The Benchmade Knives Mini-Bugout Pocketknife: The Full Nick Shabazz Review
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- Today, we'll take a look at a knife that's proof that sometimes, less is more, and enjoy the shrunken size and improved solidity of the Benchmade Mini Bugout.
I don't get why people are so phobic towards small knives, I love them. If I'm gonna do some real work I'll bust out a fixed blade, who does super heavy work with a folding knife anyways??
I have larger hands, so I like the larger handles, but that’s the only advantage I get from larger folders. Though I also love smaller knives like my pilar, too
Unless you are taking out Tangos, what can't you cut in normal life with a sub 3 inch blade?
If I have to cut anything thicker I will use a more appropriate tool
@Adam Cosper I chose phobic because it's irrational. Nothing wrong with big folders but a fixed knife does most things better than any big folder except maybe pocketability.
@@thomash4578 Hahaha yess my point exactly
@Adam Cosper No nothing irrational with carrying it, my point was that so many people despise and disregard small knives irrationally. I love me a small knife and the compactness of folding knives is the only reason I carry them, but I don't tend to carry larger folders due to personal taste.
As a backpacker, this is perfect. Super light, decent steel, and easy not to lose due to the bright color. I currently take a spyderco dragonfly.
Same here, but admittedly, I am too scared to bring an expensive knife (>$30) because when I am ruffing it, I don’t want to think about cost
@@roonces8788most of the time when you get a bench made brand new it comes with a lifetime warranty. And you can send it in a few times a year for sharpening aswell if you don’t want to do that on your own, or with anyone local I suppose.
I actually like the orange because it's a "safe" color. When I get this knife out in front of people it doesn't seem scary because it's safety orange, like a traffic cone. The murdery factor on this is extremely low which is nice as someone who works in an office.
Cory Smith hilarious and accurate! Murdery factor. Love it
I’ve noticed the same effect to a lesser degree with wooden scales. My North Fork or even my mini crooked river, don’t seem to garner unwanted attention if I use them for some utility task out in public, the way a black G10 knife will.
What do you think about white?
@@SandeepSingh-tu4rh I think the black blade that comes with the white scales kills the "looks safe" factor.
You need to carry a Microtech Combat Troodon with an Interceptor blade 🤣 just get it in safety orange. Maximum murdery factor.
Nick Shabazz's disassembly and maintenance of the Benchmade Mini Bugout brought me here.
Yep the Nick somewhat OCD about knife maintenance.
I subscribed for the accent and voice of this man. I found knowledge.
Benchmade, please listen to Nick and put the Bugouts on the customizer thing. Carbon fiber with 20CV would be amazing.
jandlp14 along with a 10-20% markup.😂
They dont have to because people are going to buy their bugouts as they release, regardless of what they look like. Giving people exactly what they want this early on keeps some people from buying multiples, when they otherwise would have.
@@HeartMarksman well you just answered your question, why would they not want to sell multiple knives. instead of selling one
@Donnie Darko the mini bug out? Definitely not the knife I take camping but great as an EDC
Unless you mean backpacking bc then yeah that lightweight of the mini would be nice.
The thumb studs aren't ripe yet.
Tom Flower 🤦🏽♂️
LMAO!
😂😂
the orange makes me want it even though i don't need it
Me too! Orange is the new orange.
That's why I love the Cutlery Shoppe exclusive knives.
Me too
I love the orange!
I bought it specifically because it was orange
I like the look of the knife and blade shape but they just lost me on the quality control. And the color. I don’t have a lot of money so good reviews are much appreciated!
As it seems to be in "kit form" where as the user has to finish it his own self, I'm thinking 59.99 and that's being generous.
I'll probably still get one thought, it's cute as hell. I'm thinking leave the pocket clip off, put a bit of a lanyard on it and let it drop into a pocket.
No clip, no see the orange.
Great review! I've sent emails to Benchmade already telling them, "GET THE BUGOUT ON YOUR CUSTOMIZER!!"
Fully agree w/ your review, Nick. I have many other high-end knives, but LOVE my new CF-Elite version of this. It's just so easy to carry - my only fear is that it will end up in the wash, because I forgot it was in my pocket.
I was doing some work in my friends yard today and he gave me one of these knives. I love it.
I going to wait for Advanced Knife Bro to baton with a Mini BugOut before I make my final judgement.🤣
Sebastian m Right? And he is funny to! Hahah
Very sharp little knife, no pun intended, I love the orange and emerald orange thumb stud
After resisting getting a Bugout for almost 2 years, I relented and gave myself one for Christmas. I was going to get some orange scales until this one was announced.
