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Approximately $10-$12 for a box, postage and insurance for me to send it back to the dealer. $12.50 is this dealer's shipping rate to send a new knife back to me.
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My BM Sibert MPR: A Tale of Two Standards
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Approximately $10-$12 for a box, postage and insurance for me to send it back to the dealer. $12.50 is this dealer's shipping rate to send a new knife back to me.
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Man, that blows. They should pay to ship it back to you and then claim the money from BM!
Not much you can do about the tooling marks on the jimping.
You could try to center the blade yourself. Of course, you'll have to take the knife apart...But if the initial construction is the problem, you can center everything up and that will solve the problem.
Many higher cost knives have uncentered blades.
One fellow on this forum got a Sebenza with an uncentered blade. He bitched so much on the forum that CRK sent him a new knife just to shut him up.
Then he got a Yuna with an uncentered blade.
I guess he's just living with that one.
Sometimes even the 'perfect' knives aren't all that.
You could try to center the blade yourself. Of course, you'll have to take the knife apart...But if the initial construction is the problem, you can center everything up and that will solve the problem.
Many higher cost knives have uncentered blades.
One fellow on this forum got a Sebenza with an uncentered blade. He bitched so much on the forum that CRK sent him a new knife just to shut him up.
Then he got a Yuna with an uncentered blade.
I guess he's just living with that one.
Sometimes even the 'perfect' knives aren't all that.
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As far as I know that would void the BM warrenty.
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If you can put the knife back together it won't void the warranty. How will Benchmade ever know it was apart?
But you can just loosen all the screws which is not taking it apart and retighten them in different orders while pushing on the blade and probably get it centered. It doesn't have to be taken apart and you want to push both in the direction you want it to go and the other direction as both can center a blade even though it makes no sense.
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I just received mine (801/1000 of the first production), and unfortunately it suffers from the exact same problems (though mine is fairly sharp) - a there is a lot of globbiness on the jimping on the lockbar, and the blade is way off-center. I am also disappointed that the jimping on the spine is SO dull that it has essentially no benefit.
Honestly while I do find the knife charming in its bank-vault solidity, and I like its looks, I'm not sure I see the point of a knife this small that's also this heavy. I can't think of any way in which this is superior to, say, an $80 Sage I. I think I'm sending this one back for a refund, and saving my money for something else.
Honestly while I do find the knife charming in its bank-vault solidity, and I like its looks, I'm not sure I see the point of a knife this small that's also this heavy. I can't think of any way in which this is superior to, say, an $80 Sage I. I think I'm sending this one back for a refund, and saving my money for something else.
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either you guys lot lemons or im really lucky because mine is absoloutly dead center . good luck
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+1--I got mine yesterday. Centered blade, jimping is fine, sharp out of the box but sharper now. So far so good
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I couldn't agree more .. Iv never seen a benchmade with poor fit and finish
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So the dealer doesn't check the knife and sends you a lemon and you have to pay for the shipping on a new knife? What's the name of this dealer? I don't want to buy from them.
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I'm not usually a big fan of so-called "tactical" knives, but Sibert's custom version looked interesting and unique, though I've never held one, and from the on-line photos, Benchmade appeared to have done a decent enough job on their mass-produced version, so I asked to handle one at a local shop.
The workmanship on this sample was more or less commensurate with the retail price, the blade was almost centered (but fairly dull), and it's certainly a handsome enough pattern at first glance, particularly on the clip side. I applaud them for their decision to go with green G-10, rather than the usual tired, generic black, but what a boat-anchor!
I was amazed that something so overweight and overwrought made it past the design stage. This boxy brick punishes the scales (and the pocket) at over 1/3 of a pound with a 2.9" blade! If the blade and handle thickness were reduced by half, the proportions would probably be just about right. I was looking for a compact and reasonably robust cutting tool, not a folding forklift.
