Microtech steels

Murdamook said:
Running M390 that soft is absolutely pointless. Hinderer is learning this lesson now too, after both Spyderco and Benchmade dealt with it a year or so back. Guys like Outpost76, Supersteel Steve, etc. have done cut tests and soft M390 doesn’t even outperform S30V. So, if the blade steel is at a sub-optimal range for HT, why even use it? What’s the point? There’s dozens of other steels they could have used with high toughness at lower HRC. But taking a highly wear-resistant steel like M390 and running it out of spec is just ridiculous. Chippy or not at that range, you might as well be running S30V.
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My Microtec M390 is excellent. Equivalent to two custom M390 knives I have. Fine edge, lasts a long time, doesn't chip,easy to touch u at 30 degree angle.
 
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