You Can Own Only One - Which Benchmade?

[22-rimfire]

I'm partial to the Mini Presidio II which is a manual one-hand opening knife. Have not seen or held another Benchmade that I like better for carry and using.

 

[Knicked Digits]

Agree with the Griptilian. Would get the blade upgrade with s30v or 20cv. Great design/ergos for a user idc.

You’d be better off with the s30v. That’s my whole reasoning for their new baseline s30v models.

 

[bdmicarta]

I pretty much own only one and it's a 913 Stryker. I would like to have the 908 Stryker in M4 steel but it's way out of my budget these days.

 

[JJ_Colt45]

Contego or the Voli ... and for very different reasons ... but sold or gave away all others BMs.

 

[V-1]

Definitely a BM Balisong 42. By far the coolest Benchmade I own by far.

 

[Therom]

I have owned different Griptilians and Osborn models 55x/94x
Very good knives that I can only recommend

However I have only kept the Bugout.
My ranger green model is all I need and look from BM.
Light, practical, easy to use and carry like nothing in the pocket

It is a great EDC design

If you need something more classy or more sturdy other models will me more suited

 

[kickert]

I love my griptillian with custom igorded scales. Wish it had the S30V blade though. So among knives I own, or could currently acquire, that would be it. If I could have any Benchmade, it would be the Sequel 707-1701, the Blade Show version in blue scales and S30V. That thing is beautiful!

 

[Randanator]

My favorite Benchmade's are discontinued. The Rukus 610 is my favorite. The AFCK is also hall-of-fame awesome.

The knives you're looking are are excellent.

The 610 never fails to impress

 

[tgtodd]

Today?
My 552/AWT
Tomorrow...?

 

[Keyopp]

If I could only keep one, it would be a Bugout. Great EDC knife.

Although I'd still have a decision to make

 

[TTpower]

I've been drooling over the Super Freek

 

[sixplymaple]

710 with M390 is my favorite Benchmade for sure.

 

[whp]

710 with M390 is my favorite Benchmade for sure.

That s a nice knife.

 

[altman]

940

 

[specgrade]

10400 Pika 1st Generation. Which I do own.

 

[Knife_Nirvana]

I love my custom Griptilian with G10 scales and S30V steel. Of all their knives, it's the only one that is pretty much perfect to me. I would love to have a ton of their other knives, but if I was going to choose only one it would definitely be a customized Grip.

 

[jp9mm]

I'm trying to decide, with all the talk of loose axis locks and qc issues i've cooled off from buying any Benchmade so far.
12 or so years ago i remember drooling over the 940 in cabelas mags but didn't have that kind of money to spend on a knife then.
Still think i'm leaning toward a 940 but the crooked river and anthem are on my list too but everything benchmade seems kind of overpriced.

 

[stevejams]

Crooked river, adamas, or bugout. But for practicality purposes, I would have to give it to the bugout, plus you barely feel the thing in your pocket

Edit: also the mini loco is pretty sweet. I never see much mentioned about it so I just wanted to give it a shoutout