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This is the thread that just won't die! I love it. Had to replace my omega springs a week ago on my bugout. Both went bust at the same time.
Yes. M390 is close to S90V. It has amazing abrasive resistance and is known for holding an edge. It has about 2-4 times the abrasive edge holding of S30V (from my experience).I'm going to revive this thread one more time.
I lost my S30V bugout a while back so I ended up ordering a new one when I found a great price on Ebay. This new one has aluminum scales with a steel liner, and M390 steel. Of course after buying it I found my old one in a zipper side pocket of a dry bag. Apparently I only thought I'd checked everywhere!
My postage scale says the new one is an ounce heavier than the old one, but the old one has it's pocket clip removed. The new one has less flex with the aluminum/steel scales.
From anyone who has used these is there much performance difference between these steels? It serves me as a back-up knife to a fixed blade mostly so I'm not trying to do a whole elk, moose, caribou, etc with one. It's more for caping or if I lose my primary knife.
Thanks for your help.
NoThanks for the reply, that helps.
My main job for the little back-up knife is caping if I’ll shoulder mount, or cleaning the skull if not. I have a little ceramic rod for touch-ups I carry too.
With lots of contact with bone likely would you recommend the S30V over the M390?
Personally, I would take S30V if expecting a lot of contact with bone. While not M390, I sold my S90V Altitude and Saddle Mountain skinner because I got tired of sharpening out chips. Replaced them with an S30V Bugout. Technique will probably make a difference, I tend to be a tad sloppy and put lateral pressure on the edge at times; so the problem might just be that I treat a knife like a crowbar.Thanks for the reply, that helps.
My main job for the little back-up knife is caping if I’ll shoulder mount, or cleaning the skull if not. I have a little ceramic rod for touch-ups I carry too.
With lots of contact with bone likely would you recommend the S30V over the M390?
That's how I find things I lost all too often and I just went through finding where I'd left my Leatherman after it being gone for a month. All it took was getting the new one in the mail and sure enough, a couple days later there it was sitting out in the open in the shed where I'd been using it.I lost my S30V bugout a while back so I ended up ordering a new one when I found a great price on Ebay. Of course after buying it I found my old one in a zipper side pocket of a dry bag. Apparently I only thought I'd checked everywhere!
I also bring along the smaller bugout w/ the orange handle.I picked up a Benchmade bugout folder in July and I've been carrying it every day since. At this point I can say you guys NEED to try one out! Make sure you have diamond sharpeners, because the steel is hard, but this knife rocks. I reprofiled the grind on the S30V blade to a much shallower, slicey, angle and I'm in love with this knife. I need to skin a few animals with it, but I have a feeling this will handle multiple deer/one elk without a resharpening job because of the steel. And with the reprofiled edge it's scary sharp! At 2oz I envision this being a great alternative to Havalons, etc. Which is great, because I'm not big on land-filling things unless it's absolutely necessary, so Havalons just don't do it for me.
I don't know anything about the second one. It sounds fishy. There are fake Benchmades.Online I found the Benchmade site and Benchmadeonline site.
Would trying to save a few bucks be worth trying the second one? Anyone else see that?
^^^^I read that Benchmade eliminated their LEO/First Responder discount program/.I don't know anything about the second one. It sounds fishy. There are fake Benchmades.
If you qualify, Benchmade has good LE, mil, first responder discounts.
They have not. I just put an item in my cart and was able to apply the discount. I think it was a larger discount in the past, but it is still a good discount.^^^^I read that Benchmade eliminated their LEO/First Responder discount program/.
If anyone knows differently, I'd love to hear.
JL
I'm going to revive this thread one more time.
I lost my S30V bugout a while back so I ended up ordering a new one when I found a great price on Ebay. This new one has aluminum scales with a steel liner, and M390 steel. Of course after buying it I found my old one in a zipper side pocket of a dry bag. Apparently I only thought I'd checked everywhere!
My postage scale says the new one is an ounce heavier than the old one, but the old one has it's pocket clip removed. The new one has less flex with the aluminum/steel scales.
From anyone who has used these is there much performance difference between these steels? It serves me as a back-up knife to a fixed blade mostly so I'm not trying to do a whole elk, moose, caribou, etc with one. It's more for caping or if I lose my primary knife.
Thanks for your help.