Can't go wrong with a good Benchmade. Like pistols, it's about what fits YOUR hand and what YOU'RE using it for... for me, these are my three EDCs: all steel Cz-75 Compact, DPX H.E.S.T./F 2.0, and always in my truck/bag is the Havalon Piranta. I recommend that Havalon to EVERYONE for anything from opening letters to skinning an entire alligator on a single blade. The blades snap in and out, you don't sharpen it and they are surgically sharp and just flat out amazing. My taxidermist gave me one, I just buy the replacement blades.Wanted to see what everyone uses as their everyday carry knife. Right now I am using a Benchmade Kamatura with carbon fiber handle. I'm now looking at maybe switching it up.
PS I had no idea this part of the site existed, so thanks for yet another massive time sink in my day! ;)Wanted to see what everyone uses as their everyday carry knife. Right now I am using a Benchmade Kamatura with carbon fiber handle. I'm now looking at maybe switching it up.
Nothin' wrong with Glocks, even though I'm one of those "never Glock" guys but for NO rational reason! ;). That said, the CZ fits my hand like no other, and the all steel really alleviates recoil and muzzle flip, especially given its a compact. With the trigger job I did with this CZ, it's just really really nice.CZ is a gem of an Iron Curtain product. I'm a fan though I've never purchased one. Maybe a 10 in my future.
G17 for me. It replaced a 229, which I hated and which was the worst junk I've ever carried. Predecessors included a P2000sk, USPc, B98 Centurian and G27. I've gone away from compacts. I have to dress with an oversized shirt or a jacket anyway so no sense in chopping 1.5 inches off the barrel.
Yes on the CZ regarding forbidden fruit. I remember firing one in Germany in 1987 and loved it then.I was a neverglocker, too. But now I'm not. You can thank the 229 for that.
Big fan of the CZ75 though. I remember when they were sort of the forbidden fruit.
I have Gerber multi-tools everywhere... I'm also a fan of their Fairbairn-Applegate folders and used to carry one overseas all the time. One of the guys I've used the most over the last 12 years is the grand-nephew of Fairbairn... And he's also the funniest guy i've ever met.I used to carry a Kershaw but I switched to a Gerber Crucial multi tool. I use it for a ton of stuff and it's not nearly as bulky as a typical leatherman. 30 bucks on amazon.
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Can't go wrong with a good Benchmade. Like pistols, it's about what fits YOUR hand and what YOU'RE using it for... for me, these are my three EDCs: all steel Cz-75 Compact, DPX H.E.S.T./F 2.0, and always in my truck/bag is the Havalon Piranta. I recommend that Havalon to EVERYONE for anything from opening letters to skinning an entire alligator on a single blade. The blades snap in and out, you don't sharpen it and they are surgically sharp and just flat out amazing. My taxidermist gave me one, I just buy the replacement blades.
I used to think that Glocks were the ugliest things on earth and then I shot one. Didn't really change my opinion on the looks but now I carry a G19 religiously.I was a neverglocker, too. But now I'm not. You can thank the 229 for that.
Big fan of the CZ75 though. I remember when they were sort of the forbidden fruit.
Be careful with that. Limp wristing will get you killed on the two way range.The recoil on my Glock compact .45 is very controllable. I use super light grip pressure when shooting it.
No, "limp wristing" is a technical term and will result in a stoppage if your grip is weak.Don't worry it ain't going anywhere.
You mean from the whole weapon moving backward and not allowing the inertia of the slide to fully chamber the next round?No, "limp wristing" is a technical term and will result in a stoppage if your grip is weak.
Basically yes. Purely recoil operated weapons (i.e., semi-auto pistols) require a firm grip. The problem will never appear when you are firing single, well aimed shots. It will definitely rear its ugly head if you fire pairs or in quick succession with a weak grip. The operation relies on your fairly rigid grip, wrist and arm. If you "limp wrist" you won't get proper recoil operation for extraction then feeding.You mean from the whole weapon moving backward and not allowing the inertia of the slide to fully chamber the next round?
I used to carry a Kershaw but I switched to a Gerber Crucial multi tool. I use it for a ton of stuff and it's not nearly as bulky as a typical leatherman. 30 bucks on amazon.