The Grizzly Creek was introduced in 2014 as the flagship of Benchmade’s Hunt line. In this review I consider this folding knife’s unique features, quality materials, and share my experiences using the knife as a hunter. I begin to draw some conclusions about this complex but quality knife. Does the knife rise to the occasion as a great hunting knife as its $165 price seems to demand? The Grizzly Creek isn’t for everyone (including lefties, one thing I forgot to mention in the video!), but I foresee it successfully filling an meaningful and long-lasting role for sportsmen.
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Specifications:
Overall Length:7.84″
Blade Length:3.50″
Blade Thickness:0.12″
Blade Material:S30V
Hardness:58-60 RC
Blade Style:Drop Point
Blade Grind:Flat
Blade Finish:Satin/Stonewash
Edge Type:Plain
Handle Length:4.34″
Handle Thickness:0.56″
Handle Material:Dymondwood
Handle Color:Brown
Liner Material:Stainless Steel
Weight:4.76 oz.
User:Right Hand
Pocket Clip:Tip-Up
Knife Type:Manual
Opener:Thumb Stud
Lock Type:AXIS
Model:15060-2
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Real meat to your presentation. You are a writer I’m sure as your words are well composed.
A recurve….sharpening nightmare.
I’ve owned this knife since earlier this year. I took it elk hunting with me, but alas! I came up empty handed. That being said, I have carried it as a EDC blade just to use it and familiarize myself with it. So far, besides it being pretty bulky in contrast with my usual EDC knife (Kershaw Leek D2) I haven’t found anything to complain about. I love that the Axis Lock gives you one-handed deployment AND closing. That doesn’t matter much in the field, but is invaluable (to me) in an EDC knife.
Thank you for your thorough review.
Excellent presentation & practical input. It’s on my consideration-list for a gift to my son.
good self defense blade
its basically a hunting oriented triage. good review, its nice to see a reviewer that uses knives for their intended purpose (butchering game), and not just cutting cardboard
thanks for the review
thumbs up for saying dick clip!
Checked out a bunch of benchmade knives today and though they weren’t really my style I could see and feel the quality. I’m a Kershaw guy and carry two of them everyday but the grizzly creek is probably the one benchmade that really appealed to me! I don’t got the money for it now but I’ll get it in time.
Black dick clip….
Great review, put this blade in my head again.
I’ve had this knife for about a year now it’s my edc. the edge retention is amazing I’ve only needed to sharpen it about 4 times and takes an edge very easily. if I know a person is a knife guy I recommend it immediately as it is a really good knife
nice review i own both the grizzly creek and the north fork for abt a year. the north fork is for me a better knife and more well rounded as i use it also as an EDC. . i am one of the guy who break springs on a regular basis. (think it just powerful hand from years of very hard work”fisherman”). but one should mention the pocket clip is only right handed,
Great vid. Why would the knife not work well for a lefty? I’m an lefty in the market for a folding hunting knife. Any thoughts, i do like the north fork by benchmade.
Good breakdown
Outstanding. You really outdid yourself on this production. Bravo!
Great review, I have been considering getting one of these, but call me old school because I keep reaching for my old Buck.
You had me at “dick clip.” Sold.
Great review. Thanks
I’m lefty and i don’t have any issue with it so it’s for some lefty people
What a great review!
a recurve is not a challenge to sharpen if you know how to do it. If you use a flat stone simply use the corner of the stone.
Great review thanks for sharing.
Great, thorough review. I like that you talk about actually using it for butchering a deer, which is what I’d want it for.
Your video read like an essay, thank you for the incredibly detailed review! I really appreciate that you approached the knife from so many different perspectives; it’s extremely helpful for those of us who don’t have much experience with “nice” knives like Benchmades. I am trying to decide between the North Fork, the Grizzly Creek, and the Crooked River for my first.
Great review!
I have one of the first production ones. Its definitely a great knife, especially nice somebody found a good way to put a guthook on a knife without putting it on the blade itself. However, I had to send the knife back to BM to replace the omega springs (which they did for free) and they’ll sharpen it up also.
S30v is a pain to freehand sharpen, along with the recurve and I do worry a little bit about the scales on the side of the guthook. Other than that, its a fantastic knife.
what is the name of the knife at 9:24 ?
Does the gut hook ever come lose? worried about it slipping out when hiking and hunting