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DPX HEFT - F for FIGHTING

SuperMax — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:48:07 +0000

Back in August I wrote of the DPX HEST 2.0 folder. Since that time DPX Gear has rolled out a line of fixed blades that represent a turn in design functionality that just got a little more hostile.

The DPX HEFT is a mission specific edged implement--Fighting. Most fighting knives will, by default, retain a certain dual functionality; they are good for tasks not exclusive to death dealing. The DPX HEFT (Hostile Environment Fighting Tool) capitalizes on this versatility where there is room to capitolize and makes no exceptions where there are none to be had. Simply put, the DPX HEFT is designed for close quarters dirty work. It is designed for people who are in the business of killing people.

Options

The DPX HEFT is available in four options, two blade lengths available in two configurations: "Assault" and "Woodsman". The blade lengths are 4' and 6 inches. Having come to know the knives, I have nicknamed them the "Fast 4" and the "Straight 6".

Haley Skimmer - Glock ON!

SuperMax — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:25:17 +0000

Although I had never considered myself a "Glock man" there was a time where a Glock Model 17 served as my primary sidearm, and I liked it. Then my relationship with the Glock, for complicated reasons, came to an end. Not long after I became a "1911 man". Yes, the "nothing but a 1911 for me" type that many of you may know, and perhaps even hate. Seasons changed and I found myself living and working in an environment where 9mm was the common currency and a 1911 was not to be had. Strange days these were, and I had no other option but to fall back on the Glock when I was lucky enough to get my hands on one and make do with whatever else when one was not.

One fine day I returned to the United States and was reunited with my coveted 1911. All was well until I came to realize that I wasn't shooting nearly as much due to the rather ridiculous rise in expense of shooting 45 caliber ammunition. I decided that I needed to reevaluate my "major caliber" stance and contemplate a firearm of the 9mm variety. I have to admit that I thought about this way too much in retrospect, because my first instinct was to go back to Glock. However, a few firearms had grown on me that offered a bit of what I liked about the 1911.

The need to Switch - ProTech USA

SuperMax — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:42:23 +0000

I wanted to open this post by thanking those of you who have been following my blog. I greatly appreciate each and every one of you who has subscribed to my blog, each and every one of you who has click "like" and also the many who communicate to me via email. It is due to repeated requests by readers like you that this very post is being produced.

Time and again I have been asked to review an automatic knife or "switchblade". I owe it to you to respond to these repeated requests by doing just that.

So, Let's Roll

The ominous snap of the switchblade knife strikes both fear and awe into the hearts of men. Films such as Rebel Without a Cause, West Side Story, China Town and others have solidified a rather sinister view of the switchblade in American culture. Films such as these have made it the seeming weapon of choice of the “roughian” and the villain. Fictional cinematic depictions did much injustice to this manner of knife. But let's fast forward from 1955, 1961 or 1974 for that matter, today’s automatic knives have evolved much.

TAK Knife - Back Bite Trainer

SuperMax — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:27:38 +0000

We are very pleased and honored to have been contacted by TAK Knife who expressed their interest in producing a tactical trainer to compliment the Back Bite fighting knife.

TAK Knife is an outstanding company that has been producing high quality training implements for practitioners of edged weapons craft for many years.

These high quality, high strength, high durability trainers are certain to satisfy your training needs. The production capacity of TAK Knife is better able serve our clients as we have been unable to fulfill both the civilian and Military demand for our Back Bite trainers.

I am honored to be counted among the many designer/practitioner trainers of the TAK Knife line including Bram Frank and Ernest Emerson. Also, trainer representations of productions by; Spyderco, Cold Steel, Benchmade, Ka-Bar, Columbia River Knife and Tool and many more.

TAK Knife has much more to offer than the Back Bite trainer. We are very pleased with the product that they offer and look forward to TAK Knife fulfilling your tactical training needs!

For more information, please visit - www.takknife.com

NEW - Fox Knives Karambit

SuperMax — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:42:18 +0000

It is not every day that I get excited about a new karambit. It has been years to honest. As a Karambit designer many take me for a Karambit enthusiast. I cannot say that I am, but rather that at one point or another I was. However, I am glad to say that my Karambit enthusiasm has recently been rekindled!

Years ago

There was a time when I owned a variety of Karambits, some fixed Blades and some folders. Each in its own way had its benefits and each its own “problems” these “problems” are however the sort of thing inherent to a design so specific in its particular ergonomic features. The problem for me was that nothing seemed to have just the right combination of fit, form and function. I began a cycle of purchases replacing the old with something new. Relentlessly, I kept buying and the process continued for a number of years until one day I simply I grew tired of it.