It's smaller that my Mini Griptilian and exactly the same size as my CRK Inkosi small which is about as small a knife as I would would go for EDC. Normally I have to loosen the pivot about 5 to 10 degrees so that the blade will fall shut, not this time. My Mini Grip doesn’t fall shut without a little wrist and I thought it might have been because the blade was so light, I guess not. I’m very happy that Benchmade produced this one and selected my favorite color for the scales.
I swapped the hardware with my blue Bugout for a complementary contrasting accent on each knife. This Mini might wind up in a tie for third position with the Bugout in my extensive collection behind my Brown Exponent and Benchmade 943.
I love these mini Bugouts. I have three, one CF black, one orange and the white and black. I like the scales, the colours and the feel in hand. I did put Fly Titanium micarta scales on the CF one. All of my Bugouts have come perfectly centred.
I'm a fan of the ti lockbar for two reasons. First, I want this to be a super lightweight knife, ti is super light. Second and more importantly, titanium is a non-reactive metal. Won't rust, corrode, etc. For a knife that will be with me on the trail for months at a time, that matters a lot. Great knife!
Went through 3 warranty replacements from benchmade. The action felt like sandpaper on all 3 as well as awful lock stick. I told them my concerns about using titanium for the lock pin and they just ignored me. They upgraded me to a 940 but it was like sandpaper with bad lock stick as well, along with very deep machining marks on the blade and an off center edge. Sold it and bought a Spyderco Para 3 in S35VN and have never looked back. I have also since picked up a Para 3 Lightweight and believe it is superior in nearly every way.
I have the issue of the machining marks on my 940. Kind of wish they did quality control like spyderco, imo their designs are so much better than spyderco but spyderco beats them in value and qc. I have the para 3 lw and just ordered the mini bugout in orange. Hopefully I'm not disappointed this time lol
Spyderco designs are blah, and blades are much much weaker due to the thumbhole
Nick... I like the SHOUTY ORANGE handle...
At that price it’s unacceptable to have to be adjusted by the end user. Knives less than half the price don’t require any of that.
Just another company that relies on it’s good name in lieu of quality control.
But 30 buck blade replacements...
Agreed. So many knives I buy, about 75% of them need to be adjusted,fixed or sent back because they are not perfect or near perfect. That’s just what happens all the time if your not a known you tuber. Welcome to our world Mr. Nick.
Don’t buy a benchmade sight unseen if centering is that important to you.
Centering not big deal unless touching a scale. But action,detent ect does matter. Most my purchases are from the web as are most peoples. Cris Reeves, Kizers, WE, Reate ect are not at local stores. So it’s a crap shoot at hoping ya get a good one. Over 100 buck there shouldn’t be a crap shoot.Benchmade QC shouldn’t be the purchaser or any other company as far as that goes.
LBH has taken on a new meaning: “Little Bugout Hands”
Nick ur a gem...it will look good with the black carbon fiber and that orange stud
I have the mini Grip, the Bugout and the Chaparral. They are all good, even all gems, but the Chaparral is still the king in my mind.
Lots of hate on benchmade. I bought a Grip when they first came out (2001?). All my buddies said it would break its cheap it won't last.
Almost 20 years later its never let me down. 20 years of actual use. Maybe I got lucky. My 940 is getting on in years and has been just as solid.
Jeff Cowles many have confirmed that BM knives last, they just charge way too much.
I got unlucky. 2 Benchmades (Bugout and 940), both had an Omega spring break. Not even under hard use.
I LOVE my griptilian! I’ve had it maybe a year or two of abusive EDC (cutting shingles, opening bags of concrete, prying, etc) and it’s barely got scratches to show for it.
Hunter here. Like you say, this is very interesting to me, I started off thinking "cool, BM designed a knife specifically for me" although in the time between you posting this on insta to now I've kind of decided that I can't replace my little Falkniven U2. Maybe not as shiny but with everything that's going on just now... Ah, I just don't know.
I have yet to read Ben's thoughts on the Mini since he was asking BM about one since the BugOut's day one, but since he came out with the WE Banter he probably could care less.🤣
Sebastian m he actually said he thinks it’s too small and the normal bugout was perfect.
beautiful little knife, can’t wait to see your scales swap, which doesn’t mean I don’t like these...👊🏻🙋🏻♂️👍🏻
I got mine in the mail a couple of days ago. I opted for the stormtrooper version. Mine, surprisingly, came with a dead centered blade, a great action and no blade play. I know, wow! But the white scales bugged me so I decided to Rit dye them a nice dark green. Great review Nick!
