Mora or Bucklite Max?

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I'm looking for a fixed blade bush / survival type knife. I've narrowed down my choices to either a Mora or Bucklite Max. The Mora's are touted all over the net as great survival knives. This Buck is to new and doesn't have the history the Mora has. However, it is American made, and I'm all about supporting our country.

Please let me know if you have any practical experience with either. If you're recommending the Mora, please let me know which model.

Thanks,

FishStalker
 
Mora 780-Larger handle and has an integral guard which you can remove or mod. Larger blade than most Mora's and is differential tempered. The toughest Mora according to Ragnars Forge website.--KV
 
I have handled the Buck Diamondback at store before. It was very sharp and well made. The Bucklite looks very similar and it's USA made. I would go with the Bucklight.
 
I'm a Mora fan. You can't really go wrong. The 760 is an obvious choice with its low care stainless blade. It's twin to the 780 already mentioned. The best of the Moras are those with the laminated blades, but I don't care for those factory handles so I buy bare blades and hilt them myself. Any of the Mora steels is going to be better than the 420 HC Buck uses. 420HC is commonly believed to be the minimal acceptable blade steel.
 
Buck's steel is awesome. You'll never have a problem sharpening. They do take a while to sharpen, but once there they will hold a spectacular edge. Is the Bucklite Max full tang? If so that would be the way I go.
 
The Bucklite looks cool- but I think I like the shape of the Mora blades a bit better. And the Moras are Scandi ground- which is a big plus in my book. Moras are dead-stupid-easy to sharpen. I like the plain carbon Moras like the 510 just fine.
 
kvaughn said:
The toughest Mora according to Ragnars Forge website.
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Based on this X-Ray image that has been posted in the W&SS forum a while back, I chose the #510 for the longer tang. Seems like a more robust construction than the shorter tang on the Frosts Mora. YMMV.

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Between the two OP knives, I'd go for the Mora.
 
I have the Bucklite Max. Awesome knife for the money , and a thinner handle than the diamonback's , which I find excessively large. Full tang , wider blade , than the Mora of course , which is a plus to me. The sheath is OK also.

Buy both......what the heck !!
 
TheGent said:
Buck's steel is awesome. You'll never have a problem sharpening. They do take a while to sharpen, but once there they will hold a spectacular edge. Is the Bucklite Max full tang? If so that would be the way I go.
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Yes, the Bucklite Max is full tang.
 
I'm sure the Buck is a great knife, but I love Mora knives. I have both the #840 Clipper, and the #711 from the X Ray picture, and love them both. The #711 has probably the most comfortable handle of my knives for general use. The blade shape and size is very versatile, love the steel, etc...

When I couldn't sharpen a knife without making it super dull, I was able to sharpen my Moras to shave arm hair easily.... Stuff like that :P

defaultuser said:
Based on this X-Ray image that has been posted in the W&SS forum a while back, I chose the #510 for the longer tang. Seems like a more robust construction than the shorter tang on the Frosts Mora. YMMV.

Mora-Xray.jpg


Between the two OP knives, I'd go for the Mora.
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Leftoverdj said:
Any of the Mora steels is going to be better than the 420 HC Buck uses. 420HC is commonly believed to be the minimal acceptable blade steel.
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Buck has the best 420HC in the business. It's actually quite a good steel for its intended purposes.
 
I emailed Buck and asked them about the heat treating on their 420HC. Below is there response.

"All steel types are heat treated using Paul Bos’s formula.

Depending on the steel type the proprietary formula will be different to get the most out of that steel type.

420 is not stamped ‘Bos’ because it is the standard steel, when you get into higher quality steel, more of a specialty that is when the Bos stamping will occur."

Based on this I'd say its good stuff!
 
Apparently Buck has the best heat treating methods in the industry. Take an inexpensive steel and make it perform like VG-10..... almost!:D
 
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