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I had some credit at a local gun shop and wanted to burn it up today. I saw they had a new AFCK II in the case, so I played with it for a while. I will say I haven't been pleased with Benchmades quality recently, so I was a little surprised to find this knife.
Here are some of the improvements I have found so far. The blade is razor sharp out of the box. No flex to the handle, no flex in the pivot area and no blade rub on opening. The blade grind is very even and symetrical. Scales mate well with the liners, no overhang that I can find. Lock up is very solid, lock held after spine whack. Although I never had a problem with that in the recent AFCKs. All of the shortcomings of the recent AFCKs have been remedied. This knife reminds me of the first AFCK I had, a solid dependable knife. It has again moved up on my list of favorites.
I'm a happy camper.
Now, if they would just start putting the Axis lock on the AFCK....
Here are some of the improvements I have found so far. The blade is razor sharp out of the box. No flex to the handle, no flex in the pivot area and no blade rub on opening. The blade grind is very even and symetrical. Scales mate well with the liners, no overhang that I can find. Lock up is very solid, lock held after spine whack. Although I never had a problem with that in the recent AFCKs. All of the shortcomings of the recent AFCKs have been remedied. This knife reminds me of the first AFCK I had, a solid dependable knife. It has again moved up on my list of favorites.
I'm a happy camper.
