Bad Kershaw. Bad!

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Anyone see the new Duck Hunter series? They have a good looking tan and good looking green model. Then you read the specs......

3CR? Really?

I know there are going to be people to defend them more than they would their own family, but 3CR is literally garbage. Like slightly less than 420J2. Mtech's liners are harder than Kershaw's blades to put that into perspective for you.

I'm disappointed. Good looking designs, but about the only way they could have cheesier materials is if they melted down tin foil. Those two knives caught my eye more than the Emersons sad to say, so I'm a bit frustrated to see some of their most exciting new offerings come out with pencil lead blades.
 
Oh no! Sad news. I guess they are pointing these squarely at Jimmy Joe Bob Bubba who won't know the difference.
 
AntDog said:
Oh no! Sad news. I guess they are pointing these squarely at Jimmy Joe Bob Bubba who won't know the difference.
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Even worse, Jimmy Joe Bob Bubba might actually hunt and appreciate a decent blade. These seem aimed at the weird redneck-chic phenomenon. I'm invariably perplexed by the fact that camo is now used to blend into the local mall far more often than the woods.
 
Insipid Moniker said:
Even worse, Jimmy Joe Bob Bubba might actually hunt and appreciate a decent blade. These seem aimed at the weird redneck-chic phenomenon. I'm invariably perplexed by the fact that camo is now used to blend into the local mall far more often than the woods.
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enter the red-neck mall ninja.
 
I would guess these knives are intended for the extremely tight budget minded sportsman or outdoorsman, and not the knife aficionado collectors. Nothing wrong with that if you think about it. These knives are a solid way for the company to get people to put an affordable knife in their pocket that otherwise think north of $30 on a knife is a total waste and an obscenity. Not my speed and I won't buy hem, but for those in certain circumstances , it might be a great thing.
 
Insipid Moniker said:
Even worse, Jimmy Joe Bob Bubba might actually hunt and appreciate a decent blade. These seem aimed at the weird redneck-chic phenomenon. I'm invariably perplexed by the fact that camo is now used to blend into the local mall far more often than the woods.
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If they do actually hunt and appreciate a decent blade, and buy one of these - they will be sorely disappointed.
 
Do you have a picture of the knife?

I'm sure these knives had to be built to a price point to fit in where all the Duck stuff is sold. I doubt Kershaw had a choice.
 
AntDog said:
If they do actually hunt and appreciate a decent blade, and buy one of these - they will be sorely disappointed.
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This is what I was thinking. Not being a hunter myself, I can't speak from experience but apparently skinning is one of the most tasking things on the edge of a knife. I don't see 3Cr13 holding up to that kind of wear very well.

That being said, the knife with the bolster and the g10 handles is actually a quite attractive design.

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Misanthropia said:
This is what I was thinking. Not being a hunter myself, I can't speak from experience but apparently skinning is one of the most tasking things on the edge of a knife. I don't see 3Cr13 holding up to that kind of wear very well.

That being said, the knife with the bolster and the g10 handles is actually a quite attractive design.

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This looks more like the kind of thing you might see for sale at the gas station for $14.99 in a multi-pack cardboard pop-up display with all the bearded dudes from that TV show on there.

It's definitely an entry level blade.
At best, one might hope that it ends up as someone's first flipper folder and leads them to further explore the wonderful world of knives.
Sure, that person might end up disappointed with the overall performance of the knife, especially if they put it any real use, but they are likely to replace it with a better knife, and so on and so on
 
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They probably seen all of the success that Gerber is having with the Bear Grylls line and took the same approach. I had a friend buy three Bear Grylls's knives in one pop. I did try to talk him into to buying better quality, but he is happy and all they do is set in a box so I am sure they are at least up for that task.
 
Rasco said:
This looks more like the kind of thing you might see for sale at the gas station for $14.99 in a multi-pack cardboard pop-up display with all the bearded dudes from that TV show on there.

It's definitely an entry level blade.
At best, one might hope that it ends up as someone's first flipper folder and leads them to further explore the wonderful world of knives.
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Well yeah, the awful Duck Commander medallion inlayed into is the deal breaker. But without that, I think it's a well designed knife. Very Tim Galyean-esque.
 
Misanthropia said:
Well yeah, the awful Duck Commander medallion inlayed into is the deal breaker. But without that, I think it's a well designed knife. Very Tim Galyean-esque.
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lol, yeah you have to consider that was a strategic design choice meant to appeal to a certain customer.
Have you been in a Wal-Mart this year? Anything man-related is all ducks, beards and camo. They're trying to squeeze the last drop of juice outa this TV show.
 
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