Love the orange. RIT dying that material is easy, though
But then you're still left with the ugly orange studs unless you're good at anodizing.
@@DieYuppieScum91 you can probably get replacement studs from Benchmade. I've gotten blue ones from them before.
Just bought one today in orange at REI.
I am more of a fixed blade guy, but this is a nice little knife.
Also bought the Saddle Mountain Skinner.
I agree, different color options would be good,od green would be cool.
Love the color of scales! Love the thumb stud colors. Blade lil small for me, glad the reg Bugout blade is right in my wheelhouse at 3.15 inch and won’t end up buying this. The Achilles heel is the omega spring. Some do break wich renders knife useless. Still worth the purchase as it’s a great knife. LOVE THE ORANGE!! LOVE EVEN MORE THE ORANGE THUMB STUDS!!
An broken Omega spring is about as likely as you contracting COVID-19.
My Bugout omega springs broke 3 times, just flipping open ,very little use. It’s a pain sending back to get fixed all the time.
I had lock stick on my full size CF Elite Bugout. A bit of tuff-glide seems to have fixed the issue.
Welp. This mini bugout costs 30 Bucks more than the large one here in Germamy.
Where?
2020 is getting crazier by the day. Never thought nick would give a benchmade a positive review. I asked a benchmade employee why they don’t put a lot of knives on the custom shop. Their response....it’s a lot more labor and pain in the a**
the orange handle would look so much better with a black blade
Got one gifted to me yesterday...same color and I love it
The new CF Elite Bugout was my first Benchmade... broke the Springs in 2 weeks and the lock was gritty as hell.... Got a Mini Presidio CF Elite and I love it... But I'm not giving up on the Bugout. I put in new springs, polished the tang & lock bar... and through trial and error found that it is the smoothest with No Lube... Actually a little graphite from a pencil worked the best... I'm going to order some graphite lube. I think the Mini would be a great EDC for my wife, when they release a black scale. Great Videos!
I’ve bought 6 knives in the last 2 months. 2 of those are Bugouts. I love this design, BUT the titanium lockbar is ridiculous. Apparently the heat treat must be difficult or something, but one knife is fine while the other is grinding my lockbar into powder. Now, they want me to ship my knife to them during a pandemic when they could just ship a new lockbar out. This is a common problem. Keep an eye out for it, Nick.
Yup agree,us commoners have to sift the the chafe to get a proper knife and any knife over 100$ needs to be perfect in my book.
Your scope of people who use knives is a little slim, Nick. I'm a scenic carpenter, I make sets for TV and build them in dark sound stages. There is no part of my job, or my life, where a high vis scale is a bad idea.
But on a mini Bugout? Seems like a cooor for the full sized one, to me.
I get especially frustrated when Nick reviews a hard use knife or a knife with a non-EDC use-case and complains that it doesn't work well for EDC tasks. Guess what? That's not what it was made for. That's like reviewing an F1 car and bitching that it makes a poor grocery getter.
Realize that I said I'd like other options, not that they're bad people for making orange knives and they should feel bad :)
I found this exact knife underneath the Thirsty Goat Bar in Lajitas Golf Resort in west Texas. I used to work Maintenance there and I literally just found this knife lying there. I snagged it as quick as I could. FREE BENCHMADE KNIFE!!! 😃 Who'd of thunk?
ive read that the titanium axis lock bar is for weight reduction, however much of a difference that may make....
When I get one I plan on reply the scales with either black or OD green aftermarket scales
I carry the storm trooper version of this knife and a griptillian everyday. I absolutely love both of them. The mini bugout handles all the small day to day tasks like opening packages and cutting zip ties like a champ.
Benchmade should put the full size and this mini in the custom shop
I want the spyderco rat no. ll !
I own this knife. Honestly out of all my knives, this one is my Kryptonite. I cut myself with this thing too often lol it’s always when I go to close it. It grazes my lower palm religiously in the same exact spot but I still continue to carry it as my backup edc. Its a love/hate relationship.
You make a good point about the scales being pinched. I can pinch my delica 4 together even with steel liners..no body makes a big deal about that.
Benchmade has had quality control problems for years, and they charge you a premium price for the privilege of these issues, you know, like a Range Rover!
Then don't buy from them. Lol
As a atuo mechanic range rovers make me insane
The Presidio 2 CF is the best they've done in a while.
