The Presidio 2 (model 570) is a lot of knife for the money. Benchmade still has a lot of different knives that are high quality and not overpriced.
I am disappointed that they have stopped offering a wide variety of butterfly knives which I think is a rightful part of their heritage.
I am glad they continue to make axis locks instead of the usual variety of prone to failure cheap crap low QC liner, frame locks, and button locks without safeties etc... . that seems to be proliferating both high end and low end markets.
I would like to see coil spring axis locks become standard for Benchmade. The torsion spring in the narrows is alright but I like a simple drop in coil spring better .
The ompga springs work fine but are elaborate and very proprietary. On the bright side good quality aftermarket omega springs are widely available in a wide variety of sizes for more than reasonable prices.
The omega springs on the manual Fact are a different shape than the omega springs on other Benchmade models. I wonder if they have after market springs for the Fact.
Benchmade button lock autos have safeties that lock the button in both closed and open blade positions which a lack of would be a deal breaker for me. I like secondary safety locks on manual button lock knives too. I you don't like it don't use it keep it switched off.
Someone like me would be so sick of crappy liner and frame lock knives that (speaking for myself especially) that they are totally scratched off the purchase list no matter how nice they look. The same with button locks that lack a safety switch. For someone like me Benchmade does a lot of things right except for those crappy ("early lockup" garbage most likely I don't like skimpy crap lock engagement that's for fools) Adamas models that may as well be slip joints (have they fixed this issue yet?)
I don't know who all these other people are that say otherwise but they are not speaking for me.
I don't think the founder of Benchmade is anti 2nd amendment but rather liked to suck up to local political cronies for special treatment/favors I am almost sure there are other American companies that are bigger low life pond scum like, for instance, GM.
I think BM needs to pay mind to how many potential customers can be locked up and unable to buy BM products if they are jailed for things that should never be crimes before making political contributions to people who will throw Benchmade under the bus too in a heart beat if it benefited some off the wall vote garnering witch hunt.
That said I would still buy BM products. They are high quality and 100% (as far as I know) American made, Do they have some weird off the wall prices (very high) on some of their products, yes but I would have to say only a few. Some people try to make it sound like everything they sell is priced likewise when in fact it is not the case.
I am disappointed that they have stopped offering a wide variety of butterfly knives which I think is a rightful part of their heritage.
I am glad they continue to make axis locks instead of the usual variety of prone to failure cheap crap low QC liner, frame locks, and button locks without safeties etc... . that seems to be proliferating both high end and low end markets.
I would like to see coil spring axis locks become standard for Benchmade. The torsion spring in the narrows is alright but I like a simple drop in coil spring better .
The ompga springs work fine but are elaborate and very proprietary. On the bright side good quality aftermarket omega springs are widely available in a wide variety of sizes for more than reasonable prices.
The omega springs on the manual Fact are a different shape than the omega springs on other Benchmade models. I wonder if they have after market springs for the Fact.
Benchmade button lock autos have safeties that lock the button in both closed and open blade positions which a lack of would be a deal breaker for me. I like secondary safety locks on manual button lock knives too. I you don't like it don't use it keep it switched off.
Someone like me would be so sick of crappy liner and frame lock knives that (speaking for myself especially) that they are totally scratched off the purchase list no matter how nice they look. The same with button locks that lack a safety switch. For someone like me Benchmade does a lot of things right except for those crappy ("early lockup" garbage most likely I don't like skimpy crap lock engagement that's for fools) Adamas models that may as well be slip joints (have they fixed this issue yet?)
I don't know who all these other people are that say otherwise but they are not speaking for me.
I don't think the founder of Benchmade is anti 2nd amendment but rather liked to suck up to local political cronies for special treatment/favors I am almost sure there are other American companies that are bigger low life pond scum like, for instance, GM.
I think BM needs to pay mind to how many potential customers can be locked up and unable to buy BM products if they are jailed for things that should never be crimes before making political contributions to people who will throw Benchmade under the bus too in a heart beat if it benefited some off the wall vote garnering witch hunt.
That said I would still buy BM products. They are high quality and 100% (as far as I know) American made, Do they have some weird off the wall prices (very high) on some of their products, yes but I would have to say only a few. Some people try to make it sound like everything they sell is priced likewise when in fact it is not the case.
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But if you’re going to stick around and defend Benchmade, tell us why you think the knife is worth $600. 
