benchmade knife are overpriced af lol

While I completely agree they’re overpriced, CPM D2 is not the same as D2.

CPM D2 is actually a nice steel. Not $200 nice tho. Wake up Benchmade

@@coolguy3725 that's like saying amazon cardboard isn't the same as fedex cardboard

@@lexar4035 that makes no sense.

Make your comment make sense.

I completely agree. Had benchmade seized the opportunity to create a balisong like this 5-10 years ago at a more reasonable price, they could have competed with BRS and other well known "sport-flipping" balisongs. Now, there's just no point to buying this as a flipper.

Maybe , if we're lucky, Benchmade will seize to exist.

I agree. Thry do have a great warranty but that absolutely does not justify big increases in prices that were already high from the start. Now they just far too high

​@@doktorb3atcease to exist not seize

I think Benchmade is doing ok, they may not be able to compete in price with overseas brands but no one can. Sales to the online knife collector might be down but people forget that the online knife community is a very small portion of knife users. Now they may not care about the warranty but a lot of people do and Benchmades warranty is excellent and always a pleasure to deal their customer support. Also Benchmade knives hold their value quite well on the secondary market compared to the overseas competitors. When it comes to pricing, I do wish they would increase they’re MAP from 10% to 15-20% off MSRP but dealers have unadvertised sales up to 30% all the time, you just have to keep an eye out if there’s a specific model your looking for. That said, people forget that Benchmade is really the only large US knife manufacturer whose entire line is USA made and made by them. Spyderco and Kershaw for example both have large lines of knives made by overseas manufacturers where the profits can help support their US manufacturing. Even Hogue has their other revenue stream from the grips and knives are really their secondary business anyway. I should add that I’m not a super Benchmade fan who buys every model but I do support them and buy the models I really like. Also I have to say that in the last couple years I’ve noticed their QC and fit and finish has improved a lot from the years of like 2017, 18, 19. They’ve also been producing much thinner ground knives in their new models which the industry has been moving more and more towards. Plus they’ve really started to diversify their steel selection and their heat treat has always been great in my experience. Anyways that was way more than I planned on typing but I’m right there with you in wanting Benchmade to succeed but I also think the online knife collector community is a bit disconnected from the knife industry as a whole and sometimes can even be a bit snobby or fail to recognize that they’re comparing apples to oranges when looking at certain brands versus others.

I have one 😂 I love it

Looks like cheap Chinese garbage.

😂 MAXACE HAS BEEN PUTTING THEM TO SHAME THESE PAST FEW YEARS LMFAOOO 😂❤ ! Just got my Maxace Covenant III with Copper/Marble Carbon Fiber Inlays.... absolutely beautiful DURABLE Balisong knife that ISN'T $400-$600 LMFAOOO 😂!

Bechmade = 🤡

Well cpm d2 is better than regular d2 but it's still overpriced as fuck

I almost spat out my drink when that guy said great price point. Give me some of whatever their smoking

These guys are a joke. Both of them. They both selling these knives for way too much so BM and BHQ can make big $. It’s a joke.

But it's ✨️innovative ✨️ lmao

The necron is what all the sport flippers need

@@specterhaterewis it? I’m a noob

@@MILMI123 No, it's not. It's got all the new gimmicks but ignores essential things like titanium liners and bushings to keep the tolerances tight. It's basically a shitty rip off of the BRS replicant and Zippy's aftermarket mods. Shameless.

@@elchicharron9503honestly the stainless liners isn’t that bad considering it weighs less than a rep. it’s the no bushings part that fucks everything

Yeah she didn't look to pleased lol. Essentially what it is though. Competing with Spyderco

its sad that they're trying to "compete" with spyderco, but release a 200 dollar fixed blade with D2... same price you can get VG-10 or better from spyder.@@BerserkEDC

Could not have said it any better! 4x reboot is all the people want!

The replicant also has titanium liners.

The way they just kinda made up the word sportflipping 😅

@@balisongflipper2283 And bushings!!! This thing doesn't even have bushings!

They don’t owe you anything and you’re not obligated to buy jt

@@odie2763That’s why we don’t. We let the fanboys with more money than sense buy them.

“bUt iT Am cPm d2 STeEL, iT Am gOoDer THaN ReGLaR d2!!!!” - Every Benchmade Fanboy

Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I haven’t ever tested CPM-D2 so I kind of want to just for the novelty. I’m cool with regular D2 but of course at a reasonable price 😂

bro youre weird af. you keep commenting on here going on and on and on about "benchmade fanboys". you seem far more committed to benchmade than the mfs buying their products lmao. imagine having an entire company whos products you dont like and arent going to buy live in your head rent free. like why are you here? just dont buy them and move on homie. do you have mommy check the closet for bugouts before she tucks you in at night? @@FriedPi-mc5yt

They don’t owe you anything, you have plenty of knives to chose from at your price range.

@@odie2763Oh look, a Benchmade fanboy/tool. We know you’ll pull out the knee pads for them, you don’t gotta let us know.

@@odie2763 Benchmade doesn't owe their customers anything? That's not an attitude that will take a company very far.

yep, here you are again fanboy - your comment is so lowbrow... butthurt so good@@odie2763

There have been several upgraded versions of the Bugout. Are you Rip Van WInkle by chance?

