Re: benchmade nimravus
I've got one, and can tell you that 154 CM in it is as good a steel as anything IMO, and I have them all. S-30V has some nice attributes, but honestly, I've been up and down the ladder, and I prefer 154 CM/ ATS-34 (same basically) as much as anything.
My Nimravus surpasses any comparable blades I have, including Cold Steel stuff, Spyderco Stuff, Lone Wolf stuff, and several customs I have from Gene Ingram, Dave Winston etc.
It's a hell of a knife, and I'd buy another one in a heartbeat.