Should You Buy a Benchmade in 2024?

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[crux-cdvu]

Yeah man would love to add a couple more benchmades to my collection but not at the prices they want these days. I’ve purchased 7 knives from them over the years but they priced me out of their products.

[allenmcdonald]

I agree with your assessment. I own 8 of their knives and was a huge fan 8-10 years ago, but I haven’t bought a Benchmade in 2 years. As you said their QC has gone down, their prices have skyrocketed, and so many other knife manufacturers have begun producing/ perfecting their knives. I honestly don’t know how they are still profitable, because I have talked to so many people who have walked away from their knives.

[kerryrwac]

I bought a used Hogue Mini Ritter and it is my "Benchmade" of choice.

[stevesgear]

I used to consider myself a Benchmade fan boy. They were one of my first "good" knives I bought. Like you, I also though about the warranty and free sharpening for life as a real bonus. Especially since I'm close enough I could drop off for service if I wanted. But over the last year or so I can't help but feel the same frustration as most about crazy pricing. I found myself branching out to other brands in the last year just because I felt I was getting more for the money. I would like to see Benchmade make some changes and become a solid choice again for everyone buying a knife. But I think if they keep going in the same direction they will start to only cater to the loyalists and the uneducated. I'm one of the lucky one that has yet to have a omgea spring break! Fingers crossed!

[gigilaco]

Microtech doesn’t fix their knives for free unfortunately. It can be very expensive to send a broken knife to them and from my experience - they’ll tell you the knife was defective and they’ll swap it out for free, then say they can’t, then they’ll ignore you for TWO MONTHS before calling to say “okay, it’s fixed. Pay $200 and we’ll send it back”. Being that it’s already fixed I’d imagine they’ll hold it hostage until you can pay. They also never told me how much it would cost so I have $650 invested in a $450 knife that still doesn’t feel right. Terrible experience.

Great video though man!

[FishHuntFreedom]

I own many Benchmade knives and used to swear by them but IMO the market has caught up to the quality vs price of Benchmade and I’d rather spend my money on other items.

[carmelotansengco]

Bought a 940-2 last year and after just a couple of months I believe, one of the omega springs broke. I tried taking the knife apart. I managed to remove all the screws but one. I've heard about Benchmade screws so I was very careful. My 'technique' had worked so far so I put in my Wiha T6 bit straight up and down. I made sure it was secure and I began to turn it slowly, pause, turn it slowly again, pause. I did this for s few times and without warning it's almost as if the teeth on the screw broke off.

[selenicmooncry]

thing about benchmade that always steered me away is the thumb opening, just much harder to operate compared to the spyderco ones

[griff]

If you want one absolutely. Just shop around. Arizona custom knives has one barely used bugout for 125. 180 for one with AWT scales. With Benchmade warranty, that's a good value

[KenBurr]

Kaviso had a killer 4th of July sale on Benchmades. Got myself both the 533-3 bugout and 565-1 mini freek for $180 each..

[kds]

Everything cost more nowadays. Sign of the times. For the guy who buys several knives a year, sure they are expensive. For the guy who just wants a well made American knife to carry for the next several years, it’s reasonable.

[TCat-veqi]

I have tons of knives, but I’ve always loved Benchmade designs. I had a mini barrage, then a 940-2, and couldn’t love either. I had many other similar knives since then and finally landed on the griptilian in s30v and I’m obsessed. Perfect size and shape and edge retention I just love it…it’s 2024 and I’m just realizing their 140$ knife is the one I need after spending 1000$ plus on others lol. I would strongly suggest go to a knife shop and handle all the knives you can then make a choice, I got lucky and mine was a cheap one! I do think bm is overpriced and overrated but here I am using one daily soooo

[daneison]

My first knife was a mini grip I bought on Amazon for I think $90. That tells you prices now. I've had great luck with the Microtech OTF so much so I'll just buy one of them before I buy any other OTF.

[badhombre]

I totally agree. My g10 940 I smoked a spring in the first 2 weeks. Between that and my bugout I’ve lost count on how many springs I’ve changed it’s so annoying. So whenever I carry a Benchmade I have to carry a backup knife usually a Spyderco. So like you say what’s the point.

[jeffcanfixit]

I paid the butterfly tax (with a cringe😬) for years, maybe 10-12 designs, , like the Freek, Griptilian all the standards. Still love the 940. They REALLY lost me at the Tagged Out. I pre-ordered it and looked at it again a week or so later and thought what are you doing?
That's the last one I bought, wish the Full Immunity was -$120, , , it would be a cool lil secondary. I just can't do it. THANKS for the "worth it series" 👍👍🔪

[michaelmetler]

The spings broke on my 940 and Adamas.
They fixed them took to long but the did fix them.
I love my 87's
42 and BHQ exclusive 51
Looking forward for the Necron natural G-10 and 82
Love my Balisong's

[hectorrivera]

I love Benchmade. Never had a problem with any of their knives or any springs breaking. And we used them hard durind deployment. I did had to send two of my spydercos back to get the blade center. One was a Yohimbo, the other a PM3.

[right]

They changed the omega springs in recent months supposedly they are now bulletproof but only time will tell.

[michaelfuxeklint]

I've already bought a clip for a Griptilian is still a fairly good price and no complaints. For most of the time, I'm using two hands to open my Bugout. I like them, despite the price 🙄🙄😏

[Wollmütze-lw]

I have an 22$ alternative knife with an excellent Axis Lock and which never breaks if you are fine with 440C stainless steel and 58 HRC.
The Ganzo 729. The Axis Lock of that is not fidgity but Ganzo did improve the Axis Lock to an "autoadjust Axis Lock". The axis bar has room to travel a few millimeters foreward to make up over the decades for any wear and tear on the axis bar and back blade ramp. The Omega springs will never break on the Ganzo 729. That is an PM2 close copy - a well made copy in 440C steel. None blade play whatsoever. I have 6 of them and only on one rifle green one the blade is a bit looser than on the others but no blade play at all.