Oerla vs Gerber vs Mtech Knife Comparison and Test
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video I compare 3 what I would call all around utility knives. One of the 3 has a major failure!
Oerla Knives OLK-D45 - www.amazon.com/Knives-OLK-D45
Gerber Gear Prodigy - www.walmart.com/ip/Gerber-Gea...
MTech Evolution Fixed Blade Knife - MTE-FIX009M - www.amazon.com/Tech-MTEFIX009...
I own three Oerla knives, two fixed blades and one folder. I love them, their survival knife is attached to my go bag and the folder is part of my edc. I don’t think that you can beat the quality for the price that they sell at.
Great review, I've now subscribed to your channel. Your review has convinced me to buy an OerLa fixed blade. These look like great knives, and it even kept up with and in my opinion surpassed the Gerber. I'll be watching your channel for more reviews. Keep up the good work.
I always find your videos with the knife comparisons very exciting. Very well done. 🗡🔝👋
Thank you so much!
I am glad to have found your channel. I have had my eyes on several of the oerla knives. Now I know I will be getting some of them. You have a fantastic channel. Only problem is now I have to find the green backs to purchase all the great knives you review.
I hear you. This addiction can get costly. 😆 Thanks for the kind words
The Orela is on the to-buy list and so so is the Gerber. I was rooting for the M-Tech. I have a few M-techs and most have been good 'for-the-money' knives. I may grab all three of these knives and repeat your comparison on my channel. Great stuff here.
I have an MTech Xtreme fixed blade that's actually pretty decent. I got it for like $26 at SMKW. Supposedly it's 440C, & it actually says 440C on the blade. The blade is also very thick & strong. The MTech "Xtreme" line of knives are higher quality, & more expensive than the main line, which are just MTech USA. I would stay away from anything but the Xtreme line. All in all, the MTech Xtreme I purchased is a pretty good for it's purpose. I threw it in my tailgate w/ a magnesium bar & flint for an emergency.
Hey man, I had to rod and strop my Prodigy when I first got it so that's probably how they "all" come, right out of the box! And I remember your previous VS videos on the Leroy and the United Cutlery's Spartan sword. I had a couple "oh no's" when those blades failed cause I had already bought em BEFORE seeing your videos! Glad to Schrade did you right! Oh and that Prodigy, cuts as good as an "Oerla" now lol! Great video as always man. And my choice, of course the Oerla too!
The Prodigy was shockingly dull but I can fix that. Glad you got yours squared away. These Oerla knives are pretty dang impressive for the money. Always a pleasure hearing from you my friend.
My man hope you are all right. Miss seeing you doing testing! Hope you comeback soon!
I really enjoy your videos. Filled with solid information and senseful logic; which is hard to come by these days even on TH-cam. Btw.. Have you heard of The Silky Nata? It's a Japanese origin traditional style chopper which is notoriously better than kukri and other machetes. I would really appreciate if you would consider making a review or comparison video of that!
Thank you for the kind words. Havent heard of the Silky Nata. If I ever get my hands on one I will do a comparison video for sure.
Def gonna try an Oerla, I’ve seen em around. They have some good looking models! Shame about the M-Tech, I used to have an MT-080 I think.... I used it to dig up an entire pine stump once, 2 feet in diameter, all the way down into the roots (for Fat Lighter). Hammering, stabbing, chopping, prying, abusing the shit out of it! 20 bucks, didn’t harm it at all!! Been thinking about getting one again, still around the same price. Just an EXCELLENT beater for the price!! I hope the quality hasn’t gone down in general.....
Been watching your videos, I love how you don’t get your opinions involved, not saying people who do are less in quality department when it comes to reviewing something, but it’s nice you give viewers the option to make up your own decisions/opinions. I do dislike you at the moment for introducing the orela brand to me b/c now I want to order yet another knife lol.
Bought the Oerla tanto style knife a couple of years ago and it is, by far, the sharpest, most durable knife I own, at an incredible price point. Going to buy more of their stuff.
Hey man, nice channel! Say, which knife was THE most durable in your tests so far?
owned and gave away several fix blade Oerla's also own most of their small variety of folders.
Oerla definitely put value behind their products i hope if they see this they will make more folders in the near future.
Surprised about Master Cutlery. Had good luck with their stuff over the years. Good test!
