Blade replacement

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Hello All
New poster with a Buck question. I broke my 110 blade clip type and see that I can replace it with a drop point. What are advantages of each. I hunt some mostly deer and pheasant. Also I saw the bone handle and since I will be sending it in for blade replacement this caught my eye. Thanks for all inputs.
Fred
 
From what I understand, Buck will not put a drop point replacement blade on a knife that originally had/has a clip point, or the other way round.
The drop point has a stronger tip, but is not as good for precise cuts.
 
Right. Buck no longer does blade up grade replacements. AS they determine, they will do a blade replacement using a current 420HC blade.
The clip blade is better for removing splinters. DM
 
The drop point is good if you are skinning deer or larger animals. It will skin and also go through joints. It is not as good for general slicing, nor for smaller animals. It is not as good at precise work, either. The clip point is a bit more fragile, but is better for precise or finer work. It will skin as well as the drop point, but you have to be careful around the gut area so the tip does not pierce into the organs. It slices better than the drop point. When Buck designed the knife, he was a hunter, and had hunters in mind. He designed the knife as a clip point hunter. Overall, I prefer the clip point, but both have uses.
 
Thanks for info. I like the looks of the drop point so maybe will have to another knife. Not that I need one tho.
Will try and send knife this week.
 
You should get the drop point currently offered with S30V steel. Then you'll have both. DM
 
I went through a drop point phase back in the 80's. That's what all the knife writers were pushing at the time. Seems that the biggest advantage was that the drop point reduced the chance of cutting into guts when dressing an animal.
 
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