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Centurian

Centurian

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I know everybody hates these, but I value your opinion. I tend to trust people who actually have hands on experiance with a knife, more that magazines.

So I have narrowed it down to two knives. The Camillus Maxx, and the Benchmade AFCK (Axis). This will be my last purchase for a long time so I want to be happy with the knife. I like BIG knives so both work ( the Maxx has the size edge) but I want a smooth opening, strong folder that can be "flicked" open with ease. It will be carried for EDC chores and if necessary a defense folder.

If you can have any experiance with either knife, or both I would really appreciate your impute.
Thanks
Centurian
 
I would go with the Axis.Nice piece and really one of the largest folders that I own.Has the added feature of easy opening and a very strong lock.My .02
 
Not familiar with the Maxx, but I have the new BM AFCK Axis 806D2. The new models have bronze bushings and are drilled and tapped for left or right, tip-up/down carry. It's quite a knife. It has been one of BM's most popular models and is now made even better.

If you order, just make sure you get one of the "new, improved" models.:)
 
Look at the BM 710 Axis. Opens very quickly and can be openened
and closed with one hand. It has a better shaped handle than
the AFCK in my opinion.(I own one of each).


Mike
 
If your area is kinda rough, I'd take the Maxx, otherwise I'll probably go for BM
BTW i don't own both of them... so take my opinions with a grain of salt.
Very good choices though.
 
I carry an AFCK as my edc and I've had no problems with it. It'll do all that I need it to do whether it be a small task like opening a package or some heavier cutting on a camping trip or a day of shipping and receiving at the warehouse.

Never handled a Maxx, it may be just as good, maybe better. Love my AFCK though!
 
Originally posted by Centurian
So I have narrowed it down to two knives. The Camillus Maxx, and the Benchmade AFCK (Axis).
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Get the Maxx for a solid worker. Get the AFCK if you want to play with it.
 
One thing that I don't see anyone else mention... if you want a good slicer, I think the Maxx would work better. The saber grind of the AFCK makes it a poor slicer. I have it, and it is tough as nails; I have actually used it to split small sticks off a piece of dried maple, using another piece of wood to baton the blade through. That thing is TOUGH!!
 
Ok, help me here what is ment by "saber grind". I have an Emerson Commander that is "chisel ground" which is where the edge is on one side. Is the Benchmade AFCK like that?
:confused:
 
Centurian, a sabre grind is a flat grind that starts halfway down the blade, leaving a thick back for strength, like an old-time sabre.

Let me tell you about the Maxx. There's a reason for that name -- it is immense. Fits nicely into my back pocket but not so well in front!

That relatively thin, distally tapered, flat ground blade is some slicer -- I use it as a kitchen knife on fruits and vegetables. It's easily big enough to carve a turkey or a roast.

I brushed the back of the tip across a finger and bled. I couldn't believe a light touch like that would break the skin, and I've gotten careful with sharp, shiny objects over the years.

The handle is massive, but not too heavy, and the balance is incredible -- the whole open knife just floats in my hand. If you are thinking self-defense, be prepared for the clank when the lock snaps closed. This blade will not fold up on you.

There are no thumbstuds. What you see are the stop pins! Open it by the flippers: you can hook one on a pocket and snap the blade open like an Emerson Wave. You can push on a flipper like a thumbstud and open it slowly, also.

Comparison? I've handled an AFCK but never owned one. Great ergonomics on the grip, but the Maxx is easy to hold, and I find switching from hammer to reverse grip is a breeze with those grooves on the handle. You wouldn't go wrong with the Benchmade, but I much prefer the Maxx.
 
Esav Benyamin....thanks for the discription. I was leaning towards the Maxx just because I like big folders (I love my Sifu's and my Cold Steel XL Voyager) thought that the Maxx might be a nice addition.
I wanted an opinion because I bought another large mega folder sometime back that was built like a bick _ house but it took super human strength to get the thing open. I traded it off and the forum member sent it back, and the company gave them a new knife that appearantly opended much better.

I like the ergonomics of the Benchmade, plus every BM I've handled was top quality. Both knives have great steel, I like the axis lock over a frame lock. Like the size of the Maxx, like the carry method (tip up option) on the Benchmade.

Since this is my last purchase for awhile, so I want to be happy with the knife.
 
The Sifu, Voyager, and AFCK are a lot more alike than the Maxx, which is unique if only for its massive metal handle. I agree with the guys who think it would have been better off with tip-up carry, but lifting it out by the "horns" and turning the blade out by pushing in opposite directions on them, it opens smoothly, and reasonably quickly, too. The Maxx just feels like a big fixed blade once it's open.

Just to rub it in, I tend to go to one of two dealers for my knives, 1SKS and Bayou Lafourche, and I got one Maxx from each of them :D in case the rest of you are wondering where they all went ... !?

One's on the shelf and the one I carry was really stiff to close that framelock. But a light ceramic buffing on the lock surfaces, and a lot of sitting around snapping it open, thumbing it shut, snapping it open, thumbing it shut, snapping it open, thumbing it shut, did the trick!
 
Esav Benyamin
Ok, now you got me thinking:eek: you stated that the handle on the Maxx is massive. How massive compared to the the other knives mentioned above? I had a TOPS CQT711 and it was "much TOO" big for carying in the pocket. On the other hand the Buck Strider I have is "Bulky" but very carriable (don't think that is a word) u know what I mean.

So is the Maxx heavier than the Sifu? Wider than the Buck/Strider?

Thanks for the thoughts
Centurian
 
Esav Benyamin
Ok, now you got me thinking:eek: you stated that the handle on the Maxx is massive. How massive compared to the the other knives mentioned above? I had a TOPS CQT711 and it was "much TOO" big for carying in the pocket. On the other hand the Buck Strider I have is "Bulky" but very carriable (don't think that is a word) u know what I mean.

So is the Maxx heavier than the Sifu? Wider than the Buck/Strider?

Thanks for the thoughts
Centurian
 
You're gonna love it. The Buck Strider at 14/16" is thicker than the Maxx at 11/16" by one whole handle slab. The width of both is about the same, given that the B/S is squared off and the Maxx narrows slightly from the ends and then swells slightly at the middle.

Of course, the Maxx handle beats the B/S by 1" and the blade by 1 1/2". Holding the Maxx in reverse grip at the very end of the handle, little finger on the tip of the pocket clip, the point of the blade is seven inches from the side of my hand! That's like the reach of a Marine Ka-Bar.

Going by my cheap kitchen scale, the Maxx seems to come in at 7 1/2 oz, and the B/S at 7 oz.

I thought the Maxx might be a bit slick, but the grooves make it very secure. I haven't got a Sifu to compare it to. (I avoid fingergrooves, because they don't tend to fit my wide hand/short fingers right.)

Oh. That blue color gets deeper and clearer the longer I carry the Maxx. I've heard Windex will bring it out more by cutting grease ... I use alcohol swabs.

When I want to feel really co-ordinated, I go for my small Classic 2000 Sebenza in my front pocket and the Maxx in the back. Mutt & Jeff! :D
 
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