BENCHMADE 527 vs Benchmade MINI Grip

[blackjackdan08]

So it was suggested perhaps I should get the BENCHMADE 527 vs Benchmade MINI Grip what are the thoughts of other experts?

 

[jmckenna]

I have had both. I like the handle and weight of the 527 better, it fills the hand more. I also like the 527's hollow grind although the tip is significantly thinner than the regular mini-grip. Hope that helps.

 

[blackjackdan08]

I hear so many good things about the mini grip..seems like a collector standard..

 

[Jpalmer1988]

I was looking at a Mini Grip for edc but found the handle a little small for my taste ( I have smaller hands to). The 527 is right about the same size but more comfortable. Its got full liners and should be the same price as the Mini Grip. The only downside is the blade is 440c which didn't bother me much. Another plus for me is the 527 carries a little deeper in the picket than the mini.

 

[blackjackdan08]

Well how do you rate the Benchmade 527 as a knife...worth the money...is it red class tiwain knife?

 

[steveg30]

I think its blue class . The mini grip has a stronger blade (imo) and better steel . I do like the grip of the 527 . Wish you could change the blade on the 527 with a ritter mini grip blade , i think that would make the 527 just right. Both are nice knives.

 

[blackjackdan08]

So is it all about handle size....if the mini-grip was longer than it would be better?

 

[Jpalmer1988]

Its a Black class knife and priced the same as the Mini grip and worth every cent. It has a very close blade shape to Mini Ritter grip but at half the price.

 

[blackjackdan08]

Agian is it all about the size of the handle?

 

[Jpalmer1988]

I didn't find the overall shape of that comfortable.

 

[archieblue]

I think the shape of the handle of the 527 is better than the Grip, but I like the Grip a TAD better because the blade has a thumb ramp... If you look at the 527, there is no place to comfortably place your thumb on the blade. The 527 is a little more solid since it has full liners as opposed to the partial liners of the Grip. If I were to recommend a Grip it would be the 555HG (Mini) or the 550HG (full size). The Grips also have 154cm which is one of my favorite steels... then again, the 440C on the 527 I had was definitely no slouch.

 

[Jpalmer1988]

The Mini grips have full liners I believe.

 

[Steven Andrews]

They are very nearly full liners, but they're not exposed from the outside like the 527.

I prefer the 556 to the 527 because it thumbs open easier, has a flat sabre grind and has a thumb ramp. I just wish the 556 was very slightly bigger. Mid way between the Mini and full sized would be perfect.