In the emails there is a link at the bottom of the page to take you directly to the "Recently Added" knives, and if you use it you don't need to search the entire store every time you visit. Some really beautiful knives go through that store, and I enjoy scrolling through them each day. You're most welcome John! At ACK you can sign-up for email notifications when knives from a particular maker come into their store, and I made sure I signed-up for quite a few makers so I can get regular emails from them, and don't need to remember to check out the site each day. Thanks for the link to the Arizona Custom Knives store, Mark. I can't see myself paying that kind of money just to say I have a Strider, there's waaaaaaaay more knives on my bucket list, and most are cheaper. The reviewer also said Strider's knives were the priciest and hardest to find. I had no idea who Mick Strider was but found it interesting that he would be included with Reeve and Hinderer. One of the YouTube knife reviewers claimed Chris Reeve, Rick Hinderer and Mick Strider were the "Big Three" as far as modern Tactical folders go. Just my humble opinion folks and your mileage may vary. Playing devil's advocate here for a moment:If you apply the logic of not buying one of his knives based on his past (mis)deeds then I guess you could say you will never buy a knife made in Japan or Germany because of what they did during World War 2 or the same reasoning for not buying any knife made in the People's Republic of China.Where do you draw the line? I could keep rambling but to me it would be pointless.As was stated above: TO EACH THEIR OWN! I too didn't read all 82 pages of the thread on Blade Forums and I doubt that I ever will bother to do so.I don't know Mick Strider(who picks a name like that anyway?)and probably wouldn't want to.Haven't seen any of his knives but the general consensus seems to be that they are good quality knives. To each their own, if they decide to buy, or not buy.or even support Strider Knives. I believe a person can change and become a viable asset to society.įurthermore.I have no doubt that Strider makes a GREAT knife, for it's very obvious his knives are selling very well. I don't know Strider's heart or mindset today, so I will not judge him harshly, as the BF forum thread does about his past. If it's not true, then he shouldn't use his military status of 11 months as a valid merchandising premise and seemingly 'make up stuff' to enhance his credentials. With that said the only thing that bothers me about Strider is.that he used his military background as a foundation for validating the making and selling of his knives. However, this all happened over 20 years ago and longer. All this alleged bad history of Strider (aka: Mickey Ray Burger) appears to be plausible and viable information. I didn't read all 82 pages of the thread at Bladeforums.just the first page alone provides enough information to draw from. Just yesterday, my brother and I were discussing Strider Knives and Strider's past history and how many are calling him out, and just as many are defending his status. Interesting timing regarding Strider and this thread. And your assessment that a Strider collector discovered said info, and after reading it sold his whole Strider collection now makes more sense than ever! Mark! I was completely unaware of the entire situation, so thanks again for pointing me in the right direction, I found the info quite interesting. The general opinion was that the knives themselves are quality pieces, but not so much regarding the builder's character. Everything I read was backed-up with documented proof, but as you said, each must make up their own mind as to it's validity. I did the search Rick, and it certainly produced some disturbing information regarding Mick Strider. I don’t recall reading any bad information about the knives themselves but I haven’t done any extensive research. One would have to form their own personal opinion but there’s no denying that the information is disturbing. Try doing a search for "Mick Strider Stolen Valor".
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