MTECH USA XTREME MX-8060 Tactical Fixed Blade Knife 7-mm Blade Thickness

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Price: $50.77    

Product Feature

• 7Mm Blade Thickness
• Full Tang 44 Stainless Steel with Micarta Handle
• Lanyard Hole and String
• Includes Kydex Sheath

MTECH USA XTREME MX-8060 Tactical Fixed Blade Knife 7-mm Blade Thickness Review

I realize that some folks probably don't like Mtech because most of the steel is from China or because a lot of their products mimic that of another design. That said, their "Xtreme" line of knives is some of the most impressive stuff I've ever seen from them, and they are very much functional. Functional is all I care about, to be honest. That, and durability. I don't think there is anything in the Xtreme lineup that won't be durable. All of these blades are full tang, most all of them have good handles. I will take many of them over their counterparts which often cost three or four times as much.

That said, let's get to the actual knife.

Pros:

The MX-8060 is a solid, chunky piece of steel. It came reasonably sharp, if you're talking sharp enough to chop, baton, etc. Sharp enough to shave with? No. But I will soon see how well it takes an edge.

The handles are not as thick as they are on some of the other Xtreme models (such as the MX 8055 or the MT 520), but they are thick enough to be substantial and to assure good purchase upon the weapon. Why is this important? Well, I have big hands, but not everybody does, and the handles on a knife are a lot like the ergonomics on a pistol or revolver - if you don't like the way it feels in your hand, you probably won't use it...and if you DO use it, you probably won't use it as well as you'd like because it doesn't fit your hand well enough. These handles are good, the micarta is always a nice touch in my opinion, and the grooves translate well. Instead of specific finger grooves, they are kind of a "one size fits all" that allows different size hands to settle in.

440 steel is good enough for a lot of work, not as nice when it comes to holding and edge and some other things as say, 5160, 1085, or 1095 steel (or some of the other high end, high carbon steels), but don't call it soft - especially when it's 6mm thick or more. I don't have the knife in front of me right now, but I could swear it's 440C.

It's a "fitted" kydex (or it's equivalent)sheath that comes with this knife. Not only is this rare for MTech products, but it's even more rare for the big knives. I'm so glad it's not leather.

Style - I love a bowie style.

Cons:

Some will not like the sheath. Mine fit well, not making extraction of the knife or replacement an issue. That said, I don't think everybody's sheath will have the same quality control. And to be honest, I don't know how well this sheath will hold up. We shall see.

I'm not too hot on the finish. It's partially that "washed" look and feel to it, on the middle section of both sides of the blade. Almost like somebody forgot to finish up the polish job or something. I've seen this "feature" (if you want to call it that) on other blades, more notably some of the Schrade offerings. I get why it's done, I'm just not "sold" on the idea as a feature. I will say this, however - that will cut down on the reflection of light. Hmmm, maybe this isn't a "con" after all.

The price. I haven't used this knife for anything yet, but based on the specs, look, and feel it will do well with any tasks I decide to apply it to. I bought it because another version is MUCH more expensive and I didn't want to pay the money for that version. But $49? There are some pretty nice knives out there for that kind of money. However, Mtech HAS been putting out some nice stuff with this particular line of products and this knife may prove to be worth every penny.

Not sure whether the grooves on the top of the blade are meant to be jimping or some sort of serration, or what. They don't seem suitable to notching, maybe something else.

Or, we might see it selling for $10-$20 less in a couple of months. I'll take my chances and post something in reply to this after testing the knife out.

Due to looks, initial perceived quality, sheath, etc - I give it a firm 4 stars. After testing, I'll see if it's worth more, the same, or less than the credit I give it right now.

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