RC-4 to clippoint or not

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Hi,

I would love your input on this, i will be buying my RC-4 next week :D

Now the question is to clippoint or not?

The knife main function will be a pack knife for camping/survival/outdoors
I will be batonning a bit with it, does the clippoint really make it harder to baton ?

Also does the clippoint can be use as a edge for my firestarter ? (edit: I just saw a high resolution pic of the clippoint and it's sharp so disregard that part)

I understand the the clippoint is mostly for ease of puncture and stabbing is it only for this or am i missing a point here ?

Thanks for your time
 
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The clip point will work for basic batoning because you can hit behind the top edge,but if you split wood with it you will just chew up the baton, but it will work. If you are baton crazy(eat,sleep,live for batoning) don't get the clip point. But the clip does work well with a fire steel.
 
For your use I would pass on the clip point.

CP works better for some defensive uses for for a woods knife I don't want a CP. Yes you can use the sharpened edge as a firesteel striker but you can also use the back 1/4" of the blade, or strip a bit of the coating off the spine and use that or carry a mini-striker. Striking firesteels isn't a use to justify the clip point for me.
 
Thanks for the info guys,

I'll stick with the normal one, can barely wait until i get it :D

Time to think about which one is next ;)
 
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Along with the others. If you want the RC4 as a utility/woods knife then get the regular RC4 with a plain edge. If you want even better cutting performance then convex the edge. I di and it cuts like a laser.
 
ditto on the regular version. maximum efficiency for batoning since your baton won't get chewed up. it'll transfer most of the blow's energy down to the main cutting edge.

what's next? junglas will give you maximum spread among the esee lineup. those two will pretty much do everything the other knives can (some better, some worse obviously)...well, except the esee-5's prying ability but you shouldn't pry with a knife anyway.
 
I like the clip point versions , you can baton with them but you'll chew up the baton as well. The CP portion can be used as a dedicated firesteel striker & with the CP you have a really good point for drilling in the wood if needed,the CP portion I use to scratch tinder from cedar trees. whether you pick up a CP4 or standard 4 you'll have a great knife at your side
 
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