I was at Acedemy Sports today and they had a few Benchmade knifes. They were app. 200-300 dollars. What makes them so expensive? Are they that much better quality? Is the steel?

Damned good knives. What are you looking for? Purpose?

I am not really looking, I use Gerbers and Buck knifes. I was just wonder why they are so expensive.

Partly because they are damned good. Partly because of manufacturing and components. Partly because of name brand, marketing, etc.

I recently purchased a Benchmade Saddle Mountain Skinner. Was a little over $100. It's damn sharp. Can't wait to try it out this fall. The boys and I drew deer tags in unit 44 in Idaho.

For those prices of $250 + I'd much prefer a decent custom makers work. Benchmade is a great knife for $125 or a bit more. Going over two bills plus I'll buy a good used custom or save my pennies until my name comes up on the list and get a straight up great knife from a quality blade smith.

I can't imagine any knife sharper than a $10-$15 Mora.

Pure mark up

Work on your imagination. You can go cheap, if you like sharpenin twice a day.

Benchmade can be a good value, depending on the blade steel and design, which, assuming good heat treatment, is 90% of what you're payin for.

You pay for design and steel. Don't pay for a name.

I love craftsmanship, however I need a knife that I can abuse or that i might misplace without worrying about the massive loss and replacement cost. I've been happy with a Camillus or CKRT that has good blade steel. Usually pay $35 to $40.

I have some Benchmade knives. They are darn good knives. I've never paid much over $100 for one though.

Because their marketing dept is so top notch that they've convinced multitudes of suckers that their knives are worth that much.

Do you own a Mora?
Are you an expert on everything?

Bought a benchmade nimravus fixed blade. Feels so good in your hands that's its almost perverse. It's a great hunting knife and that combined with a separate benchmade gut hook makes short work of elk or deer. I used it last year to bone out an elk in the field. It's perfect for carrying as its fairly light, yet substantial enough to really carve your way around those big bones to peel all that meat off in one fell swoop. Kept edge throughout, before a touch up sharpening before deer season.

Don't need to be an expert of any type to realize that there are better choices than a knife that sells for $15.

Maybe there's a reason for that.

Use your imagination.

Moras are good sharp knives but not as robust as I like for general use.

Nowadays, for $30.00 you can get various full tang hunting knives that are in my opinion 95% as good as anything available.

I have a few Benchmades - carry a 710 most days. The Axis lock is a good strong, safe lock, and Benchmade often collaborates with top custom knife makers, like Elishewitz and McHenry & Williams.

They do make a number of knives from exotic steels, such as CPM-M4 tool steel, M390, and Elmax. That's appealing.

Some their knives appreciate significantly. So buy one, put it away, and you might make a decent profit in a few years.

I'm more in the Mora camp and can find a lot of good knives out there for under $40 . Nothing wrong with appreciating a custom knife but all of the discussion about the different steels sounds about like Frasier and Niles at a wine tasting event. I don't know what a lot of folks use their knives for but I find a lot of decent nives out there that I can field dress a couple of deer with before sharpening. I'm in the habit of giving my knife a few passes over the steel in the garage every time I pass by and it will shave your arm.

Grind out a few on your own and then figure out what the price should be to pay ones self a reasonable hourly wage.

Great argument.

Ya got me.

I'm gonna go out and buy a buncha 5 cent condoms.

Quality Benchmade knifes can be had for $125 to $175.
Compared to Buck and Gerber, yes they are much better.

I have a Benchmade MTFK in my pocket right now, it's well over 25 years old. Works like new. Properly sharpened, it holds an edge ten times as long as a Buck.

My opinion, too.

I've been carrying Benchmades for about twenty years now and wouldn't carry anything else. Currently, it's a Mini Nitrous Stryker in D2, plain edge.

I've given two Benchmade automatics away to folks I care about so they can carry them all the time instead of a pistol.

Yes, they are worth every penny I've paid for them.

As an aside, I gave a Nimravus to a coworker just before his deployment to Iraq during the Fallujah madness. He killed an "insurgent" with it who tried to stab him with a piece of sharpened rebar while my friend was driving a Humvee. This was in the days before they up-armored the Humvees and kept all of the windows up. Broke the sheath when drawing it from the strap of his webgear, but got the job done.

