BM710 Owners I need your input

coop1957

coop1957

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A question the BM 710 owners out there. I am curious how you open your 710. The reason I ask is that I am interested in getting a 710 but I am concerned about how close the thumb stud is to the handle. I have an older BM705 and because the thumb stud is so close I must use release the Axis lock to open. Is this the same on the 710?
Thanks in advance
 
Not in my opinion. The thumb stud is small in diameter and grippy on the end and I have no problems at all flicking it open in one motion or thumbing it open even though it's a long knife. I have to choke up a little to slowly thumb it open all the way but that is the size of the knife, not the ergos per se. In fact it grips my thumb so well I get a sore spot from constantly opening and closing it while I drive.

You actually push the stud forward rather than getting under it and pushing outward.

I seldom open it by releasing the Axis lock. I either flick it in one fell swoop using the thumb stud which is easy if adjusted right or I start it with my thumb until the Axis detent is disengaged then flick it with the thumb stud the rest of the way which is even easier.

I own two 154CM's and a D2. I'm just carrying the D2 right now and keeping the other two boxed for now.

IMHO, not an issue. I think it's one of the best EDC's I own, overall. It is by far the easiest knife I own for one handed opening and one handed closing for sure. Especially for how long the blade is. BM's are typically one of the best one handed closing knives I have anyway.

And it's one of my sharpest D2 knives.
 
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The thumbstud is in the perfect position. Just put your thumb on the bottom and push up in a quick motion.
 
very easy to snap open without disengaging the axis lock.
 
Sometimes I thumb it open (practice with both hands), sometimes slide the Axis lock back and sometimes I just shake it open. The Axis is the easiest and safest lock mechanism I know of.
 
My 710D2's now well broken in and flicks open easily by pulling back on the Axis studs. When adjusted right, I always flick the knife closed too. On the safer and quieter side, I can flick the knife open almost as fast by by running my thumb along the frame and catching it on the stud. Bend the thumb a bit and apply even pressure. Works every time!

The 710 is such a great knife, and as evidenced by how many threads there seem to be about them. Everyone should have at least one! :thumbup:
 
Yeah, Coop, the 710 opens just fine with the thumbstud, especially after a very short break in period. Usually though, I just do what jkarp doew, pull back the axis lock and flip her open smooth as can be.

Either way, I don't know anyone who has ever been disappointed with one. I have a whole pile of 'em;)
 
I have been wanting a D2 version for a while but then I heard about a limited M4 run so I think i am going to take a shot at one of those.

The 710 is one of those knives you kind of need at least one of.
 
yeah it's no problem. you slide your thumb like said "pushing it"
and because of the graduated rings on the stub end (which protrude)
contact from the scales to the stud is perfect (as in smooth to rings on stud).
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it's fast and easy, I also open both ways.
 
I would prefer that the studs were a little further out as I find that this makes a knife easier to open.

The 710 is easy to open using the thumbstuds, but a knife like the Ritter Grip is easier. It is one of the reasons that I carry a Grip variant more than my 705 or 710.
 
My response may not count do to the way my 710 is.

I took a dremel and used the small "non-reinforced" cut off wheels and applied it to the bronze washer so that the wheel would grip the washer and spin the hell out of it with turtle-wax rubbing/polishing compound between the washer and the blade. It got the two mating surfaces so smooth and lapped that I can tighten the pivot screw in such a way that there is NO bladeplay yet still allowing the blade to swing freely with the axis lock pulled back. The reslut is an incredibly easy to open blade. I used a micrometer to measure the washer thickness before and after....I couln't measure any difference in thickness in doing this:D:thumbup:
 
as a southpaw I can attest that the 710 opens rather easily with the thumb stud...being the left or right hand.
One of the few knives I can truly call ambidextrous (or however you spell it)
 
I use the thumbstuds and they work fine even though i tighten the pivot so i cant openit with the axis lock method because of gravity knife laws
 
coop1957 said:
A question the BM 710 owners out there. I am curious how you open your 710. The reason I ask is that I am interested in getting a 710 but I am concerned about how close the thumb stud is to the handle. I have an older BM705 and because the thumb stud is so close I must use release the Axis lock to open. Is this the same on the 710?
Thanks in advance
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You would THINK the thumbstud on the 710 lies too close to the handle to be useful, but it's actually perfect. I had the same concern as you. Turns out I can open my 710D2 quicker and easier with the thumb stud than any other non-assisted opener I have!

As others have said, you push the stud up towards the pivot end of the knife, not out.

Fear not! The 710 is one quick knife.

Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
jonnymac44 said:
Yeah, Coop, the 710 opens just fine with the thumbstud, especially after a very short break in period. Usually though, I just do what jkarp doew, pull back the axis lock and flip her open smooth as can be.

Either way, I don't know anyone who has ever been disappointed with one. I have a whole pile of 'em;)
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Same here. (except for having a whole pile of 'em!:D)
 
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