Benchmade striker

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matt

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I have a striker that I have had an ongoing problem with,I have sent it in for repair and it came back with the same problem so I wonder if it is a design flaw or maybe mine is just a lemon.the liner lock goes almost all the way across the blade tang,it has never done more than open mail,no hard use.I have many other linerlock knives and I know how they should lock up and what kind of wear is normal,all my other benchmades have been great knives so I am reall disappointed both with the knife and with benchmades customer service.I was just wondering if strikers liner locks wear faster than other linerlocks?btw benchmade acted like they did me some great favor by even looking at it because it is a discontinued model,the only other time I had to send a knife to benchmade it was for an omega spring and they fixed it quickly and did a great job,they have really left me with a bad impression this time around.
 
Sounds like they would have to replace the liner to fix it, and if it's a dicontinued model... -What can they do?
 
seem to have been designed without the angled blade base where the liner locks. I have an Elishewitz that was purchased in 98 that the lock goes all the way across the base, just as you describe yours. This is the one with the blue anodized Ti frame-lock. A few Benchmades I've seen come from the factory like this and this may explain Benchmade doing nothing to remedy yours. I can't see how they'd really fix it anyway without rebuilding the entire knife.
 
So it is probably more of a design problem than just my knife,makes since.as far as it being a discontinued knife though,if you cant repair it,because of a bad design don't blame it on the consumer.this wasn't an inexpensive knife.
 
I have 2 Strykers, one in 154CM and one in D2.
Great lockup on the both of them, centered & tight.

(Sorry to hear you guys have had less than a stellar experience with yours.)
 
you lucky dog.I love the design,great looking knife.I think that the problem with mine is that ,as someone pointed out the blade isnt angled enough to stop the liner properly.
 
I just asked my Dad and there was a BM Striker in the collection that he traded off long ago and it locked the exact same as yours. He said he never liked the knife. (way it locked up or felt in his hand)
So I think this model may just have been designed like this. He said his had a little edge on the far side of the blade base that seemed to be there to keep the liner from going off the blade base.

(also he said his was purchased at the very first of the models release so maybe some people with later models don't have this type lock-up)
 
i bet i have had 8 BM strykers thru the years, 2 prototypes FWIW, 3 CG models, all have had great lockup.
 
matt said:
the liner lock goes almost all the way across the blade tang.
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So what's the problem? As long as it's "almost", then the lock still does what it's supposed to do, right?

I have the mini stryker and it's been a great, reliable knife. Strangely enough, it's my preferred folding knife for fishing and camping.
 
Yeah, I dont see what the problem is either, as long as it it locks up good. When my Stryker was new, the liner was about halfway across the tang and wore pretty quickly to "almost" the end as you describe. It has settled in though and hasn't moved at all in about two years. As long as it locks up good I wouldn't worry about it. Some liner locks wear differently than others, but they all eventually "settle" in. Did you try a spinewack test on it?
 
I didn't like how quickly it worked its way over,compared to other benchmade linerlocks I have going back 15 or more years.the older models show less wear than the knife I got back from benchmade a few days ago.that is my problem,durability,if it doesn't bother you then keep buying strikers.a well fitted liner lock should wear for years,not hours.I was really just trying to find out if this was just a common problem and it looks like it probably is.not all benchmades are bad,I just don't like the lock on the striker.
 
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