Benchmade 760 lfti

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cziv

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Has anyone had any positive experience with this knife - Benchmade 760 lfti?

I posted and heard some bad comments. Anyone have one and really dig it?

Thanks :)
 
I really liked this knife when I initially saw it, but I heard a lot of people say the lock is too weak for decently tough use... I'll let others chime in before I say avoid it, but that is just what I read in my research..
 
It seems like fellow member Stainz has one in his Ti framelock collection that he speaks highly about. Hopefully he will chime in. I think the main complaint is that the blade is pretty thick for M4 which can handle a nice thin edge.
 
i have one.

haven't had any lock issues, zero blade play, overall very solid feel.

the blade is thick but not much thicker than a saber ground endura 4. the edge had a stupid thick angle from factory. a bit above the higher spot on my edge pro apex. i significantly thinned the edge, but not the tip edge as it's one of my hard use folders, it's abused quite often ....

other than that it lacks a bit of detent but the thumbstud placement compensates, it flicks open very fast and smooth with the thumb, easy to flick with the wrist too.

what lock issues other people encountered ?
 
Nothing positive sorry...only negative. Lock is Very Inconsistant:grumpy:

Sometimes the lock locks up so tight I have to use a screwdriver to release it,

sometimes the blade has vertical play. I cant depend on it!

The blade is Too Thick...The blade was Kriened when I bought it

on the fs forum...its still thicker than Id like it.
 
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please elaborate inconsistant lock ? don't want to lose a finger as i use mine pretty hard ...


too thick an edge is a non issue for me as it can always be thinned.
 
I had one for a little while but ended up trading it out because it struck me as beautiful but not very practical. That is the summary in my opinion: beautiful, striking, awesome, but not very practical. The blade is a real slab, which is cool, but means it won't slice very well (not that I tried in the end). Likewise, the tanto looks wicked, but I kept wishing it had even a little bit of belly. If this knife was flat ground with small amount of curvature around the tanto then it would really be nice. I think some people have gotten Krein regrinds to make this happen. Apart from these complaints, which are just personal, the knife is awesome, and I'm sure I'll get another one at some point just to hold in my hand and look at. It sure looks awesome.

I say get it :)
 
Hey Thanks!

I appreciate all of you guys' opinions a lot and will consider them tonight before purchasing the knife. :)
 
Its a very nice knife but I will agree that it is not very practical. No lock issues but its not what I consider to be the best fit. The blade is thicker than it needs to be and the curves of the blade make for complex sharpening. BM's HT of M4 IMO is nothing short of depressing too.
 
knifenut1013 said:
Its a very nice knife but I will agree that it is not very practical. No lock issues but its not what I consider to be the best fit. The blade is thicker than it needs to be and the curves of the blade make for complex sharpening. BM's HT of M4 IMO is nothing short of depressing too.
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Did it chip or was edge holding sub-par?

Remember that factory sharpening will often ruin the steel at the edge and needs to be sharpened off before you get to the good stuff.
 
Through sharpening I can "feel out" a HT, the feel of the steel to the abrasive and how the steel reacts when sharpened are some of the clues I use to pre judge its quality. In use is where I find the most info though, when compared to other M4 blades the BM falls short and mainly acts like it is too soft.
 
I hate Tanto's.
I hate coated blades.
I hate serrations.

I didn't like the 760 when it first came out. I was pre-disposed to not like it by other reviewers. After a vacation over my birthday last July, where I got my new 710 D2 from my wife, I wanted to go look at the 760 again. I had money - souvenir bucks I hadn't spent - so I trekked to the gun & knife pusher. This time, I actually handled, no, fondled the 760. I didn't notice the Tanto edge. The black made it handsome, a la my 635BK. Thankfully, it wasn't serrated! They had six to choose from - they all had centered blades and even, but steep, grinds. I purchased the top one - below the demo - #20X of 1,000.

It would raise a few hairs when new - not so much now, ten months later. A $27 Buck 110 from WallyWorld, hollow ground with a wide bevel, is a better slicer - and a razor out of the box. An older and never resharpened 110 is still a better slicer/razor. Whittling today is still marginally better with the 110. Cleaning bark and camp cooking accessories manufacturing is a toss up. After a year of opening mail, cutting cotton gun-cleaning swipes, some whittling, and even some other cutting chores later, it is still functioning fine - and the coating is still fine. One thing it isn't is a crowbar... it's a cutting tool.

I am certain I would like it better as a semi-drop point - without the coating. In use, it is fine as-is - and a definite 'keeper' here. Don't take other's word('s) on it - try one yourself!

Stainz
 
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Thanks again Guys,

I think my addiction is driving me again. I've decided to pass on this model since in my life "Murphy's Law" is usually the case. I really appreciate your comments! :)
 
pwet said:
please elaborate inconsistant lock ? don't want to lose a finger as i use mine pretty hard ...
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I just ran in to this yesterday, per my wrist flicking open thread.

The blade stop pin (don't know the lingo) is a hexagon, not round, and mine rotates freely because the T6 screw is too small to put any kind of torque on.

If one of the hexagonal sides is at the right pitch when I thumb open the blade, the lock up is very tight, but the lock bar won't move far and is very hard to release.
If it is at a different pitch the blade will have so much side to side and front to back play that you can "twang" the lock bar and listen to it vibrate because, even though it moves over well past 50%, it still doesn't touch the blade.
 
Actually the M4 mule team which was tested by Sal to be around 62 Rc. If BM hit anywhere close to the 60-62 that they say I probably wouldn't have a issue but on average all their steel is softer than others. My 760 performs more like kershaw S30V and takes deformations like VG10. Very poor for M4 IMO.
 
Mentioned this in probably every thread the 760 is mentioned, but as a lefty the stud placement is all wrong. Couldn't they at least have gone with double studs? I don't even really mind the framelock, although I'd prefer a lockback (Or Demko Tri-Ad,mmm :)

And a regrind-preferably by Balibalistic, if I'm allowed to dream-and a reharden.
 
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