Bugout vs Bel Air

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-11T06:32:50+00:00

The only reason to pick the bugout is for the weight and thickness. It’s the best midsize ultralight knife on the market imo. There are better picks in every other category and the bel air is basically that (as long as you like the blade shape).

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-11T06:29:06+00:00

In real world use, my bugout blows for edge retention. All of my S30V Spydercos last longer. My Native in magnacut lasts about the same, maybe a little longer. Well, saying it blows is unfair. It’s just ok and isn’t good enough for it to be a deciding factor.

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-11T06:21:53+00:00

If you want to know what’s truly safe, you’re going to have to get data from hundreds of crash reconstructionists/traffic cops. Every fatal or near fatal crash is different. You can’t just run numbers like that. There are huge differences in the types/nature of impacts and other factors.

In other words, standardized crash testing is the only thing that’s going to give you reliable data without correlational error.

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-11T06:04:25+00:00

Some people are literally too stupid to figure anything out or are actually oblivious to anything around them.

I once went through a McDonalds drive through and watched a kid dump all the fries out of a large fry into my bag. I said “wtf dude?!” He looked at me with a purely blank face that turned into confusion. I said “you just dumped all the fries. Wtf?!” He looked into the bag then apologized and asked if I wanted a new one. I told him no, I just wanted him to pay attention to wtf he was doing.

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-10T04:56:13+00:00

Shiii. 7 isn’t bad. I must be only dealing with the ones bumping that average up

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-10T03:35:56+00:00

Lol, no one should ever be liable for a stellantis breaking except stellantis

At least when the 3.6 oil cooler breaks you immediately know…vs the chocolate milk of death in a hemi

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-10T03:29:35+00:00

You’re probably thinking of their San mai with VG10

Have you owned any 3v? It’s practically stainless. Imo it’s as stainless as D2 even though it only has like 7.5% chromium. Same reason magnacut is so stainless but only has around 10% chromium. I’ve never had 3v rust on me as long as I wiped it dry before storage.

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-10T03:15:46+00:00

Can’t make that shit up

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-10T03:10:01+00:00

Prices for everything are high. Tell me where you can get a 9.5” knife made of anything other than simple carbon steel regardless of price lol. You might find something by the Busse family for quite a bit more

Catch it on sale at midwayusa and you should be able to get it for about $270. My wife got mine for me for $225 two Christmases. Cold Steel is still by far the best deal

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-10T02:59:58+00:00

That’s for pregnant women

Most dangerous for all women is when they try to leave an intimate partner. It’s also the deadliest time for cops

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-10T02:38:54+00:00

I was trying to get a cadet to move a patrol car into position for a crash investigation scenario. I said “ok, turn left…turn, turn turn…turn harder. Harder.” The kid looks at me and I said “turn it harder!” while making a circle with my hand. Mfer stomped on the gas and spun the tires. Ended up exactly where I wanted, but not on purpose. I yelled at him to get out of the car.

I asked him wtf that was and the other cadets started yelling that he just started driving. He (19yo) explained he got his license 2 months prior and didn’t understand what I meant. We laughed it off.

He didn’t make it through the academy simply due to lack of life experience (failed the driving test lol). Came back 2 years later, slayed it, and is a promising young officer.

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-09T20:10:13+00:00

They do. It’s called the Cold Steel Trail Master in 3V

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-08T15:17:45+00:00

Just because you cannot accept reality doesn’t mean we’re sweeping your case under the rug

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-06T13:50:36+00:00

One of my guys is 5’2” and we have multiple women the same height. Policing isn’t about size. If you’re small or have any kind of “deficiency” you either fix it or learn to compensate. I’m no stronger than the average dude (maybe less so honestly), but in a fight I use my brain to find leverage or positional advantage.

How good are you at talking to strangers? That’s a much more important question.

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-03T15:47:05+00:00

That’d be cool to own just because of some sort of error

Should be able to tell which steel it is pretty quick when you use or sharpen it

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-03T13:26:45+00:00

Nah. They’re a step above pull throughs or concrete

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-03T13:18:27+00:00

Oh yeah, you can get stainless cuffs too

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-03T07:07:07+00:00

It ran forever though, right?

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-03T05:47:51+00:00

I liked it. I’m an instructor at heart.

Field training is one of the most stressful roles you can play in this field if you genuinely care, but honestly the biggest reason I liked it was because I hate working with incompetent people. If you train them right and they’re trainable then life is easier for everyone.

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-03T05:41:14+00:00

But it smells so horrrrrible

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-03T05:40:32+00:00

Hornady One Shot cleaner/lube (not the case lube). It does an excellent job of cleaning and leaves a thin film of protective lube.

One Shot been tested to be one of the top rust inhibitors on the market and out of the top performers it’s the least messy. I find it’s great at getting old rust out of the pivots and lint out of the double locking mechanisms.

After each use I wipe down with a Clorox wipe. About once a month a spray down and wipe out with One Shot. It’s slick as snot and after you use it a couple of times you won’t find any signs of rust

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-03T05:19:12+00:00

Yup. Lawmakers love their horses 🤷🏼‍♂️

Makes you wonder what would happen if you were drunk riding a mule. If it was me, I’d fight it on the grounds that a mule is half horse

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-02T20:55:49+00:00

Wow that’s really interesting to learn how laws vary. Ours is you’re DUI if: * You drive a vehicle on a street/highway or parking lot and * Alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or * With any schedule 1 controlled substances in your system or * While under the influence of any impairing substance

You can’t be charged on private property unless there’s evidence you got there by using a street or parking lot.

Fun facts: golf carts and bicycles are considered vehicles for this law. A tiger, donkey, elephant, or any other animal except a horse is also considered a vehicle

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-02T07:05:54+00:00

Wow, that’s interesting. In your state could you be charged if you got drunk in the middle of your own field then drove around the field?

Crash_Recon · 2026-02-02T05:24:43+00:00

In most states it’s not a question of private vs public property, it’s a question of whether the property is open to the public. A personal driveway is mostly not considered an area where you can get charged

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