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I got a new Benchmade today

martye

August 05, 2016 18:56

I've been on the fence about getting a flipper, but wanted to add another BM to my collection. Assisted openers have intrigued me, but given the action of the Axis system I wasn't sure I be interested.

Today I went to my local outdoor goods dealer to look at assisted opening knives. I really like the snappy deployment. It's a luxury for my needs, but I like it! I narrowed my search to the 470-1 and the 585-2. I decided on the 470-1. I would have chosen the 585-2, but the lack of gimping was a deal breaker. It screams "jimping required", but for some reason it isn't available. Bummer as the knife is otherwise a winner. The 470-1 also lacks jimping, but the design is such that I don't find it necessary.

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boinkman

August 05, 2016 19:17
It's a great knife that doesn't get the recognition it deserves.

I love the blade shape and in s30v it just feels like you could punch holes in a coconut, shotgun beers, cut through cardboard, and then perform open heart surgery with it.

I like the imagery of shotgunning beers before heart surgery.
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po

August 05, 2016 20:26
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Originally posted by Marty_E:
...I would have chosen the 585-2, but the lack of gimping was a deal breaker. It screams "jimping required"...

Huh...the 585 has been one of my fav models for many years, and I've never heard any screaming.
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hookedonbenchmade

August 05, 2016 20:30
Congrats on your new knife! I haven't handled the 470-1, but I love my 477-1. Apart from size, they seem identical. Amazing efficient blade shape, and awesome looking to boot.
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martye

August 05, 2016 21:02
I agree it is awesome looking and really lightweight to boot.

I don't think this will be my last "assist". I'm liking the feature more and more with each deployment.
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boinkman

August 05, 2016 22:09
If you like the assisted knives, the 907 is my hands down favorite knife that Benchmade has offered. The size and weight are perfect and they are super durable being a black class knife in D2 steel, that was designed with law enforcement in mind. They have a torsion spring built into the titanium Liners that fires the blade out fast like an auto.
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martye

August 05, 2016 22:53
Nice knives. Are those part of the Stryker family of knives? I recently purchased the 903 and it's my favorite although not an assist or auto.
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taxesblow

August 05, 2016 23:11
For someone undecided between a flipper an assist and a benchmade a good one to consider would be the 490.
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boinkman

August 06, 2016 01:03
Yeah it's a stryker. The 907 and the 903 are twins but not identical. Most would prefer the 903 solely for the axis lock but I like liner locks just fine. The blades are both about 3 inches but the handle on the 907 is a bit longer.
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lightning

August 09, 2016 22:18
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Originally posted by Marty_E:
Nice knives. Are those part of the Stryker family of knives? I recently purchased the 903 and it's my favorite although not an assist or auto.

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Originally posted by boinkman:
Yeah it's a stryker. The 907 and the 903 are twins but not identical. Most would prefer the 903 solely for the axis lock but I like liner locks just fine. The blades are both about 3 inches but the handle on the 907 is a bit longer.

Correct me if I am wrong, but that knife in particular is the 913 - the second generation Stryker that was updated to utilize Nitrous assist.

Great knife, Mine is the 912 with the 'traditional' stryker tanto blade. I like it a lot, and find the Nitrous assist to be a fabulous bit of engineering by being simplicity in itself - a bit of fancy laser work on the liners and the addition of a pin in just the right place.

Truly elegant design that
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boinkman

August 09, 2016 22:38
The 907 is the smaller or mini version of the 913. The only reason I prefer the 907 is that I feel like the blade deployment of the nitrous mechanism is crisper compared to it's larger counterpart. I've also noticed this on the subrosa which is a larger blade as well and can be a little sluggish.

Both versions are fine works of craftsmanship though.
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