Ed

What are knifes?? Must be something like the people that call cattle beefs???

I use to carry Spyderco all the time and laugh at the Benchmade fan boys until I bought my first Griptillan.

Light weight, hard as nails and sharp as a razor.

Now I have 8 Griptillian's and 3 Adamas's. Bonafide Benchmade addict.


BTW don't pay retail try DLT Trading or any independent knife dealer. Academy scamming you.

I have various Doug Ritter knives, aka Benchmades. 30V steel. Never razor sharp, but plenty sharp for the task at hand and easily re sharpened. I carry the 3" everyday. Lost it for a couple days. Found it. Then bought a spare just in case!

I have a couple Chris Reeve Aviators as well. Made from one piece of steel and I'll never live long enough to wear one out. If I could live the life and adventure that knife is capable of it would be interesting. Of course that would mean no family and I don't want to give that up for anything.

Worth what I paid? I don't know. Their market value is higher now than when I bought them, but that's a different topic. Well, sort of. The Benchmades won't increase in value, but a Reeves will, so consider that I guess.

Viking,

Aside from heat treatment, materials, and warranty, the other cost factor on the more expensive Benchmades is the fact that they are made in America by Americans. Not some slant-eyed cousin fugker in Vietnam.

Have a good morning.



Clark

If any of you have $100 laying around, Big 5 Sporting Goods has the H&K by Benchmade folders for $19.99 again.




Dave

I have tossed around the idea of picking up one of the new Hess knives. Like their pioneer or hunter. I have several of the late production Marbles when the Hess' were involved with them.

I always liked the leather washer handles on the old Marbles.

Truth be known the knife that I use the most is a simple old wood Jewel puukko from Finland.

I have two benchmade knives. One for 25 years now. The other going on 10 years. Very good knives.

Kershaw leek is a good every day knife for people that lose their knives a lot and don't want to lose $200 knives.

$40 and made in 'Merica.

Pretty much sums it up.

Benchmade's command the prices they do because they use quality steel, do a GREAT job on the heat treat, and their fit and finish is top notch. Sure, some of their price is mark-up and brand but not as much as you may think.

If by "field dressing" you mean gutting, that is not much of a challenge for any knife. People blow it way out of proportion! Someone who understands how to sharpen edged tools and knows how to gut a deer could take a Chinese POS paring knife from the dollar store, rub it on a soft Arkansas stone for a few minutes and gut a deer with it. The same guy could pick up a $27 Buck 110 from Wally World and probably gut a dozen before it dulled enough to notice.

The issue of whether you need more than a $40 knife to gut a deer is like arguing whether a 3500 dually with a Cummins diesel motor is better than a Toyota Tacoma.....for pulling a 4x8 Harbor Freight Utility trailer loaded with a riding mower and a can of gas. Both are more than enough for the application.

Some of the Youtube vids unboxing BM knives are hilarious. You would think that these guys just bought a porn star dick.

That's exactly why I bought my Benchmade MINI-BARAGE pocket knife. This model has a 3" assisted opening blade with an orange handle. It's a little big for pocket carry but it fit's perfectly in my Wrangler jean's watch pocket where it's easy to get out quickly. I think the assisted opening blade may be illegal in some of our Communist states. I really like the assisted opening feature it because you can open it with a flick of your wrist. It locks when opens but it has a lock button that really locks it (open or closed). I've had a few locking blades close on me while using.

Sometimes I cry from laughter watching those "unboxing" videos. The gun and knife ones are the fugking best.




Dave

It's knives.

For good value take a look at Cold Steel knives with San Mai construction. That takes two layers of spring steel and sandwiches a harder tool steel between them. That gives a very sharp and durable edge with a knife that will flex a bit when it needs to. I used one about 40 years ago, after they first came out, to clear shooting lanes in Canada. A single slash would cut a 2" tree off cleanly and would cut larger ones maybe better than a hatchet. The two guys with me on that hunt went home and bought their own when we got back.

