Favorite Handle Material

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Shann

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Whats everyone's favorite HI handle material. I tend to like the wooden handled ones a little better, but I like the horn too. I have not gotten any of the "exotic" wood handles. What about the antered handle? I saw a couple of kerambits that were stunning with the antler handle. :eek:
 
Goodness, Shann. Full of questions, aren't we:D? I guess being full of questions is better than being full of... well, ya know;)
Personally, i like wood. If feel a lot grippier than horn to me. After the stag handled Sarge i just got, I have found that i LOVE antler. Kinda feelis like it is in between wood and horn. I had never actually handled a REAL antler handled knife before this one, just the fake kind. It's grippy but not rough and very friendly to the touch.

Jake
 
Steely_Gunz said:
Goodness, Shann. Full of questions, aren't we:D? I guess being full of questions is better than being full of... well, ya know;)
Personally, i like wood. If feel a lot grippier than horn to me. After the stag handled Sarge i just got, I have found that i LOVE antler. Kinda feelis like it is in between wood and horn. I had never actually handled a REAL antler handled knife before this one, just the fake kind. It's grippy but not rough and very friendly to the touch.

Jake
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I"m becoming obsessed with this stuff, much to my wife's chagrin (and my partners'). You will find that I much prefer giving out advice to asking questions, even when I know almost nothing about the topic, but for some reason I actually want to know this stuff. I appreciate all the kind help from you and others in this forum. I won't become a wisea** for a while yet. :cool:
 
Shann,

Just so you know, these are :D the beginning stages of "HIKV" . These early stages are often laughed off by friends, associates, and relatives as a primative associative process called "learning and education".

However, be forewarned that unless you are independantly wealthy or unmarried (not necessarily mutually exclusive), the later stages of "HIKV" can be devastating economically.

Or you can learn to make your own clothes, live on air........ :D
 
:confused: now you tell me. Its a lot cheaper than buying new guns, or something like that. I can pretend lots of them are used for specific purposes (thats how come she likes the WWII, because I cleaned up the back yard).

If I sold off my other knives and my guns, and my golf clubs I could probably buy pretty much one of each, but of course, I can't get rid of my other stuff either!
 
The best thing that you can do is hide any of the new HI products you get from your wife. I know it sounds mean, but it'll save you money in the long run:) Everytime my better half finds one of my new buys I end up either sleeping on the couch or buying dinner and a movie (btw, we aren't talking Burger King either). I don't care. The khuks are worth it to me, and as much as i hate to admit it I rather enjoy taking my bride to be out...I'd just be broke if she ever found out just how many of these things i've got;)

Jake
 
As often stated by gun pundits everywhere. "...you never have enough guns...". No, while you might think that buying Khukuris is a way of avoiding a new firearm, it usually goes: "That horn and bone handled Ganga Ram would look perfect with my new Ruger #1 in .338.", followed later by " I betcha my Ganga would look nice strapped next to that stag handled SSA".

I don't think you can win with knives and guns. I've quit trying. I have decided that if and when I retire, I will try to build a small hut out of whatever I have collected - just as long as I can keep people from staring at my emaciated body and diseased body.

I wonder what Elmer Keith would do......
 
You have a Ruger #1 in 338? Sniff. I want one in that and 375, 45/70, and 416 Rigby.

All of them are best accompanied by a HI khuk.


munk
 
Sorry, munk, I didn't mean to give a false impression. That's definitely a rifle I still need to acquire. My Ruger #1s are in: .458 Win Mag, .375 H&H, .45/70 Gov't., .30/06, and 7mm Mauser. And I have #3s in .45/70 Gov't. and in .30 cal Krag Jorgensen.

My .338 Win Mag is in Browning BAR...

I may have a rifle for every Khukuri, but I need more Khukuris to match the entire collection. :eek:
 
munk,

Fairly accurate. With iron sights at 100 yards I can plunk most anything into a 2 inch group from a solid rest. Of course, thats for about 10 shots - then the recoil starts to bother my shoulder. I have often tried to get used to the cartridge by shooting more, a la Maj. Charles Askins, but it only hurts and makes me dingy.

I load up some really mild loads using cast bullets, made for the 38/55, and Red Dot shotgun powder. Unfortunately, these spread the group to about 3 inches. However, I can shoot this all day.

My Remington Safari Grade in .375 H&H is scoped, and I shoot just about an inch-plus for the same 10 shots. Of course, I've gone through about 3 semi-inexspensive scopes at the same time!
 
There are a few little tricks to get the Ruger shooting better. If you're at 2" now and haven't used any of them, you may want to look it up.
Any difference in felt recoil between the two rifles?

I could never afford the Rem. Had a Browning Stainless Stalker in 375 once I couldn't afford now either. I'd go Winchester if I had the bread- or the Ruger number one.

There is something about the 375 calibre that is attractive. I had a 375 Wesson Supermag and now own a 38/55

I think the red dot load is not working properly for you and I'd find another propellant. You should be able to have a 2" group with cast and low pressure. Your rabbit loads.


munk
 
Hey, don't forget about the White Metal handles! They are pretty neat too! I have a hefty Ang Khola by Bura with a white metal handle, and it looks and feels great. I have never done any heavy duty chopping with it, though, so I don't really know how durable these metal handles are. I can say that mine has never shrunk and doesn't seem to benefit from lanolin or linseed oil. :)

Geoffrey
 
Personally, I think we should send over a bunch of Kraton for them to cover the handles with. :barf:

Alright, on a serious note, I'm really a fan of any handle that has a heavy, thick, and shiny blade sticking out of it, but that stag M43 that I got has made me a quick fan of stag. It feels so secure, but then again, maybe it's just that handle... It's nice and thick and feels just right in my hands. In any case, I like the stag and the horn. Wood's nice too, but more exotic materials, in my eyes, win.

Travis
 
Wood, hands down! Stag would maybe be a good option on a dedicated fighter but not something I would want on a chopper because it's generally too rough in texture.
Horn's alright if it's sanded a bit too get the slickness off but Wood is the best all around material there is that the kamis have at hand.
I think a canvas micarta would be mighty fine for a handle but it would lose the spirit of the blade.
But if I was going too be in a deep shyt highly damp area for an extended amount of time the spirit would no doubt become less important than a non-slick grip. But then I would want a kydex scabbard as well.

So that makes wood the choice of material for me, hands down!!!!:D
 
Wood is my first choice as well...but horn is *mighty purdy*. Why, I once had this horn BDC...

;)
 
Nasty said:
Wood is my first choice as well...but horn is *mighty purdy*. Why, I once had this horn BDC...

;)
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Yea, and now you have a Cherokee Rose with a carp on the handle.;)
 
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