RD6 or RC6 :which is better chopper?

winbag338 said:
:eek: Dont squander credibility on a uninformed, knee-jerk opinion. Esee is makeing one of the most coveted knives of all time based solely on performance.
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Which ESEE knife are your talking about? Junglas?

Ankerson said:
Yeah that extra 4 ounces or so can really be a killer, might have to get a hand cart or take someone with him to carry all that extra weight. ROFL ;) :D

Also all those extra 2 hour breaks needed carrying that heavy extra 4 ounces or so since it's so heavy. ;) :D
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I've heard of hikers cutting an inch off their tootbrush to lighten their load. I guess in isolation any one little weight chop might seem ridiculous and pointless, but taken as a part of an overall mentality and effort to go ultra-light it starts to make sense. I personally believe the toothbrush cut is a bit much, no matter how you look at it. It is a tiny nub of plastic and not worth the sacrafice of comfort. Being weight conscious with steel, however, makes a bit more sense to me... however I personally would not sacrafice in the knife department on the basis of weight, but that's only because of my sickness;) and not based on anything practical.

On to the ESEE 6 and RD6, or any other knife in that range. I agree that they aren't ideal choppers, especially compared to 7-12 inch blades. However, it seems that people of that opinion do consider 6-inchers (well, at least the ESSEE 6) good camp knives. Thing I don't get is, if you aren't going to be chopping with it, why would you choose such a large blade to use at camp? So many disadvantages at camp: weight hiking it in, kind of thick for food prep, kind of broad for food prep, kind of long for belt carry. I realize a lot of you disagree with what I listed as disadvantages, but it is inarguable that a thinner 4-inch blade would outperform something like an ESEE 6 for camp chores that do not include chopping (or batoning).
 
I agree, I find myself not looking to purchase anything between 4 inches and 9 inches in blade length, smaller or bigger than that is all I desire.
 
I'll order an RD6, and start chopping with it...:) I'll let you know if it works. If it doesn't, then I will stick to my battleRat, and get me another 3inch for the smaller tasks (btw, I love small fixed blades too, got a couple, and finally an Izula is coming this way:D) If the RD6 can chop reasonably.....what shall I do with my BattleRat?!!;):D
 
renebegas said:
I'll order an RD6, and start chopping with it...:) I'll let you know if it works. If it doesn't, then I will stick to my battleRat, and get me another 3inch for the smaller tasks (btw, I love small fixed blades too, got a couple, and finally an Izula is coming this way:D) If the RD6 can chop reasonably.....what shall I do with my BattleRat?!!;):D
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Sell it to me at a discount for recommending the Ranger? :D



I would try to get one of the original RD6 knives produced by Ranger knives. They are better choppers than the ones ontario puts out because the new OKC ones have a distal taper that puts less weight out over the sweet spot.
 
The Chef said:
Look bro it ain't me, I carry a Chiruwa AK that weighs a good three pounds camping, game warden and a folder when the need is there but I can understand the OP's point view too. A six inch blade is handy end of story, I'd rather carry that all day if I knew thats all the situation called for, but like a boy scout, I'm always prepared. ;)

OP

Look at Chestnut Ridge Knife Shop the brothers over there may the answer to your prayers in a "BUSH" model RD6 with thinner spine thickness. They also have a nice RD6 made of S7 thats 3/8" thick.
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The thicker S7 signature series model is probably the best RD6 for the job, but it gets pricey and is probably as heavy as a 1/4 in RD7.
 
any other shop got those S7 models, or the original Ranger Knives models? The Chestnut Ridge Shop is difficult to acces from here; website says it is only an ecommerce testpltaform...:confused:
 
I'll be getting an RD6, had to order an Ontario version and Justin will reprofile the edge a bit, and will round-out the handles , should be fine then too! Looking forward to it soooo much!! Thanks for all your feedback:)
 
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