My wife gave me a Benchmade butterfly style knife and it was a good knife but the screws would come undone after repeated opening and closing. I contacted them about it and they asked that I send it back and they would give me full MSRP toward any knife of my choosing.

And this thing was beat to schit. Rust on blade and all.

I put the value toward their original Bali-Song and it is one of the best knives I own. Locks up like a vault and you don't get them like that without some form of craftsmanship.




Dave

Benchmade blows CS out of the water.



Dave

Could you post an unboxing video for that Bali-Song?

If you do, I'll make an unboxing video of your unboxing video.

It will be Uber squared.

That's not a bad idea.

In the meantime, you can watch my tactical Glock video.

Seen it, a thousand times. I tattoo'd quotes from the video, in my swimsuit area.

You really need to make an unboxing video, they are the greatest.

I love looking at a nice box.




Dave

"This is the box it comes in, this is the UPS guy that dropped it off, his name is Bill. These labels on the outside are for shipping, this tape holds the box closed. Looking the box over I'm pleased to find no damage. The overall feel of the box is.... dry. The smell is similar to newspaper. I'm going to take the box outside in the sun so you can see it better. I plan on cutting the tape on the box in part 4 of this video series....."

LMAO.

Get on the road to Gods country.





Dave

Flave aren't those big 5 knives made in China ?

Coffee on the screen! Thanks, I needed it this morning!

Post of the month!

I believe so. They are not the high end Benchmades but you won't find a higher quality folder for $19.99. I've had one as an EDC for a while now.

I also give them to friends and family as gifts.

And by gifts, I mean I sell them for $29.99.



Dave

Thanks for [b][color:#3333FF]posting that[/color][/b], I always miss that deal, not today.

Sale Ends 7/23

Day off today, gonna stop by the wife's work, right down the street from Big 5, think some are coming home...

Benchmade knifes are good. It all boils down to prefernce, just like guns, whiskey, and women.

I like Solingen Boker knives. It's been said that the best steel in the world comes from Solingen, Germany. It might be true. It might be opinion. I do know that Boker, like Benchmade, are of excellent quality.

Benchmade has some high quality knives, for a mass produced knife. There are better, but you could be happy with some of their offerings.
At the price point though, there are a number of custom makers that could provide a better product.
I have a bunch of Benchmade folders, and they all have performed well through the years. One old Panther model is at least 25 years old, and still going strong.

I want to be a "Good guy Operator" as well.!

Do these knives come with a sheath?

I don't think so, they all have a pocket clip, I think..

I'm trying to order one and keep getting a pop up for address verification and an option to click what you typed or their suggested address. I click it and it doesn't do anything and won't let me proceed to payment. WTF Over?

Maybe you need to put the Porn Star Dick in your basket first - see if that helps.

I'm glad you said basket!

LOL

Yeah, it did that to me as well, probably a software glitch.

I "edited" my address and put in exactly what they wanted, then it let me continue to the next screen.

Those folders are bomb proof and really hold an edge. Great value.




Dave

Tactical boner. +P.




Dave

See if a non-Polish friend can help you out.



Clark

I seemed to lose a pocket knife in a week in 1962.
I was carrying a Buck knife from 2002 to 2007.
I was surprised I did not lose it.
I upgraded to an SOG from 2007 to 2015
I upgraded to a Benchmade 2015 - 2016



I have modified all of them.

I sure like working with 4-40 screws and taps rather than 3-56.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Also .... Camillus made a great knife for the money ... but they went out of business.

WTF you got against pollacks?

Thanks for the heads up! Free shipping too! They'll make great gifts.

I didn't find that true at all. I have a Benchmade Griptilian and a Stryker with 154cm blades. They hold an edge about 30 percent longer than the standard Buck 420HC blades and take 3 times as long to resharpen. Color me "unimpressed" with the dollar value of Benchmade.

Benchmade will even put your name on your knife in case you leave it on every counter in the store multiple times a day....

I bought four of those keeping one for myself and the others for grandkids. Great little knives and a heck of a value.

