Browning Bowie..

Django606

Django606

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Hey guys. I'm going on a camping trip next week, and I want to buy a fixed blade before then.

I got some Shooter's Discount Magazine (Like Cheaper than Dirt, etc.) in the mail, and I saw this Browning Bowie knife..for $29. I looked on Browning's site, and I couldn't find the knife. Here's a link to it (the website of the magazine): http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=210676

It's got a "high grade blade"..probably 440 :thumbdn:

But it's $30 :thumbup:

Should I get this, or could you guys reccomend something better (probably alot of things better :o ) for a nice fixed blade for camping? What's the best knife for the money that I can get?


Thanks,

-Django
 
Neat looking knives. Probably made in China but maybe Taiwan - probably 420. But still a good price for a big flat ground and satin finished bowie.
Ka-bar offers a pair of similar sized bowies for about the same money.
I would look to one of these first.
 
Yeah, I've been looking into Ka-Bars. I think I might get a short black serrated edged one.

Only problem is: Newgraham doesn't have the serrated version.
 
When I compare the Brownings and the Ka-Bars I get a distinct impression!

The Brownings look expensive.....and are cheaper.

The Ka-Bars look cheap.....and are more expensive.

However.....for a real working knife--you can't beat the SOG Northern Ranger.

You don't want anything bigger unless a bear attacks......and then--you want something much bigger.....like a chain saw.
 
Go to eBay and get something better and just as cheap. You already know the steel is no good, and it doesn't even list the blade thickness. Go elsewhere. Quickly.
 
Does this sound like a good deal?

The knife for $41, $8 shipping, so it would get here Wednesday probably for $49.

Just in time for my camping trip.

Is 1095 a good steel?

Edit: They sell it with the kydex sheath for $52..I like the look of the leather sheath. Can you guys give some reasons why (if) kydex is better than leather sheaths?
 
If you need a knife by wednesday go to a store, the price + shipping online usually isn't much less if any less than buying locally, plus you don't have to wait, plus you get to hold the knife in your hands before handing over $.

P.S. The Browning bowie is crap.
 
Ok, I just read a review on here for the Ka-Bar Bowie.

I can buy it here: http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=ka1276

for really cheap.

So now, it's between the short, serrated Ka-Bar, or a big, chopping Bowie, with which I won't really need a serrated edge (chop instead of cut :D )

Which do you guys think I should get?

Edit: Nelson, I would go to a store, but I don't think any stores near me would carry a Ka-Bar (Dicks, Sports Authority.)


Also, lately, we've been clearing the forest down in back of our house out for dirt bike trails. I think the bowie would generally be better for chopping stuff down out there (lots of weeds, prickers, pine tree branches.)
 
Get a Swedish Frosts Clipper knife for about $10 bucks plus shipping from Ragnar's Ragweed Forge here:
http://www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html
It will be the best 10 bucks you've ever spent on a knife.
Take the rest of the $20 dollars and get an Ontario G.I. issue machete at your local army surplus store and you will have all the bases covered.
The Browning at that price is guaranteed Chinese crap with their name on it.
 
Django606 said:
Ok, I just read a review on here for the Ka-Bar Bowie.

I can buy it here: http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=ka1276

for really cheap.

So now, it's between the short, serrated Ka-Bar, or a big, chopping Bowie, with which I won't really need a serrated edge (chop instead of cut :D )

Which do you guys think I should get?

Edit: Nelson, I would go to a store, but I don't think any stores near me would carry a Ka-Bar (Dicks, Sports Authority.)


Also, lately, we've been clearing the forest down in back of our house out for dirt bike trails. I think the bowie would generally be better for chopping stuff down out there (lots of weeds, prickers, pine tree branches.)
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Don't happen to have a Gander Mnt or Bass Pro Shop around you? Even if it's 30 miles away it would be worth it, maybe.. :thumbup:
 
$58 from One stop knife shop

(The provider of this forum)

http://www.1sks.com/store/becker-knife-and-tool-combat-bowie.html



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Browning knives crap??????

If so, it would be the first time Browning put their name on crap.

They look like excellent quality to me.

I'll have to buy one now.

Just to find out.

;)
 
What do you guys think of the Kershaw Outcast, with D2 steel? I can get that for like $58 from New Graham, and it will get here way before my trip.
 
Unfortunately, a lot of the big name manufacturers these days are whoring their names out to made in China crap just to have something cheap in their product line and satisfy their corporate beancounters.
The older Brownings knives from 20 years ago and much further back were indeed very good. Today they are a shadow of their former glory as is Gerber.
If this Bowie were of the quality of the older Brownings it would be selling for upwards of $150 so the $30 price on this one from Sportsmans Guide should be setting off your warning bells.
Caveat emptor.
Good luck with whatever you decide to buy.
 
That larger Browning Bowie looks pretty nice. I would like to see hot the fit and finish is on it. If it was above par, that may make it okay in spite of the poor blade steel.
 
There is no reason to believe the Browning has anything but excellent blade steel.

Browning is a highly successful company with no need to "whore" out their name for profit.

I have two Browning knives that I purchased within the last five years and they are of superb quality, both steel and fit and finish.

I've used them for that period of time for all my hunting and outdoor needs including gutting deer (cutting bone at top and bottom of job) and they hold their sharp edge well with just a little touch-up.

I retired my 1968 Buck Folding Hunter and have had no regrets.

Do not be fooled by bargain prices when given by an old and reliable company with a strong tradition of high standards.

The bargain comes from the low labor cost, not the workmanship or the steel.
 
These Bowie's are styled with wood handles and high-grade stainless steel blades.
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I've yet to see high grade stainless steel used on a knife that claims to be made of "high grade stainless steel." If a knife is truly made of quality stainless steel you can bet the manufacturer will definitely tell you it's made of 440C,VG-10, ATS-34, etc, etc.... Just my 2 cents.
 
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