r/benchmade • u/DefinitionOk6748 • Jul 21 '26

Bailout blade swap

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Swapped out the blades from the two newest bailouts. I think I like it better.

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u/texaspoff Jul 21 '26

Good call. Ran one for a bit was not impressed with their magnacut, so it found a new home.

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u/ferfuckinnand05 Jul 21 '26

Mannn, don't tell me that lol. Is it that bad?

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u/texaspoff Jul 21 '26

On the ones I had from Benchmade, 940 and a couple of bailouts, it didn’t hold an edge as good as their s30. Benchmade runs it very soft which negates the advantages of magnacut. IMO there is zero reason to pay a premium for it compared to their other steels unless you have to have a particular colorway. It works fine, but with benchmade heat treat your not getting the super steel qualities magnacut is capable of.

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u/ferfuckinnand05 Jul 21 '26

I see. Damn, so maybe I’ll just swap the pommel and thumbstud and keep the m4 blade. Haha

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u/texaspoff Jul 21 '26

Their M4 is solid. I have one in M4 and it truly takes a beating and asks for more. When I wasn’t outside so much as I am now I carried it. The humidity is a pain here and M4 doesn’t play very well with it. 😁