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apechild · 08-10-2005, 02:16 PM

My favorite autos are Microtechs (I prefer coil-spring autos, myself, like the Microtech SOCOM elite). Microtechs are extremely well made and considered by many to be the best. I've owned a few and have never had any problems. Cheaper autos, on the other hand, aren't worth the trouble. Poorly heat-treated springs can bend or crack after just a little use, and cheap blade steel is also not going to do you a lot of good. Microtechs only use high quality blade steel (s30-V, 154CM, etc), heat-treated with care, which ensures good edge holding without excessive brittleness that you often see with the less expensive 4-series stainless steels.

Masters of Defense also makes an excellent auto, but I don't have as much experience with these.

08-10-2005, 02:16 PM	#12 (permalink)
apechild Crazy Location: Vermont	My favorite autos are Microtechs (I prefer coil-spring autos, myself, like the Microtech SOCOM elite). Microtechs are extremely well made and considered by many to be the best. I've owned a few and have never had any problems. Cheaper autos, on the other hand, aren't worth the trouble. Poorly heat-treated springs can bend or crack after just a little use, and cheap blade steel is also not going to do you a lot of good. Microtechs only use high quality blade steel (s30-V, 154CM, etc), heat-treated with care, which ensures good edge holding without excessive brittleness that you often see with the less expensive 4-series stainless steels. Masters of Defense also makes an excellent auto, but I don't have as much experience with these. __________________ Skwerl. Its wuts fer dinner.