These knives are all assisted-opening models and make really good gifts. 45 dollar knives for 20 bucks. They look good and appear well made for the 45 dollar price point...the sale price of 20 bucks makes it a no brainer. I really like the serrated blades on em'...and they all have pocket clips. The 'Espionage' model is especially sweet. It's got a small flipper on the tang that opens the knife very fast and effortlessly. Again, great gifts...!

Mostly the fact that they're pollacks.




Dave

We'd love to color you "unimpressed" but we already colored you "moronic."

"30% longer." LMAO.


Clark

Badging has never kept me from stealing.

YMMV.



Dave

They're gold, Jerry. Gold.



GanjaFarmer

Quit eating paint chips retard. They may taste good but they're just making you dumber and less coordinated by the minute. If you stop now you might even be able to quit drooling on yourself one day....... Nahhh, just kidding, you'll always be a drooling retard.

I've got Benchmade, Kershaw, Bark River, and others. All steels better than 440C. Lots of D2. My two Mora knives are as sharp or sharper than any other knife I have. Total cost for both is $28.

Expat

It's certainly true that he softer steels are easier to sharpen.

For those with limited sharpening skills, that makes then seem sharper than a more difficult to sharpen steel.

The edge retention capability of a steel isn't subjective.

Do you have a Mora knife?

One of my clients gave me a Marbles knife as a gift many years ago. I have many knives but when I go moose/caribou hunting every fall that Marbles is on my hip. Holds a good edge and easy to sharpen in the field. I also take my Buck folding and I have a local made knife from guy who produces a very good and attractive sheath knife from files...Good blade and nice looking ...

We use em for butter knives around here.

I have a Stanley Box Cutter.
It has replaceable blades.
You wanna talk value, safety and Americanmade.
Stanley.
We wanna help you do things right.

Stanley

Didn't think so. You are making two assumptions.

1. That Mora knives aren't any good because they are inexpensive.
2. You are the only person that knows anything about knives.

Both are incorrect.

Expat

Give yourself a handjob all you want.

IDGAS what knife you use, nor what you use it for.

If you wanna play with Moras, go for it.

Leaves the good knives for the rest of us, and you don't have to worry about cuttin yourself.

Don't need to know anything about knives to know I know more than you.

And not sayin Mora users are a$$holes. But you're makin a good case for it.

viking,

Check out this site: www.dvor.com It often sells very good quality knives at extremely attractive prices.

Can someone show a picture of a Mora folder? It sounds like it would make a great EDC pocket knife.

That's not nearly as funny as you claiming to be a gunsmith.

LMFAO.

Here's to hoping you actually use a knife one day. You fugkin' mongo.



Dave

Enjoy your Mora.

And Little Caesars.




Clark

I'll pray you don't trip and fall and drive it into your vagina.




Dave

I'll keep my several decade old Buck 110 for gutting stuff, thank you, and if I want to butcher a critter those old wood handled Foschners will do just fine.

I would kinda like to see a Mora folder, but doubt it will replace my Case Stockman anytime soon, but maybe..

That's actually how he got a vagina to start with....






PS....I have an Old Timer......surprised?

Dave:

You must have 6 comments on this thread alone and all are 2 rants away from the loony bin! It's not just me you hate...I think you have a problem, you have attacked everyone on this thread and each was more vile and perverted then the previous attack......


I am sorry your mommy did not love you as a child but can you dial down the hate a little bit or just save it for me!

Dude! The thread is about knives for god sakes! Knives!

I've got a Griptilian and an Apparition. Both well-made. Neither carry comfortably (Griptilian not flat enough, Apparition too heavy.

Kershaw Leek's are nice, and made in USA, but the blade profile sucks for any kind of skinning task.

For $31.95, this is a heck of a knock-around carry knife, and you won't cry if you lose it. Useful blade profile. Oh, and it's D2 steel. Made in Taiwan (at least it ain't China).No, jackazzes, I don't know what the Rockwell hardness is, or the quality of the heat treatment.....

ontario Rat D2

Academy has em' for 27 bucks, with Dymondwood scales and a leather sheath...and free shippin' if you spend 49 dollars or more. Still a real good deal for a classic.

