Hunting knives
10-12-2009, 11:55 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: long island ny
Posts: 300
Hunting knives
Just seeing what everyones thoughts are as far as best overall hunting knife, i personally prefer anything buck, my first knife was a 110 folding hunter, and that thing is still sharp today. some people swear by gerber and browning, what are everyones thoughts?
10-12-2009, 12:05 PM
#2
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 59
I am a fan of a sharp one. I don't really know if names matter so much. I have an old timer, and I also have a Buck 119 I got last year for Christmas, haven't had the chance to use it, but for an affordable knife it has a lot of supporters. I bought my dad one a couple years ago for Christmas that has dressed a lot of whitetails, and I don't have any that hold an edge like it. It was a 120 dollar knife, but you get what you pay for, Cabela's Alaskan Guide® Series Alpha Fixed Knife is the name of it.
10-12-2009, 05:23 PM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
I use several, my favorites are a Buck Duke which is a folding 3 inch drop point...A Scherade made in USA Pro Hunter which is a
3 1/2 inch sheath knife and a Bear (made in AL) which is a dead ringer for a Scherade Sharp Finger...
3 1/2 inch sheath knife and a Bear (made in AL) which is a dead ringer for a Scherade Sharp Finger...
10-13-2009, 07:17 AM
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: SE Wisc
Posts: 677
Cheap durable knives. good to ragweedforge.com and look a the Swedish Mora's. Great cheap knife
middle of the road i use a buck fixed blade knife. There are so many in this catagory. Schrade sharpfinger, or a boker.
higher end, AG Russel makes some nice knives but i found a Knifes of Alaska S30v steel knife that i will try this year. I know this isn't what people consider higher end, but at $100 i think you can get a good knife. Just don't see the need to buy a $300 for dressing a deer. i see those as collectors.
Most of my knives are 4" blades or less with a 3.25 or 3.5" blade being my favorite. They must have a backbone to them. I don't care for thin blades that bend or give.
middle of the road i use a buck fixed blade knife. There are so many in this catagory. Schrade sharpfinger, or a boker.
higher end, AG Russel makes some nice knives but i found a Knifes of Alaska S30v steel knife that i will try this year. I know this isn't what people consider higher end, but at $100 i think you can get a good knife. Just don't see the need to buy a $300 for dressing a deer. i see those as collectors.
Most of my knives are 4" blades or less with a 3.25 or 3.5" blade being my favorite. They must have a backbone to them. I don't care for thin blades that bend or give.
10-13-2009, 08:18 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alberta Canada
Posts: 1,081
I have a fair collection of knives, and I usually take the Gerber gators with me. They are compact, and easy to work with. I have large handmades, and find that they are too large for most tasks. If bone is in the equation, then a saw is all that is needed to complete the task. Stay away from serrated blades, as they catch on the hide, and result in cut fingers.
10-13-2009, 01:02 PM
#9
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Hagerstown, MD
Posts: 5
I really can recomend the WM1 from fallkniven, I like the shorter knifes for better handling and feeling.
http://www.fallkniven.se/
http://www.fallkniven.se/