THANK YOU! I'm not a big "torture test" fan for most things because it's often unnecessary but I'm buying a Microtech OTF to actually use as a daily cutting tool and 99% of all Microtech reviewers clearly don't even plan to ever use the knife so finding any kind of wear and tear and daily use feedback is next to impossible. Your testing is obviously a bit over the top but it definitely showed that these things can take a lot heavier use than I was even hoping for. That is a tough little SOB. Thanks for providing the info!
Thanks for the great comments always appreciate that. Hope you enjoy your new purchase. What color /model you going to get if you don’t mind me asking?
@@IY6C UTX-70 plain D/E , tan handle. Certainly the least robust of the lineup but I want mine for a shirt pocket, easy to use shop/studio knife. I slightly would have preferred the single edge but wasn't available and on a knife this small I don't think the double edge will bother me. Basically going to use it for cutting art paper, canvas, a wood marking knife, and general light shop duty.
@@IY6C thanks for the video. I've never spent more than 60 bucks on a knife and for some odd reason just felt I really wanted a microtech utx 70. Videos like this help make the choice easier as I will be using it daily.
@@MikeDiaz1484 lol nice one, tools not jewels haha. I'm surprised microtech service dept even has work to do since the majority of people keep them as a safe queen and never use the blade or anything
J, I need one! Thing is, nowhere to be found in Europe. Not allowed as if I would give a shit, so.....can you help? Advise, maybe.... something else?! Thanks for your reply....👍
@@pinopino1086 if automatic knives are generally restricted in your Country, then you will have no chance to get one. Some Countrys also have special rules, and if the blade of the knive is under 5cm they are alowed. Microtech has the utx 70 ca ( California legal ), blade under 5cm
I never bought one of these bc to be honest I just didnt think they was robust enough never thought it would survive the hamming through a 2by4 sir you just made them sale and a customer thanks!
WowThis is exactly what I wanted to see. I just bought my utx-85 a couple of weeks ago and I've been secretly wondering how tough it would truly be in a SHTF situation. Nice to see it would hold up to a beating. I cannot believe you cross batoned a 2X4 with this thing... 😅. Wow!
Nice Video there Sir! I am thinking very seriously about buying a couple of theses knives, not sure if I will also do a review, but I enjoyed yours. 💯👊🥳😎👍🇺🇸. Beretta Sr.
Badass! I never seen a torture test on an OTF before and it kept me from buying one. Now I think that I may be picking one up some time soon.. thank you for the good vid.
I started getting back into OTF knives a few months back after many years of being interested in other things and quickly heard all about how great Microtech knives are and how they're worth the multi-hundreds of dollars demanded for them! Being cheap by nature I recoiled from such extravagant expenditures for a "knife"! Granted one can get by with a Grindworx Atomic Defender because most of us just aren't likely to treat our knives the way they are torture tested, but there's something more to it. The MT knives aren't just built tough enough to survive being hammered through a 2x4, they 'are also quite small for their blade size thanks to premium materials. This means they're light...not just "lighter" than other knives but seriously LIGHT weight which translates directly into easy carry because they don't weight the pocket down! So today I received my brand new UTX-85 with distressed Red finish and DE blade of 204P steel. this thing is light, but projects a RAZOR sharp dagger blade a measured 3.1" long which is the same as much larger, heavier, bulkier, "budget" knives. The biggest difference can be instantly seen on any of the many disassembly videos - massive front and rear blade locks set into perfectly sized recesses that provide tremendous support for the blade - clearly evident in this video and others! the UTX-85 is just 4.1" long sans glass breaker, 4.3" with, and quite slim and compact, yet quite adequate to a sudden SD situation. I have to admit that I've become a MT "convert"...guess I'll go get my robe with the claw logo on the back and start attending fanboy religious services!
First of all..... thanks for bleeding for us. Lol. I am more and more impressed every time y'all do these videos. I don't think any other OTF knife would survive the nail test. Great video
You made me a believer. Just bought my first microtech utx-85. Waiting for it to arrive. Sucks that I'm spending the majority of my day refreshing the tracking waiting for it lol
What a great testimony to an American legacy of 25 years. If anyone has a doubt regarding the durability of a quality American made double action OTF, here’s your proof.
Honestly, it shocks me how durable these knives are. I was always skeptical about blade go in on its own in otf knives, and some brands might, not microtech.
Never bothered with Microtech until watching these torture tests, I have three now, one that I thump on with daily hard use just to see if it will fail me, hasn’t failed yet.
my microtech did not come razor sharp i had to sharpen it with the kme now its razor sharp i love the knives i just think they need a different angle on the edge
Every once in a while there is a smart ass to tell me to get a fixed blade for self defense. With knives like this I don't need it. Not even for fast deployment and/or strength because I can always deploy this in the closed position as an improvised kubaton.
Maybe those smart asses mean opening problem as you saw after dragging test. That is why fixed blade is superior. Sometimes I am surprised what kind of mess is caught in my pocket knive.
@@ggrandcz you haven't paid attention to the second part of my comment. What if my technique its to deploy the folder in the closed position as an improvised kubaton? What can fail in this case? How fast its my deployment?
