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Hey I just thought I would get a second opinion on my next knife purchase,
I'm looking for an under 5 inch blade and sub $200 price tag
I'm looking to get my second fixed blade (first being my Kershaw schf9). Out of my hours looking through bladehq.com's fixed blades I have narrowed my search down to five of the most likely that I'm going to buy.
The Benchmade 15001 saddle mountain skinner looks pretty good. I like the g10 handled version. It's made of 4.17 inches of CPM-S30V steel, which seems to be a higher grade of S30V. Its too new to find any reviews which puts me on edge of buying this one. Street price of $131
The next choice is the Benchmade 162 bushcrafter. I have read tons of reviews on this knife and have heard mixed ratings on it. It's 4.3 inches of S30V steel with g10 handle. Street price of $175
Next up is the all popular esee 4. With micarta handle and 4.5 inches of 1095 steel this thing is pretty strong. This has mostly very high ratings and seems to be indestructible. I would get the uncoated version which is going for $95
The Kershaw 1085 Diskin hunter is the cheapest of the bunch, going for $45. It's 4.6 inches of 14C28N steel. There aren't any good reviews that I could find on this one but it seems to be a good light to medium use fixed blade.
And then there's the Freeman 451. This one is the most expensive, running at $185 for the 3.25 inch version and $210 for the 4 inch version. It's made of S35VN steel, which seems to be very good. With g10 handles and one of the most comfortable grips (according to the reviews I have read) this thing looks like it kicks some ass.
I would be using the knife for everything from backpacking, hiking, utility, some bushcrafting, and anything else that I would need it for.
Any thoughts would help
I'm looking for an under 5 inch blade and sub $200 price tag
I'm looking to get my second fixed blade (first being my Kershaw schf9). Out of my hours looking through bladehq.com's fixed blades I have narrowed my search down to five of the most likely that I'm going to buy.
The Benchmade 15001 saddle mountain skinner looks pretty good. I like the g10 handled version. It's made of 4.17 inches of CPM-S30V steel, which seems to be a higher grade of S30V. Its too new to find any reviews which puts me on edge of buying this one. Street price of $131
The next choice is the Benchmade 162 bushcrafter. I have read tons of reviews on this knife and have heard mixed ratings on it. It's 4.3 inches of S30V steel with g10 handle. Street price of $175
Next up is the all popular esee 4. With micarta handle and 4.5 inches of 1095 steel this thing is pretty strong. This has mostly very high ratings and seems to be indestructible. I would get the uncoated version which is going for $95
The Kershaw 1085 Diskin hunter is the cheapest of the bunch, going for $45. It's 4.6 inches of 14C28N steel. There aren't any good reviews that I could find on this one but it seems to be a good light to medium use fixed blade.
And then there's the Freeman 451. This one is the most expensive, running at $185 for the 3.25 inch version and $210 for the 4 inch version. It's made of S35VN steel, which seems to be very good. With g10 handles and one of the most comfortable grips (according to the reviews I have read) this thing looks like it kicks some ass.
I would be using the knife for everything from backpacking, hiking, utility, some bushcrafting, and anything else that I would need it for.
Any thoughts would help