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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerShooter08" data-source="post: 2382729" data-attributes="member: 2286"><p>I've really been trying to like Benchmade. I have the flipper which is excellent build quality and durability, but a bit heavy for the length of blade. I also have the Nimravus fixed blade with desert sand scales which I like a lot. It does appear, however, that the enforcement of MAP might push Benchmade's pricepoint up to a point where the value proposition decreases a bit too much. EZB, are you saying that the dealer's typical strategy of only showing the actual price in the shopping cart or having to apply a discount code are no longer going to be acceptable to Benchmade? If that's the case, then it seems that Benchmade is really going to have to revamp their QA as the consensus seems to be that it's lacking lately.</p><p></p><p>As far as carrying large folders, I typically always wear cargo pants with large pockets that either have a hidden pocket inside a main pocket or a divider within the pocket. That negates the risk of me having to carry anything else along with whatever main blade I'm carrying. If I'm wearying dress pants then I just downsize what blade I'm carrying similar to how I downsize from concealing a fullsize pistol to a compact. Typically, carrying a folder up to 4" isn't that big of a deal for me. Otherwise, I can downsize to a Kershaw Blur, Skyline, etc. That's only my personal preference though.</p><p></p><p>I'm also typically not one to buy multiple versions of the same knife, but I can see the draw. I'd rather collect representative versions of different designs as I like to have knives with different capabilities or uses. I've been thinking about making the jump to try a custom knife or similarly highend, but it's difficult for me to imagine spending much more than $200 for a knife since you start approaching the price of a firearm or payment towards one. I've been liking blades between 3.5 and 4" lately. Actually, I'm bummed about ZT not being able to ramp up production for their blade of the year blades. The quickly retired 777 ( now 0777M390) all seem to be unattainable at anywhere close to retail unless you pre-ordered as soon as the design was released and sell on the secondary market more like full customs than production blades due to the heavily limited production. Unfortunately, the 0454 didn't really interest me as it's a composite blade of two common steels and I usually enjoy trying new blade steels. That was part of the reason I went with the Manix 2 XL with CPM-S90V and CF scales. I currently don't have anything in S90V and nothing utilizing CF.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerShooter08, post: 2382729, member: 2286"] I've really been trying to like Benchmade. I have the flipper which is excellent build quality and durability, but a bit heavy for the length of blade. I also have the Nimravus fixed blade with desert sand scales which I like a lot. It does appear, however, that the enforcement of MAP might push Benchmade's pricepoint up to a point where the value proposition decreases a bit too much. EZB, are you saying that the dealer's typical strategy of only showing the actual price in the shopping cart or having to apply a discount code are no longer going to be acceptable to Benchmade? If that's the case, then it seems that Benchmade is really going to have to revamp their QA as the consensus seems to be that it's lacking lately. As far as carrying large folders, I typically always wear cargo pants with large pockets that either have a hidden pocket inside a main pocket or a divider within the pocket. That negates the risk of me having to carry anything else along with whatever main blade I'm carrying. If I'm wearying dress pants then I just downsize what blade I'm carrying similar to how I downsize from concealing a fullsize pistol to a compact. Typically, carrying a folder up to 4" isn't that big of a deal for me. Otherwise, I can downsize to a Kershaw Blur, Skyline, etc. That's only my personal preference though. I'm also typically not one to buy multiple versions of the same knife, but I can see the draw. I'd rather collect representative versions of different designs as I like to have knives with different capabilities or uses. I've been thinking about making the jump to try a custom knife or similarly highend, but it's difficult for me to imagine spending much more than $200 for a knife since you start approaching the price of a firearm or payment towards one. I've been liking blades between 3.5 and 4" lately. Actually, I'm bummed about ZT not being able to ramp up production for their blade of the year blades. The quickly retired 777 ( now 0777M390) all seem to be unattainable at anywhere close to retail unless you pre-ordered as soon as the design was released and sell on the secondary market more like full customs than production blades due to the heavily limited production. Unfortunately, the 0454 didn't really interest me as it's a composite blade of two common steels and I usually enjoy trying new blade steels. That was part of the reason I went with the Manix 2 XL with CPM-S90V and CF scales. I currently don't have anything in S90V and nothing utilizing CF. [/QUOTE]
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