Steels been different in the 110's since about 1980.

I have three of em, one I got new, one I found in the middle of a dirt road deer hunting, and one made in 1970 I found in a pawn shop that has never been sharpened and I doubt used.

viking,

I bought this knife about a year ago for quartering elk. I paid about 200 bucks for it. It's made in Soligen, Germany. The price I paid was almost half of retail. While it was still pricey, it's worth the cost when having to cut through heavy big game.

I didn't buy it at the above link. I got it at Optics Planet. It was on sale with an additional 10% off. So I jumped on it.

Japanese is good steel. But Soligen is generally considered the best steel.

Less expensive knives will cause a lot frustration.

Gunsmith?

Missed that one.

Read right here he was a hired snuffer!

"Day of The Jackal", me arse.

http://www.knifecenter.com/item/KS1...dvik-plain-blade-stainless-steel-handles


dave

For a hunting knife I bought a 6 inch Buck knife back in the late 80's. It has a rubber handle/nonslip. Once I took the Lanskey to it and put a fine edge on it, it has been a fantastic knife. Stays super sharp. I once split the rib cage on a mature Muley buck with it.

I just looked at their home page and didn't find that model, the woodsman is close.

As I read all the replies and suggestions, (thank y'all by the way) I realized I was looking for a good EDC folder with a belt/pocket clip.

On another note, I remember the Browning catalogs I used to collect. They always had some really nice knifes in there.

I bought a benchmade Griptillian on the recommendation of 'flave.


Aside from the chipping, the rust and the warping in the blade, not to mention the cracking of the grips...it's been a great knofe

gitem_12,

Buy this knife:

viking,

For the price, Buck Knives are not bad.

As in all of life, we get what we pay.

Many, many years ago I was taught to look at steel before going any further. Then look at fit. If it's a folding knife, does the blade rest in the center when closed? When it's opened, is it solid? If it's a straight knife, does the steel extend all the way to the end of the handle?

For years, I've used only this knife when hunting the Rockies:



When I hunt elk, I'll take it and a Solingen Boker straight knife.

Buck knives are good value, though.

My advice is to go with Solingen steel followed by Japanese steel.

I'd also recommend investing in an Ardennes sharpening stone.

I like that folder.

My reply about the gripillion was tongue in cheek.


I absolutely love benchmade knives

Good Morning, viking,

Thanks.

My Solingen Boker 2002 hasn't let me down. It's gotta be 25 years old. It's hard to put a sharp edge on it because its steel is very hard. But once I get an edge on it, it'll stay sharp for a long time.

Check www.dvor.com & www.opticsplanet.com

It wouldn't be under controlled lab conditions but that is the problem. In the real world, a myriad of variables come into play that will shape opinions on the subject which then get shared on the internet mixed with a great amount of hyperbole. IMO the phrase "your mileage may vary" applies here in a big way. This thread is rife with anecdotal evidence and guesses. I contributed some myself.

YMMV!

Northwestalaskunt,

I already answered the OP's question with my first response.

And unlike your butt-fugking ass, I didn't have to type about any POS Marbles knife or a retard's idea of a "custom" knife made by some Sleestack in AK.




Dave

You're young at heart.




Clark

Yeah.

"Precision pistolsmith." The kind nobody has ever heard of. They're usually the best.




Travis

If you grow a set of testicle they will offset the weight of the benchmades

It's pretty obvious, we need a "best tactical/hunting knife" video..

Looks like the free shipping is over with now

I remember when the Buck folding Hunters and Rangers were so big...

Now you can get a 404 Stainless knife from China for $5.

It's easy to get good steel now. It is possible to get very good steel now, and I (a steel luddite) put ATS34 in that category.

What you are paying for is craftsmanship and scale material. My EDC is a Gerber liner lock knife in ATS 34, with carbon fiber scales, made in Taiwan. Workmanship is very good and it cost me about $75. Worth every penny to me.

Before that, I carried a Klotzli (small shop in Switzerland) liner lock folder with CF scales. It cost about $230. The difference between these two knives is very evident. It's sort of like looking through a good set of $500 binoculars, then looking through the same size Swaros.

