Gold Class Bugout

[DMG]

I really like the bugout. I would never pay that much for a bugout. But I know people that spend that on dinner and drinks Saturday night

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

I would look at a TRM Atom or Neutron 2 (if you’re looking for light weight and quality) with Ti scales instead of the bugout…gold class bm’s these days are just a money grab in my opinion.

I have a Gold Class Torrent, which was expensive back in the day, but dirt cheap compared to what they go for these days. I still own it, and still like it.

 

[ShaiHulud]

My recent bugout purchase was terrible. Play in every direction, and if i tightened it ever so slightly, it'd almost need pliers to open, so seeing an 8-fitty bugout makes my neck itch.
At that price point its better to almost buy 2 sebs or 2 xm18's

 

[madcap_magician]

I think Gold Class Benchmade is a relic of the past. It's extremely expensive, high-end materials, but fundamentally the build quality is entry level production quality. You call get the materials and better executed for the same or better price from China now, and those of us who don't buy Chinese would prefer better build quality, which we can now get from multiple boutique US manufacturers. Used to be neither of those things was really true, so Gold Class was something unique. Now, not so much.

 

[DrRollinstein]

I think Gold Class Benchmade is a relic of the past. It's extremely expensive, high-end materials, but fundamentally the build quality is entry level production quality. You call get the materials and better executed for the same or better price from China now, and those of us who don't buy Chinese would prefer better build quality, which we can now get from multiple boutique US manufacturers. Used to be neither of those things was really true, so Gold Class was something unique. Now, not so much.

Worse than that, any random We or Reate off the street will have 10x the build quality of any benchmade from the last 10 years. And $850 will get you a handful of full titanium/CF integrals from those companies.

 

[ShaiHulud]

And it needs not be said that benchmade prices have gotten awfully silly as of late, so this offering fits into that pricing model quite unsurprisingly

 

[jfk1110]

I like Benchmade.... Great designs...Good quality and Customer Service
But no way in hell am I paying full boat for a butterfly.Gold, blue.or black.....Thank goodness for the exchange......