Am I going to notice a huge difference between m390 and m4? Perfection is hard to beat. [–]Jackmehoff1109Spyderco[S] 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (10 children), I would love m390 but can’t find a decent priced m390 spydie pm2 sadly, [–]FuckThatIKeepsItRealBlurple Busker Bro 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (9 children). http://knifeinformer.com/discovering-the-best-knife-steel/, The price brackets are now all in the same place! Thanks. The blade is made from Böhler M390 steel. Why not one of the others if they are superior? If that's the case you should really be looking at the Military instead of the PM2. [–]Jackmehoff1109Spyderco[S] 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (6 children), [–]FuckThatIKeepsItRealBlurple Busker Bro 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (5 children), As long as you like the Blurple color(people either love it or hate it), you’ll love the S110V. M390 vs S90V (CPM S90V) M390 Benchmade 20cv is outstanding in my book. M390 is first and foremost an awesome edge retention steel. I’m leaning towards the pm2 based on what others have said and I do plan to get a contego eventually anyways. CPM M4 VS S30V M4 Properties for the M4 are among the most-balanced around, ... Maxamet Vs. Rex 45. Maxamet Vs. M390. BladeForums has ZERO TOLERANCE for extremism or calls of violence. How does it compare to the other 3 steels? SKU: LI-M4-CVN. Im torn between a benchmade contego, and a pm2 in m4 and can’t decide what I want. There is a metallurgy answer, something to do with carbides, but the long and short of it is M4 cuts like a demon and can do so for a very, very long time. Main Menu. Why? I agree, at the end of the day they’ll both be fine. Mini crooked river with flytanium carbon fiber scales, Constantly in search of something I probably already have. CPM Steel CRUCIBLE DATA SHEET CRUCIBLE CPM® 20CV Physical Properties Steel Comparagraph CPM 20CV is a unique tool steel made by the Crucible Particle Metallurgy Process. On the spine of the blade, around the transition of the handle, you find a small protrusion. Is there a huge difference in hardness and edge retention between these two? Mark any posts with any type of injury (knife related or not) as NSFW and properly flair the post as injury/gore. What it is: CPM M4 is a "Crucible Particle Metallurgy" carbon tool steel, widely regarded as a "super steel" for its properties and performance. /r/PokeyJokeys For memes, reaction pics/gifs relating to knives. https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-has-a-zero-tolerance-policy-towards-threats-of-violence-extremism-be-warned.1769537/, http://www.spyderco.com/edge-u-cation/index.php, http://www.crucibleservice.com/PDFs/\DataSheets2010\dsS35VNrev12010.pdf, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. Check out the Behind the Edge podcast by some of our users! I just checked with GIMP, 45 pixel height for S35VN, and 37 pixel height for S30V. Thank you to all those who helped, and we look forward to another one soon! One major difference between M390 and Vanadis 4 Extra is that M390 has a large volume of chromium carbides while Vanadis 4 … This Subreddit is based off of r/knives with a few changes. Amazon.com : LionSTEEL M4 Fixed Blade Camping and Outdoor Knife, M390 Steel Hollow Grind Drop Point Blade, Walnut Handle, Includes Double Stitched Leather Sheath : Sports & Outdoors M390 is chippy while M4 is tougher. I love purple so the color doesn’t bother me at all, don’t they make a blurple military as well? Disadvantages: Relatively more difficult to sharpen than CPM 3V and predecessor tool steels like A2, not as tough as CPM 3V or CPM 4V. M390 is an awesome steel-- It's one of the most commonly used "supersteels" out there. You don’t like S110V? Posts that are memes for memes sake, injuries without reason, or low-effort joke posts will be removed. That is how hard the steel is and can affect edge holding and wear resistance. 2 review(s) £ 124,95 £ 155,95-19%. Message the moderators! M390 is an awesome steel– It’s one of the most commonly used “supersteels” out there. Comments? 20CP feels like a much harder steel, and requires about twice the honing to get back to similar sharpness. most common 10XX steel (or \"high carbon\" steel) used for knife blades. M390 and M4 have both same edge retention and toughness, the difference is M390 is better in corrosion resistance and a bit easy to sharpen compared to the M4. There will be multiple moderators not just one all powerful mod. It's pretty tough, better than D2 and almost at A2 levels according to Crucible: CRK is switching over to S35V over the next 12 months - and it is reported that it might offer 15-20% more toughness that S30V - but I probably wouldn't notice the difference with my usage. /r/Flashlight Discuss quality lights of all types including: keychain, EDC, work, headlamps, lanterns, and others, /r/Wicked_Edge Tips, tricks, questions and bragging about shaving with straight, double edge or injector blade razors, /r/camping All about camping and outdoors, /r/guns or /r/Firearms All about firearms, /r/paracord For lanyards, fobs, bracelets and more, /r/Balisong For all things flipping and balisongs, /r/sheathsandholsters Leatherworking with a concentration on sheaths and holsters, Disclaimer: Knifeclub Mods take no responsibility for bad experiences, trades, or loss of goods/money on this or other subreddits. It will be used pretty throughly but I’m going to try to not abuse it to much. M4 is somewhere in the Rc 63-65 range and is much harder than other steels. Stain resistance isn't that much higher than 1095 though. Yeah I read that, but their own chart doesn't show that difference when compared to S30V, more like maybe 5%. Keep it relevant. It just takes more work than S90V to get the … We’ve had a few customers that said with N690 they skinned a few animals and kept a great edge. Third-generation powder metallurgy technology steel. Really wish I could find a m4 or m390 military as I have big hands and like a larger handle but oh well, [–]FuckThatIKeepsItRealBlurple Busker Bro 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (11 children). Please see this thread here in Tech Support: Perhaps S35VN will be a better solution. Why not one of the others if they are superior? This is an Austrian type of super steel. I have a couple M4 exclusives I am reserving for hard users. 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