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  By gratka158, July 31, 2009 @ 12:04 am

  benchmade gamer end spyderco tenacious
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  By gratka158, July 31, 2009 @ 12:05 am

  spyderco tenacious end benchmade gamer
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  By 53low, August 3, 2009 @ 7:23 pm

  luv that sound when he cuts the paper sharp lol
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  By flakey1337, August 9, 2009 @ 4:42 pm

  Genuinely no. The action on this knife is so silky smooth, its almost telepathic. (no joke) having owned and daily carried many knifes of different makes, I have never had a knife that opened more pleasingly than this one.
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  By jayw2, August 9, 2009 @ 4:51 pm

  Hey,

  Thanks for all the replies and help guys, definitely going to help me make my choice. I’ve decided to go to the store, and handle both blades for myself and then decide.

  Thanks again to everyone.

  Cheers,
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  By austin316132402, August 12, 2009 @ 8:22 pm

  I really, really do not understand the constant fuss over weight. We are talking about 4-8 oz. I don’t know how anybody could even notice that weight when it is securely clipped into a pants pocket.

  I carry all kinds of stuff as part of my EDC, and maybe it’s the fact that i am not overweight but who cares if the knife weighs 2 oz more than another choice?
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  By upplsuckimcool16, August 14, 2009 @ 2:55 am

  Watch the backipackin vid that he has and you will see how much shit he brings wth him and you will realize that 2 ounces is a lot when you take that many things lol.

  You have to realize we are talking a month vacation worth of stuff on a 5 day or more camping trip or backpackin trip. So I am sure all the extra 2 ounces will ad up pretty fuckin quick……
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  By AK74al, August 26, 2009 @ 6:39 pm

  Ive been carrying a knife on me for a long time and weight does matter at times. wear basketball shorts and clip a 3oz knife and run, then try a 6oz knife and run. Also weight a lot of time has to do with thickness and when u clip the knife to a pocket and you also carry other things in the pocket you can hardly get to them if you need to. An example I keep my cell phone in my front right pocket with a Spyderco delica4 i can easily grab the phone but with a blackhawk crucible it takes me forever
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  By mgbaseballa, August 27, 2009 @ 11:13 am

  d2 is way too brittle of a steel to be used in a edc type knife
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  By martinaee, August 27, 2009 @ 4:06 pm

  Honestly this knife is TOO nice for me to use.

  LOL I know it sounds funny, and I’m sure it is super tough, but I just have found that I can’t get myself to thrash on such a big and expensive knife. I’m going to put mine up on ebay.
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  By Mrfrankd109, August 28, 2009 @ 7:37 pm

  my favorite benchmade is my spike ats34 aluminum ive gutted 3 deer effectively
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  By johhnyjak, August 30, 2009 @ 10:39 am

  I own 710 D2 and I must say, that it IS great folder. I like easy opening, solid lockup and overall shape of this knife. Only issue I had was cosmetic: color on clip was gone pretty quickly, so had to I polish it.
  Next modification I´ve done is that I´ve changed edge bevel from 25° per side to 20° with 25° microbevel (thank you Lansky). It cuts even better than before. My most preferred EDC knife.
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  By johhnyjak, August 30, 2009 @ 10:56 am

  I dont think so. Yes, it is more brittle than other stainless steel, but not big pain for folder. And as always, most importatnt is proper heat treating.
  I used my fixed blade (5mm thick, 220mm everall lenght, D2 at 58hrc) very hard: chopping, prying and of course slicing. No problem with chipping or snapping tip.
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  By christmanpunch, September 2, 2009 @ 8:46 pm

  I got a Benchmade 710 recently. Here’s my quick review. Came out of the box sharo enough. In fact I cut my thumb only using a very small amount of pressure whcih bleeded like crazy because I was being careless. It’s comfotable enough to hold and grip. Solid blade length. Good lock up. Axis lock seems very safe and solid. My problems with the knife are the weight. It’s a little too heavy for my tastes. I’m now understanding why Nutn harps on weight so much.
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  By christmanpunch, September 2, 2009 @ 8:50 pm

  It feels fine when I’m wearing jeans with a belt. But when I’m jogging in sweat pants or shorts it’s heavy enough to pull my pants down. So I constantly have to keep pulling my pants back up every few seconds when carrying this knife. Extremely annoying. Also it’s somewhat difficult to open. The thumb stud is too close to the handle which makes it difficult to deploy smoothly. You have to push up on it instead of out to open it. After practicing with it a lot it’s fine but it’s still a con imo.
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  By christmanpunch, September 2, 2009 @ 8:52 pm

  Overall it’s a very good knife but it isn’t as perfect as people make it sound. I’m probably going to buying a 2nd high quality folder which is lighter and easier to open in an emergency. Ideally I’d prefer to get an auto but they’re illegal of course… Stupid non-sensical laws…
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  By christmanpunch, September 2, 2009 @ 8:56 pm

  Forgot to add that I’m probably going to be going for a tanto style blade for better stabbing. And I’ll have to disagree with Nutn here. He says slashing is the most common use of a knife in an emergency situation. But in my krav maga class we do very realistic scenarios of defending yourself from someone with a knife at full speed with a rubber safety knife and padding. The most natural attack with a knife is to stab repeatedly into the body. Not to slash. So stabbing seems much more likely.
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  By christmanpunch, September 2, 2009 @ 9:00 pm

  I also disagree with the opinion that a knife vs knife attack is uncommon and unlikely therefore a medal finger guard isn’t really essential. After my experiences in my krav maga classes I can definitely see real scenarios where a knife vs knife attack can occur. And there’s times when using your knife to block blows can also be realistic. He is however spot on with his emphasis on the reach of the blade. Very important in my experience. Makes it much easier to make contact with your target.
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  By colhunt76, September 8, 2009 @ 7:18 pm

  I LOVE my 710S and I’ve used it as my primary EDC for 9 years.

  Deployment: Using the thumb stud should be pushing FORWARD, toward the pivot. It’s a much more natural motion as opposed to trying to pry it away from the handle.

  It could weigh less. Wearing jeans, it’s negligible, but with shorts, it’s a bit much.

  I recently handled a 530SBK Pardue and really liked it – it kills the weight / thickness issue and still sports the Axis lock.
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  By colhunt76, September 8, 2009 @ 7:26 pm

  I should add: I have a VERY early 710S – the blade is ATS34. The scales were originally much more deeply textured with a faux linen / canvas texture; they were replaced with current versions when I sent it in to replace a broken Axis spring – my only gripe as I liked the earlier scales and had used a jeweler’s file to extend the liner’s jimping into them. I pretty much got a brand new knife back. I ‘fixed’ the scales again.

  I’ve tried numerous other EDCs and just can’t replace my 710!
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  By UDflyer04, September 30, 2009 @ 8:20 pm

  benchmade 42 has all of this plus a larger blade…..just put the effort into learning how to open it quickly
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  By trailer701, October 10, 2009 @ 6:56 am

  god look at this:

  usa: 100$=65euros

  austria: 175euros=250$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  and that’s when you get the best price…
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  By BMPresidio, October 14, 2009 @ 12:09 pm

  Balisongs are impractical in a tactical situation. The balisong design is extremely strong, but really not possible to open during a struggle or in a high intensity situation. A 42 is a great user knife, but it’s a bad choice for tactical use.
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  By BMPresidio, October 14, 2009 @ 12:13 pm

  This is spam, dude. Go to a forum please.

  “…disagree with the opinion that a knife vs knife attack is uncommon…”
  Hahaha.
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  By cliffrex, October 22, 2009 @ 12:14 pm

  also they are illegal to carry in many places.

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