Dedicated outdoor and EDC knife...which one????

Runsalone

Runsalone

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So far Ive disqualified a Buck-strider (too big) A spydie para (not enough liner) I was looking at a BM doug ritter RSK but I just realized it has a under eighth inch thick blade. All of these are awesome blades BTW!

I would prefer something in S30V WITHOUT a linerlock! Sub 4 or 4 inch blade.

The doug ritter wouldve been PERFECT! Except the thinner blade. What wouldve even been better is an Emerson CQC-7 A Double v grind except for the linerlock, Im getting tired of linerlocks.

Id relly like another from the Benchmade line with an Axis, But Im drawing blanks.

My CQC-7B would be perfect except the chisel grind , while AMAZING for wood working(for obvious reasons) dosnt get quite as sharp as a conventional grind, and as you know veers off on some cutting chores. Im leaning towards th A-blade EKI even though it has the liner lock, as the one on my 7 has been O.K. so far. I can see it steadily moving over to the right though.

Just looking for suggestions,BTW I have an AFCK that I just cant bring myself to use yet Blade shape dosnt seem as condusive to bush craft as much as EDC chores and SD, I dont care much for the regular griptilian blade either.


Why cant the doug ritter version have a .125 blade! Grrrrrrrr :D


Also BTW the buck strider is AWESOME just a bit big and heavy for what I had in mind. If ONLY we could have that blade in a CQC 7 handle with an axis lock In S30V. (I want a lot dont I???!!!! :D Ha ha)

Forgot to mention Id like to keep it under $150 (no sebbies :( )
 
Greco folder if there still any left for the price of less than USD80 - be sure to get the addtion kit though
 
Dont really care for those either......SORRY I know I know Im so picky, Like a woman and her shoes...... :D From what I understand the grecos are kind of two hand sheath carry deals.


I gotta tell ya, Ive got the Buck strider 880 out right now and I just dont know if ill have the heart to send it back, so I can get this knife were discussing. It is AWSOME it dosnt carry that bad really... Id EDC it for a few days before I made My decision but then I wont have the send back option..............Sigh......Decisions, decisions...........
 
IMO, the AFCK you already have, and the Paramilitary you discounted, are much better knives than the others you mention, and I love the looks of that Ritter, too.
Hype, and cool looks don't make a knife cut. Blade, and edge geometry do.
 
So it has to be a folder? The reason I ask is because I was just looking at the Benchmade Activator and it looks like a perfect little outdoor knife for light stuff. S30V steel, a nice, big, grippy handle. It isn't that big of a fixed blade either and I've seen kydex sheaths for it all over the place.

I have a buck/strider 880 tanto as well. For outside stuff and abuse it is looking like the perfect folder for the job. It carrys pretty well in my pocket due to its rather flat shape. It is huge and rough. I can understand if it is too big and heavy for what you want to do, it is rather massive. Have you considered getting a mini buck/strider? Should be the rugged construction just in a smaller size and lighter all around package.

-Bryan
 
While the steel is "only" 154CM, how about a Benchmade 710?
 
Ive been looking at the 710 But the blade looks a little thin. (another awesome knife though) It looks alot like the AFCK I have.



Are the mini- buck-striders any slimmer? Or just shorter? I wish they had a 3.5 inch blade model! WWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
The 710 is a pretty decent outdoor knife. I've used it for this purpose and have been pleased with how it performed. Don't be concerned about the blade thickness; it's plenty strong. In an outdoor context, the 710's only minus would be the axis lock. Sure, it works great, but if you gunk it up (as is alway possible during outdoor use) it's a pain to clean.

I've already said this about a million times in other threads, but I might as well repeat myself here: my absolute favorite outdoor folder is the Sebenza. It's very strong and very dependable. Best of all, it's a snap to disassemble and clean, even in the field. That's a big plus, in my book.
 
Runsalone,
I'm not sure what you mean about the Spyderco Paramilitary having not enough liner... :confused: The Paramilitary is a compression lock knife, not a liner lock. Did you mean something else?

Owen is right in my opinion. The AFCK and the Spyder are better cutters than any of the other mentioned knives. (Not counting the 710) They have great blade geometry, and good steels.

If you are discounting the Para, then have you taken a look at the Native? It is another great knife with S30V, and Spyderco has many other options to choose from.

In my oppinion though, a SAK is the best thing for the bush, right along side a fixed blade. :)
-Kevin
 
I agree with you Kev about the sak and fixed. (or a small fixed and a hawk!!) This is just another crazy thing for me to spend money on!! The para was awesome, but for downright nasty chores the very small amount of metal in the g-10 kind of worried me. Not the lock as I was really impressed with a spydie comp lock! The g-10 just seems kind of weak and lonely holdin the knife together like that. Im sure its just paranoia on my part. If id kept the para I would have probably lasted the rest of my life :D

Im just on this mission to find that folder for each application I need. The one where you hold it in your hand and proclaim "YES OH KNIFE GODS, THIS IS THE ONE"

Like I said A CQC-7 with a buck strider thickness blade (in S30V) With an Axis

LOL I need to just learn how to make knives if Im gonna whine like this!!!! :rolleyes:
 
Runsalone said:
I agree with you Kev about the sak and fixed. (or a small fixed and a hawk!!) This is just another crazy thing for me to spend money on!! The para was awesome, but for downright nasty chores the very small amount of metal in the g-10 kind of worried me. Not the lock as I was really impressed with a spydie comp lock! The g-10 just seems kind of weak and lonely holdin the knife together like that. Im sure its just paranoia on my part. If id kept the para I would have probably lasted the rest of my life :D

Im just on this mission to find that folder for each application I need. The one where you hold it in your hand and proclaim "YES OH KNIFE GODS, THIS IS THE ONE"

Like I said A CQC-7 with a buck strider thickness blade (in S30V) With an Axis

LOL I need to just learn how to make knives if Im gonna whine like this!!!! :rolleyes:
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Ok, I get you now. Well, to each his own, but I think the Para is a kick a$$ knife. :p

Best of luck in you search for the "one."
-Kevin :)
 
While the RSK is only .115" thick instead of the .125 you want, it has a good overall blade shape and S30V's increased transverse (side loading) toughness more than makes up for the very slightly thinner blade.
 
I believe the BM520 has a blade of about .13 inch. It is tough. I would suggest the 710HS, 520, or perhaps a 721 (they are getting hard to find now)
Good hunting. Buying the knife is anticlimactic. Making the decision and doing the research is the real challenge.

Decisions, decisions.

bomtek44
 
If you're going to break a para or a ritter, you should be getting a fixed blade or working on that cutting technique... ;)
 
"If you're going to break a para or a ritter, you should be getting a fixed blade or working on that cutting technique..."

True dat. Are you completely decided on a folder, instead of a fixed blade? I am of the opinion that the optimal number of knives in the wilderness is two - something large, to hack/chop/pry with, and something small to do more delicate cutting. No folder could fit my bill for a large knife, not even the Cold Steel Vaquero Grande.
 
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