kabar gamestalker

[Bering44]

Does anyone know if you can purchase this yet and if it will be any good?

 

[Dexwithers]

Yep. Great little skinning knife.
It's been out a few months now.
Try Tomars Karbars.

 

[Bering44]

Would it be better then a bk16 for field dressing.?

 

[Bladite]

it's a great knife...

hard to say if "better", but it's more Nessy-shaped, which i love

the BK16 is a definite all around fave of mine, esp compared with various Helle and such knives of similar size

the BK15 though - love :> get a thin edge on that. wicked.

 

[TwinStick]

Yes, yes you can purchase it !!!






Don't hesitate. Get you one. They are a fantastic blade. VERY ergonomic. Hmmm, somehow, every time i say that word i fell less manly. Ergonomic, said it again, damn ! LOL Absolutely LOVE the jimping on the tip of the spine.

I bought one & so did my daughter !




I'm a diggin that swabbie too. After a field test, i may have to get one of my own. After all, if i said "yeah, this is my daughters", i just might have to turn in my man card & we just CAN NOT have that now, can we ??? LOL

 

[jacksterp]

Isn't this 440 stainless?

If so - PASS.

 

[Bladite]

Isn't this 440 stainless?

If so - PASS.

could you provide a reason why?

 

[jacksterp]

I haven't managed to have good experiences with "surgical" stainless with regard to edge retention. Don't need rust resistance properties, but when cutting hard plastics this steel (440A ?) hasn't held up well.

 

[Bering44]

Ill probably pick up the gamestalker for hunting season and get a bk16 after a little

 

[tfields]

i can dig that but as a skinning hunting knife the stian restiance will be handy and the edge retion better on animal flesh than hard plastic i would suspect!?

 

[TwinStick]

For hard plastic, i suspect sharper is better. I use my utility razor knife with the blade/s sharpened & honed on my GATCO sharpener system. Yes, i can get a new blade MUCH sharper by honing it . Works much better on hard plastic, is safer & cleaner than trying to do it with a knife.

 

[upnorth]

I WILL be getting one of these. Looking pretty sweet. :thumbup:

 

[C_Becker]

Anyone have experience with the edge retention of 440A compared to the usual 1095 ?

 

[TwinStick]

When either get dull, i sharpen them. I usually sharpen all my new knives once. Usually never have to again. Just one swipe on each side with my Butchers steel keeps them where they need to be after each use. I have no edge retention issues with any of my 440A, 440C, 420HC, 1095, 1085, 1075, 1055, or 5160. I take em out sharp & put em away sharp. Never have to worry if one of mine is sharp or not. Good Knife-Fu to practice. Seriously, i do not find myself sharpening any of those steels very often after first sharpening. Even after hard use, a single swipe on each side is all that is usually necessary.