Question about bk10 tip

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nymikel64

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I recently ordered a becker crewman and hope it will be in the mail soon. I do have a Becker bk9 and think it`s great. Ordered the bk10 to have a more compact blade although i am not sure if I do like the tip configuration. so my question is, did anyone of you experiented the Tip beeing to stubby for normal outdoor use?Its even stubbier than the bk9 tip. I am aware that it will not be perfect for stabbing, but does it have any penetration capabilities for the case one would ever need it to finish off an animal or for the rare case of selfdefence?:confused: Thanks for your replies,Mikel
 
While the knife is far from being a stiletto,mine was pretty good at penetrating heavy cardboard. I was wondering how it would pierce too so I did some rough,unscientific testing between the Becker and a few other blades from the collection. It wasn't too much extra effort to get the Becker to sink in ofver the other blades. In fact it created a larger wound pattern with a shorter pierce because of the blade width :)
 
Bill,thank you for the quick answer, that was what I wanted to hear.Now i´m getting even more excited. It`s going to be my main user, teamed with a leatherman supertool.
 
I had a bk10 and it was a great knife. I sold it because of the tip. I had a hell of a time finishing off a buck two years ago. His neck was swollen from ruttin and the bk wasn't the best tool for the job. For everything other than penetration it was a great knife.
 
Becker is selling this knife as a utility blade and it sure is aiming for the military market, too. I guess, if a soldier carrys a knife that size(its still pretty big)he sure wants it to have potential as a weapon.Joe, did you finish that buck by severing the neck? That should be quiet hard,as for that a slender blade is suited better. Lots of muscles, flexes and bone to get through, plus an animal that for sure doesn`t want you to do that!
 
Best way to finish a large animal that's not thrashing is to bend the nose downward toward the neck and jab into the spinal cord just behind the skull.
After that, you need to stab into the chest cavity just above the front of the sternum to bleed the animal out.

I have a BK10, great camp knife but not ideal as a hunter for the above reasons, and it was wider and bulkier than I wanted to carry afoot generally. Bought a Ka Bar shortie USMC and it's just about perfect. If you need an all-purpose fixed-blade with stabbing/fighting possibilities, give the Ka Bar a look.
 
I used it too cut through the neck. It was still very alive and trying to flee. It was my buddies deer and I was spotting. We gave it 30 minutes and then went looking. It was a big 14 point non typical.:eek: He just looked at it and didn't know what to do so I jumped on it. The bk10 isn't much good as a weapon. On a person I imagine it would be a different story as people arn't as hard as deer and don't have fur. My kabar would of been a better choice, But the bk10 did great skinning it. I sold it to a buddy in my unit who was gettin deployed. He loves it as a utility knife.
 
I had crewman and went to the Companion. I thought that the Crewmans didn't have enough of a point for me. Other than that it was a great piece of gear.
 
I've got a Crewman and find it to be a great outdoors blade. The edge on mine was thinner than I expected which was a bonus, and while the tip profile is stubby, it still sports a decent point. It's smaller than the other Beckers, but still robust enough to provide some chopping potential. I bought the Crewman on a bit of a whim, but I have to say it's grown on me quite a bit. I don't think you'll be disappointed with it. Of course, no one knife is perfect for everything, so I always have at least a SAK and a smaller FB on hand as well to fill in the gaps.
 
Just received the Bk10 and I do like it and think it fits my needs. If that tip gives me any problems I think it would be easy to grind the top down a little and turn it into a drop/spearpoint mix.But right now it looks just fine. I always carry an sak wether a locking or a regular model or a multitool. With that combined for small tasks, like numberthree mentioned, it should prove to be a very good knife.
Thank you for posting
 
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