ай бұрын
Not Bad!!😊😊
@mrsliver457 ай бұрын
Nice Video. Can you list the part number from back of each knife package? Thanks.
@MuvoTX7 ай бұрын
You mean the bar code numbers?... sure... the rough texture handle flipper is 20909-46842, and the blue trim pivot is 20909-46835. I am not sure about the green handle one from last year though.
@mrsliver457 ай бұрын
@@MuvoTX Thanks for the reply. I can't locate either at my two local Walmart's and wanted to try ordering online 👊
@MuvoTX7 ай бұрын
@@mrsliver45 Sure bro no prob. The quirky thing about these OT knives is the availability (or lack there-of). My understanding is they are available in store only, so its hit and miss. I bought both axis lock models on 12/16, they had a whole display rack of them. Came back 12/21 they were all sold out and the display was completely removed. Came back again on 12/23 they had ONE flipper model, sitting lose on the shelf which they clearance discounted to $1. Of course I snagged it for a buck. But I got really lucky on that second one. So maybe you can get lucky too... Good Luck and happy new year!! [EDIT] I was really reluctant to go to WM on that evening of 12/23. My wife kind of had to beg me to take her out to get some last minute stocking stuffers... so she's happy, I'm happy... solid win!!
@CoyoteEDC7 ай бұрын
glad someone got to you, just went out to the trash to look for the packaging.
@RDobbs-uv4xc7 ай бұрын
I'd buy that green one from you should you ever wish to sell it. I can't find it anywhere.
@Atreyas3 ай бұрын
I really want to try these out, but cant seem to find them. Been to 3 different local Walmarts and the only one they have is the ugly 7.6 serrated, not seen a single axis-lock.
@CoyoteEDC3 ай бұрын
They seem to be seasonal. Holiday time only
@Atreyas3 ай бұрын
@@CoyoteEDC pretty much what I figured, I guess 3x the price on eBay it is.. good thing they're still cheap.
@daveufirst7 ай бұрын
Those gateways are good enough for me. I want to use knives, not baby them.
@tvbox69557 ай бұрын
What ind of steel are these blades made of? How do these compare to the harbor freight Gordon 3.6 inch folding knife?
@CoyoteEDC7 ай бұрын
Steel is unknown, probably 3cr given the price. The Gordon I believe was 8cr13mov, so probably a superior steel. These are good if you prefer the axis lock mechanism.