On the spring latch ...... does it have an adjustment ??
Your suppose to be able to squeeze the handle and have it unlatch ,
But mine you have to squeeze pretty dam hard , is there any way of fixing this ???

usually that's just a sign of good lock up and no handle play.

is it unbearable to squeeze the handles to unlock the bali?

i have a 51 that when its in the open position and i want to lock the handles that way, i have to squeeze pretty damn hard to get the latch to lock but i like it like that because then its a tight handle and basically a fixed blade....

to me it sounds like they got the tightness right unless its so unbearable to squeeze that you can BARELY do it?

I can barely do it ...... its pretty dam hard to do. You have to hold it just right and squeeze real HARD. .....not fun

hhmmmm how's their customer service? maybe they can loosen that up for you then. usually this is a tang pin issue - but i am only in the know about benchmade balisongs i'll admit.

it should be tight but also easy to get open should you need your blade in a heartbeat....

These are made by BM ...for Bradley
If theres a warranty issue .....I send it to BM.
Its just there not legal here , so I,d have to have a dealer send it in for me (pain in the azz)

I notice a lot of people squeeze in the wrong location with the Mayhem.

Squeeze near the latch only - I use one finger only.

Otherwise, man-up and get some Captains of Crush or Baraban hand grip training tools.

wait i thought benchmade will ship a bali to california? i know i bought a few 51's and had them shipped to me but that was from an online dealer....

and there is nothing on benchmade's website that says they won't ship a bali to california is there?

I thought they only had issues with shipping autos?

And my 42 was like that when I first got it, but it doesn't seem as bad now. My 32 and 51 are easy.

in cali you can own a bali but not carry one. that is what I thought but I may be wrong.