Up here gerber and benchmade are everywhere, they’re local. I’d say other than having to sharpen my strong arm it went through the paces daily for almost a year, But that not the prodigy. Edge retention on most gerber a aren’t very good. That oerla seems sturdy so I’d pick that next to see how it holds up to daily long term use. Great video
As always a great video
Thank you brother!
I would choose the Oerla. Oerla seems to make great knives at a great price. I have not heard anything negative about them.
That poor mtech just isn’t feeling it today
Good test video 👍
It’s surprising how well a $50 knife did very well against a $150 knife 👍
Eorla! 👍
I have probably have 12 oerla knives and i love them all. Although my favorite and the one i carry everyday is their fixed blade tracker..absolutely love it
Thanks for the video, regards from Chile.
underrated
your videos are very interesting
Dude your videos Rock,even if some of the knives can't.
Thank you brother. I really appreciate that.
Love those TIP TEST 💪🔪❤️
I've rarely received a Gerber with a good edge. I got one of their hatchets with a saw in the handle and the grind didn't even meet.
But their grinds are typically pretty accurate, so it is easy to finish them up.
I'd pick the Oerla due to the D2 tool steel. Easy to sharpen and good edge retention. I was secretly rooting for the Mtech (since I have one) and I have no issues with it. The chinesium steel didn't hold up this time.
Now that’s how you do a Review 💪🔪❤️
Thank you so much
Have mate (🇦🇺), If possible could you please do a Cold Steel Drop Forged Survivalist vs a Smith & Wesson Homeland Security Bowie Knife CKSUR4N. Down under the CKSUR4N is basically half the price of a Cold Steel Survivalist. $87 Chinese Bowie vs a $157 Taiwan Bowie
Hey sir how are u I have questions I have mma cold steel Chinese war sword and it sepos to be full tang but I have it on wall rack and the guard and the ring come loss you have ide why that happened
Cold steel contracts to many factories around the world. Some of their good products come from Taiwan. Cold steel for replica blades vary from style to style and are generally a lower cost item compared to other manufacturers. You have to do a personal research before buying any particular historical sword before choosing to buy any. Your Chinese war sword by cold steel probably came from a factory that made it for less and made cold steel more money than what it is really worth. However if you like folding knives and fixed blade knives, cold steel has many very good survival knives. Cold steel SRK knives are excellent for their cost(under $100). I have 2 cold steel tomahawk axes that the price was low, but I also have 3 Swedish axes for real axe work. There’s many TH-cam channels that can help you further your historical sword collection in your sword endeavors. Good day and good luck!
Good vid brotha! I like that oerla knife! I like the shape of it! I would remove the coating tho! Lol
Never thought to remove the coating. That would look sweet! Thank you brother.
Great video...
Where you been?
Good throwing skills
Honestly searched for a vid on oerla just because im considering a few and was actually shocked about the gerber
nice video thank you the oerla was nice
Job well done my blade brother 👍
Thank you my friend. Have a great day brother!
Hope your doing well, I've missing your videos
Now that’s how you do a review 🔪❤️😎🙅🏻
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
I do believe before buying either 3 I'd order one of the BSP knives I think is right. Carbon steel made in Ukraine and I believe start around $30. Yeah it'll take a bit to get it but not much more than a raggedy assed Mtech
You need to add a SRK to those
nice video
...and so ends Mtech's reign of terror. Kinda sad. 😐
I have a knife from Oerla (though not the model you showcase), and Im overall happy to back a recommendation; mine is EXTREMELY sturdy. If I had to offer criticisms, they would be twofold:
a) the Oerla is, for its size, surprisingly heavy. Perhaps unnecessarily so.
b) This is of course subjective, but to me the knife feels like it was designed, produced and assembled 100% ENTIRELY via algorithm and machine, with absolutely no work done by human hand. This results in a knife that feels immaculate and extremely precise, but lacking a bit of...artisanal grace.
All that said, thank you for another good & informative video.
I have found that the Mtech Xtreme knives that are made from 440c Stainless are quite good. Im pretty sure this one in the video is a lesser quality steel. Thanks for the input on the Oerla blade. Always find your opinions well thought out and informative. Have a good one brother.
John, I have one more comment. MTech are definitely cheap knives, & I wouldn't recommend them to anyone for any other purpose than self defense. However, there's a significant difference between MTech USA & MTech Xtreme knives.The Xtreme versions have higher quality steel. They won't compare to expensive knives, but they're actually pretty decent value knives. I own one, and I like it quite a bit.
