esee junglas or bk 9

BK-9

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I used a BK-9 to baton scrap wood for the wood stove for about a month and a half, worked great!
Then I got a stripped used Junglas off the exchange, and was surprised that it was ergonomically much easier with the BK-9.
I guess the moral is... you'll eventually get both.
 
Daft Slice 1986 said:
Why wouldn't you get a Scrap Yard 911 if you have $200 to spend?
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I have handled a 511 before and i prefer micarta over reci-c also the steel rusts a lot faster on the swamprat which is a killer for me. Finally a sheath would cost another 40 dollars. I also have an esee 3 and i think it will be a cool combo.

I used a BK-9 to baton scrap wood for the wood stove for about a month and a half, worked great!
Then I got a stripped used Junglas off the exchange, and was surprised that it was ergonomically much easier with the BK-9.
I guess the moral is... you'll eventually get both.
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I agree, but for now i have to pick the one i want more. :)
 
MEJ said:
I have handled a 511 before and i prefer micarta over reci-c also the steel rusts a lot faster on the swamprat which is a killer for me. Finally a sheath would cost another 40 dollars. I also have an esee 3 and i think it will be a cool combo.
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So you have your answer, pair a Junglas with your ESEE 3:thumbup:

I had a Junglas and LOVED it, but needed to sell it to fund other knife purchases. It is a fantastic blade.
 
Depends on what you like. BK9 is an outstanding, large, bowie-style knife (knife first and foremost) and the Junglas is an outstanding, large, knife-like machete (machete first and foremost).

Junglas will outchop the BK9 (though the BK9 is a great chopper) and the BK9 will outperform the Junglas in most other knife-like tasks (though the Junglas is a great knife-like machete).

Either will likely make you a happy camper.

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The 511 has a smaller grip that the 711/911. The res-c is more comfortable (read that as fewer calluses) if you are using it all day. The SYCKO x11 series uses SR101 now instead of SR77. The ESEE 1095 will rust faster than the SR77; the SR77 will rust faster than the the SR101.

I have an ESEE 7, Junglas and a RAT-7(D2); along with various Busse-kin. I get almost no rust rust on the edges after carrying it in the tropical rainforest AND not touching them for a while.
 
save some money and get a 12" Ontario machete, or get a Outdoor Dynamics parang for $12 and chop all day and night without wearing your arm out :) Ive had a BK 9 and a Junglas, both are great knives, but for how much they weigh and cost... :(
 
The BK9 is king but the Browning Competition is just as awesome. I would like to see more people get hooked on it since it is a quality knife with a personality.

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I have the Junglas and has a awesome grip setup. It's a beast of its own. Beckers are awesome too.
 
Kansas Flatlander said:
The BK9 is king but the Browning Competition is just as awesome. I would like to see more people get hooked on it since it is a quality knife with a personality.
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Good call; that Browning is a fantastic chopper that feels like an extension of the arm once you give it a few swings. My brother picked one up a couple of years ago and absolutely loves it, it lives in his truck and sees backwoods use on a regular basis.
 
adnj said:
The 511 has a smaller grip that the 711/911. The res-c is more comfortable (read that as fewer calluses) if you are using it all day. The SYCKO x11 series uses SR101 now instead of SR77. The ESEE 1095 will rust faster than the SR77; the SR77 will rust faster than the the SR101.

I have an ESEE 7, Junglas and a RAT-7(D2); along with various Busse-kin. I get almost no rust rust on the edges after carrying it in the tropical rainforest AND not touching them for a while.
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What's an ESEE 7?
 
BK9.

I love the design and shape of Beckers. Well, not as much as I like recurves, but since neither of these two are recurves, definitely the BK.
 
BK-9 is a fantastic big knife and I much preferred it to the Junglas my friend has. Conversely, when he picked up my BK-9 he was all "ooooh gonna have to look at getting one of these". Depending on what you plan on chopping, pair the BK-9 with a Tramontina machete which will only set you back maybe $20 but do a great job.
 
That is one of the biggest questions in the knife world. Here's the thing. The Junglas is one awesome, well made, just downright beautiful piece of steel that is poised right there to answer a question that, at the end of the day, very few people will ask. It is a very short machete. As such it doesn't do machete work well. It chops rather well. It probably chops better than the BK9 by a small margin. The thing about the BK9 is that it is, for all intents and purposes, a big bowie knife. As such, I think it is more suited to it's task than the Junglas. I am a huge ESEE fan and I own 12 of them. I owned a Junglas for a while and boy did that knife make me smile when I opened the box. But after that wore off, owning several real machetes and Kukri, I was left with "what will I do with it"? I sold it and bought other knives. I have a BK7 and it is awesome, being more like a big KaBar than a bowie.

If you need or want a machete, get a real 22" or 24" machete and chop till you drop. If you need to cut wood, get an axe. If, in the context of your original question, you want a big awesome knife...I say get the BK9, upgrade the handles to micarta and gets some kind of sheath for it. If all of that post purchase add-ons bug you, the Junglas will probably serve as a big bowie knife and it does have much better features stock.

Bk9 by a nose in my book.
 
i chose junglas. by the time you upgrade the bk9 it's almost the same price. but with the junglas you get the awesome warranty.
 
I like the Junglas. The micarta scales and grip size are nice. As is the Kydex sheath which is ambidextrous with lots of mount/carry options. I also like the blade profile. I don't have much need for a large, clip-point bowie style blade. I use my Junglas for camping chores like chopping, splitting and limbing. Pretty much what I'd use a small axe or hatchet for. But I can also use it for normal knife stuff as well.

The Rowan HT seems to me to roll less than the Beckers I've owned. They always seemed a bit soft to me.
 
I like Becker and ESEE. I'd lean Junglas but remember that you can get the 9.... AND..... another Becker for the same or less than the Junglas. Whatever tickles your swinging twins.
 
A junglas is $160 with sheath on most sites. As far as I am concerned, there is no comparison, Junglas hands down. Better, design, high quality HT, better handles by a mile, and better sheath.

BK9 can be had for about $100 with average sheath, that I can buy for about $9. The handles of the BK knives is the one thing I hate. Most unergonomic handles for such a nice knife otherwise. NEVER Stab hard with bare hand on stock handles, your hand will slide over and onto edge if you do. Don't ask me how I know
 
I have a bk9 and an RTAK II (ontario version of a junglas) I'm happy with both and a junglas would be even better than either.

junglas is more expensive but a better value. Higher quality, better sheath, better handle scales. By the time you add micharta and a sheath to the BK9 it's the same price as the junglas. The junglas is also bigger and heavier than the bk9. I've never handled an actual junglas but my RTAK II has a choil and good balance so it's not bad for smaller work. I think the BK9 is a bit better for small stuff if I need to use it for that. I think the BK9 is as close to a one-tool option as you're likely to find, but I always have a multi-blade system with me anyway.
 
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