bg-42 price

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i'm moving on to bg-42 from ats-34, where can i buy some at the lowest prices (i don't consider any of them low, lol) i've gotten $18.5 as the lowest from tru-grit. size being 3/16"x 1.5" x 12".

[This message has been edited by magnum .44 (edited 01-07-2000).]
 
the only other place ive found it is at admiral steel...not cheap there either.. just got two 1/4x2.0x36" bars...with shipping it was 200.50.....but true grit didnt have any .250" and thats what i needed. i called all around and couldnt find any from another source....john at trugrit told me hes been waiting for more but they dont seem to be making it...could be three months he said...if i were you id buy some now.

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Just a query on bg42. It is it better than ATS-34? What would prompt a move to this particular steel? Thanks for your reply.

Marcel

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well my friend ramon who's been making knives professionally since WWII switched to bg-42 over d-2, and he says it is better than ATS-34. he was the first knifemaker to use it. I also have looked into the chemical anyisis of it, and it's cleaner and better than ats-34, it's also twice the price. if your thinking of switching definetly decide for your self if the price increase is worth the benifits of the steel.

tom, thanks i guess i'll buy it from admiral.


[This message has been edited by magnum .44 (edited 01-08-2000).]
 
Would you consider 154CM instead of the BG-42? I could possibly supply it to you in 50# lots instead of the normal 500# lots. If your interested contact me.
 
thanks for the offer, but i'm sorry. i want to try out bg-42. tomorrow i'm going to buy .187"x1.5"x 6'. i'm lucky that the price isn't like m-2, which is twice the price. thanks again for the offer.
 
What do you pay for BG-42 versus M-2? I can't believe M-2 is more than about $11-12 per pound.
 
i only buy m-2 once in a blue moon. i payed $56 for a percision ground peice .187"x1.5"x18", it's expensive.
m-2 has alot of tungsten and vanadium. so it costs alot. bg-42 is about $30 for that size peice, un-percision ground.
 
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