My Auto Benchmite and 710
I had a 710 in ATS-34 for 3 yrs now as a part time EDC. It has held up very well. The edge out of the box was a very acute bevel so Becks Cutlery in Raleigh NC put a very nice grind on it. Made it into a great slicer. Never had any problems with blade alignment or lock.
Its a little large for practical everyday use, so I used my Small Sebenza for the most part (Did I say practical?)Well, smaller and less scary anyway.
So I was window shopping at Becks the other day and picked up the auto benchmite. Now this is a cool EDC. Very well made, lockup is tight and no blade wobble at all. I like the ATS-34 on the 710 and the 154CM on the Mite is very nice. extremely sharp out of the box. It is picky how you hold the knife when opening to get a lockup. Occasionally, The recoil tends to prevent locking unless the back of the knife is supported. Not a defect, just the nature of a small auto I guess. Have not had it fire in my pocket yet unlike a small UDT Microtech I had, it fired all the time. I currently carry The Mite on a small dogtag chain with a photon minilight. I never had any need to dissamble the 710 and I expect the same for the Mite
I had a 710 in ATS-34 for 3 yrs now as a part time EDC. It has held up very well. The edge out of the box was a very acute bevel so Becks Cutlery in Raleigh NC put a very nice grind on it. Made it into a great slicer. Never had any problems with blade alignment or lock.
Its a little large for practical everyday use, so I used my Small Sebenza for the most part (Did I say practical?)Well, smaller and less scary anyway.
So I was window shopping at Becks the other day and picked up the auto benchmite. Now this is a cool EDC. Very well made, lockup is tight and no blade wobble at all. I like the ATS-34 on the 710 and the 154CM on the Mite is very nice. extremely sharp out of the box. It is picky how you hold the knife when opening to get a lockup. Occasionally, The recoil tends to prevent locking unless the back of the knife is supported. Not a defect, just the nature of a small auto I guess. Have not had it fire in my pocket yet unlike a small UDT Microtech I had, it fired all the time. I currently carry The Mite on a small dogtag chain with a photon minilight. I never had any need to dissamble the 710 and I expect the same for the Mite