Grabbed myself an SRM 710

[markn951]

oooohhhhh yeahhhhhhhh  Don't I just feel like a boss, finally jumped on the SRM bandwagon and nabbed a 710. Didn't have time to actually check it out properly or snap any pics but I will say I'm pretty impressed. Smooth and tight, cuts very well. I will say the hinge screw must be a bit too tight because opening it one handed was more of a challenge than it should have been. Ah well, time will take care of that I suspect. Expect a first-look video very soon on MGR.

[sappyg]

no pics?......... 

[markn951]

no pics?......... 

I'll give you a full-on VIDEO very soon!

[Freudian Frog]

oooohhhhh yeahhhhhhhh  Don't I just feel like a boss, finally jumped on the SRM bandwagon and nabbed a 710. Didn't have time to actually check it out properly or snap any pics but I will say I'm pretty impressed. Smooth and tight, cuts very well. I will say the hinge screw must be a bit too tight because opening it one handed was more of a challenge than it should have been. Ah well, time will take care of that I suspect. Expect a first-look video very soon on MGR.

I got one last week and I am QUITE impressed. I had to loosen the pivot screw a quarter turn to make it easier, but it still locks up quite soldily without any play.

I think my next project is to make a leather slip case for it (I removed the pocket clip), then maybe fill the pocket clip holes with GitD material.

[markn951]

oooohhhhh yeahhhhhhhh  Don't I just feel like a boss, finally jumped on the SRM bandwagon and nabbed a 710. Didn't have time to actually check it out properly or snap any pics but I will say I'm pretty impressed. Smooth and tight, cuts very well. I will say the hinge screw must be a bit too tight because opening it one handed was more of a challenge than it should have been. Ah well, time will take care of that I suspect. Expect a first-look video very soon on MGR.

I got one last week and I am QUITE impressed. I had to loosen the pivot screw a quarter turn to make it easier, but it still locks up quite soldily without any play.

I think my next project is to make a leather slip case for it (I removed the pocket clip), then maybe fill the pocket clip holes with GitD material.

Hm, I have to remember to do that then! Yeah, I only tested it with paper but boy does it slice!!

[jekostas]

oooohhhhh yeahhhhhhhh   Don't I just feel like a boss, finally jumped on the SRM bandwagon and nabbed a 710. Didn't have time to actually check it out properly or snap any pics but I will say I'm pretty impressed. Smooth and tight, cuts very well. I will say the hinge screw must be a bit too tight because opening it one handed was more of a challenge than it should have been. Ah well, time will take care of that I suspect. Expect a first-look video very soon on MGR.

I got one last week and I am QUITE impressed. I had to loosen the pivot screw a quarter turn to make it easier, but it still locks up quite soldily without any play.

I think my next project is to make a leather slip case for it (I removed the pocket clip), then maybe fill the pocket clip holes with GitD material.

Hm, I have to remember to do that then! Yeah, I only tested it with paper but boy does it slice!!

Before you loosen the pivot screw, try this - instead of pushing the thumbstud straight up to open, use the finger choil on the knife as a guide to push it up and out at a slight angle.  Once I figured out how to do that on my 763s, the blades came flying out of the handles where I had problems beforehand.
Practice it a bit and it'll become second nature to you.

Edit:  For tag failure

[Freudian Frog]

oooohhhhh yeahhhhhhhh  Don't I just feel like a boss, finally jumped on the SRM bandwagon and nabbed a 710. Didn't have time to actually check it out properly or snap any pics but I will say I'm pretty impressed. Smooth and tight, cuts very well. I will say the hinge screw must be a bit too tight because opening it one handed was more of a challenge than it should have been. Ah well, time will take care of that I suspect. Expect a first-look video very soon on MGR.

I got one last week and I am QUITE impressed. I had to loosen the pivot screw a quarter turn to make it easier, but it still locks up quite soldily without any play.

I think my next project is to make a leather slip case for it (I removed the pocket clip), then maybe fill the pocket clip holes with GitD material.

Hm, I have to remember to do that then! Yeah, I only tested it with paper but boy does it slice!!

Before you loosen the pivot screw, try this - instead of pushing the thumbstud straight up to open, use the finger choil on the knife as a guide to push it up and out at a slight angle.  Once I figured out how to do that on my 763s, the blades came flying out of the handles where I had problems beforehand.
Practice it a bit and it'll become second nature to you.

I know where I'm supposed to do it, but after pulling it out of my pocket sometimes my thumb is just in the wrong position and I have to struggle with it. Loosening the pivot screw helps me a little in this respect. That being said, I would still love the knife if it had a nail nick instead of a thumbstud.

[markn951]

View the pics here:

http://markn951.imgur.com/srm_710

[hawkchucker]

That is a really cool piece. Where are people here getting them from?

[jekostas]

You can get 'em from szwholesale.com, exduct.com, or eBay.  I've gotten a couple from exduct (one more on the way), and they clear through Paypal so you don't have to give your CC info out.

[markn951]

I got my 3 for exduct, total was like 27 bucks or something but man the shipping took like 3 weeks.

[jekostas]

I got my 3 for exduct, total was like 27 bucks or something but man the shipping took like 3 weeks.

The fact that SanRenMu doesn't have a US distributorship network is an annoyance, but the savings in freight/inventory probably adds up to another 30% or so savings on the cost of the knife.
As always, you trade convenience for cost.

[markn951]

You know if they were sold in the US they would be 25-30 each... oh wait, CRKT. Right...