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Righteousbae
41
Mar 5, 2018
For how much this is, why wouldn't I just buy a Griptillian? Especially since I'd get the life-sharp warranty with it. This just looks like a boring piece
Drblue2112
4
Mar 7, 2018
RighteousbaeBecause you have to buy aftermarket scale to get a really great knife. Don't get me wrong, I love my grip and I want to get another with the sheepsfoot blade but those scales are truly the worst...
Oregonstan
20
Mar 7, 2018
RighteousbaePersonally I don't like the design of the Griptillian, I handled the knife and didn't care for the feel.
Roosclan
10
Mar 11, 2018
RighteousbaeFor the price of a Griptilian, you get: Full steel liners instead of the Grip's partial liners Full G10 scales instead of the Grip's hollow plastic handles (granted, it's really tough plastic, but still plastic) Thicker blade for harder use. The only thing the Griptilian has over this knife is the 154CM steel.
I am a Benchmade guy, though-and-through, but I don't care for the Grip series (owned several, sold each one). This one by TJ and Millit has piqued my interest since I can get a legal, ethically-produced Axis lock made in the USA (instead of a cheap Chinese copy that was a stolen design).
Righteousbae
41
Mar 11, 2018
RoosclanI see it like this: Both this and the grip are gonna be light use knives for light to medium types of edc workloads. Probably not going to be doing anything extreme like batoning or prying with the tips. And for the price point, honestly I'd rather have a grip with the lifesharp warranty than the little extra things this might give over the grip. I've had my grip for a while now, sent it in once or twice for routine tune-ups, the warranty and customer service I've had from BM has been worth it.
Granted, once you get to this price point, there's still better choices than both of these. Jump another 30 bucks up and you can get a spyderco manix 2, PM2 and 3, the lion steel mini moletta, 110 elite, all of which will have better steels, better construction, and will last much longer than either the grip or perpetua. And honestly those I just listed are way more interesting, be it the blade shape, handle, you get the idea.
Redbeardtactical
7
Mar 22, 2018
RighteousbaeWhy would any baton or pry with a pocket knife anyway?
Righteousbae
41
Mar 22, 2018
RedbeardtacticalThose were just examples to make a point; a grip or the perpetua aren't going to be strong knives like the drop video makes it out to be. You could do those with more overbuilt folding knives though, the bm adamas, and gerber 06 come to mind, mainly due to the fact those have much thicker blade stock than either a grip or perpetua. I don't do anything dumb like that with my grip because thats not what its made for. I leave that sorta thing to my boker bushcrafter or my kabar.
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