@@sheltermonkey6065 I wouldn’t go that far to say “several”. I can think of one S90V model and one M4 model. Dealers get exclusives but they’re not usually different steels. It would be cool if they started lowering prices when some competitors are able to crank out G10, S30V, and an axis lock for less than $100. - Rip Van Winkle

I think their quality is excellent. Every Benchmade that I've owned has been pretty much perfect. But their prices are getting crazy.

I just looked at the display at my local Scheels... the BM inventory NEVER changes - you can see the dust settled on the blades... take a closer look and you can see nearly every tanto (bailout I think) the grinds look atrocious - like they let everyone have a lunchtime picnic with alocohol, and went back to work

Seriously. Come on BM, Give us a modernized 42 and 710.

@@JanusProsperowelp. You got your 710 wish and it’s about $600

Yep. Really wish they would just make a 42.

An Alan? A Filipono spirit with backwards fingers? Or is that a new online insult of some kind?

the adira has all those and steel liners too its an absolute joke for a “water” knife

"Are theomega springs, axis lock, and/or screws stainless". Ummm... they always have been. I think you mean marine-grade stainless.

@@perskonker73 And you know this how?

You’re not obligated to own one nor do they owe it to you

@@odie2763 Companies don't owe anything to their customers? Reminds me of the CEO of Anheuser-Busch.

Did you have to send it in for them to replace it? I had the same thing happened with a crooked river

I’m not a wood guy at all but yeah that north fork was pretty good looking😮😄

I think their quality control is good.

bahahhaah have you purchased one lately? blade play, sharp (not the blade) but the scales will cut you, and the grinds are terrible@@sheltermonkey6065

Actually it's much cheaper to mill aluminum/titanium than it is to develop the injection molding molds.

I’m normally not into OTF knives but after seeing this one, I’m kind of wanting one now.

I've handled the shoot out before. It's one of the best feeling otf In hand.

A bloody bandaid is seriously distracting.

I like Spyderco Salt lc200n so the Benchmade version is appealing

it has steel hardware, liners, and omega springs which will all rust. also cheap flimsy grivory handles. dont waste ur money

🤡🤡🤡

@@perskonker73 Is someone paying you to spout nonsense?

The color was *very* carefully chosen, so it seems they want you to lose the knives.

It starts at $450,- ...

@@AcENecro2000Yup, Benchmade doing everything they can to squeeze every penny out of the FanBoys. It’s not, “Can we make our 7% profit margin?” It’s “How much do you think we can sucker them into paying for it?”.

ah yes, the obligatory "REEEEEEEE DIS SPENSIVE THING IZ 2 SPENSIVE N IF U BUY 1 U R SO STOOPID REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE1!!11!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!11111!1!!1!!1!!" comments. such incredible insight. nothing gets past you huh @@FriedPi-mc5yt

look into a custom rep instead, the necron is a literal CCC. or at least wait for the clones

you can buy 2 spydies for the price of one of these paper weights

What exactly happens?

@@sheltermonkey6065 it acts as a wedge and pinches it high in the clip, flaring out the tip of the clip so it catches anything you walk by. Because it's such an aggressive wedging, it won't accept a standard 13oz denim jeans pocket lip let alone thicker work trousers without flaring out to a ridiculous extent. And to disengage, you either have to pinch the top and bottom of the knife in your pocket to pull out or flare the clip tip more to widen the wedging so it lets go. It's not conducive to a worksite as it isn't a usual clip, so it takes attention away from what you're doing to remove from the pocket or catches cords, tables, etc. Allowing a standard clip mounting would mitigate all of these concerns. AWT scales allow for standard clip mounting, but you shouldn't have to spend more money on a 180usd knife to make it work. Otherwise, the blade is gorgeous and works amazing. Holds an edge like no other and the coating keeps the blade from getting gummed up too bad, residue comes off easily. And don't get me wrong, I love that knife - it's my favorite one - I just wish the clip it came with wasn't being crowd source beta tested without disclosure cuz it really ruins the experience.

@@shkibby1 I don't wear jeans, but I tested the clip just now by folding over the waist of some other pants 4 times. So that's at least 8 layers of fabric, if not much more. The fabric wouldn't go all the way into the clip and got wedged about 1/2 inch from the top. But it didn't cause the bottom of the clip to flare out to any appreciable amount. If it's really an issue, I suggest making a video demonstrating the problem.

@@sheltermonkey6065 does the 8 layers fit on a standard Benchmade clip no problem? There is the issue right there - getting stopped a half inch from the top of the clip. But yeah, I can make a vid about it, for sure

​@@shkibby1 1. Standard Benchmade clips definitely has more clearance than the Redoubt clip... maybe 50% more clearance. I didn't measure it, but it's obvious from looking at them. 2. What brand and model are the jeans that are having the problem? There is no "standard" for jeans, unless you want to call Levi 501's a standard. 3. The Redoubt is a Black Class, and thus for miliary and LE. They don't wear heavy work jeans while on duty.

That will cost you another $100.

Did you not see the clip on the sheath?

Disposable how?

Doesn’t hold up

@@user-jz8uo9ww5e Baloney. I've used rubber-handled knives every day for about 10 years now. They aren't showing any wear at all.

Then buy more

@@user-jz8uo9ww5e Yep, it's an excellent handle material.

A machined clip will cost you another $100.

What's wrong with clips that work well and are replaceable?

You want a $400 flipper?