Presidio is very underrated. Mini and full sized are great knives
The configuration tool still doesn't have the 940😑
The company as a whole I feel very mixed on but I do really like the 940. The reverse Tanto shape is perfect for what I use it for. Protech Newport is very good and much better in other ways but it doesn't have quite the belly of the 940 although it's 99% as good at my tasks with the wonderful action and Protech quality. Even though I don't have any restrictions on knives here, I think I may be purchasing a calmigo as well.
Great review and always and solid points made! We gata convince BM to get the bugout on the custom builder!!!
oof. I want a customizable Mini Bugout with CF scales and a wharnie blade. A man can dream.
...hope, and aspire for greatness. Ooh ooh ooh! German stainless and (frost cutlery rainbow) pacca wood scales. Ha ha! Not so random jackass here AKA Joe kerr
It should be 40% cheaper nothing about justifies the current price.
While waiting for this the SOG Terminus XR came out. It's half the price so I have both the D2/G10 and the S35Vn/Carbon versions.
Butterfly tax is absolutely real unfortunately. They make some good knives but they just don't hold up from a value standpoint against the competition. The warranty helps take the sting out of it a bit for me. I've been very happy sending my army of 940s back. I find myself more willing to use a knife hard that I know I can easily get a blade replacement for
I love my Terminus XR
Orange you glad to see another Shabazz review?
Olive food puns
I have never cringed so hard in my entire life
Afternoon, Nick -
I'm admiring this one, it just might be my first Benchmade!
Unfortunately, these cannot be shipped to my home state.
On second thought - this seems overpriced?
Thanks for these episodes...
Benchmade sent me a new Axis bar on my first regular 535 when they came out. I flicked it open and shut like 1000 times until my thumb hurt and it didn't smooth out so they sent a new one.
It was "grinding" along the rounded part of the blade and sticking like crazy. Felt like sand stuck in the action almost.
I like the Halloween color scheme :) This knife is so thin and light you can carry it in your shirt pocket, lol
i think the coated blade is 136 that one goes for about 116-119. which makes a big difference in my opinion of it being over priced or not. 119 is a perfect price for that knife.
Probably will get one of these. Wasn't real impressed with the Bugout, but this mini-Bugout is interesting as far as EDC carry.
Hey nick just letting you know there's a knife shop near me using your thumbnail pics to sell there items lol just thought you may wanna know
Narrator: He doesn't.
@@playsauce what?
That price is too much for FRN
All I can see when I look at the Bugout line is the KaBar Dozier line, but at 5 times the price. KaBar should come out with an upgraded steel Dozier at a good price and they'd have a Bugout killer in their hands.
floyd2386 the dozier is definitely nice
It would way three times as much without the great Life sharp warranty.
YANCEY BULL I don’t even know anyone who uses that I rather sharpen my own
@@monkeyfaceII It's not just the sharpening. They also replace pocket clips for free, replace broken blades for ~$25-30. Omega spring breaks... free replacement. They sent me a mini deep carry clip for my north fork at no charge because I didn't like the split phallus clip.
D M I know that’s why I paid almost 300 for my outlast 😊
The price tag makes this one hard for me to swallow. One hog can do a made in the USA knife with CPM 20 CV and G 10 it’s very hard for me to spend $136 on a bench made with S 30 V and FRN.
I enjoy your videos but when you bring in other knives for size comparison (which I thank you for), please move your hand out of the way and leave em there for a sec, that way we can pause and take a good look at the size of the knives in detail. Thanks.
This! Why is he in such a rush at this point in the review?!
Don't rush the size comparison part of the review!
I love the way Benchmades look and feel but I hate returning (multiple) knives for warranty because of broken omega springs. One of the knives is a 940 with CF scales. Hopefully someone will make aftermarket springs that don’t break.
Yeah, as much as some Benchmades have tempted me, the Omega Springs always get me looking elsewhere in the end.
CSGraves there’s just no way they’ll last in a hard use situation or an actual “bug out” situation for long.
Make sure your bug out bag includes a self-addressed stamped envelope when you send it to Benchmade for replacement. jajajaja
bought the Bugout and thought at first they sent me the mini. i really do like it so small and light and know the mini would be to small for me. i think the orange color is great.
Quite the hefty butterfly tax
I’m going out on a limb here, I don’t think this knife is going to be more popular than the bugout. For a few reasons, handle is extremely small and uncomfortable. I wear large sized gloves (I think average for a male) and I can only get about 3 to 3.5 fingers in. Couple that with a thin handle, no dice. Second, the price. I know its made in America, but I think that is still $120 is $20 to $30 too much for this knife. Last, the color combinations it comes in is meh.
