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I've never owned a Benchmade knife, mainly because of cost. I think my most expensive knife is my current EDC, the Dragonfly 2. But I recently sold a couple items laying around the house and am finally willing to spend over $100 on a quality knife. Several Benchmades (along with a Sage 5 and a Para 3 - although I've decided I prefer the Sage 5 over the Para 3 between those two) have made their way onto my short list of choices.
For what I'm going to need my EDC to do I'm really not going to need a blade over 3.25" and would prefer a closed length of under 4.25". Actually the 3.25" blade may be a little large for my daily uses...I tend to find myself using my knife more for control oriented tasks - but something definitely want something bigger than SAK Classic SD.
I've handled the Mini Griptilian with thumbstuds and liked a great deal about it. The blade seemed to be a great length for my needs but the overall size seemed a bit awkward in my large hands...and to be honest it wasn't when I was actually using the knife, it was when I was fidgeting (quick open/close) with the knife. I'm not sure if was the weight or the length, but when flicking it closed I found that I tended to rest the knife in my palm, allowing the blade to almost nick my hand as it closed.
I have borrowed a Bugout and honestly didn't really like it to start with. "It's too thin, it's too light, the blue thumbstuds don't match, what's an Axis lock, etc." But after a day or two I pulled it back out and found that all of those things I was complaining about really aren't true (except the thumbstuds not matching). It's sharp and it's a fidgeters dream. In relationship to my needs, it still seems like a "larger" knife in use...although it completely disappears in my pocket.
In the past I've preferred a "hole" for opening knives instead of thumbstuds so I thought the Mini Grip with the hole would be "the one" for me. But two things may have changed my mind: 1) the awkwardness of how the Mini Grip with thumbstuds felt in my hand, and 2) the Benchmades are just a blast to flick open by pulling down the Axis lock (not even needing the thumbstuds for opening).
So after all of that mentioned above, it seems like the Mini Bugout could possibly be the best option for my first Benchmade knife, but I've got a couple questions for those familiar with the Mini Bugout:
1) Does the MB feel as awkward in the hand (when fidgeting with it) as the Mini Grip or does the lightness of the MB allow you handle it much more easily?
2) Is the Mini Bugout too close in size to my DF2 (I think it's blade is 2 5/16") to where their "roles" would overlap too much, not make the MB a smart purchase.
3) How does the CF Elite handle compare to the Grivory handle?
4) As far as their "Diamond Like Carbon Coated" black blade...how easily will the black on this scratch off with use/sharpening?
5) Is there another Benchmade knife I should take a closer look at other than the Mini Grip, Bugout, and Mini Bugout, that would fall into the parameters above?
Thank you very much for any and all help!!!
TripleB67
For what I'm going to need my EDC to do I'm really not going to need a blade over 3.25" and would prefer a closed length of under 4.25". Actually the 3.25" blade may be a little large for my daily uses...I tend to find myself using my knife more for control oriented tasks - but something definitely want something bigger than SAK Classic SD.
I've handled the Mini Griptilian with thumbstuds and liked a great deal about it. The blade seemed to be a great length for my needs but the overall size seemed a bit awkward in my large hands...and to be honest it wasn't when I was actually using the knife, it was when I was fidgeting (quick open/close) with the knife. I'm not sure if was the weight or the length, but when flicking it closed I found that I tended to rest the knife in my palm, allowing the blade to almost nick my hand as it closed.
I have borrowed a Bugout and honestly didn't really like it to start with. "It's too thin, it's too light, the blue thumbstuds don't match, what's an Axis lock, etc." But after a day or two I pulled it back out and found that all of those things I was complaining about really aren't true (except the thumbstuds not matching). It's sharp and it's a fidgeters dream. In relationship to my needs, it still seems like a "larger" knife in use...although it completely disappears in my pocket.
In the past I've preferred a "hole" for opening knives instead of thumbstuds so I thought the Mini Grip with the hole would be "the one" for me. But two things may have changed my mind: 1) the awkwardness of how the Mini Grip with thumbstuds felt in my hand, and 2) the Benchmades are just a blast to flick open by pulling down the Axis lock (not even needing the thumbstuds for opening).
So after all of that mentioned above, it seems like the Mini Bugout could possibly be the best option for my first Benchmade knife, but I've got a couple questions for those familiar with the Mini Bugout:
1) Does the MB feel as awkward in the hand (when fidgeting with it) as the Mini Grip or does the lightness of the MB allow you handle it much more easily?
2) Is the Mini Bugout too close in size to my DF2 (I think it's blade is 2 5/16") to where their "roles" would overlap too much, not make the MB a smart purchase.
3) How does the CF Elite handle compare to the Grivory handle?
4) As far as their "Diamond Like Carbon Coated" black blade...how easily will the black on this scratch off with use/sharpening?
5) Is there another Benchmade knife I should take a closer look at other than the Mini Grip, Bugout, and Mini Bugout, that would fall into the parameters above?
Thank you very much for any and all help!!!
TripleB67
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