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I thought I was a "real knife guy" but I like Benchmade, so I guess I am mistaken. Maybe I just identify as one.
 
I literally prefaced my statement with "I like Benchmade", and see no reference in this thread to "real knife guy" until he wrote it in quotations. Neither is anyone saying what he is alluding to nor is that how quotation marks work. No idea what he's on about 🤷‍♂️
 
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tony281sc2 said:
Wow I didn’t see the HRC ratings. 55 for 3V and 58 for M390 is waaayyy way too low, that’s what I would expect from a Chinese oem, not Benchmade (especially after the initial bailout complaints about the 3V being so soft) :-(
…hopefully they are sandbagging (for what reason idk), the way the “Big Three” did with horsepower in the 1960s
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I made a mistake, evidently knife center lists it at 57-59 and I typed the wrong range. The Benchmade catalog lists it at 60-62, so I'm hoping this was an error as well.
 
halden.doerge said:
LOL, the base model Bugout is $180 nowadays. No way a brand new full TI model is coming out of Benchmade for less that $400-500.
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Not very competitive at all then. You think this is $200 better than a 0562ti ? That’s absurd, hell it’s $100 more than a Hinderer
 
tony281sc2 said:
Not very competitive at all then. You think this is $200 better than a 0562ti ? That’s absurd, hell it’s $100 more than a Hinderer
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No question there are definitely better deals out there. But Benchmade knows their market. This knife will have one for sure. While I think it's a huge ask for the price, I'm definitely tempted. Though the forthcoming Tactile Knives Maverick definitely beats this one for me, on price and design. That's the purchase I'm looking towards this year.
 
Just sold my super freek on the exchange but I’m really liking the cf super freek but see it won’t be available til Nov/Dec and is $315….overpriced.

$522 for the Narrows is an act of lunacy.
 
halden.doerge said:
No question there are definitely better deals out there. But Benchmade knows their market. This knife will have one for sure. While I think it's a huge ask for the price, I'm definitely tempted. Though the forthcoming Tactile Knives Maverick definitely beats this one for me, on price and design. That's the purchase I'm looking towards this year.
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Yes, that Maverick looks sweet! I’ve been wanting to try a TRM Newtron 2 also, they look good in full ti, plus I found out TRM is in my home state.
 
I like the upgraded Tagged Out, but this is going to be a year where most knife manufacturers would be wise not to over extend themselves into as many new models as possible, so I expect more variations on previous models than a ton of new stuff for 2023.

I like Benchmade knives and I have a bunch of them, but I'm sure glad I got them before the prices went up the way they did, because they were already a bit on the pricey side. There's still a few more of them I'd like to get, but it's likely only going to happen if they go on sale and there's nothing else at the time I want more.
 
The fetish for thinness has really hurt the design of "smart" phones.

I love my Bugouts, but I find the handles slightly too thin at 0.41 inches. The Griptilian handle at 0.64 inches is slightly too thick. The sweet spot is 0.50 to 0.60 inches.

A Narrows at 0.28 inches? No thanks.

Handle thickness
0.26 Bradford G-Necker (skeletonized fixed blade, no scales; for comparison; the knives below are all Benchmades)
0.28 Narrows
0.41 Bugout, Mini Bugout, Bailout
0.43 Osborne, Mini Osborne
0.49 Taggedout
0.50 Full Immunity
0.51 SOCP, Mini Griptilian
0.52 Mediator
0.55 Mini Freek
0.59 Casbah
0.60 Grizzly Creek, Claymore
0.63 Mini Adamas, Presidio II
0.64 Griptilian
0.65 Adamas
 
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Another Shepherd said:
The fetish for thinness has really hurt the design of "smart" phones.

I love my Bugouts, but I find the handles slightly too thin at 0.41 inches. The Griptilian handle at 0.64 inches is slightly too thick. The sweet spot is 0.50 to 0.60 inches.

A Narrows at 0.28 inches? No thanks.

Handle thickness
0.26 Bradford G-Necker (skeletonized fixed blade, no scales; for comparison; the knives below are all Benchmades)
0.28 Narrows
0.41 Bugout, Mini Bugout, Bailout
0.43 Osborne, Mini Osborne
0.49 Taggedout
0.50 Full Immunity
0.51 SOCP, Mini Griptilian
0.52 Mediator
0.55 Mini Freek
0.59 Casbah
0.60 Grizzly Creek, Claymore
0.63 Mini Adamas, Presidio II
0.64 Griptilian
0.65 Adamas
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Nice breakdown, thanks!

I can’t help it, though. I want to try out something that thin, and see how they’ve re-engineered the axis lock with a torsion spring. Here’s hoping some dealers will be selling it lower, the whole “please call for price” approach. 🤞🏼
 
halden.doerge said:
I can’t help it, though. I want to try out something that thin, and see how they’ve re-engineered the axis lock with a torsion spring. Here’s hoping some dealers will be selling it lower, the whole “please call for price” approach. 🤞🏼
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I understand your curiosity, but I would not buy a Narrows even at half price.
 
The new Benchmades look really nice but they are more money than I am willing to spend. I guess I am just cheap.
 
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