UNBELIEVABLY TUFF KNIFE - COLD STEEL 4 MAX SCOUT/FULL REVIEW

[@taymerelane]

$50 at midway rn, free shipping, a good deal. I bought 2 to get over the $75 free shipping minimum.

[@josephfarrugia2350]

Wow. In rip-off EU it's $106-150 (!!!) WITHOUT shipping.

[@greatmystery11]

It passed the Joe X test. Enough said. (;

[@denmar355]

I have this knife and really like it. AUS-10 seems like a very capable steel. And from a value perspective it’s a huge win! I got mine on Midway for $49.

[@matthewrussell485]

Definitely my favorite pocket tank I have. I’ve owned mine a couple of years too. I don’t think the thing can be broken

[@llEverydayCarnivorell]

I turned mine into a dedicated Bushcraft knife. I sharpened the spine,(the last inch of spine) and removed the thumbstuds. Deployment is done with inertia either in front, or downward, or by pressing the lock, and it opens super easy. Faster than the studs, which are a bit clumsy to use. I use it every day! I even used it as a dedicated bushcraft knife, and processed a deer with it! It’s an amazing hunting knife! It’s so tough, Joe X couldn’t even break this knife! Thanks for the review!

[@DanielVBlades]

Just got mine today. even though I had read the specs, you just don't realize how big and beefy this thing is until you hold it. Unbelievable for the price. Thanks for the awesome review. ~dan

[@llEverydayCarnivorell]

I own one, and EDC carry it from time to time. It’s really not that bad of a carry. Most of the time I don’t know it’s there. This is my back up bushcraft knife. What impressed me was when I tested it with my ferro rod, I used the tip of the blade, as it has no 90 deg spine, it stayed razor sharp! I also baton’d with it, with complete confidence! Again that Tri lock! I now carry it in my possibles pouch, and sometimes in my pocket. It’s a great conversation starter for sure! Great video! Thanks for the update vid!

[@dragonram7]

Ok, you win. I initially ordered the SR1 lite after your video. Now, I ordered the 4 max scout. Great work. Ty

[@Gman1024]

Beast of a blade, beast of a test. Great job to both of you on this one, Loved it.

[@David_Grun]

The best 4max scout rewiev! Thanks Nick.

[@darkframepictures]

I have the scout, it’s a great outdoor, or job site knife for heavy work, especially in the cold with gloves, etc. I edc it when engaged in those kinds of activities, and have some smaller carries for more casual settings. The Scout has great edge retention, and the blade geometry makes it a very good cutter especially for a knife that big, and keeps up with my thinner “slicey” knives, that would get wrecked doing some of the dumb stuff we get into - this thing is a folding pocket ax, that can easily do some of the regular tasks you would do with a knife like cardboard and cord, but unlike a Civivi or a Bestech, you can lop off a tree branch with it too.

[@jocemarine6247]

I have a nice knives collection. But when I received my 4 Max Scout, I was smiling. A beast💪 If tomorrow would be Apocalypse, this is the folding I would bring. I just love this knife ❤

[@garyjohnson7133]

My son and laws are swamp loggers. They both carry that knife. It is used and abused every day! That knife is a beast!

[@Allislandrenos]

Just picked one up yesterday. Looking forward to using it at work!

[@michaelmaccalla6701]

Bought one, once I used it bought another. One of the best work knives I've ever used.

[@torsten4757]

got one recently, have to mention it is so sad that I didn´t knew earlier about THAT model.... man, it´s a beast!! Love it.

[@NavyAssassinOnBLAST]

Crap! I didn't realize it was that affordable. Gotta grab one! Awesome review. Many of the Cold Steel line have really caught my eye.

[@drygulch1000]

Great demo of that classic Cold Steel toughness!

[@samthehikingman9484]

Excellent review and very tough testing, thankyou it's very much appreciated!... Just ordered one... All the best from Wales UK ; -)

[@1968docholiday]

A Monsta of a folder!!! I'm bout 2 order 1. Thanks 4 the abuse test 😎. I'll have 1 now...

[@patrickmccrea3455]

Thanks bro yeah pretty much a folding fix blade and i so happy i just ordered the ZT 0452 gets here thursday 😀

[@napak88]

Great video! Just ordered one off Midway USA for $45.

[@mikeyeh7646]

Now that’s hard use 👍👌 thank you for the video. Please do a follow up video after the blade is fixed and how easy/hard to restore the blade again. Thanks in advance.

[@jdnotariano]

I just got one and love it! Great review and testing!

