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If your gonna buy a benchmade don't do it sight unseen. Or get a vendor to inspect it for you before shipping.
This is advice I give because I've got nothing but issues with the qc and so has the majority of buyers. It's overwhelming how many comments there are about this all over the web. For the few of you here that don't think that's right. Your drinking the coolaid.
And it's bullshit that you think I'm lying because I don't provide pictures even tho there is alot of evidence that shows these issues already.
If I'm paying that butterfly tax and get a shit knife you better send it back and hold them accountable for it. And stop being satisfied with non centered blades, messed up tips, lop sided edge grinds, burnt edges, side to side and or up and down blade play, messed up screws, messed up scales, gold class and custom designed configuration knives with these issues, broken axis lock clips and anything else I forgot.
Just because a hand full of people here either don't care about these issues or actually don't have them, doesn't mean it's not very common. I'm telling you, every BM I've had has had one or more of these issues. And it's also fairly common to hear the same thing from others in the knife community online and in real life.
I just got a knife over $400, the Benchmade Anthem .. It has a messed up tip grind and not centered blade. I have yet to see if it's got locktite. It's also gritty pivot action... Should that even happen? No. Until Benchmade show they know how to manufacture with these common problems in mind resolved...
I don't see any reason why I shouldn't recommend people inspect before purchasing unless they want to send them in or deal with these issues.
I have many brands and many models of some of those brands. Never had I had so many issues with them than Benchmade. Zt and there lock geometry issues is indeed an issue too. And yes every manufacturer has some issues. Benchmade clearly have alot of issues they know have issues yet they just fix them if sent in, but they know most people won't. Most people don't want to send things in.
Fanboys will be fanboys and never want to hear or say anything about the truth of the matter. Whatever, I just want to help like minded people and knife nuts... By making them aware and to inspect them.
This is advice I give because I've got nothing but issues with the qc and so has the majority of buyers. It's overwhelming how many comments there are about this all over the web. For the few of you here that don't think that's right. Your drinking the coolaid.
And it's bullshit that you think I'm lying because I don't provide pictures even tho there is alot of evidence that shows these issues already.
If I'm paying that butterfly tax and get a shit knife you better send it back and hold them accountable for it. And stop being satisfied with non centered blades, messed up tips, lop sided edge grinds, burnt edges, side to side and or up and down blade play, messed up screws, messed up scales, gold class and custom designed configuration knives with these issues, broken axis lock clips and anything else I forgot.
Just because a hand full of people here either don't care about these issues or actually don't have them, doesn't mean it's not very common. I'm telling you, every BM I've had has had one or more of these issues. And it's also fairly common to hear the same thing from others in the knife community online and in real life.
I just got a knife over $400, the Benchmade Anthem .. It has a messed up tip grind and not centered blade. I have yet to see if it's got locktite. It's also gritty pivot action... Should that even happen? No. Until Benchmade show they know how to manufacture with these common problems in mind resolved...
I don't see any reason why I shouldn't recommend people inspect before purchasing unless they want to send them in or deal with these issues.
I have many brands and many models of some of those brands. Never had I had so many issues with them than Benchmade. Zt and there lock geometry issues is indeed an issue too. And yes every manufacturer has some issues. Benchmade clearly have alot of issues they know have issues yet they just fix them if sent in, but they know most people won't. Most people don't want to send things in.
Fanboys will be fanboys and never want to hear or say anything about the truth of the matter. Whatever, I just want to help like minded people and knife nuts... By making them aware and to inspect them.