Ontario XM Strike Fighter 2-S Automatic Knife Black Aluminum (3.75" Black Serr)

Great Knife, I use this knife a lot in my EDC rotation. Came very sharp, love me some 154CM Steel as well very high quality and I've had for a couple months now and used heavily to cut everything from wire I use as an electrician to paper and cardboard and it's as sharp as the day I got it basically so it really holds an edge well. Not sure why the bad reviews this is an insane deal for only 60 dollars the msrp price of 280 is definitely accurate for the quality of this Knife.

From reading the reviews I was hesitant to purchase this knife but the price came down so much I ordered two! I am glad I did! I guess their quality control is hit or miss because the knives I received were as good as anything else I paid what original retail is on this knife. The automatic action isn’t as fast as some but it gets out there quick enough. The safety on mine work perfectly and the knife overall is nice and sturdy. I have no issues with the ones I received after almost a month with them.

I have a small collection of automatics from Dalton to Lone Wolf. This is an awesome knife at this price point.It is well made. Yeah the back lock is not tight. But! The push button is solid enough I have no fear of misfiring in my pocket . 154cm isn't considered top shelf anymore but could be worse.Nice strong spring and nice feel in my hand.

My new knife has all the zip and clip I'd ever want or need. Made a video to send to a friend (bragging) and he said the blade opening was invisible, so fast, Locks up tight. Ontario sharp. So - i ordered two more for my excellent son in laws. Step Grandson? Wife said NO. Maybe I 'll order a fourth one and leave it where only he'll find it and play dumb. He'll be 18 in June.

This is an extremely well built knife. It feels very good in the hand, just the right amount of weight. The button lock is solid, locks up tight, almost to tight, but doesn't feel like it will " break loose". The only CON for this knife would be the spring, its "slow". The spring just doesn't have the "pop" I like. That is the only reason it doesn't get a fifth star, the spring.

Solid feel in hand , sharp & when open it feels like a $275 knife . (Original price $350) .That's where it ends . Lock is sticky , blade release hesitant , lock is flimsy & dulls to quickly (properly bad heat treat). Compared to my $275 Protech which is quick,smooth& just as solid feeling .you see why it's a good $60 knife. It is my new beater . Actually for a split second I thought of buying a few more but sounds like quality control is weak .

I'm a big guy with a big hand, I like big knives with a little weight to 'em. The pros: I like the size and weight, it feels good in my hand. Very sharp out of the box. Cons: The price, $60 is too much. The button to deploy the blade needs to be completely flush with the bottom of a concave well, not an easy task, the button on mine requires a bit of thumb strength to achieve the goal. All this defeats the purpose of an automatic knife to be quick and easy to deploy in a pinch. I have tried to loosen this knife up for several months with no success. The safety slide does not employ "red your dead" system, it's all black. There are much better options for automatic knives at this price point. I advise do not buy this knife.

I don’t understand the $275 MSRP. It reminded me of a flea market knife. I gave it away a couple of days after I received it in the mail. The person I gave it to loved it because he had never had an automatic knife. Every knife has a place & purpose.

For 60$ not a bad knife but has I paid the 300$ I would be returning. The opening mechanism is super tight and hard to push. The knife overall is decent but not the best

If you think your getting a deal on this knife because of the mark down don’t buy it it’s very hard to flip open not a knife I would like have on me if I needed one.

Considering the original cost of this knife I was expecting a higher quality product. Overall the normal quality I expect from Ontario. Blade centered, sharp and mostly well built. The button release for the blade is my only issue and it works occasionally. The button release feels like it binds when it is depressed. Tried some oil and only had a slight improvement on the button working properly.

Received knive on a Friday and by Saturday it no longer worked automatically. I will update review after I figure out the fix to this problem thru blade hq or OKC. Both have been emailed with my issue, so wanted to enjoy my first full auto knive

I honestly feel like I got ripped off ! When I bought this knife If it wasn't for the 154CM blade steel, I would call this a total piece. It is extremely hard to deploy and when it does, the blade barely opens on it's own. I haven't taken it apart to smooth everything up and try to get it operating properly because every time I look at it I am disgusted with how sh@tty the QC of this knife is and how much I paid for it. I've collected knives for 40 years and I don't mind doing some minor tweeks but a knife that is suppose to sell for...the only thing you should have to do to it, is enjoy it. I put this in the top 3 of the worst knives I've owned (would've been #1 if not for the 154CM blade). I highly recommend passing this one by.

If knife gets cold . Will not open. Death push for button to open and death push button to close. I would never taje thus knife hunting or use it if my life depended on it. Currently modifying to open and close the way it should have come from the factory 🙈SMH. Now i know why the knife is DISCONTINUED!!! Never would have bought it. Thought it was a Gerber!!! LESSON LEARNED!!!