[@toddcarr.]

I EDC this knife on a regular basis but I also carry a slicer with me as well like a Civivi or Kubey knife for example. I use it regularly and have been impressed with how well the steel has held up. I've put it through some serious work and a bit of abuse as well no striking any metal bars but I've gone through a nail or two. The edge was easy to sharpen up as well, was tempted to lay back the edge a bit but I figured keep it as is for the toughness. Thanks for the great vid and keep making sharp things fun and enjoyable

[@EDCandLace]

Cold steel Aus10 in my testing runs neck and neck with spyderco VG10. It's also highly responsive to a piece of hard leather no compound needed to realign the apex just a couple passes per side to being the edge right back so long as there isn't any apex damage.

[@OppaGundamStyle]

I’ve had mine for about two years now and it’s still holding strong. The thing I’d damn over built and I’m loving it. Can’t wait for the 5MAX Scout. Hopefully we’ll get one that’s still affordable.

[@jorgefernandez6407]

Excellent video here! The edge retention surprised and pleased me very much (I own a 4Max Scout)! Your video made me love my Scout even more lol... Subscribed too btw!

[@bubba92473]

Unfortunately don't own any big cold steel knives. This is great information to know 👍 Mr Stassa. Really appreciate you kind Sir.

[@okietrippin7108]

Love, love, love this knife! It’s taken 1st place over my previous number 1, Cold Steel’s Recon 1 series.

[@dannyparrish724]

Great review & cutting demo.

[@napak88]

Another great video is by custom viking. He hammered it sideways into a stump and then stood on it. A real tank of a knife.

[@chrishinkle5982]

I personally like tank knives and this is one of my favorites thanks for sharing bud

[@Joshuaskehan-mk8cj]

I love cold steel knives, this was my first big chunky cold steel and I have since bought an espada xl and talwar xl. Still can't beat the 4max scout it's just a tank

[@jefffoxworthyspen680]

This knife test is the epitome of "you should see the other guy!" Cut so deep in the the metals and only had a small chip.

[@donjobi9400]

The beast folder

[@nycbike73]

The other day I got one for 49 dollars on Amazon. For a big knife it handles well and to be honest does not feel that bad in the pocket

[@lonewolf597]

I do love a good knife gauntlet. Thanks.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

Cold Steel make the sharpest doorstop out there. I've got a mess of them! 👍 😃

[@t8858x]

I'd love to see a comparison of the quality of current blades sold by Cold Steel (post-sale), versus the same models pre- sale of the company.

[@blueswan2175]

wow excellent test-great content your da man

[@Stassa23]

Thanks 👍

[@pigpaul]

As of this post midway USA has them for FiFty doll hairs. I’m thinking about it.

[@randyf.9188]

The kid in me wants one!

[@OuchyEDC]

I just caught one of these on sale thanks to Mattisfaction. I'm glad I came across your review of it! Now, I have a better understanding of how to use it!

[@byronkennedy7912]

I have a Recon 1 and love it ... need to get the 4max.

[@TopDog8762]

Cold Steel does some good AUS10a. And Cold Steel is one of my favorite companies.

[@xjeepmanx]

Lookin forward to the 5max 🗡

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

Definitely want to get a Cold Steel to have at least one beastly knife. Definitely gonna be a Code 4 Tanto I think. Robust but more EDC friendly. Their Tantos look so good. Heard their Heat Treat is on point as well.

[@matchesburn]

Code-4 is a great knife. Was the first Cold Steel knife that they made that made me take them seriously and realize that they have some great products. Prior to that, I just kind of wrote them off as "mallninja"-esque due to Lynn Thompson's marketing/antics and because so many of their knives were ridiculously large things no one would carry. Code-4, however, was really well designed. Thin (fat/thick knives are not nice to carry), ergonomic, tough, secure lock-up. The only drawbacks I could give on the knife is that you will definitely want to sit down and break in a Cold Steel Tri-Ad lock knife and that Code-4 took some serious pressure on the backlock to disengage. Another potential drawback is that the aluminum scales on the knife do not give you absurd levels of grip like some scales/handles do. So if you're using this with your hands being wet a lot or something like that, you could have slippage. That's nothing that can't be solved with some grip tape if you so desire. I also own a Cold Steel Broken Skull and American Lawman. Both fantastic knives that I can recommend (Broken Skull is a tad big for practical carry, however). If you've ever seen the American Lawman and thought, "Gee, that looks heavy and bulky" - it's not. It's actually a pretty thin and light knife for its size. Oh! And I almost forgot! The TuffLite. Great knife! Some might not take it seriously because it's only a small 2" blade, but you can throw these things anywhere - tackle box, shorts while you walk your dog, whatever. Incredibly light and handy and ergonomic. Wharncliffe blade makes it the bane of cardboard boxes existence. Every cardboard box will fear you.

