New Pika

redhawk44p

redhawk44p

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I finally have a true deep carry clip!:thumbup: :thumbup: The knife just disappears when I clip it IWB. It comes out easily too if I use a thumb index finger grip when I draw it. The beveled opening hole doesn't thrill me but it works okay. It needed a little stropping to bring it up to hair popping but not much. This is a very fine knife for less than $30. :)
UPDATE:
I took the bevel out of the opening hole with my dremel it opens really well now.

The backspring on this knife is really strong.
 
Amen bro, I have the mini Pika and it is now my edc. Low-profile black clip, easy out of the pocket, 440 steel, high friction grip and a great price. Can not beat this for value. :thumbup:
 
I have, er, had the mini and thought is was a good value. I did however love the clip and stole it off and use it on various BMs. Right now it's on a mini-grip!:thumbup: Good idea on the opening hole and dremel tool.:thumbup:
 
I like my Pika, I haven't found it to be the fastest "one-hander" to open, but quality is really good!
 
wwells20 said:
I did however love the clip and stole it off and use it on various BMs. Right now it's on a mini-grip!:thumbup:
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:confused: Do the holes match up? I wonder if we can buy clips from Benchmade? I would convert all of mine to deep carry.:) :thumbup:

The Last Confederate said:
I like my Pika, I haven't found it to be the fastest "one-hander" to open, but quality is really good!
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Take the bevel out with a dremel. It opens very nicely with the bevel reduced..
 
redhawk44p said:
:confused: Do the holes match up? I wonder if we can buy clips from Benchmade? I would convert all of mine to deep carry.:) :thumbup:
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I had the exact same thought, and went so far as to order some extra pika clips from BM for exactly this purpose. Sadly, they don't line up exactly with my Mini Presideo however. Which is odd, since I *think* the one currently attached to my mini pika DOES line up. I haven't sorted it out yet.
 
Where did you call to order the clips? I wonder which models will accept the deep carry clips? Will they fit a Rittergrip?
 
I just called the BM number off their website. At the risk of causing them to be deluged with phone calls.....(whispers).....they didn't even charge me for them.....they just sent three or four for free.....the girl I talked to took my info, and at the end of the phone call she was waiting on me to say bye, and I asked....don't you want my credit card number?...."No thanks, but don't look for them for a little bit, we handle this stuff on a low priority." They arrived in about 2 weeks.
 
I emailed BM customer service asking about the mini-Pika clips for my 'Grips this spring. After complaining about his directions (that I had to call some other number and charge some tiny amount of money to a CC, etc, etc, etc) the guy sent me 4 of them in the mail for free.

The clips are a little thin. I would worry a little about clip strength on a full size Grip or in rough situations, but of all of my 20+ folding knives I own the Mini Griptilians (usually Ritter Grips, but I have 4 mini Grips and 2 full size Grips) with the mini pika clips are by far my favorites. They ride nice and low and are unobtrusive while being extremely handy and useful. The thin clip looks pen-like and very non-tactical.

I bought a D2 MiniGrip to be my dedicated IWB (front left in front of hip) knife and with the mini-pika clip it's completely hidden, even with a tucked in shirt.

It's very much worth the effort, especially for EDC use around sheeple.
 
Thanks for the tip wwells20 & ewjax. I called BM and my low ride clips are on the way :D The customer service was outstanding.:thumbup:
 
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