Benchmade can keep flopping and rotting if you ask me. I want this HOGUE! Always good to have an upload from you man.

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Hogues are always so solid!

Just bought one of these from the Hogue factory outlet. As of march 2024 the clip/drop point models have fixed the closed finger catching on the blade issue. I cannot speak for the tantos. Mine is one of the most perfectly machined blades I've ever felt.

I absolutely love my Hogue Doug Ritter Mini-RSK! It's an upgraded Benchmade Griptilian. I think it's only available from Knife Works.

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

Another amazing Hogue! I have had a few of them.

I'd much rather buy from HOGUE than Benchmade!!

@michaell397

7 ай бұрын

Sadly, BenchMade has made a LOT of enemies tin the Knife world lately. Particularly their customer's. I am rather partial to a model made by Hogue designed by my old friend Allen E. KnifeMaker

@caseytyler8326

7 ай бұрын

Cheaper better quality too and still American made 👀 🦋

Great plunge & sharpening choil. There is a new knife called the Kraken with virtually the same design aspect of the 940 with full titanium scales that are able to put on and off with your hands & no hardware. They are held in place with strong magnets. The blade is same as the 940 but better geometry & plunge grind/choil. Oh and it is by far more cheaper . Look it up.

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

Looks great! I’ll have to check it out!

I will sharpen it one time and that proud tip will be a non issue. But good on you for bringing it to our attention. It could easily cut someone for sure.

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! And you may be right that it is a non-issue after all sharpening or two. I did find the cross-bar lock detect to be a little lighter than benchmade’s is but most of my other hogues are not like that so I can’t be sure it isn’t a QC issue rather than a design issue.

Cool knife, certainly not a 940 killer. Great video, thanks!

@TripleEEDC

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Magnacut isn’t overblown IMO just that most manufacturers haven’t gotten the HRC up to snuff. I’ve heard Hogue does it well though. At 63HRC it’s the best out there IMO. Same reason I don’t chase M390 anymore because most of it is crap, I agree S30V or S35VN turns out better most times

@michaell397

7 ай бұрын

True that! M390 has to have close attention and handling in heat treat. it doesn't do well in batches, much less on an industrial scale. KnifeMaker

It's incredible that knife is $350 and they don't have some type of cover or fill in for the LH carry clip position to finish the look.

I want this knife so bad. I actually feel like they take Benchmade's good ideas and make them better, but people don't freak out about them like they do the Benchmade. Like you I hope they fix the knife. If they do I have it in the crosshairs.

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

Well said!

how do you think the black coating will hold up? I like the contrast. Also, considering its a "collector" knife they should have offered a cover for those screw holes for the side the clip isnt screwed into. additionally, recessed screws arent a must for functioanlity but wouldve looked a lot better. In regards to the tip sticking out when closed, do you know if they fixed that yet?

Very cool! Great video 👍

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

From a practical point of view it'll most probably perform just as well if not better than a 940, but for collectors it'll take 2 decades and lots of limited editions or dealer exclusives before this could come close to the 940. For now I'll stick to the 940 😉. Thanks for sharing!

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

100% true! I ended up selling this but I still have my 940s. Hogue’s build quality is pretty top notch in general though.

@caseytyler8326

7 ай бұрын

For me it’s the price point and fit and finish. Haven’t seen the price yet but I’d imagine it’s around 150 … 940 is what 220 and up ? 😅

Good looking knife, thanks for sharing, God bless !

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

You too! Have a great Thanksgiving!

i just wish they were available

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

Soon!

While I’d rather have the hogue the tanto blade is much different than the 940 sheep foot I hate tanto when it comes to sharpening them.

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

I hate sharpening them too.

@michaell397

7 ай бұрын

No disrespect, but I don't care what Benchmade calls it. It isn't a tanto anything, (no disrespect, but it isn't a sheep's foot either. It is a Spay blade. Charts showing the traditional blade shapes are easy to find. then again the CRK isn't a Drop point either. Its' a clip point. It matters not whether it has a swedge ground into it or not. A true drop point has the last quarter of the tip dripped down rather quickly to glide over the internals of a game animal to prevent it from rupturing the internals.(Designed by R.W. Loveless years ago along with the tapered tang in the knife. Both classics today. But then again, the designer of the 940 and the CRK were both originally from other countries so what do they know about traditional blade shapes in Europe and the U.S. They simply made the nameu up ignoring both true tradition and the obvious uses of such blades. KnifeMaker

Hopefully they fix the problem it's a beauty tho Thanks ✌🏻

I sold off my one 940 years back because it was too big to carry most places and now the price has jumped up 70 dollars since my original one. This is probably the 150 range maybe 170

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

The Hogue Mysto is going to be like $350ish

I like the look of this knife alot, but I will admit the tanto was probably not a good idea. It would also fix the problem to change the blade shape to a slight drop point or clip point

@TripleEEDC

6 ай бұрын

That’s a good point! Pun intended.

Did they fix it ?

what is the advantage of a tanto point over a drop point?

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

Tip strength for putting the pointy end directly in a target.

Pretty sweet, I like it.

Yeah I’m all over this one. Don’t care what issues it may have. It’s a hogue and it’s magnacut. It’s a no brainer

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

It’s an excellent knife and better quality than Benchmade but I do find myself missing my 940…perhaps out of nostalgia.

Hogue has been doing great work.

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

They’ve been doing their best to beat benchmade at their own game for a few years now and have been doing a pretty good job.

@carknelson5895

7 ай бұрын

Wonder what the price will be?

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

@@carknelson5895 i believe it was $350 at Blade Show

I’m still a Benchmade fan.

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

Me too!

I love 154cm and cpm154. It is predictable, easy to sharpen and performs well under tough use. I have no issues w it. No wonder they keep using it.

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

This one is magnacut but a lot of the best knives for use at work are 154CM or CPM154. Everyone hates on S30V these days but it is still an amazing steel for most people and most uses.

@michaell397

7 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with well heat treated 154-CM. It was first brought to us by my mentor R.W. Loveless and his knives stood the test of time. When it became scarce, He and Jim went to Hatachi and convinced the m to produce a equivalent steel, ATS-34. He later brought us RWL-34 (Robert Waldorph Loveless), and later a version with a little Vanadium in it called BG-42. His knives are today the most highly valued collected knives in the World. KnifeMaker

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

I absolutely love my protechs and benchmades that have 154CM. It may be a little old school but it’s great in the field if you have a hand sharpener.

Did you graduate the 5th grade? It's a Tanto, not a Tonto! KnifeMaker

@TripleEEDC

7 ай бұрын

I’m not gonna lie. I’m a bit jealous that you learned about tantos in 5th grade.

@michaell397

7 ай бұрын

@@TripleEEDC Nope, but I did know who Tonto, the Lone Rangers Sidekick was back then. He carried a Bowie, not a Tanto. I did know well the history of the Bowie by then. ;

No knife will ever kill the 940

Hogue blows Benchmade out of the water just by getting out of bed in the AM. Hardly a comparison IMO.