RAT for Hunting

sigsour

sigsour

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Hi all,
I have been a RAT addict for some time now.....(still dont own one)
I have been saving loose change for 7 months now and I am almost there for a purchase. Has been tough since my wife and I both got laid off at the same time.
Anyways, I am an avid deer hunter and I was wondering if the RC3 is the knife to get for gutting deer or are any of the RAT series good at such a task?

thanks.
 
I own the RC-3, and I think it would be a good all around blade for hunting. Some will probably say that it's a little small, and that might be true. But it will be able to do some of the more delicate tasks required to dress the deer. Personally, I'd say that you'll be very satisfied with getting the RC-3, I was planning on taking it hunting with me this year, but work prevented me from going out, so I can't give any first hand experience. But I have used it for extensive food prep, and it did a fantastic job. If you wanted to go a little bigger there's always the larger RAT's to consider as well.......
 
The RC# would work great, and so would the RC4. If your mainly using it hunting I'd forego the combo edge and stick with the plain edge. Since I picked up my RC4 It has become my edc blade and gets used for about everything imaginable with excellent performance. You will be pleased with either knife.
 
I have a RAT-3 in D2. It is very similar in size to the RC-3. I used it exclusively for deer hunting this year and gutted, skinned and processed several deer with it. Cleaned up easy as well. I am in the process of saving up for a RC-3 in blaze orange, but bought my RAT-3 long before the troubles between Ontario/Jeff & Mike. Still a sturdy, well built knife designed by good people :)
 
Used my RC-3 on deer last fall and it worked great. I used a custom by Bryan Breeden for gutting, but use the RC-3 some in processing, and it worked great. I would advise against the RC-4, it is 3/16 thick and in my opinion the 1/8" stock thickness on the RC-3 is a lot better for game processing. Go for the orange handled one, much easier to find when you lay it down on the ground. Plain edge is the way to go for game, too.
 
I used an RC-4 on the only deer I dressed this season. No problems. But will agree that a smaller knife would have been easier and better.
 
I used my RC 4 to dress one of the deer I got this year. No problem with it, although I believe a smaller blade would have done a little better.
 
I have a RC-4 combo edge I used this year to clean a few deer and a few hogs. it preformed great. Kept a good working edge even after 3 hogs in a single sitting and asked for more. I agree a smaller blade for the more delicate task like the back straps and innner lions would be better but for caping the deer and spilling the guts i have no complaints with the RC-4. I did however go ahead and grab an izula for a smaller more managable blade for those tight areas.
 
RC4 with the plain edge.:thumbup: should meet every need. perfect on size and when you scoot up on the blade it is just like using the 3.
 
RC3 is great for hunting. The most popular skinning knife I sold when I sold knives was a just over 2 inch KOA caper.
 
I think the RC3 is more than enough knife to process a deer. It also would make for a better EDC knife due to it's lighter weight and smaller size. Both knives feel great in your hand as they have the same handles, the RC4 just feels a bit heavier.
 
why, yes... yes it is

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This is the RC-4.
The RC-3 worked very well too... a little better on the skinning, actually.
 
200+ hogs an hour for 11 years on the line. For pigs the rc-6 would be good if they are large, boning and skinning knives on the line are 5 to 7 inches. But for gutting and skinning deer rc-3 or 4 is a good choice in the feild. The rc-6 would be better for completing butchering into cuts.......GET THEM ALL!!!!!!!!
 
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