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shotgunshooter3
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What Do You Look For In A Hunting Knife?
shotgunshooter3
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The title says it all, what are your preferences for a hunting knife? I'll post mine later when I have better reception to include links.
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"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and speed is the economy of motion" - Scott Jedlinski
"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and speed is the economy of motion" - Scott Jedlinski
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I had these two made years ago as a somewhat matched set. A “big game” and a “bird and trout”, and the smaller blade was also my EDC for a while. My son appropriated the smaller blade on one of his visits and I really miss that handy knife.
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But it really isn't my "hunting knife". That's a pair of Havalon Piranta replaceable blade folding knives - one which permanently lives in my pack; the other is contained in my "gut, cut, and drag" kit, which USUALLY lives on my pack.
They're really sharp, weigh practically nothing even with a few extra blades, are cheap enough to have several or not regret their loss, and allow you to use the hell out of your EDC and still have a fresh "razor" when the time comes. Plus, it allows you to choose your EDC around harder use chores.
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"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
I’ll pass that along to my granddaughter soon as her first “serious” camp knife.
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The RAT 3" and the 7" take care of all the "big game" chores and the RAT Folder takes care of everything else
It was my father's and is good luck.
Mike
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-Mikhail Kalashnikov
Thats too general. They all have a purpose. A specific purpose. Or at least, an operating realm.
I AM TEMPTED
Just one example
https://www.knifecenter.com/item/BO02BO018/boker-plus-vox-nessmi-pro-fixed-blade-knife-d2-satin-nessmuk-brown-micarta-handles-leather-sheath
The Buck 110 folder is tough to beat for overall general utility.
https://www.buckknives.com/product/119-special-knife/0119FAM01/
The 119 has always been a fixed blade utility camp/hunting/outdoor knife for me. Lost my original from my teen years in a move, left on a rock somewhere (not likely), loaned out to a buddy and not returned, (possibly). Keep intending to replace it, but the 110 has done everything I've needed during the intervening years.
Schrade Sharp Fingers are another personal favorite but I've had two (USA made) lost stolen or given away, not inclined to replace with PRC variants.
The task as I see it would be an expedient field dressing tool, MAYBE quartering and even skinning an animal if larger game is the quarry, and if called upon something to cut a few steaks off the beast for campfire fare and perhaps even personal eating cutlery after cooking that piece of meat.
Pretty much a general purpose blade.
BUT, I could be wrong...
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It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎
I disagree.
If the "form" is one of the ridiculously large "Bowie" knives, its function ISN'T fileting a fish or cleaning squirrels.
On the other side of the coin, one of the small knives, such as Orchidman posted, would be quite difficult to skin and/or quarter a bison with.
I understand that my examples are taken to the extremes, and understand that someone skilled enough COULD do those things, however, I did that to explain my position that the form of the knife gives a decent idea of its function.
In between those 2 extremes, there is a HUGE amount of overlap and gray area. That's where the personal preferences and experiences come into play
Edited to add:
I will say that the vast majority of the knives posted in this thread fall within that huge gray area.