I just lost my knife this weekend and am looking to get a new one... What are your opinions on a good all around hunting knife?
I think first it is geometry, cause well geomety could let 420 stell win cmp 30v, the second is steel and heat traeting, they are undividable, and also the handle. I think that Buck 192 is one of the bests. But handmade knife is the best, I think so, if it is made by the pirson who is going to use it in future. here is a site I like http://www.britishblades.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?81-Custom-Knives-General-Discussion...
This is the knife I use for everything outdoors: I've done everything from field dress, skin and quarter a deer with it, and have cut firewood and used it as a general purpose utility knife as well. It takes forever for the edge on this thing to dull. I've gone through a couple two inch tree branches, cleaning fish, field dressing, skinning and going through bones and it's still able to shave hair off my arm. I recommend everyone carry one with them into the woods. Read how Ka Bar got its name: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KA-BAR#History
I have a Ka Bar, brand new from my newly returned home, friend, retire Marine classmate... awesome knife but for me it's WAY TOO BIG for a hunting knife... This is all I need. . . 4" blade, any GOOD make/model... mine was a wedding gift, has a rubber handle..
How big are the Ka Bars? They look really nice And what would be a good make/model? I know absolutely nothing about what makes a knife good and all the specs about them
I agree with this. I like knives and have a few. The next knife I get will be this one in vg-10: http://www.agrussell.com/ag-russell-deer-hunter-with-d2-blade/p/AGDH-D2/
The steel, balance and how it feels in your hand but, for me, especially the steel is what makes a knife good.
This is something that escapes me. I've never owned a really good hunting knife. I currently have a $30 Buck knife that my wife got me for Christmas a few years ago. It does the job. The reason I'll never spend a lot on them is because I typically lose one about every 5 or 6 years. I had a sweet Buck knife a few years back, I think it was called the Selecter series. It came with the normal blade, a fillet style blade and a bone saw blade. Loved that knife. It's somewhere up on the mountain...
The next deer I get, I'll be making my own knife. I'll either get the buck folder style hardware or a good skinner/bowie combo and use bone or antler as the scales. I found a cool little mason jar vacuum that you can use to help stabilize the scales.
I currently use a Knives of Alaska Cub Bear. Love this knife. Very easy to sharpen, holds and edge, and is extremely handy. From skinning to boning. Anything else and i'll use my fillet knife. http://www.knivesofalaska.com/item.asp?id=28&r=store.asp?c=15
Either this one: http://www.texasknife.com/vcom/product_info.php?cPath=119_141_842&products_id=662 Or this one: http://www.texasknife.com/vcom/product_info.php?cPath=119_299_393&products_id=808 Or maybe both.
Love my filet knife for getting silver skin off and deboning. Does a great job conserving as much meat as possible.
If you don't like to sharpen, these are very good knives: http://www.havalon.com/ There are a lot of good steels, vg10, D2, s30v, 440C, etc. Check this out:http://www.zknives.com/knives/articles/knifesteelfaq.shtml
I've used a Buck 110 for at least 20 years. I have several knives sitting in the cabinet but keep going with the 110.
bruce, you seem to know quite a bit about the difference in the metals used in knives. I've read up on them, but can't really figure which is ideal for hunting knife applications. Care to elaborate?
