Bm 710 d2 = pm2

I've owned dozens and dozens of AXIS Lock folders from Benchmade and never once had an Omega spring break. I even had a 556 I carried for 6 or 8 years and the last time I took it apart before trading it (like a moron), the springs were covered with rust but they never failed. I was able to scrub them clean with a good gun oil and some 0000 steel wool and other than some minor pitting and staining, they worked like new.

I found out a while back that the majority of people who claim to break Omega springs (not saying you don't, I've just never seen it) flip their knives open and closed - a lot. I don't. Maybe that's why?

All I know is, the AXIS Lock is absolute ambidextrous perfection for a folder in my opinion.
 
Exactly right. Lots of younger owners hold the lock down and flip like crazy. That is not how the knife was designed to operate. I have a 585 and have never ever had the slightest issue with the lock or spring. But if you look for trouble with a knife, trouble will find you.

Sulaco said:
I've owned dozens and dozens of AXIS Lock folders from Benchmade and never once had an Omega spring break. I even had a 556 I carried for 6 or 8 years and the last time I took it apart before trading it (like a moron), the springs were covered with rust but they never failed. I was able to scrub them clean with a good gun oil and some 0000 steel wool and other than some minor pitting and staining, they worked like new.

I found out a while back that the majority of people who claim to break Omega springs (not saying you don't, I've just never seen it) flip their knives open and closed - a lot. I don't. Maybe that's why?

All I know is, the AXIS Lock is absolute ambidextrous perfection for a folder in my opinion.
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I guess I don't put my pm2 as high on a pedestal as most
 
Long time 710 lover and new PM2 owner. The only knife I consider more "blade efficient" than the 710 is the Spyderco Southard. But I think the "push-a-bility" of the spyder-hole and jimping design of the PM2 is more beneficial than the extra blade length the BM offers. Both ROCK and will serve well for most purposes.
 
Officer's Match said:
Long time 710 lover and new PM2 owner. The only knife I consider more "blade efficient" than the 710 is the Spyderco Southard. But I think the "push-a-bility" of the spyder-hole and jimping design of the PM2 is more beneficial than the extra blade length the BM offers. Both ROCK and will serve well for most purposes.
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Yeah, who needs an extra inch of sharpened edge? It's not how long the blade is, it's, er, how you use it, right? ;)
 
evilgreg said:
Yeah, who needs an extra inch of sharpened edge? It's not how long the blade is, it's, er, how you use it, right? ;)
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LOL That's what people with small blades say! I like that extra inch that lets me chop an onion, apple, orange, or any larger object with one slice.
 
simioh said:
LOL That's what people with small blades say! I like that extra inch that lets me chop an onion, apple, orange, or any larger object with one slice.
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Oh, I'm on your side. That was sarcasm and me taking an opportunity to make the kind of joke my gutter mind requires ;)

I prefer the 710 in part because it's has an inch more sharpened blade in the same amount of pocket space as a PM2.
 
Great design, it took me years to get one, I've got an early one that has the balisong logo and ats-34 blade, love it.
 
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