What's up with this obese pocketknife marketing trend? I thought it was fairly common knowledge that thin blades perform better than thick ones, at least when it comes to things like, you know...cutting stuff, all else being equal. Why would a designer severely compromise a smallish folder's performance and ergonomics with all that completely superfluous weight and bulk? Needless to say, I passed on this one with some regret. It really looked nice, right up until I had it in my hand. To each their own, but I want a folder that doesn't require Nomex/Kevlar reinforced suspenders to hold my pants up when it's in my pocket.
Regarding the 755 Maxi Pocket Rock's so-called tactical nature; I suppose you could drop it on the bad guy's foot. The ensuing six months of painful traction he'll have to endure in order to walk again should cause him think to twice before limping off to perpetrate another assault in the future.
The workmanship on this sample was more or less commensurate with the retail price, the blade was almost centered (but fairly dull), and it's certainly a handsome enough pattern at first glance, particularly on the clip side. I applaud them for their decision to go with green G-10, rather than the usual tired, generic black, but what a boat-anchor!
I was amazed that something so overweight and overwrought made it past the design stage. This boxy brick punishes the scales (and the pocket) at over 1/3 of a pound with a 2.9" blade! If the blade and handle thickness were reduced by half, the proportions would probably be just about right. I was looking for a compact and reasonably robust cutting tool, not a folding forklift.
What's up with this obese pocketknife marketing trend? I thought it was fairly common knowledge that thin blades perform better than thick ones, at least when it comes to things like, you know...cutting stuff, all else being equal. Why would a designer severely compromise a smallish folder's performance and ergonomics with all that completely superfluous weight and bulk? Needless to say, I passed on this one with some regret. It really looked nice, right up until I had it in my hand. To each their own, but I want a folder that doesn't require Nomex/Kevlar reinforced suspenders to hold my pants up when it's in my pocket.
Regarding the 755 Maxi Pocket Rock's so-called tactical nature; I suppose you could drop it on the bad guy's foot. The ensuing six months of painful traction he'll have to endure in order to walk again should cause him think to twice before limping off to perpetrate another assault in the future.
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thats why its the pocket rocket cause it doesnt fcuk around
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mine came today, very impressed with it. not a problem with fit or finish.
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WoW! After reading your review of "handling" one of these knives and then ripping it to shreds, I have no other choice now but to..................................................................................................................go buy another one! :thumbup:I'm not usually a big fan of so-called "tactical" knives, but Sibert's custom version looked interesting and unique, though I've never held one, and from the on-line photos, Benchmade appeared to have done a decent enough job on their mass-produced version, so I asked to handle one at a local shop.
The workmanship on this sample was more or less commensurate with the retail price, the blade was almost centered (but fairly dull), and it's certainly a handsome enough pattern at first glance, particularly on the clip side. I applaud them for their decision to go with green G-10, rather than the usual tired, generic black, but what a boat-anchor!
I was amazed that something so overweight and overwrought made it past the design stage. This boxy brick punishes the scales (and the pocket) at over 1/3 of a pound with a 2.9" blade! If the blade and handle thickness were reduced by half, the proportions would probably be just about right. I was looking for a compact and reasonably robust cutting tool, not a folding forklift.
What's up with this obese pocketknife marketing trend? I thought it was fairly common knowledge that thin blades perform better than thick ones, at least when it comes to things like, you know...cutting stuff, all else being equal. Why would a designer severely compromise a smallish folder's performance and ergonomics with all that completely superfluous weight and bulk? Needless to say, I passed on this one with some regret. It really looked nice, right up until I had it in my hand. To each their own, but I want a folder that doesn't require Nomex/Kevlar reinforced suspenders to hold my pants up when it's in my pocket.
Regarding the 755 Maxi Pocket Rock's so-called tactical nature; I suppose you could drop it on the bad guy's foot. The ensuing six months of painful traction he'll have to endure in order to walk again should cause him think to twice before limping off to perpetrate another assault in the future.