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<blockquote data-quote="brcfo_outdoors" data-source="post: 2769666" data-attributes="member: 113623"><p>I received a Bugout as a gift from work and mine wasn't sharp, the action did not compare to the other Benchmades I have owned, and there was lateral flex in the blade and handle just due to the thin materials. In my opinion they simply do not live up to the hype they get, especially for the asking price which naturally keeps going up with inflation. I put mine away and revisited/carried it some months later with fresh eyes to see if perhaps I had not given it a fair shake and was still underwhelmed. Since I was not financial vested in it, I ended up just testing to see how strong it was and the handle broke right at the Axis lock with not a lot of lateral pressured. I know that is an unnatural direction for stress on a knife, but I found the Bugout with its liners to be very weak even when compared to the FRN handled Spyderco's. I just don't see what role it is supposed to be good at, short of a letter opener.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brcfo_outdoors, post: 2769666, member: 113623"] I received a Bugout as a gift from work and mine wasn't sharp, the action did not compare to the other Benchmades I have owned, and there was lateral flex in the blade and handle just due to the thin materials. In my opinion they simply do not live up to the hype they get, especially for the asking price which naturally keeps going up with inflation. I put mine away and revisited/carried it some months later with fresh eyes to see if perhaps I had not given it a fair shake and was still underwhelmed. Since I was not financial vested in it, I ended up just testing to see how strong it was and the handle broke right at the Axis lock with not a lot of lateral pressured. I know that is an unnatural direction for stress on a knife, but I found the Bugout with its liners to be very weak even when compared to the FRN handled Spyderco's. I just don't see what role it is supposed to be good at, short of a letter opener. [/QUOTE]
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