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I am now a band wagon jumper for the 710. Bought two for stocking stuffers for my sons and am going to buy a couple more just to have on hand. Really nicely made. keepem sharp
 
longbow said:
I am now a band wagon jumper for the 710. Bought two for stocking stuffers for my sons and am going to buy a couple more just to have on hand. Really nicely made. keepem sharp
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I have a couple myself, put an attempted stone wash on one and the other sits in my draw as backup...I use it as a work horse, not into prying and scaping metal and all other sorts of knife abuse with an expensive knife.

I saw 10 x 710's on ebay for $50 I think it was too, good xmas presents for the stockings :)
 
The 710 is well made and has nice geometry (thin grind), but I don't like how it feels in the hand.

Are the other SRM knives any better?
 
tabeeb762 said:
The 710 is well made and has nice geometry (thin grind), but I don't like how it feels in the hand.

Are the other SRM knives any better?
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feels no different to a sebenza in hand...what other knives do you like? the 939 is another nice frame lock, the 962 is a decent axis lock both with a flat grind.
 
I just picked up the 710 again to check. Honestly, it doesn't feel as bad as I remember it.
Feels pretty secure actually, even for a knife with metal handles.
:o
 
I've been thinking about getting a friend of mine a GB-763. He likes how my Benchmade Kulgera opens, but he's not a knife person and goes on some rant any time I spend more than $50 on a knife.

The only problem is that if I told him it cost $12 he would probably try to go into some rant about how he got a knife just as good as mine or something.
 
I have really enjoyed mine. My first was the black 710 that I bought back in February. I used it daily at work to open and cut down boxes until I changed jobs. Now, I hardly ever need a knife, much less a beater, at work. It has held up very well. The only thing I've had to do to it was add a little blue loctite on the pivot after I took it apart and cleaned it. Well that, and sharpen it every once in awhile of course.

I haven't taken any pics yet, but I received some Bee/Enlan knives and a SRM 728 about a month ago. I would skip on the Enlan knives next time, but those Bee knives (L05 and L06) are great. The quality of the Bee knives is right up with the Spyderco Tenacious. The SRM 728 is a nice little knife also. It is a great slicer with a thin blade.

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I have bunch of SRM knives. All have been great. I'm always checking online for new models.
 
those Bee L06 look great! but after the past few weeks the wife said if I even spend $5 on knife related goods I'm in the dog house :p
 
Been looking at Navy knives. Are these made by SanRenMu aswell?
The Navy K-507 handle looks a lot like the handle of the SRM 701

I actually bought a Navy K-616 on impulse last year. The build quality was good, but I found the blade too thick to take a good edge. Didn't use it much.

I also have a Ganzo G701. This is my favourite of the Chinese knives, despite the tanto tip. The lock is smooth as a real axis
 
No, Navy knives are not made by SRM, but I have heard decent reviews.

I also have a Ganzo, It is extremely beefy and I have not had any problem with except for the fact that it came a bit dull. However I would probably not buy another ganzo since they do have blatant 1:1 copies of benchmades.
 
tabeeb762 said:
Been looking at Navy knives. Are these made by SanRenMu aswell?
The Navy K-507 handle looks a lot like the handle of the SRM 701

I actually bought a Navy K-616 on impulse last year. The build quality was good, but I found the blade too thick to take a good edge. Didn't use it much.

I also have a Ganzo G701. This is my favourite of the Chinese knives, despite the tanto tip. The lock is smooth as a real axis
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Sorry, but I have a problem with buying stuff that is a direct rip off of any existing product (NAVY = Spyderco clones). You have some folks on here that have a problem buying a geniune Spyderco knife from Taiwan that is understandable, however this is just unacceptable, YMMV and apparently does. :thumbdn:
 
NAVY brands are excellent as well. I own several and have to say that the build quality is on a par with the Sanrenmu maybe a tad better. I have a couple of bolstered models that I really like and they are very classy looking as well. Wicked sharp edges out of the box. Highly polished liners too. I think they are built by the same factory that builds the Byrd line of knives. keepem sharp
 
i keep a stainless 710 in the kitchen for busting open bacon packages and other similar minor chores. i love it. great little one hand opener that is super easy to sharpen up :thumbup::thumbup:
 
I have three 710s and TWO of them are very well made. I like them a lot.

The size feels good in my hand, although the all-stainless construction makes for a slightly heavy folder for pocket EDCing, IMO.

The framelock on the third is difficult to open -- it catches and sometimes needs two hands. It does not seem to be getting any better with use.

Two out of three -- that's not a high percentage. And to my knowledge, there is no customer support for Sanrenmu imports here.
 
RevDevil said:
Sorry, but I have a problem with buying stuff that is a direct rip off of any existing product (NAVY = Spyderco clones). You have some folks on here that have a problem buying a geniune Spyderco knife from Taiwan that is understandable, however this is just unacceptable, YMMV and apparently does. :thumbdn:
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That's true, they are mostly Spyderco clones, even have copies of Al Mar and Bladetech.
I have the prohunter clone. I don't condone knockoffs, but for the $10 I paid it was worth a try even if I didn't like the knife.
 
Hey I buy what I want and what I can afford and what I can't afford!. You don't like it don't look at the posts about knives made offshore etc.etc. keepem sharp
 
I like the 710 probably the best overall after owning and playing with many of the other knives from SRM. For the 12 buck price tag of the 710 after shipping I don't see how you can argue with it for what you get. Besides that there really aren't that many frame locks out there in this price point or for three times their price point that offer this much bang for the buck. I've taken a 710 right out of the package and sliced 20 weight paper up with no problem. I used it later to cut down a huge card board box for the wife to fit it in a trash bag. For fun I sliced up the box like Jim Ankerson does in his videos and after cutting down that box big enough for me to hide in and close the lid it still slices that 20 weight printer paper so to me if you don't like it thats fine but in this time of high unemployment and tough times for many its nice to have an inexpensive alternative for office party gifts, or stocking stuffers for knife nuts.

STR
 
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