MKC fails to meet advertised Magnacut hardness?

[ckt3]

Interesting data showing 0 out of 5 MKC Magnacut blades tested met their advertised hardness level of 61-63 HRC (the lowest test result here was 58.7). I believe this means the blades would do great at not snapping, but will be more susceptible to edge rolling and will not have their claimed edge retention (one of the key selling points of Magnacut).

I love Rokslide because of the data-backed discussion on what works (scopes, stocks, bullets, suppressors, etc). Not trying to be an MKC hater, they are a cool American company. But this is not a great look for an expensive knife that’s advertised as an heirloom.

Reddit link: https://www.reddit.com/r/knives/s/tY2bbziJk7
Testing website: https://steelhardnesslab.com/

 

[arlenmyles]

Quality gets lost in the sauce when you scale up too fast and loose sight of what made you good in the first place.

 

[ckt3]

Quality gets lost in the sauce when you scale up too fast and loose sight of what made you good in the first place.

Yea I assume somewhere the heat treat is going bad and they aren’t catching it. Wonder if they’re aware of this test and will try to do anything about. Most consumers probably don’t know or don’t care what the measured HRC is.

 

[Coopsdaddy]

He should spend more money on making sure his knifes meet spec than paying influencers and aids.
He has more influencers than anyone!
Not sure who’s backing him but I have seen enough aids to last me two more lifetimes.

 

[Chickenhawk]

Out of about a dozen guys that I’ve hunted with over the years that all have purchased a knife from them not one of them has been impressed by their knives they have all traded or sold them off and went on to other makes

 

[swavescatter]

When a knife company releases an IPA you know they've lost their way.

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[flyfisher117]

I’ve sold off all of my MKC, Except for one that has some sentimental value.

I daily carried a mini speed goat for 3 years. I was constantly having to resharpen it. Its edge would roll within a week of carry. I asked in their Facebook group and was informed I didn’t know how to sharpen the knife. Cool I sent it back and let them sharpen it. Week later rolled edge.

I got a polished magnacut blade. I noticed the striations on the spine. Asked why they don’t grind them off. “Oh that’s each knife’s unique finger print!” Bull shit. I bought a $300 polished blade I don’t want to see that. This isn’t a $10 Mora. Even my $60 USA made buck knife has a clean spine.

I can buy plenty of US made knives for half the price and end up with an overall better knife.

 

[Coopsdaddy]

To expensive,mass produced,heavily marketed,big time.
I do love my 10 doller moras.
I have 1/2 dozen and well worth the money unlike Mkc.

 

[WRO]

Mine haven’t held an edge worth a shit.

 

[ckt3]

Mine haven’t held an edge worth a shit.

Wonder if they’d warranty it for you… Cite the measurements above and demand a proper heat treat on a new blade

 

[Marbles]

My Magnacut MKC is OK, but not worth the price. It is the only Magnacut blade I have with a chip in the edge, and it only works on animals.

I've not replaced it, but keep thinking about doing so.

The CRK Inyoni, and my two customs from Gersh have thinner edges and one of the Gersh blades has seen much harder use without chipping.

I bet mine is too hard, rather than too soft like the ones tested.

 

[gtriple]

I got a Magnacut MKC from a lifetime RMEF membership. It’s serialized, so it’s pretty cool. But it pretty much lives in my truck. I don’t like the blade shape. I run the Benchmade Hidden Canyon Hunter with the S90V steel.

 

[h2so4]

The MKC sharpened my old kershaws at the denver expo this year. The edges are great and really last considering all dumb shit I do with these knives. No idea how the MKC knives themselves last, but they do a great job sharpening my kershaw.