You just go "Damn." Then you know what all the fuss is about.

I've had one Benchmade and it cost less than $100. I sent it back, unimpressed. But that Klotzli, and my current Gerber, are worth every penny.

I've also had a couple ProTech auto knives, and they are worth the coin.

As for the old Bucks, I love 'em.

But there's NFW it is worth it to invest that many grams in a folding knife for general field use. A knife of half the weight will get it done nicely.

The Buck is indispensable for Dukes of Hazard cosplay, though

Never seen any Cold Steel product I would own. They're like blocks of cheap stainless steel with splitting-maul grinds and black paint.

But if you value heft, they deliver.


They make me think of car leaf springs.

You paid an awful lot for the stag handle and waaay too much for 440C blade steel. Don't get me wrong 440C ain't bad but it's hardly a "high end" blade steel these days. Generally the Germans are behind the times in blade steel today although there are exceptions and some do use higher grade steels like ATS-34. Although alot depends on good heat treatment there's only so far you can get with a lower grade steel and good heat treat. On the other hand, a high end blde steel with substandard heat treat isn't going to perform as well as a mediocre steel with good heat treat.

Has anyone here used the Kershaw Cryo or Cryo II in either stainless, or with the Blackwash finish...?

I bought a CS Bushman when they sold for 18 bucks (probably 20+ years ago). As a beat the crap out of it camp knife, it ain't bad.

The rest, like you say, not a lot of finesse to admire.

Got a Helle GT two years back for my birthday. It feels good in hand. It's almost too pretty to go abuse though. I have kept it in the cabinet waiting for a day when we need to butcher a couple elk.

This is the hilarious truth. Kinda like what's wrong with a 30-06?

The carbon steel blades hold an edge pretty darn well too and are super quick and easy to put a shaving sharp edge back on when they need resharpening.

I've been using the same USA made Buck Rush for the last 10 years or so. I think I paid $45 for it since it was the store display model. Can't imagine the number of bunnies I've opened up with it not to mention the amount of abuse it sees doing mundane [bleep] like opening boxes.

Just had it back at Buck because the thumb stud broke off on the blade. Had it back within about 10 days with a new stud and they sharpened it for me while it was there...total out of pocket cost: $0. Hard to imagine a knife that would do me much better.

I've looked at replacing it with a similar knife from Benchmade or Spyderco but can't find anything they'd do my Buck won't.

I have Greg Lightfoot 458 magnum, new, sitting in a drawer.

Reminds me that Randall should be about ready to ship my Model 25....

I'm old-school. Carbon steel works for me. Old Schrade, Old Timer, Uncle Henry and Old Hickory is all I need. Sodbusters
too. IMO

So you the mofo at the bank that leaves a ball and chain.

You spend all night trying to figure out a way to work dicks or balls into a knife thread?? Jeezus Christ, grow up (or find a chainsaw thread).....😉

(PS Google "Benchmade 670 review". EVERYONE bitches about the weight of that thing....

I have a friend in bavaria that is german special forces. Got in discussion with him one day on the knives the army issues them, they didn't like them, low cost provider, no tang, wet climate, good way to slice fingers. His unit basically ordered knives from japan. The ultimate kicker is that the company in japan was owned by an american who moved there to make knives.

I like nice knives, and I get the pride of ownership that goes with them, but for every day handiness and usefulness I think it is hard to top a SAK. For skinning and butchering game it is hard to top the knives used by the blokes who do it for a living, like the Wenger Swibo and Victorinox Fibrox knives, made by the same folks who make the SAKs.

Out of the altogether too many knives I own these are the ones that get the most use, by far.

