Mini Bugout

JWT said:
Has anyone tried to Rit Dye the orange scales to anything else? I prefer the sating blade, but not as interested in the orange.
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Orange rit dyed to black very nicely. I swapped out the studs with a spare standard bugout. Now I have the mini I want. I'm hoping my son likes the orange on the standard so I can trade for his. I'm just not an orange fan.444.jpg

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KCDR said:
Orange rit dyed to black very nicely. I swapped out the studs with a spare standard bugout. Now I have the mini I want. I'm hoping my son likes the orange on the standard so I can trade for his. I'm just not an orange fan.View attachment 1340213

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Nice comparison picture. I love my Bugout, which is why I've been tempted to but a mini, but to be honest the size difference doesn't seem to warrant a new purchase. It seems like a very slight change.
 
Darkera said:
Nice comparison picture. I love my Bugout, which is why I've been tempted to but a mini, but to be honest the size difference doesn't seem to warrant a new purchase. It seems like a very slight change.
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I agree. The mini is nice but I prefer the standard. The CF elite version is my go to although I’m not a fan of black blades. Some day I’ll swap the blades to a satin but the action on the elite came dialed in perfectly out of the box and I don’t want to mess with it.
 
Picked up a Mini Bugout recently and I must say I'm pretty impressed. First Benchmade, for me, that came out of the box with smooth action, no play, and very nearly perfectly centered blade. I had a regular Bugout before, and found the balance favoring the blade more, so I got a brass backspacer with the Mini along with some G10 scales. I wasn't able to put on the scales yet because the stock screws are too short (FYI: if Flytanium scales, get screws also), so while I wait for screws I've been using the grivory scales with brass backspacer for a few days. The balance is very much improved! Would definitely recommend brass/copper over lighter spacers like titanium or carbon fiber for the Bugout. If the stock scales were black I'd be happy as is.

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Dodgie02 said:
As to your question, I could go into detail but I think a quick Google search on the dragonfly 2 would give you 101 reasons in favor of small knives.
I actually only own the df2 and while this argument doesn't work for small folders in general, there is definitely a demand for small folders that actually perform way above their similarly sized competitors.
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I've been carrying the Dragonfly 2 for a good while now and am finally getting ready to make my first $100+ knife purchase. I'm thinking about getting a Mini Bugout (or a Sage 5, or a regular Bugout, or a Mini Grip).

Did you find that the Mini Bugout filled the exact same role as the DF2? It seems being about a half inch longer the MB would be more versatile...I'm just wanting to make sure that's the case before I think about going with the Mini Bugout.

Thanks for any input!

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Received a Mini Bugout in Orange today. Centered, nice action. Really like the light weight. Almost a full flat ground blade, slice and dice. What a pocket knife or EDC if you like, should be.
 
I will be getting my first mini bug out delivered this week, a cf elite. I’m already looking at a scale replacement and I’m split between brass, copper, or the carved carbon fiber from Rogue. Any suggestions to help me make up my mind?
 
kingston73 said:
I will be getting my first mini bug out delivered this week, a cf elite. I’m already looking at a scale replacement and I’m split between brass, copper, or the carved carbon fiber from Rogue. Any suggestions to help me make up my mind?
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Out of those I'd go with carbon fiber hands down. But, I'm also not a fan of brass or copper and a huge fan of CF. Plus those Rogue scales are gorgeous and the craftsmanship is amazing.
 
Just bought a black mini bugout yesterday. I love the original, but I tend to smaller knives these days. Cant wait to get it.
 
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