My hands are XL, I can squeeze into some large gloves depending on the make, but I find the regular bugout a bit weirdly shaped and sized for my hands so maybe this one will be a better size for a little knife. Ergonomics are funny though, I love my griptilian but my roommate can’t operate the axis lock comfortably because his hands are probably a medium. Couldn’t agree more on the price though, for the same money you can buy a griptilian or mini grip? This knife is $40-$50 overpriced.
Stevie Wonder could find that knife at midnight.
He’s not blind. He caught a mic stand that Paul McCartney tipped over.
@@scottshoe842 You're telling me that he knows they've been dressing him up in silly costumes for decades?
I just can't get over the "grivory" handles on Borkmade knives. I hate all flavors of FRN, and it makes no sense for this price point to have plastic handles. The benchmades that appeal to me are the Super Freek and non-aluminum 940 variants. I agree with you though, if a 940 was on the configurator they would be raking in heaps of money.
Backup knife. Take the clip off and pocket carry it.
Strangely I like the orange it looks cool
Too small for me, by a considerable margin (the rat 2 is pushing it in terms of fitting comfortably in my hand), but it's good that this knife exists. Now for the XL Bugout with steel liners (because that would be necessary if the scales got any longer). Companies really should be doing this with all of their flagship knives. Offer 3 sizes.
The orange and satin Mini Bugout is $119.00. The stormtrooper one is $136.00
Was going to post this as well. $119 isn't nearly so much. $17 extra for a coated blade seems mildly ridiculous though.
@@dm3639 honestly I don't have much of a problem with either price. The liners in the white version are also dlc coated. Hardware might be too, but not sure
I have this 533 in orange. Got it for free. Found it under a thick mat of pine needles when I was doing some contract landscaping. Sitting right there bright orange hiding under several years of pine needles. Zero rust. still flips smooth. Blade is still sharp. The landscaping was at an AT&T unmanned relay station outside of town. Definitely a finders keepers. I still feel a little bit guilty.
My Benchmade 1101-1 MIGHT have found a new owner last Summer
A quick google search finds that “Finders keepers” isn’t legal. Check your state laws. Generally you need to make reasonable effort to find the original owner.
Nick back in April 2016 you reviewed the BM 531 Pardue; that knife and a similar one with a dagger sorta blade had G-10 scales and are really in the size range of the Bugout. I've long felt they were the ancestors of the Bugout. In fact, partly due to your review back then I have the two Pardue designs. And a totally blacked out (or as Frankie would say, 'murdered out') Bugout. I would love to see maybe a fast and quick video by you comparing them... waddya say?
That’s the main reason I wouldn’t want orange. It screams “I’ve got a knife,” a fact that usually I want to keep to myself!
Perfect color for hiking.
Trying not to let all the orange hate make me sad... 😜😜 but seriously, I'm intrigued you like it as much as you do. Pretty cool little knife, if I can swallow the price I may get one... but what color? 🤔🤔
I LIKE the fact that the stud is a different orange. It adds to the visual excitement! It reminds me of when I was repainting my craftsman-style bungalow in Pasadena… I was told by people who knew that “the more different greens the better!” So I used 5 different greens on that house, and made over $260K on it! So, I am a believer!
Finally a knife for carrot enthusiasts! In all seriousness, I like it, but it's getting dyed.
I think the black bladed one with the goofy white grips would look good with those grips dyed red.
I have a broken skull from cold steel were the handle flexes a little bit but its NEVER beeen an issue. For the size and especially the weight of the knife people are expecting too much I think. I totally want this knife in orange by the way but in Canada its a bit too expensive for my blood. I love orange knives cause I never lose them. 😅 Hell I love any knife that isn't black and I wish manufactures would try other colors more often.
I feel your pain on Canadian pricing. I don't know why I dropped near $300 after taxes on a 940 last week 😭
@@_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-another Canadian here. Spent just over 1000 bucks on three benchmades yesterday. Woohooo finally got my first couple benchmades. What amazing knives
Its pretty clear why benchmade doesn't offer customizable or other colors yet... because people will buy this version to try it. The CF elite version later and a custom one from the site. They can sell the same knife to some customers multiple times over.
Something more obscure, the Kizer Sliver Sunburst is a classy high value knife & I’d love to hear your thoughts.
So you mention a sharpening choil.
Maybe a video talking about general blade features, including the choil.
