Benchmade Shootout Flat Earth PVD Cruwear Black CF-Elite OTF Automatic Knife 5370FE

Designed with everyday users in mind, the Benchmade Shootout is a robust and easy to maintain, budget friendly EDC out-the-front automatic. Made from lightweight and weather resistant CF-Elite composite, the Shootout handle design looks like a modern folding knife for discreet carry and use while offering an ergonomic grip and lightening fast deployment. Practical and tactical, the modified Tanto blade is ultra tough CPM CruWear tool steel with a Flat Earth PVD coating for discreet use.

Brand new, direct from Benchmade Knives.

Blade: A nearly full flat grind on the modified Tanto blade offers great slicing performance while the tip is more robust for piercing. Taller than the average OTF blade, the Shootout has enhanced performance while still providing fast, double action automatic operation. The pronounced thumb slide also makes a solid thumb ramp for added safety and leverage in heavy cutting tasks. Flat Earth PVD coating is durable, discreetly non-reflective and provides corrosion resistance for the non-stainless CruWear blade.

Handle: Molded Graphite Black CF-Elite delivers a lightweight and durable handle that is more rigid than other molded polymers and is nearly impervious to the elements. Designed to look more like a folding knife than an auto, the handle has ergonomic contours and is secure in multiple grip positions for optimal versatility. Black PVD coated hardware and a carbide glass breaker pommel round out the construction.

Carries via a reversible deep carry clip.

CPM-CruWear: CruWear is a PM tool steel with toughness approaching that of CPM-3V and edge retention comparable to CPM S30V/S35VN. This non-stainless tool steel has a chromium content makes it semi-stainless, with corrosion resistance at or above that of D2. High toughness and hardness allows for a thinner edge and better performance.