Finally got my first Benchmade

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EDIT... Realized that my original post was too long and wordy. Basically this is the knife I should have bought 5 years ago and I finally got one and I'm loving it.

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Nice pictures! I've thought about this knife several times but never went all the way... I thought that the handle/blade looked a bit too tall for my EDC preferences but it does look nice in your pics!
 
Darkera said:
Nice pictures! I've thought about this knife several times but never went all the way... I thought that the handle/blade looked a bit too tall for my EDC preferences but it does look nice in your pics!
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For me it's not too tall, but then again I'm usually a Spyderco guy lol. If I would have to guess it's about as tall as a Griptillian. At first it felt a little too wide, but I've gotten used to it after the past few days. I think the culprit is the deep carry pocket clip sticks out making it feel wider then it is. I've been thinking about getting a flatter regular clip.

MaxRichards said:
Gorgeous acquisition, sir! Might have to pick one up. Nice photos as well!
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Thank you, it's a fun knife and it's really a shame that Benchmade discontinued them.
 
Looks like a fine tool, friend. How do you feel about the combination of a flipper with an axis lock?
 
Congrats on your first Benchmade! I’ve eyeballed that one many times over the past few years, but never quite made the leap. It seems like it should be very comfortable to use. A sturdy design, IMO. I think the width of the handle, plus the weight, kept me from it. Any comments on its ergonomics and action?
 
Stephen W Huyssoon said:
My apologies but what model is your knife?
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Like colin said it's the 300sn Axis Flipper

stevejams said:
Looks like a fine tool, friend. How do you feel about the combination of a flipper with an axis lock?
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I've never owned a benchmade before but I do like the flipper. I showed the knife to my Father who has a bit of arthritis in his hands. He said for him the flipper made it the easiest to open knife he's seen.

EricEStahl said:
Congrats on your first Benchmade! I’ve eyeballed that one many times over the past few years, but never quite made the leap. It seems like it should be very comfortable to use. A sturdy design, IMO. I think the width of the handle, plus the weight, kept me from it. Any comments on its ergonomics and action?
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Ergonomic wise it's a pretty comfortable knife. I wish the handle was a tiny bit longer but I might be just used to my PM2. The deep carry pocket clip is a bit of a hot spot though.
The action is your typical Benchmade buttery smooth open and close. But the thing is this knife has very little detent so the flipper isn't going to "Pop" the blade open, infact it opens half way requiring a slight wrist flick to fully open.
 
Congrats,
On paper the 300 would be great for me. Axis lock, flipper and thumb stud. Then i got to hold one and found the handle ergonomics to be horrible and the texture felt pocket destroying.
 
DrRollinstein said:
A flipper on a axis lock seems interesting. How's the detent on it?
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The detent is pretty weak you can easily open it with a flick of the wrist. So not recomended if you live in NYC lol. But so far it's been safe in the pocket with no accedental openings.
 
cbrstar said:
The detent is pretty weak you can easily open it with a flick of the wrist. So not recomended if you live in NYC lol. But so far it's been safe in the pocket with no accedental openings.
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I only asked because of the flipper aspect. Does flipping it work well with the weak detent?
 
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