I had plenty of reservations about automatic knives. Imagine my surprise when I learned the Benchmade Shootout OTF is an awesome EDC. The post Don’t Fear the Spine-Fire: Benchmade Shootout OTF ...

While it is uncommon, almost all OTF knives I have used had some misfires, especially when you deploy and retract the blade quickly multiple times. The Shift never failed to fire or retract once.

Benchmade has automatic OTF knives that modernize these old blades while not taking them so far that they’re only use is self-defense by the military.

The CAS OTF has one of its class’s cleanest, most minimal designs. Terrain 365 Legalize it. As mentioned, California Penal Code 21510 makes most OTF knives illegal. Possessing, carrying, or selling ...

With that in mind, I reviewed eight options whose quality, ease of carrying, and quickness in deployment make them some of the best self defense knives. Before you choose to carry a knife for ...

I cut over 380 feet of cardboard in addition to 1, 292 cuts through oak dowels, apples, wire ties, rope, paracord, utility cuts, and water bottles while testing 38 EDC knives. And I have just enough ...