707 LE
Paul and I have been talking to our BM. dealer for 2 years now about a 707 le.A few months ago BM said yes and should have a proto for us at shot.The knife should be out 6-8 wks after.
It will have blue alum. with cf or g 10 insert in silver or light gray,m390 satin blade and bright hardware. We will let everyone know how Matt wants to do orders when knife comes out.
The count will be 125 and all forum members will have a chance to get one, price should not be bad at all.
It will have blue alum. with cf or g 10 insert in silver or light gray,m390 satin blade and bright hardware. We will let everyone know how Matt wants to do orders when knife comes out.
The count will be 125 and all forum members will have a chance to get one, price should not be bad at all.
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Maybe its just thinner blades warping ........? Maybe not ....LOL 0 -
Or perhaps they had these issues from the beginning and were trying to solve them - and their roadmap said they'd try until early/mid 2012 and ditch m390 if they couldn't work it out (i.e. reduce the warped output to a specific percentage) 0 -
Hey B.O.B. ... I'd like to get on your list. Please put me down for one of these 707 LE's (satin). I'm a M390 fan. Thanks Much 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Sledge:
Hey B.O.B. ... I'd like to get on your list. Please put me down for one of these 707 LE's (satin). I'm a M390 fan. Thanks Much
+1 to that, I would take 1 for sure (M390 or M4). Most of my EDC knives are 3" so I definitely go for a premium LE 707. Count me in.0 -
quote:Originally posted by dj:
Maybe its just thinner blades warping ........? Maybe not ....LOL
That is a possibility, I suppose. What is the thickness of the 730 blade vs. the 950 blade vs. the 581 blade vs. the 707 blade?0 -
Are they out yet? 
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C'mon, this can't slip to page 2! 
On the steel... I think a satin M390 would look better, but functionally, I'd be down for M4 or M390.0 -
I would also throw a vote in to see this model come to life. Count me in. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by jtoler_9:
I would also throw a vote in to see this model come to life. Count me in.
I probably posted this earlier, but I'd be in for sure.0 -
quote:Originally posted by perado:
Are they out yet?0 -
I'd be in for one...in M390
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MCM reports, no M390 for who knows how long. I guess it may be quite some time till we see these, if ever. 
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Damn. 0 -
...or some of the newer, higher RC M4...just sayin' 0 -
I know they aren't out but I'll take TWO when they will come.
BTW Why blue aluminum instead G10?0 -
quote:Originally posted by wind-catcher:
BTW Why blue aluminum instead G10?
Because it's a LE, and blue anodized aluminum looks awesome.0 -
That does sound very interesting indeed, if it happens please let me know and I will be interested in one.. 
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What about some ?ZDP
Or S90V0 -
quote:Or S90V
I wish BM would try this steel.
This is the area that Spyderco beats BM. That and Spyderco does more slicer blade designs , meaning flat grinds.0 -
quote:Originally posted by dj:quote:Or S90V
I wish BM would try this steel.
This is the area that Spyderco beats BM. That and Spyderco does more slicer blade designs , meaning flat grinds.
+1 - Especially since M390 is on hold.0 -
quote:Originally posted by dj:quote:Or S90V
I wish BM would try this steel.
This is the area that Spyderco beats BM. That and Spyderco does more slicer blade designs , meaning flat grinds.
Or ELMAX or CTS-XHP. And I agree with you about needing more FFG blades.0 -
The thing that's a bit of a puzzle to me is that Spyderco seems to have M390 figured out, while BM is (according to posts here) having problems with it. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by JNewell:
The thing that's a bit of a puzzle to me is that Spyderco seems to have M390 figured out, while BM is (according to posts here) having problems with it.
Spyderco doesn't have anything in production in M390 right now, though, right? It's just been the Mule, the Millie sprint, and the PM2 sprint (although there's supposed to be another run of that later).
Also, I've noticed that several places are back in stock on all four versions of the 581 - makes me think that M390 is back in production for BM now, too. I wouldn't quite lose hope on BM M390 designs yet.
That said, I would like to try out some CTS-XHP and don't really care for any of Spyderco's designs with it at the moment... and there are plenty of BM models that I don't own yet that I could definitely see a LE with a new steel convincing me to pull the trigger on.0 -
Yeah, as far as I know, Spyderco has only used M390 on sprint runs, so I would guess that overall Benchmade has made a lot more blades out of M390 than they have. Also, the cts-204p PM2 (Carpenter's equivalent of M390) is long overdue, so I'm guessing they may be having the same issue with that steel.
I would also love to see Benchmade use S90V on something...0 -
C mon Benchmade you can do it....let S90 V replace M390.... 
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my BM. guy got the build sheet yesterday the 707le should be done in Dec. yep this year.will be 120 silver 120 black and a hand full of black serated. Don't know how they will be numbered as yet but when they are shiped I will post all ordeing info. Oh ya it is m390 blue allum.with silver twill insert. 0 -
Great news B.O.B.! Thanks for keeping after it. 0 -
BOB, thanks so much for keeping us updated on the progress of the 707. Can't wait to get my hands on one. Are you allowed to let us know who the dealer on this one is yet? I'm assuming that it's not KW. Take care 0 -
Oh, man. Great news!
I was this close to ordering something with an opening hole in the blade... definitely going to save my money now, though.0
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