A fixed-blade MTech is an "urban survival" knife. It doesn't have to be tough, strong or have great edge retention. As a self-defense knife it has to retain its edge for all of maybe 15 seconds. If the cops steal it (and they will, cops are thieves) or it ends up in a street drainage system, you're out $25.
@@lostcat9lives322 agreed. However, be careful about fixed blade knives in you jurisdiction. Here in VA, we can conceal carry any length of folding knife. I have a Cold Steel Voyager XL with a 5.5" clip point blade. It's totally legal. As for fixed blade knives, of any length, they must be open carried, or it's illegal.
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Hi how are you doing? Hope you are well.
File and sharpen one side of that broken knife tip and make a chisel knife.
It's too bad that Mtech has such consistency issues. Some of their knives are absolute bangers, while others are garbage.
I’ve gotten several knives with very expensive names that were very dull right out of the box. Protech, Microtech, etc. etc. Just because it’s expensive. Knife doesn’t mean it’s left the factory with a sharp edge. I often believe that sometimes the coding dolls deny but that’s not the only thing. I think quality control and a lot of places are lacking.
Kinda went nuts and tried to collect all the fixed blades oerla makes
Don't try it on mustard!!!! See if take the Gerber but it's a HARd decision d
I have the strongarm it’s tough as balls
Never use a orela they look good .all 3 of my prodigy's were not sharp out of the. Box .mtech man I have a couple made like a tank .
I'm glad I am not the only one with a dull prodigy. I have quite a few Mtech blades that are amazing. The Mtech Xtreme line was awesome! Master Cutlery must be using lower quality steel now days. Thanks for sharing.
It's not really fair to compare a thick spined D2 steel bushcraft to a Gerber 420HC, or MTech mystery stainless. That said, this video is eye opening, because I've never heard of Oerla before, & that knife is a fantastic value compared to overpriced Gerbers (sorry Gerber fans, but they're definitely way overpriced). Thank you very much for introducing me to Oerla. I'm going to pick one up before they triple in price. BTW, I use BladeTech Tek Lok's for my gun belt holsters. They're awesome. The fact that the Oerla comes with one, makes it an even greater value.
I get your point about the fairness factor in this comparison. I chose the knives by how well known the brands are. I think you will be impressed with the Oerla blades. Thanks for sharing my friend.
@@fit4knives882 thanks again for introducing me to Oerla. Now I'm going to be parting with some cash for another knife I probably don't need! 😁
oerla specializes in fixed blades real value for the money sub 50$
Where ya been?
Got some health issues Ive been dealing with brother. I have a ton of knife stuff to share but not able to at the moment. Thank you for checking in. Means a lot my friend.
@@fit4knives882 Man I have been there. I will say a prayer and wish for your speedy recovery sir!
I guess the mtechs are not reusable. A disposable knife.
Did you say Throwing 💪❤️🔪🎥🎯
Hey Bro, I miss your videos.
And again, impressive throwing skills. Thanks!
I miss making them. Ive had a few health issues so I had to take a break. Hopefully I can make more soon. Thank you
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I have many of both. The Oerla knives are better
M-tech is just a cheap very
Budget you just need a knife for some use probably not gonna use it much at all knife while gerber and orela are meant for edc and woods and they will not snap or chip there good knifes for price they will last years
l0l Gerber has that american "we cant do any better" inflation edge the freakin price is at 85 bucks to right now went up 20 bucks
Just the tip ... I promise
Over the years I had 2-3 Gerbers Prodigy and Strongarm never had one so blunt out the box, mat be a cheap Chinese clone.
has to be some low quality/dirty metal whoever made it didnt pay attention and/or they heat treated it wrong
After over 60 years of watching Video "Magic", I am still amazed at just how many fools get suckered in with the "Sharpness" Test!
Yeah, you couldn't have possibly fudged the results OFF CAMERA! You are WAY TOO honest!
That's where I stopped watching the Shill Nonsense Destruction Tests. I'm not even interested IF you actually paid attention in 6th grade science class or not and actually have ANY kind of Scientific results or tests.
Loads of entertainment up to THAT waste of time...
Mtech?? Really?? 😂😂😂😂😂😂