Becker BK3 Tac Tool Thoughts?

nick425

nick425

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Anyone have one of these and use it regularly? Kind of an intriguing blade... I can see it being useful for the backpacking trips, camping and mountain biking I do... My only draw back would be the serrations... I see one member here found a blank and put his own edge on it. I would love to get my hands on one of those... I guess my question is does anyone have real world experience with this blade? Thoughts?

Also... I found this ridiculous pistol bayonet that is marketed as a Becker Tac Tool on some river store...?

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The BK3 isn't really a backcountry / wilderness style knife. It will work but that's not what it was designed for. Pretty much any of the other Beckers will do you better for backcountry / wilderness use.

Also the bayonet you pictured isn't really a Becker. It's style like one and has the name licensed to it, but it's not a real Becker.
 
it's authorized :) it's just not ... a for real use tool. more of a fun novelty.
 
rokclmb said:
The BK3 isn't really a backcountry / wilderness style knife. It will work but that's not what it was designed for. Pretty much any of the other Beckers will do you better for backcountry / wilderness use.
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I agree. I just have a feeling someone has used it for more than it was designed for.
 
When I had mine, I used it in the woods almost extensively; it isn't perfect, but it can be a great tool if you get creative. Great splitter, great prybar (of course!), used it for de-limbing chopping...It isn't half bad, but is sure is not the BEST chopper or bushcrafty blade.

I used it to
-dig
-pry
-chop
-de-limb
-make mediocre feathersticks
-strike firesteels
-make shavings w/ the spine
-used it as a draw-knife
-planing
-splitting

It is a tool that, no matter what, I could be confident in no matter what I was doing since it is indestructible (unless taking apart a Dodge Omni! :D)
It was, IMHO, one of my favorite stfu and get it done blades for sure though. I would send it to you to test it out, but I gave it away to a loving home...sorry brother. If you have any questions about it just let me know; I am more than happy to share my experiences with it.
 
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If you get a chance you should talk to Moose about the BK3. Me and him were talking last night and he has some stories about that particular knife. I like the BK3, but stock, it is not that great at chopping. Now if you hit the backside with a little convex action, I hear it changes that significantly and chops like a fiend.
 
DerekH said:
If you get a chance you should talk to Moose about the BK3. Me and him were talking last night and he has some stories about that particular knife. I like the BK3, but stock, it is not that great at chopping. Now if you hit the backside with a little convex action, I hear it changes that significantly and chops like a fiend.
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Didn't they beat the holy hell out of a Dodge Omni with it? I remember seeing some thread about it.....
 
DerekH said:
If you get a chance you should talk to Moose about the BK3. Me and him were talking last night and he has some stories about that particular knife. I like the BK3, but stock, it is not that great at chopping. Now if you hit the backside with a little convex action, I hear it changes that significantly and chops like a fiend.
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I believe Moose also mentioned that his wife likes using it around the camp site as well.
 
I had one, kept it in my truck, and for 3 months it never left the sheath, so I traded it for another BK2 with micarta.
 
DerekH said:
If you get a chance you should talk to Moose about the BK3. Me and him were talking last night and he has some stories about that particular knife. I like the BK3, but stock, it is not that great at chopping. Now if you hit the backside with a little convex action, I hear it changes that significantly and chops like a fiend.
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I had Richard J do just that for me...Whoah momma...what a beast :D:thumbup:
 
I want one just because they're cool looking but cant imagine that I would ever use the thing.
 
DeadFall27 said:
I had Richard J do just that for me...Whoah momma...what a beast :D:thumbup:
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Yeah, you were the one that did that. I tried looking for the thread where you showed that off, but I didn't have any luck finding it. Post up a link to those pics!
 
DerekH said:
Yeah, you were the one that did that. I tried looking for the thread where you showed that off, but I didn't have any luck finding it. Post up a link to those pics!
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Here ya go buddy!

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As you can see, the back edge was not convexed all that high. Though this may be, she still chopped like nobody's business. If anyone ends up convexing a 3 in the future, I might suggest knocking more material off of the shoulder since the primary bevel starts 2/3 of the way down from the spine.It may be wise to convex the back edge and bring it higher as well; this will insure deeper bites and more efficient chopping from the blade. When I would chop, it would not bite super deep, but it was better than my hatchet for dang sure.

Using a chisel grind while chopping takes some getting used to, so I would change your technique if you do not bring the back edge up higher.



Here are the threads if you still want the links:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/915334-Used-BK3

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...ker-Blasphemy-*Stripper-pics-added-PIC-HEAVY*
 
Right on, thanks for the info and pics fellas. Interesting to see the convexed backside of the chisel grind. I have a Grayman that is a chisel and you're right about the chopping technique... I think I might just buy one and see what happens... :thumbup:
 
nick425 said:
Right on, thanks for the info and pics fellas. Interesting to see the convexed backside of the chisel grind. I have a Grayman that is a chisel and you're right about the chopping technique... I think I might just buy one and see what happens... :thumbup:
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Just remember to thin the blade out a bit. If you don't, chopping with that edge geometry will be like chopping with the side of a crowbar. It took a lot of work for it to be a beast IMO.
 
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