Of the several I have the Deka is my favorite. The detent is a little light but the lock studs and the thumb studs are so comfortable and "grabby." I've heard more than one reviewer complain about the Hogue studs and it just baffles me. Right now my fav edc's are Deka, Vision fg and Kansept Main Street. And it's the comfort of the studs on the Deka that keeps it in position 1. Every time I pick up the Vision or the MS, after putting down the Deka, I will, inevitably, have a thumb sllip of the stud. Deploying the blade I mean. But all three of my current primary rotation (my Sage 5 is always a big player in the rotation but doesn't really apply to this subject) all have kinda weak detents but I love all 3.

Very informative . Thanks for sharing !!

Other brands: James Brand, another fairly early adapter. I really like the Carter, has a totally different feel to it due to the G10 constructions. I also like the design a lot. Microtech MSI. To big a knife for me, but it does a lot right

Of all my axis lock knives, my Hogues are the best all around.

Informative but I feel deterred from picking any of these now lol. Didn't really sell them

OMG dude. The colors on the hogue Deca. I still haven't got a knife with those colors. My favorite beater/do it all knife is the spartan blades Astor. I have green scales , and would absolutely love to do a tan blade.

Great video, as usual - thank you! I really appreciate these types of comparisons; they're very useful, but most knife reviewers don't make them. One question though... you said the Tactile Maverick was only $250, but when I check their website - the Ti version is $350. Did you find a special deal somewhere? (The Micarta version is $250, but that's a lot less premium...)

My Kizer Drop bear is my GO-TO over my bugout, Deka, or Terminus XR LTE. Its thicker/heavier but so so so good. If im wearing jist gym shorts ill go bugout

I like flippers and I like SOG's XRLock.

Out of the box

My Hogue Deka in Magnacut has very good detent. Your mileage may vary knife to knife.

Can you back up. I'm hearing a lot of talk about detent this and detent that, but why is this an issue? Why would you want your knife to remain closed when the lock is opened?

FYI Hogue has been making crossbar-locks for a long time, long before the patent did run out (the Doug Ritter knives)

have you tried the Kubey bluff?

Great video, if you get the chance check out the ohlone goat made by reate they make in my opinion the best cross bar lock knife I can send you mine to check out if you like

don't see a Mossy oak or Sitivien

I hear for a crossbar lock to work well u need to change the bar to a ball bearing, & put an oversized thumb hole, & etch a little bug on the blade..