TimboKhan
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So, i bought an Aegis from Cabelas using a gift card I had. Quick review: I wish I had bought something else.
Longer review: It's not that I think it is a terrible knife, I just don't personally find it to be satisfactory. There are some pros to it, such as the nice lo-pro clip and the leaf shaped blade, but not enough of them to make this knife a winner for me, particularly at the price I paid for it.
My first complaint is that the knife feels a bit flimsy. Now, this doesn't necessarily mean that it is flimsy, but it just doesn't feel robust. For example, as much as I like the look and ergonomics of the blade shape it is a thin blade, and I really don't think it will hold up under anything resembling hard use. I also don't particularly care for the lock. It's a seemingly minor difference, but the Benchmade AXIS lock seems several orders of magnitude more robust than this SOG lock. Is the AXIS that much better? I don't know. But the SOG feels cheaper, and it just doesn't inspire any confidence that it will hold up over time like my Benchmades and Spydercos and my Kershaw Blur.
As far as fit and finish go, I like it just fine. It is a good looking knife. The problem is, I want function over form and I just don't think this one has that. I will keep it, and in fact I am carrying it in my pocket right now, but in no way will this be anything more than an occasional carry knife for me.
Longer review: It's not that I think it is a terrible knife, I just don't personally find it to be satisfactory. There are some pros to it, such as the nice lo-pro clip and the leaf shaped blade, but not enough of them to make this knife a winner for me, particularly at the price I paid for it.
My first complaint is that the knife feels a bit flimsy. Now, this doesn't necessarily mean that it is flimsy, but it just doesn't feel robust. For example, as much as I like the look and ergonomics of the blade shape it is a thin blade, and I really don't think it will hold up under anything resembling hard use. I also don't particularly care for the lock. It's a seemingly minor difference, but the Benchmade AXIS lock seems several orders of magnitude more robust than this SOG lock. Is the AXIS that much better? I don't know. But the SOG feels cheaper, and it just doesn't inspire any confidence that it will hold up over time like my Benchmades and Spydercos and my Kershaw Blur.
As far as fit and finish go, I like it just fine. It is a good looking knife. The problem is, I want function over form and I just don't think this one has that. I will keep it, and in fact I am carrying it in my pocket right now, but in no way will this be anything more than an occasional carry knife for me.