Gerber lmf 2 or cold steel srk

Ausseknifeknut

Ausseknifeknut

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My lmf 2 lives in my pack along with a fiskars hatchet with 550 cord wrap and lanyard. Next weekend I'm getting a cold steel srk. My question is should i be replacing the lmf 2 with the srk for survival, bush walking etc?
 
I have had some pretty bad problems out of my SRK chipping. I am in the process of sending it back a second time (they repaired a large chip initially, but it is still chipping so it was probably a bad heat treat).

I have still used it to do a lot of light chopping though, and it seems to keep a good working edge for lots of work. I would probably test them both myself and as long as they both performed well, choose the one that weighed less.
 
G'day mate I've seen your thread in the cold steel forum , I'm not getting the San Mai just the aus 8 version. I'm well and truly spoiled for a EDC survival knife as I own a gerber prodigy , a gerber lmf 2 , a pilot survival knife, a fallkniven f1 , an rc3 , a bk2 , a mod 4, a kraton and leather handled ka bars , an Ontario marine raider , an Ontario spec plus bolo , 2 sog knives jungle canopies , dozens of machetes and that's just for starters :)
 
Test them out and see what works best for you. Each person has different preferences in knives, and one person may love the Gerber and another the SRK.
 
I own two GI tantos , the old cord wrapped one and the plastic scale handled one , great fun to play with
 
I would.

To expand on that though I'll say I've never used the Gerber. The Gerber design strikes me as a survival knife and not much of anything else. I have used an SRK a little bit, and whilst it clearly nods to survival type stuff it does have potential for some general utility use. And given that is what I do more of I'd load up on that.

That said, and I'm sure I've mentioned it here before, I found the SRK I bought for my brother very limited in terms of cutting power, and thus its utility use way down on anything I'd be happy with. To make it cut better I would have meddled with the geometry a bunch. He didn't. He just sharpened it to a very course rough sharp. The lanyard tube started pushing out of one side with little provocation too. Easy fix with a bit of epoxy, but worth noting it did happen.

My old Master Hunter was frankly in a different league, and I'd take that over either of them. I am prejudice though because that is up in my all time top bunch of field knives.
 
I've tried to like Gerber over the years but the metal is just too darn soft and will not hold an edge. The lmf series doesn't impress me either, so I'm thinking the SRK has to be a better choice. A blade made from a2 or better yet 3V like those from Bark River would be a better Choice as would any of the GSO designs, but they are going to cost a little bit more too. Don't overlook Benchmade in the mid-range cost blades. They have some very good SRK designs too.
 
Ausseknifeknut said:
I've never been a fan of benchmades design patterns
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They have one that is an exact copy of the SRK, or maybe Cold Steel copied it. I see they went to copying Ka-Bar designs now along with a few other companies. :)

You could look at the BK 17 or one of the bigger Becker blades made from 1095, they are pretty robust too. The GSO is going to be pretty hard to beat though, provided you don't mind spending the money for it.
 
The srk turned out to be too small for my liking. I was thinking of replacing the lmf 2 in my EDC pack with my bk2 next time I'm out at the storage unit
 
I didn't like the handle-heaviness of the LMF2 or the sheath it came with. The prodigy didn't seem so handle heavy, but I never got one of my own. If the SRK is too small, perhaps try a SK-5 version of the CS Recon Scout?
 
I have a BK7 which I enjoy very much, but the BK10 is one I have considered for a little while as its a bit smaller. That would be my next choice. One of my buds has a LMF, not a bad knife by any stretch, just not what I would choose.
 
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