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Slims · 03-08-2009, 05:38 PM

Oh, and a follow on.

I originally posted in this thread in 2003.

My Benchmade CQC-7 is still going strong and has not yet failed me in any way. I have done horrible things to this knife as I joined the military after college and carried it through all kinds of military schools and to Afghanistan. I have used it to dig holes, cut wire, sheet metal, chop wood, dove with it in salt water, carried through swamps and in the desert sand. It has alway opened, always got the job done and has not yet failed me. Additionally it folds up small enough I will always have it with me vs. the sheath knife that stays behind in my deployment bag due to it's size.

Right now I am trying a new Zero Tolerance auto that seems fairly sturdy. I am not sure how durable the auto mechanism is, but I am fairly confident the metal in the blade will break before the 'hinge' will if I chose to pry that hard with it.

I have destroyed a Benchmade Nimravus (fixed blade) and it has held up very well. Also I have carried a SOG Daggert for a while and it is a good knife, though being a single-purpose knife is not nearly as sturdy as a utility knife.

03-08-2009, 05:38 PM	#65 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	Oh, and a follow on. I originally posted in this thread in 2003. My Benchmade CQC-7 is still going strong and has not yet failed me in any way. I have done horrible things to this knife as I joined the military after college and carried it through all kinds of military schools and to Afghanistan. I have used it to dig holes, cut wire, sheet metal, chop wood, dove with it in salt water, carried through swamps and in the desert sand. It has alway opened, always got the job done and has not yet failed me. Additionally it folds up small enough I will always have it with me vs. the sheath knife that stays behind in my deployment bag due to it's size. Right now I am trying a new Zero Tolerance auto that seems fairly sturdy. I am not sure how durable the auto mechanism is, but I am fairly confident the metal in the blade will break before the 'hinge' will if I chose to pry that hard with it. I have destroyed a Benchmade Nimravus (fixed blade) and it has held up very well. Also I have carried a SOG Daggert for a while and it is a good knife, though being a single-purpose knife is not nearly as sturdy as a utility knife. __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence Last edited by Slims; 03-08-2009 at 06:15 PM..