I like Noss's tests and don't even mind this one. Maybe I am a little kid at heart
but I always like the idea of shooting things with guns or blowing them up.

I think this is a sort of valid test. Some knives would have shattered but the S7 steel bent and probably could be hammered back into shape and could even still cut. It is also interesting if you were using a Mutt in the military knowing that a bullet strike would not turn your knife into a bunch of shrapnel.

How about taking a shot at the RES-C handle?

One reason it is in Dan's best interest to replace knives that have been destroyed intentionally like this is these tests sell a lot of knives.
Noss's test of the S6 batoning through a metal pipe really helped me out because I had some Scrappers on the CGN exchange at the time. Being able to add "bulletproof" now can't hurt.


I don't even like to scratch my knives but it does not bother me seeing others damage their stuff.

I have started buying users so i can use them without feeling bad.

Welcome to the yard, you did come in wih a splash

Call me juvenile but cool!

H/D - I have never owned a "Rambo knife" - or John Wayne for that matter! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I, personally, think stuff like this is cool. I love the picture that SOG uses of a bullet being split by one of their old carbon steel knives. As for this "test" of shooting the side of the knife, I am not too surprised by the results because another knife maker shot the side of one of his S7 knives and had a similar outcome. Here's a picture of that:



"Tests" like these to me are just fascinating (I suppose it's the engineer in me and my interest in material properties that causes this)!

If you were wearing a Mutt on your BDU's and it got hit with a .45 bullet now we know it would not go through even if it hit the thin part.

Welcome to the yard.

That would surely leave a very painful bruise, but you would still be alive! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

i wonder if S7 is the only cutlery type steel capable of this.

what do you guys think??

how would high carbon stuff like 52100,5160,1095 react??

how would less brittle stainless like 154cm or 440c react??is S30V too brittle??i guess it depends on the heat treat.it doesnt seem too brittle in the strider stuff.

this whole thing has got me thinking.

also,how is NOSS going to react.ya think he'll start shooting his test knives...lol.i'd watch it.

surly someone will end up getting hurt if people start shooting knives left and right.

coolest thing i've ever shot was old cars with AK's and a bowling pin with a 7.62X54r from a mosin nagant

LOL!
their was that one ZT fixed blade where the guy said "I've abuse this knife and it will not fail... I've even shot it with my glock!" and it really got noss thinking.
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I wonder what would happen if someone shot something like a Rossili UHC or
a Spyderco ZDP? Something much harder but more brittle.
Also I would want to start with a .22 then move up to a .223 and a .338 lapua then a .50.

Welcome! Good stuff, just be careful of that ricochet! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

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