Out of these five knives...

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footballplayerchris

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I've decided that I love the feel of a smooth manual action knife, and I hate thumbstuds. Leaving me with smooth flippers. So, I need your advice! Out of these five knives, which is going to be the smoothest flipper?

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I cannot speak about the Viper knives but the Buck is a great knife and you get S30V steel with Buck's heat treatment. The heat treat Buck uses is the best there is. The BM is a good knife but they run their steel a little soft, sometimes. Still, that BM would make a great knife.
 
I've heard great things about the Buck and your post confirms that to me. However, I'm kind of at the point where I want to spend more to get a bit more "flashy" of a knife. However, I will definitely keep it in the running.
 
I have 2 of the Viper Keepers and they are definitely not good flippers. With a wrist-snap and good timing they can be flipped with the thumb or forefinger though. They DO wave amazingly out of the pocket. I actually like how methodically you have to open them.
 
I have one of those BM 300 flippers, opening via either thumb studs or flipper, both are smooth as glass.
 
I've been doing some research and a lot of people are raving about the Brous VR-71. The G10 version is only $220 right now. Thinking about snatching one up.
 
For the money the Buck Vantage is a great knife. I can only compare it to the 300sn which is super smooth but it doesn't open as well as other flippers that I really like. Those would be most of the newer ZTs that have a good detent compared to the tension you get from the Axis lock.

Between the two I like the Buck because it's less than half the price and much thinner. That's also having EDC in mind, I wouldn't see myself carrying around the 300 that often.
 
The only one I have any experience with is the Buck. It's a fine knife and it served me well for the time I carried it.
 
DeadOnTarget said:
I like the Vantage, and for the money is a great knife. However it does need a little flipping.
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I have a Vantage as well as a few others. I find the Vantage to be a lot harder to flip open than most other flippers; it needs a little lubrication and the tap is a little shorter than some others. The deep carry clip on it makes for an excellent EDC as well as the good steel.
 
Out of those, the Benchmade 300

One you don't have listed, is the Buck Marksman which i'd take any day over the Vantage (I have 2 Vantages), and at the price and materials is a deal!

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Stay with American Bro....if my vote counts the BM 300 takes it, I own many BM's though the 300 is not among them I have handled them in store...Smooth as glass, I just found that the flipper was unnecessary with an Axis Lock.
 
I own a Benchmade Axis 300 flipper (prototype) and it is unreal how smooth the action is. Not to mention the axis lock: strong and designed in such a way that you can close it as quick as you can open it.

Excellent EDC and show piece overall. If this is a first BM... good choice!
 
BM 300SN....

There has always been a special place in my heart for that knife, even though the flipper doesn't really work the way we expect flippers to work these days...

Great ergo's, love 154, and there's just something I love about that chubby knife!
 
Here is another thing to consider. Remove the flipper tab and the BM 300 is still a great knife! The thumb stub and axis lock work as designed with, or w/o the flipper. Think about it... how many knives give you FOUR WAYS to open it? All simple, all reliable.

1. Thumb stub
2. Flipper tab
3. Axis bar
4. Pure wrist action
 
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