I for one don't really like a choil. In my view it is a place for materials to hang up when you are cutting them. It seems like a feature that is better for the knife maker rather than the knife user.
I can come up with many examples of great knife designs that don't have one. Also many historical knives didn't have one. I don't know when they start appearing in bladed tools or weapons. A quick look at French and English swords in the early 1800's I am not seeing them, or in original Bowie knives.
I'm curious nick, how is it the price on this is fine? Yet the original bugout you commented it was overpriced and it's more blade than this? Not sure I see the logic there.
Cheers
I think he has just accepted the butterfly tax lol.
Hands down best basketball shorts knife out there.
Love your SMP 300. Are you also a watch enthusiasts? Btw I had a problem with Benchmade. They're quality control is not good. Sometimes you will get a lemon but, I still love my Griptillian that's the only Benchmade in my collection, sold the rest.
Of course the Nick is a watch enthusiast! Check out his watch reviews
I remember when the original blue one came out at 115 usd and it was considered overpriced.
Now the mini one is out an its 120 and more expensive than the mini grip, im sorry but i dont see the value in material.
I guess the value in design makes up for it
Standard Bugout at 117$-ish was bit on the pricy side while price of 137$ on this one is a good thing?
A year of price hikes changes relative value, and this is a better knife
I was looking forward to Mini Bugout as the standard is a bit too big for my taste, but the colour options and the price kill it for me. Unless they make it in dome reasonable configuration (like the original satin/blue) and price it just like standard version, I guess I'll never own a Benchmade.
Chaparral FRN destroys mini bugout in all aspects except weight and fidgetability. I hope Spyderco will strike back with FRN Chaparral with the compression lock and pivot bushing soon.
Price on this knife is absurd.
The action on mine was absolutely horrendous... Like to the extent that I didn't feel safe trying to open or close mine with one hand. Even loosening the pivot screw did nothing. In fact I loosened it to the point that you could slide the pivot screw back and forth in the housing and the action was still crap. I also wasn't a fan of the balance, the blade just feels to heavy for the handle.
I like a knife with a 3" blade or under so I really wanted to love this knife, but I was very disappointed by it. Maybe some custom scales could remedy the two issues I had, but after paying $135 for the knife (I purchased the white and black version) that is a hard pill to swallow.
Strange. Mine worked itself in perfectly and I got a drop shut action without blade play
Just a suggestion, try putting a drop of mineral oil on each bushing. Had the same issue with my 940 after wiping the factory grease when I swapped my scales
Size Matters ;) with different scale colour i would definitely get that one. The original was a bit to big for me. That looks like the perfect fit.
Thanks for another great review Nick. Gotta agree with you on the shortcomings, it might be a great knife but definitely not something I'd buy. I've spent a few thousand on Benchmades over the years and enjoyed most of them: their best small edc was the 705 by McHenry & Williams (I gave several of those away as gifts). Unfortunately, they discontinued that model a few years back. No matter, I don't see my small Sebenza getting bumped out of its edc position anytime soon. Though you have made curious about Civivi's offerings.
Civivi Mkenana,and rust gent are worth more than either Bugout with ZERO problems and top notch quality. My first dive into Civivi. Jump on in the water is fine.
@@knifenoob5411 I just watched Nick's Rustic Gent review, it's one that really piqued my interest in the brand. I'll check out the other one you mentioned, thanks for the tip.
I've never handled a Benchmade that didn't have construction issues.
I've never handled one that did and I own eleven of them over a span of 22 years.
@@stoutdog56 cool
The regular Bugout is about as small of a knife I would carry.
I Love Knives might consider the mini Bugout as a version of your knife you can carry in more restrictive states. That’s why I love it when i can find a mini version of my larger knives
Ah yes. I too EDC a CS Espada.
Agreed. In my big meat mitts the normal Bugout is already “mini”.
so how is it that we find you replying to a mini bugout review🤔
Esoteric because it’s Nick Shabazz video and I love knives so I watch them all. Plus I can make a statement on my personal opinion. Didn’t say it’s not for everyone just not one that’s right for me.
wow a knife with a mini on it's name is too small for some people how shocking
Syafique Sharif haha it’s something reviewers should mention for the low iq population
@@monkeyfaceII in his other video he reviewed a slipjoint and said the nature of that knife being a non locking is a bad thing. imagine that a slipjoint that doesn't lock is a bad thing.
Syafique Sharif yeah I have nothing for that 🤣
Tipped your hand early with the reveal of having carbon fiber scales on order.