TRfromMT
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A year or so ago I got a BM 940 and just couldn't get comfortable with the amount of flex/side play in the blade. Tightening the pivot enough to eliminate it made it too tight to open. It just bugged me a bit too much, so I moved it along.
Then I got a second hand Grip (550 or 551, I don't remember) and it had some really chewed up handles. The knife actually was pretty nice, but someone else also wanted it regardless of the handle condition, so I moved it along. I'll have to go back to that model again, I think.
Today a new (to me, but picked up on the exchange) Contego 810 showed up on my door step. This is a stout, well built, tank of a knife. Maybe a touch big, but I am ok with that. This may be the one that finally tips me to the Benchmade brand. I love M4 steel (and this edge needs some touch up) and I think I can get used to the aggressive texturing on the scales (or at least knock down the high spots). Very nice knife. I may be coming around!
Then I got a second hand Grip (550 or 551, I don't remember) and it had some really chewed up handles. The knife actually was pretty nice, but someone else also wanted it regardless of the handle condition, so I moved it along. I'll have to go back to that model again, I think.
Today a new (to me, but picked up on the exchange) Contego 810 showed up on my door step. This is a stout, well built, tank of a knife. Maybe a touch big, but I am ok with that. This may be the one that finally tips me to the Benchmade brand. I love M4 steel (and this edge needs some touch up) and I think I can get used to the aggressive texturing on the scales (or at least knock down the high spots). Very nice knife. I may be coming around!