119 & 110 - Not the best for deer hunting?

BG42EDGE said:
Heavy.The good old 1980 110 Three-Dotter.;)
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yep ser old 42 is a letting out de cat outa de bag here on den 3 dots
they happen to be the only 440C blades that were heat treated by
BOS *((there 4s they is the best of the 440C!!!) and before buck went to a deeper hollow grind in '81
{dang bg you is old as dirt ifn ya rember when them come out}
dat thicker edge will take a licking and keep on a cutting grissel like paper
oh well now watch dang prices on a 3 dot go up yet again!!!
yep every one kows dat bg cant keep a good thing to his self ..
 
110 Dave said:
yep ser old 42 is a letting out de cat outa de bag here on den 3 dots
they happen to be the only 440C blades that were heat treated by
BOS *((there 4s they is the best of the 440C!!!) and before buck went to a deeper hollow grind in '81
{dang bg you is old as dirt ifn ya rember when them come out}
dat thicker edge will take a licking and keep on a cutting grissel like paper
oh well now watch dang prices on a 3 dot go up yet again!!!
yep every one kows dat bg cant keep a good thing to his self ..
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Now here s dat ol dave makin up stories boud da 3 dttr again.

You got some to sell n tryn ta drv da prizes up??
 
BG42EDGE said:
Now here s dat ol dave makin up stories boud da 3 dttr again.
You got some to sell n tryn ta drv da prizes up??
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nope dont need to
only 3 dot on de bay is bin at 60 some thing:eek:
i gots lots o 3 dots .. dayum good blades
only way i sells a buck is i needs money to gets one i wants more
almost had to sell some jest before the blade show in 'lanta
but i mights let some i gots two of go later dis year..
 
Though I own both of these knives I still think that the most overlooked Bucks out there are the small (3.25") and large (4") Bucklite Max models. These babies can skin and featherstick like nobody's business. They weight nothing and have amazing ergonomics and they are inexpensive as all git-out! I own allot of knives, cheap to very expensive and the Bucklite Max out cuts almost all of them. What more can you ask for. Go ahead and spend $100 plus but why when you can get one of these beauties fort a few bucks, pun intended!
 
Looks like the Bucklite Max has a drop point and is designed for field dressing work. I like it. They also have a nice fixed blade knife in that model.
 
I don't think I would have a problem using either a 110 or 119 for deer. If you know what you are doing you can use most anything really. My choice this past opening day was a Vanguard.
 
Sithus, While I like your statement and agree, there are models which work better by 'design'. Such as the Selector Skinner blade. Where the Bucklite Max and Diamondback (very similiar) are weak in is a deep, thin belly for skinning. They will work but not in the same league as the Selector Skinner blade. Many of us here have made other models work but some maximize your energy. DM
 
110 Dave said:
nope dont need to
only 3 dot on de bay is bin at 60 some thing:eek:
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Naw.....yous gettin old n fulla shed juice n cant findem ennymores like ya usta.

I see a nice 1 fer going rates wit 22 hour ta go.

Get you mony out, buddy.

:D
 
The Bucklite Max's that I was pertaining to ARE the fixed blade models. I don't have any experience with the folders but these Bucklite Max fixed blades are fantastic!
 
Still more than a month till the bow elk opener and this thread is really making that seem like a lot longer time than it is! :)
When we were designing the Crosslock we got invited to hunt on an island just off the California coast. It was loaded with wild sheep, not sure their name. I was armed with a hand made crosslock and found myself staring at 3 dead sheep in need of field dressing thanks to 3 well placed rounds from a rifle. I did not place the rounds by the way. :rolleyes:
That proto Crosslock broke and all I had on me was a model 305 stag. That tiny knife did the trick. Of course I was not cutting off limbs at the joint, just gutting them, but it sure did the trick.
 
There really is not that much to gutting deer or smaller game. I agree it doesn't take a big knife. However, folks who have no difficulty controlling big knives don't seem to be hampered, as evidenced by the stories here.

Joe
 
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Any knife can be used for the task, but using the best tool for the task makes it easier and more fun. I've cleaned plenty with my 501.

Most drop points have a more upswept blade, which allows the knife to be held at less of an angle vs a clip point which has a straiter blade requiring more angle to prevent cutting with the tip. Clip points tend to break easier than a drop point, when not used properly.

I got to fondle a bucklite max 679 with gut hook a couple wks ago, I think I'm going to have to have one. While the plastic is by far more practical for a skinning knife, I'd like to see it with a nicer handle.

I love using the guthook to ring the joints and make the cuts down the legs it works like a zipper.

Once the skin is off I like a 6" boning knife to process it the rest of the way. The longer blade helps reach into places with out my hand getting in the way.

While I don't do it often enough to be this good I've seen others cut thru the knee joints quicker than you can pick up the lopers. A lot of guys around here have got the lineman type cable cutters, (both blades are sharpened and are concaved to wrap around a cable).
 
st8yd said:
Any knife can be used for the task, but using the best tool for the task makes it easier and more fun. I've cleaned plenty with my 501.

Most drop points have a more upswept blade, which allows the knife to be held at less of an angle vs a clip point which has a straiter blade requiring more angle to prevent cutting with the tip. Clip points tend to break easier than a drop point, when not used properly.
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The blade terms need to be switched inorder for this to be a true statement. The rest I can agree with. DM
 
David Martin said:
The blade terms need to be switched inorder for this to be a true statement. The rest I can agree with. DM
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Not following you here. On all my drop point blades the cutting edge, has more curvature than the clip blade.
 
I didn't follow him either, ST8.

It's not just Dave110 that you sometimes need a de-coder ring to understand. DM is well on his way to that place.

:D
 
I get what you're saying. I think the word upswept is what is causing confusion. Clip points have a turned up "upswept" point, while the drop point has just that, a dropped point. Maybe what you mean is the drop point has more "belly" toward the point?

Joe
 
Looks like DM just didn't understand what ST8 was saying.

Do YOU need a decoder ring, Dave?

;)
 
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