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Benchmade 940 Broke TWICE!
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Wowbagger
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I have never owned a 940 though I look at them from time to time. Kind of on my radar for the future.
But
(and I am pretty picky about things)
As far as I have seen and experienced from my Benchmade Ritter Grip . . . knock on wood . . . it IS perfect. Man the lock is free and easy from day one, blade swings, centered, so little play as to call it good. Had it for six months at least. Heat treat / blade performance / grind
Blows me away. Love it.
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A realistic attitude indeed, WB. Nothing itself is the only perfection as it's, well, nothing. It's also only an idea as there's always something.
I'm disappointed if something I buy doesn't function or appear just the way I'd hoped for, but part of the fun of the hobby is tinkering with the knives, improving them, and making them even more one's own along the way.
My large Ritter Grip is like yours with awesome centering, action, edge, and all. It came through a change-out to a set of WilkinsGrips even sweeter. My mini Ritter has had slightly balky action since I got it and seems a bit worse since going into its new matching scales. I'm working on it bit by bit and it's getting better.
The OP sure has had some wicked bad luck with his 940, though. There's randomness in this physical world that just falls where it falls.
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...at least in that incarnation. Trolls and shills on the forums usually reappear in another guise. On the one hand it's a PIA, but on the other it's kinda fun watching them die over and over and over. Kinda like a zombie movie.
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I've never had an Axis Lock break. I've read that if you wash your knife and don't fully dry it then the springs might corrode and later break. I suppose sweat could also cause corrosion and lead to breakage.
Benchmade was my first love before Spyderco. These days I like to diversify across more brands rather than being loyal to one brand.
From my perspective, Benchmade doesn't innovate much and since they instituted MAP pricing their knives are overpriced.
Benchmade was my first love before Spyderco. These days I like to diversify across more brands rather than being loyal to one brand.
From my perspective, Benchmade doesn't innovate much and since they instituted MAP pricing their knives are overpriced.
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Zombie movie Steve???
Excellent analogy!!!
And I agree.......the zombie trolls are so much fun!!
Joe
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I like both Benchmade and Spyderco and have about a dozen-and-a-half of each. I don't spend much time thinking about which I prefer, but my BMs garner much more of my attention and pocket time. I have a lot of other-branded knives that get carried, used, and enjoyed too.
I'm not sure about innovation, per se, but I find there's more variety within the Benchmade line-up than there is with Spyderco. I'll grant that this is an over-simplification, but to me there's a sort of sameness to their broad-bladed knives with holes.
I'm not sure about innovation, per se, but I find there's more variety within the Benchmade line-up than there is with Spyderco. I'll grant that this is an over-simplification, but to me there's a sort of sameness to their broad-bladed knives with holes.
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Your point about tinkering is spot on Steve!!
One of my favorite knives, yes I have about 63 favorites, is my Pac Salt. Nothing special, but when I took that bitch out of the box I could hardly open the thing!! TIGHT action would be an understatement!! Could've sent it back, but I hung in there with it. After the tinkering, it is now super smooth and flicks beautifully! I feel kinda bonded with it, more so than one that came perfect out of the box.
Hope that makes sense.
Also love custom scales and grinds........making that production folder my own.
Joe
I own BM knives such as grip and mini grip.what I can tell you is BM's fit and finish is horrendous. For example, you can see horrible finish inside the hole. Centering is another long lasting major issue for BM. Their QC is bad that some knives have really bad centering that requires you to fix it by yourself.
Enough sayin, avoid BM. Try other brands.
Enough sayin, avoid BM. Try other brands.
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That's low!!!
Might hold some grain of truth though.
All my Benchmade's have been good to me. They do need to be maintained though, but most folders need tinkering after a while if want them, "perfect". Should you have to fix something out of the box new? No. But everybody has their opinion on what perfection is. Ive had springs break and had uncenterness ect, with no new benchmade, but eventually. I've had much bigger problems from other companies folders I've had, sooner or later.
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True many Spydercos have the characteristic hump in order to accommodate the opening hole. I agree it can get tiresome and it ruins the aesthetic of some knives like the Vallotton IMO.
But when I think of Spyderco I think of an owner (Sal) who is engaged with knife enthusiasts. The entire Mule Team which experiments with steels. S110V on the "Blurple" line of folders. Maxamet rolling out now. Ball lock, Compression lock, Power lock.
Benchmade has sat on its Axis lock laurels for a long time. You have models like the Mini Grip that are almost guaranteed to come with an off-centered blade. And then prices went up.
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Nope.....great joke Mike!! Don't know how this tool, Ganzo Boy, hasn't been banned yet!
Ugh
Joe
I own quite a few Benchmades. The only one I have had a problem with was a Stryker D2 I bought in 2011 or so. There was no lock tite on the pivot screw, apparently. After I opened it a few times, the blade basically fell out. I was in the middle of moving so I called BM and they rushed the turn around. I had it back in a week or so and have had no other issues. Great customer care.