[@FriedPi-mc5yt]

The Code 4 is a nice knife. As another person said though. The aluminum scales have virtually no texture on them. If you’re looking for something that is a bit more grippy, the Recon 1 is a good option.

[@AD-yt8ik]

Code 4 tanto is underrated as hell. Hollow ground tanto with a robust tip. It passes through material like it isn't even there. Do your self a favor and get the recon 1 tanto too.

[@EDCandLace]

I love my S35vn Clip point Code 4 and love love love my XHP spear point code4. Code 4 is an amazing design but I believe the Amercian lawman is better. I'm on the hunt for a XHP hollowgrind American lawman as we speak lol

[@JosephVice]

Bro you're hands have a story to tell

[@mcm4point2o]

a tripple clutch p, pp, pppeace to u too Stassa!

[@chrisoliver1327]

Gettin it! Luv the video!

[@pop4803]

Coldsteel has always treated their. steel for optimal performance.

[@drubytoonzoriginals]

BEAST!!! 😳

[@user-pz7sl4qq9v]

I have normal hands and when i hold it makes my hand look smaller than what they are lol😂 definitely a worker knife. Well worth it.

[@drs7245]

I just bought one, because of your cool demo and review 😅, thanks mate 🤙🏾🤙🏾 and for sharpening the blade do you use whetstone or diamond stone? Cheers mate

[@pkaronis1]

I love this knife!!! BTW, 5 strikes on the Al rod turned out to be 6???

[@mikepeterson2804]

Bought one on amazon last week for $49. Definately a tank...

[@jocemarine6247]

Hello Congratulations for your very good videos. I own a 4 Max Scout and I am in love with this beast. But I have interrogations. I live in Canada. The price for the Scout is 100.00. The Elite model is 599.00 with S35VN. I was wondering how the Élite will perform especialy when you hit the aluminium bar very hard. I don't thing that the S35VN would get out of this torture test without dammages. Maybe less but just maybe. But at 6 times the price of the Scout I still have 5 others knifes to continue cutting any things. So I thing the best value is the Scout. What do you thing ? Thank you 👍🏻

[@wupwop]

4 max scout vs AD 10?

[@megacab]

That's what I was thinking. I can't decide which one I would like.

[@FriedPi-mc5yt]

@@megacab Get both. You won’t regret it. I like my 4 Max Scout better than the AD-10 because of the bigger blade. The AD-10 would be the one I would grab if I had to do a fukton of cutting. Because the handle of the AD-10 is really comfortable. Both are great in their own way.

[@megacab]

@@FriedPi-mc5yt Sounds good to me. I appreciate your input. I think I'm going to get the 4 max scout first!

[@FriedPi-mc5yt]

@@megacab You won’t be sorry. It’s a big beast of a knife, but it’s about as tank tough as any knife could get.

[@Stassa23]

@@megacab I’d go with the AD 10 it’s easier to carry more comfortable in hand and will cut a good bit longer 🍻

[@АлхазАджиев-е9ц]

Голд Стил ножи самые лучшие

[@powerplay4real174]

It not a stabber ots a slasher extreme bro 😞

[@patrickvanovermeeren4513]

(sub) Budget Beast....Thanks for the review.

[@80808O]

Great hommage to that russian guy who abuse tested knives. Forgot his channel name. A lot of the same tests

[@Simon5ez]

Joe X

[@80808O]

@S M that's the new guy. There was a guy before Joe X.

[@rcjoe406]

Its too big too heavy why do i want this knife now 😊

[@Hectorszenshopedc]

jeez

[@BeeGeePi]

God I was cringing watching the can test and the metal rod slam test

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

I’d be surprised if anything voided cold steels warranty with the videos they show their knives doing crazy stuff.

[@CNYKnifeNerd]

GSM Cold Steel is totally different than original Cold Steel. The warranty was one of the first public changes they made

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

@@CNYKnifeNerd what’s different about it? I just read it, lol. Limited lifetime and doesn’t even cover sharpening lol. They better get rid of all those old testing videos.

[@kabirh3626]

Recon 1 is over 200 dollars in UK

[@kabirh3626]

In UK they are about 150 dollars 😢