Sunday, September 6, 2015

HK Entourage Drop-Point by Benchmade


HK Entourage
HK Entourage
For years I've carried a pocket knife by Benchmade called Griptilian.  It just oozed of quality from the material used to the way it was assembled.  Razor sharp blade, super slick smooth open/close & solid locking system called Axis lock.  I just loved that thing to death.

Benchmade Griptilian
 
One problem.  Literally 2, 3 times, it had come open inside my pant pocket.  It's the same pocket that I carry my keys in, and it's a scary feeling to feel the open knife blade on your fingers when you are trying to fish the car keys out of your pocket.  I didn't know if it was caused by the kind of pants/shorts I wore, maybe my driving position, as it only happened after the morning commute......

Anyway, just few weeks ago, it happened again, and it cut me this time.  I finally decided that I couldn't carry a knife that can just come open by itself like that, no matter how much I loved it.  I've always been interested in spring-assisted & automatic knives, so that's the direction I decided to go with the search.

I was very close to getting a Kershaw Launch 2.  All my friends carry Kershaw, it had good reviews on Amazon, and was a great looking pocket knife.

Kershaw Launch 2

However, doing my search, I ran into HK branded knives, and while I had seen them before, it had totally escaped me that they existed....... but my go-to firearm happens to be Heckler & Koch USP!

HK Entourage 14702

HK Entourage, made also by Benchmade doesn't feel as nice as the Griptilian, especially the grip.  Really chalky texture to it I'm not too fond of.  I also wasn't all that impressed with it's opening/closing.  With practice, you are just so much faster opening the blade with the manual/conventional opening Griptilian than this automatic Entourage.  I was also able to flick the knife closed with just one hand, where I need two hands to close the Entourage.

I will say though, it is quite beautiful next to the HK USP.

HK USP Entourage Heckler & Koch

benchmade griptilian hk entourage







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