Vortex Optics - Sparc to Strikefire

SuperMax — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:12:41 +0000

Some time ago I had purchased the Vortex Strikefire. Recently, for whatever reason, I scanned through a few threads to see what others had to say about it. What I have read thus far has the words "budget red dot" ringing in my ears. I have some amount of difficulty with this classification based upon my personal experience.

The Strikefire is in fact incredibly affordable. However, the way that I see it, the difference between what I would call a "budget red dot" and the "incredibly affordable" Vortex Strikefire is miles wide!

Perhaps the primary difference I have found between me and others who have purchased the Strikefire is my familiarity with the Vortex brand. I was originally made familiar with Vortex through a neighbor and family friend who had worked for years as a hunting guide in Alaska. I do not believe that he owned a single thing that was not top quality or could not be thoroughly depended upon for a lifetimes use. He did own, and held in very high regard, a set of Vortex brand binoculars.

My entry into the Vortex brand started with the acquisition of the 30mm Vortex Viper 6.5-20x44 Mil-Dot, as seen reviewed in a previous Max Venom post (http://www.maxvenom.com/rifleman_vortex_optics_review). I was thoroughly pleased with this purchase!

Gotter Otter... Box

SuperMax — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:49:01 +0000

A few weeks back I fell prey to consumer suckerisim (I know, that is not a word) and “upgraded” from a Backberry to an HTC EVO. Having had a few weeks to adjust I gotta mention that in many ways I miss my Blackberry. I guess that I got the EVO for the few things that the Blackberry does not do, or does not do well and traded up for a thing that does all types of shit that I don’t need and does a few things less well than the Blackberry. This blog post is not about Blackberry vs. EVO; it is about the one thing that I purchased after I got my last Blackberry and again purchased before I got the EVO.

Combative Edge SR11 - Cold Blooded

SuperMax — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:36:06 +0000

Featuring reptilian like textured canvas micarta scale, cool smooth titanium and a 3.5 inch tanto/clip point blade; at just less than 8.5’ in overall length, the SR11 is a pure fighting folder and a cold blooded carnivore. The SR11 is a truly fascinating composition in edged weapons design by Rob Walker of Combative Edge. Walker, a long time practitioner of Kali edged weapons, methods and tactics has formulated his own brand of edged weapons craft and combatives, which isoffered through his company, Combative Edge.

If you have ever been on the lookout for an extended period of time for a knife that seems to perfectly fit that specific niche in your EDC rotation, then you may be able to empathize with, when having finally found that knife, seeming almost surprised by having done so. For me, the SR11 is that knife. I have been on the lookout, not knowing that the SR11 even that it existed and now it is here.

DPX HEST 2.0 – Brilliant!

SuperMax — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:47:18 +0000

Since I acquired the DPX HEST it has quickly become a permanent EDC resident and has been riding in style in my right hand front pants pocket ever since. My front right pants pocket is a coveted piece of real estate that was previously occupied by a very fine knife that I am not going to name. I will mention however that it was a knife almost three times the price point of the DPX HEST. Rest assured the previous occupant will find a new home at some juncture, perhaps in the pocket of someone else.

The HEST….

The HEST is a most impressive, midsized and robust folding knife. Its construction is impeccable and the materials are complimentary with a touch of class and style in an all around package that delivers a surprisingly refreshing balance of durability, versatility and utility. I might say that there is a reflection of dualism of sorts in its mixture. The rather classic shade of OD green G10 complimented by the black blade, in turn, complimented by the stone washed titanium. It is as sharp appearance as it is practical in design.

SAR Global Tool – The World is my Weapon

SuperMax — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:52:14 +0000

If you have not had the good fortune to happen across some of the fantastic and innovative products that are available from SAR Global Tool, I am going to introduce you to one of them now.

The product arrived in a package last week that contained a business card and a note stating “welcome to the groom of doom club”. Riding comfortably in my back pocket as I type is the SAR Global Tool titanium comb, just one of many fantastic innovations of SAR Global. Titanium comb you say, in a questioning undertone? Then perhaps both you and a few people that I know think very much alike.

Everybody has that friend (I may in fact be this friend to some of you) who, upon noticing some new accessory of sorts clipped to your pocket, takes note of this and asks, “What do you have there?” It is in part a game of observation; seeing how quickly you can key in on the weapons any given individual might have on their person at any given time.