The cold steel master hunter is VG-1 [RC56-58]
http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-Mas.../dp/B0011MYRN2
My spec elite is VG-10 [RC60]
Comparing the two Japanese brand products [Takefu]
VG 10 stainless steel shouldn’t be confused with VG 1 stainless steel, either. Though both of these varieties of steel are used by manufacturers in Japan and elsewhere, VG 10 is considered a higher quality metal

The Benchmade is CM-154 [58-61 HRC] American made.
It has the same Carbon as VG-10, the same Chrome content ast VG-10, but a lot more Molybdenum, less Cobalt, the same Manganese, and more Silicon.
http://zknives.com/knives/steels/steelgraph.php?nm=ATS-34%2C154CM%2CVG-10%2CCPM%20S60V





I took the thumb button off as it had sharp edges.
I identified the screw as Torqx 6 and 4-40 thread.
The Allen nut was between 0.050 and 0.057" in Allen wrenches. I had no Allens in between so I grabbed it with the bench vise.
I used an electronics standoff, nut, and set screw in 4-40 to make a fixture.
I spun a wire wheel on a mandrel in the mini lathe and rounded over the sharp corners on the thumb button nut [what the right thumb rubs on to open the knife].
I reassembled and notices the knife feels much smoother.

have many benchmades and cs master hunter

the benchmades are quality knives no doubt but the cs master hunter with vg 1 is among the finest production hunting knives sub $100 without going through a custom knife maker

rust is an issue though

no love for scandis or zt?

Is than an Infidel?




Dave

Benchmade knives at Optics Planet

Thanks.

So y'all that own a BM folder, do they loosen up and get sloppy, or do their screws stay tight.

Same here.....I like em all and have a few custom traditional hunters and upper end production jack knives but my old Schrades are pretty dear to me....



Automatic...tactical...super steel....mehhh....

Mine hasnt...been carried every day for 3 years

That sounds promising, I hate knifes that get sloppy and the clips loosen.

So ok, one more question. What's the law on auto or assisted opening and butterfly knifes in Texas?

Event y'all I will purchase a BM

I like the Osborne and Seibert models.

Autos and assisted ok. Not sure on Balisong. You need to read up on length and double-edged statutes. San Antonio has some of their own knife laws. Not sure if they have been "pre-empted" by the state.

They stay tight.


Dave

I only obey laws is agree with.



Dave

I've only carried my Benchmade Barrage for maybe 6-7 years now. Carried every day, used every day, it is still perfect.

A buddy bought a benchmade 25 years ago, and he is rough on stuff. His is still perfect, but he has replaced the pocket clip a couple of times.

Edit; I see my buddies knife at least a couple of times a year now to sharpen it. He carried it for several years before it ever got sharpened.

I wouldn't expect anything less. Lol

These are now legal to carry



although I generally don't carry it, because it's collectible, and people pizz their pants when you fire it. There's actually a couple of Microtech OTF's that are larger, and presumably more intimidating...

I like this one to carry as a heavy duty user:

Nor mine and I've been carrying them and using them hard for a long time.

Ed

https://www.fallkniven.com/en/


dave

I was in REI and a Benchmade Bushcrafter caught my eye. Mind you, I think that whole thing is goofy, but the knife itself felt so damn good in my hand that I ended up buying it a few days later. I don't know if it'll function any better than my Buck Vanguard for dismantling animals but it'll have more class doing so. At least I hope so, for what I paid for the damn thing.

Also, my daily carry knife is a Benchmade Vex... made in China. Yeah, they did that briefly. Best $40 I ever spent. I abuse is mercilessly- it's why I bought it; didn't want to do that to my more expensive Benchmade folder. Takes an edge, holds an edge, locks up tight, the handle is some indestructible composite material... great value.

If I lost it I'd buy another on eBay (it's discontinued).

A few years back I decided to take a VG-10 paring knife blank and make new hunting knife out of it. Last year I sharpened it for the first time. I had used it for 3 years. It had gutted, skinned, quartered and deboned 9 deer plus the usual random jobs a hunting knife does. It was still sharp. Just not like fresh off the stone sharp, I could notice it wasn't the razor it started out as.

I have yet to see anything hold an edge like VG-10.

I have an oversize Santoku Dale Atkerson made out of very thick D2 for me that he had Rick Menefee harden and temper. That knife is a slicing SOB. I have cut up a bunch of deer on formica with it and it doesn't get dull. Not quite so easy to sharpen as the VG-10, but not bad at all.

Well made knives out of the best steels are well worth whatever they cost.