New BK82

[GeofS]

Becker Magnacut Campanion:

KA-BAR: Becker MagnaCut Campanion

Becker MagnaCut Campanion

www.kabar.com

Anyone jumping on this?

My two thoughts:

1. $350 and with regular grivory scales still?

2. Gimme a BK9 in magnacut!

 

[EngrSorenson]

Honestly, not for me. If I'm doing magnacut, I'd probably opt for thinner blade stock.
0.25" is a lot of magnacut for an application where I don't really feel the Magnacut would shine.

Sure looks nice though, what with all the silver-on-black and all.

 

[91bravo]

The BK2 is perfectly fine in 1095!

 

[Crag the Brewer]

Why would anyone need a .250" thick magnacut blade???

That decision was made in marketing......

An engineer would of wanted a .090" magnacut Becker

 

[bladesmith3]

not in for $350 or .250" thick magnacut.

 

[daizee]

I mean... if what ya want is a stainless BK-2, it's not a bad way to go. Though I'd have picked the AEB-L family for it's toughness, which would beat out 1095-CV handily.

If it goes to regular retailers at the usual 50% of MSRP it will be a GREAT deal. At $350 it's kinda steep. I just sold a full-size custom Magnacut belt knife w/ all the bells and whistles for that price.

Edit: re: BK-9 in Magnacut. With all that chopping force, I'd also go AEB-L*. Toughness over wear resistance and way less hassle to sharpen over THAT much edge at their ideal hardnesses for that application.

 

[EngrSorenson]

An engineer would of wanted a .090" magnacut Becker

… folks, he’s right!

 

[MolokaiRider]

lol

Not the direction I would have thought they would have gone.

Maybe the BK98, BK16, or especially the BK15.

 

[GeofS]

Me, I’ll consider buying it in a few weeks.

Several times over the last few years, I’ve been caught in a dynamic with KA-BAR that’s a little troubling.

Two examples, their State and Union Mark 2, their OSF, they’re big ticket item that I’ve bought as soon as they came out to support the brand. Inevitably, I see them on sale for $100 less (if not discounted significantly more). I’m sure it’ll happen with the F01 folder and the BK76 soon. It’s happened quite a few times and it doesn’t exactly sit right as a dedicated supporter of the brand.

Also, I think this will be excluded from their half off sale.

 

[The Warrior]

The BK2 is perfectly fine in 1095!

I agree.

 

[91bravo]

What’s up Dubz!

 

[The Warrior]

What it be like yo?

 

[91bravo]

What it be like yo?

It’s Halloween and I’m going around the plant scaring the shit outta folks haha!

 

[91bravo]

 

[Wasty]

Well, If the bring the BK9L, I'll take whatever steel they use

But for real, why make it not thinner with that steel and have an absolute winner

 

[1066vik]

apparently Tomars is taking pre-orders at an actually reasonable price.
hopefully it's real and their site hasn't been hacked.

 

[GeofS]

apparently Tomars is taking pre-orders at an actually reasonable price.
hopefully it's real and their site hasn't been hacked.

Thanks for sharing this. I just ordered it. Came out to $221 and change all in. That’s a big difference!

 

[EngrSorenson]

I'm surprised by the responses being mostly universally commenting on the thickness, given the material.
Usually I'd expect to see more variation in the responses.

 

[19-3ben]

I'm surprised by the responses being mostly universally commenting on the thickness, given the material.
Usually I'd expect to see more variation in the responses.

I'm in agreement on the thickness. If they wanted to bring out a knife that size, a BK10 in Magnacut would have made more sense.

 

[GeofS]

Tomar’s seems legit. Just ordered some scales to go on it.