BK7 or BK5 for processesing game?

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incomunocado

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This is my first post and right away I would like to give a big thanks to everyone who posts here! I have learned a whole lot just by trolling here the last week or two trying to educate myself before buying my next knife. Thanks a lot.

On to my issue. I'm in the market for a large carbon steel "survival"/ camping knife (i already have some smaller folding EDC's). Very quickly I got turned on to the Becker line up for reasons of value and durability. Though I was originally attracted to the Bk 2, it seems that the more I read about others experiences with it, it is more geared toward wood craft. Which is not my main interest. I am looking for a more all around knife and have decided on the 5 or 7. I'm leaning towards the 5 even though i think it might be a touch too long. And I was wondering which of the two y'all think would be better at processioning game?( skinning,deboning, cutting up the meat, killing wildebeests by hand) Sorry for the long windedness and thanks in advance for any replies, again great forum!


P.S. Before all the Bk2aphiles get their panties in a wad, I would eventually like to buy one of those too, if for no other reasons than they are cool as crap and to have a well rounded kit.

Yancy
 
While I don't have either I do know that the BK7 is more of an all-around woods knife and the BK5 was designed for slicing, so I would say the BK5 should be better for processing game. The BK15 is a handier size if you're not working on large animals. From what I've read and seen around the net either would work for both general outdoor/camping tasks and processing game but the certainly are not interchangeable. There was a BK5 passaround thread a while back and I know at least one of the reviews focused more on woodscraft rather than food processing.
 
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Listen, you will thank me later. Buy the BK-5 & BK-15 at the same time. It will only hurt once. It is the absolute best duo for game processing. The 15 is just a smaller version of the 5.
 
TwinStick said:
Listen, you will thank me later. Buy the BK-5 & BK-15 at the same time. It will only hurt once. It is the absolute best duo for game processing. The 15 is just a smaller version of the 5.
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Get a BK7 while yer at it. Just cancel the cable. It's not like you're gonna want to spend time watching tv when you should be out in the woods with the knives.
 
TwinStick said:
Listen, you will thank me later. Buy the BK-5 & BK-15 at the same time. It will only hurt once. It is the absolute best duo for game processing. The 15 is just a smaller version of the 5.
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He's right...

I've been using the 5 at the restaurant for meat processing. But my 15 is my "steak knife".
 
For sure the BK5 and BK15! I don't have the 5 yet, but when I do, I'll be in the market for a kydex piggyback sheath for the duo!
 
The 5 and or 15...... Or the 5 and or 16 are the way to go for dedicated game processing........The 5 has always been the "sleeper" among Beckers......Designed by America's National Living Treasure Knifemaker, Jerry Fisk, MS it is freaky fast and has incredible edge geometry, and Jerry had in mind what you are after when he dreamed the 5 up........

Hope this helps.......

Ethan
 
Well, there you go. Welcome, incomunocado.

I'm also thinking the BK-24 with some scales will make a great deer knife.
 
Please stop it! My credit card can't take it anymore! Dang I need a 5 and 15!!
 
My wife and I processed a bunch of deer and we always grabbed the same knife...I rapala 4" fillet knife. At the time I had about 80 knives ranging from 3" traditional pocket knives (which we used just for fun) up to 8" carbon steel blades. We like the Rapala so much I bought 4 more this year when they went on sale for $10. That way we can all have one to use. I gave one to another family member and he said it was the best knife he ever used for cutting up deer.

With that back ground information my choice would be any of the "teens". I just ordered a BK17 and plan on using it this year from field to freezer. If it works as well as I hope, I'll be buying a 15 and 16 too. Pretty much any 4" blade that stays sharp makes a great knife for cutting up deer sized game. Sometimes you get a really big buck with big roast and a 6" blade might serve better for cutting it in to steaks. Two passes with the 4" works almost as good though.
 
They're both too big for field dressing or skinning.

It can, of course, be done with long blades, but I'm confident you'll find field dressing and skinning much easier with one of the smaller Becker blades, such as the 16, 17, 11, or 14. The BK-14 with the zytel handle scales would be my recommendation, especially with small game.

The 5 will serve you well after the skin is removed, for quartering, butchering, etc.
 
Thanks to everybody for the replies. After reviewing your answers and some survival yt videos I have decided to go with a BK-7 and bK-15 combo(plus my edc's) for my "survival" kit. I think the two of them together will do everything I could want to be done. Plus I would like to say thank you to Mr. Becker for replying to my post. That instills the utmost confidence that I am on the right track focusing my future working knife collection on BKT.
 
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