is a buck nighthawk good for bushcraft

night_hawk said:
i have a victorinox "handyman" as a multitool, i have never got round to buying a leatherman,are they really that much better than a good old swiss knife?
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I feel that the leatherman is a much stronger tool and the Vic is a much better cutter and slicer. I actually would take both a swiss army knife with scissors and saw (BSA Huntsman) and a multi tool with a saw. Get the picture I like saws? I think that with the pliers and the redundancy of tools I can make a lot of things out of scrap in a war zone. I would leave a fixed blade behind before I left these two but that is just my opinion.
 
Bad luck on that one, very usefull tool out in the field, a great back up to a large blade.
 
Personally I'd go with a Ontario Rat-5 or maybe one of the Kabar impact series, either 1095 or D2. 1095 obviously easier to maintain, D2 being much burlier.

 
Well, I reckon where your going, khukuri for back up, for sure.

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I am Not Military but would cast my vote for the night hawk, as stated by many here its thicker blade and more robust design lend it to the type of use you may see in the military. I have used one and liked it, the handle diddnt fit me well enough to make me want to trade in my kabar for it. I have heard from some of my service freinds that serrations are usefull as opening boxes and bags during searches is often a part of the job.

As for the multi tool, Pliers are one of those things that are infiniteley usefull, in any situation, If you like swiss army knives, try the Spirit tool. I would go for at least a leatherman wave, or even one of the larger surge tools, both have scissors and saws, and are well made.

I would definiteley throw a spyderco in your Kit too, its something you would never be without.
 
night_hawk said:
luckly for me the sa80 is one of the most accurate assault rifles in the world,
because of its free floating barrel, but many squaddies in iraq and afganistan have experienced reliability issues. Hopefully ill be fine and thanks for your support guys. .:thumbup:
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Maybe the most accurate weapon you can find in the Uk but since they wont lets you guys have any guns over there. There are truckloads of weapons that shoot more accurately than the SA80.
 
I agree there are loads of guns that are more acurate, but a more accurate military issued assualt rifle?
The general civilian doesn't get to shoot a great deal granted, but the miltary get the chance to experiment!
 
The SA80 isn't significantly more accurate than other assault rifle designs. And reliability problems have plagued it from the beginning (until it was retooled by H&K). Given the choice, I would rather stake my life on an AK47 than a pre-retool SA80.

The rifle is nothing special. The British just have fantastic marksmanship training.

Insurgents, I have heard from several different sources, seem to fear British snipers more than their American counterparts for some reason, although both can kill you just as dead from just as far.
 
I was watching the Military Channel's top ten assualt rifle's and the SA80 came in at about number 6, where as the M-16 came in at number 2 and the AK-47 made number 1:grumpy: , but here's my point.... I would have no porblem staking my life on it.

P.s. Night Hawk, be safe!
 
i admit the sa80 isnt the best, its heavy,its poor balanced and you need
to do an awful lot of cleaning.
The best assualt rifle IMO is either the hk416 or the diemaco c8sfw.
 
Please forgive me for hijacking the thread. If I had to stake my life on an assault rifle, and getting ammunition wouldn't be a problem, I would either take an HK416 in 6.8x43mm, OR an AKM in 7.62x39mm.

.......................Ok, back to the original topic!
 
You know, you could always try a Buck Special #119. It has a 6" blade and easy to sharpen, also very weather proof.
 
tknife said:
The Nighthawk was originaly designed for the military, and is much more heavy duty. The Mora is better for wood carving, food prep etc. But I don't think it would stand up to military field use.
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is there anyway that I can make my nighthawk better for woodcarving?
what are the advantages and disadvantages of the knife and its grind?
 
It will never match a mora in performance because of the blade thickness and its lack of blade flex due to this thickness. You can get it as sharp or darn near as sharp as a mora though. I would take a nighthawk over a mora anyday for a camp knife. Here is some nighthawk love.

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