Sog Force or Cold Steel Recon 1

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I'd like to upgrade to a bigger knife for outdoor use. I usually carry a Sog Pup (5" blade) .
These 2 caught my eye. I am a bit worried about the Recon 1 due to a few videos where the
Knife broke. What are your thoughts?
 
Wunderbar said:
I'd like to upgrade to a bigger knife for outdoor use. I usually carry a Sog Pup (5" blade) .
These 2 caught my eye. I am a bit worried about the Recon 1 due to a few videos where the
Knife broke. What are your thoughts?
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You'd have to do something stupid to break a CS Recon1! I own 4 variants of them. If I were you I'd grab a carpenter steel model before they are all gone. If you don't care for it it'll be an easy sell here. That's my favorite EDC knife. Try it!
 
If you break a recon 1, you're doing something wrong, usually wrong tool for the job type stuff.
 
Wunderbar said:
I'd like to upgrade to a bigger knife for outdoor use. I usually carry a Sog Pup (5" blade) .
These 2 caught my eye. I am a bit worried about the Recon 1 due to a few videos where the
Knife broke. What are your thoughts?
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you talking recon 1 as in the folder with tri-ad lock....or recon scout as in 01 fixed blade?
 
Wunderbar said:
I'd like to upgrade to a bigger knife for outdoor use. I usually carry a Sog Pup (5" blade) .
These 2 caught my eye. I am a bit worried about the Recon 1 due to a few videos where the
Knife broke. What are your thoughts?
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Yeah, you're going to need to be more clear on what you are looking at.

I've always wanted a force as I have the bigger more tactical brother with the Seal Team/Knife. I have used that knife a lot and the handle pattern just works, same pattern as the force. I haven't used the cold steel fixed blade you might be talking about. I'd rather have the Force or the current Pup you have than the CS mostly because I know them to be very capable tools. That said, for outdoor use I'd go with an Esee 6 or something from BK in that price range.

If you are talking about a folder vs a big fixed blade, I don't know why.
 
Wunderbar said:
I'd like to upgrade to a bigger knife for outdoor use. I usually carry a Sog Pup (5" blade) .
These 2 caught my eye. I am a bit worried about the Recon 1 due to a few videos where the
Knife broke. What are your thoughts?
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From context , I assume you're talking fixed blades . I'd go with Cold Steel over SOG . The CS Recon Scout or Trail Master in 01 will be tougher than the SOG in AUS8 . You can break ANYthing . :eek:
 
Oooops! Yes I meant Recon Scout...the fixed blade. My bad.
I won't be doing anything harder than whittling or chopping up to a 2" thick stick.
 
Wunderbar said:
Oooops! Yes I meant Recon Scout...the fixed blade. My bad.
I won't be doing anything harder than whittling or chopping up to a 2" thick stick.
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;) So long as you get the real thing (beware the many clones and copies ) a Recon Scout in 01 (or the old Carbon V ) will deftly handle any wood chopping chore . Not the best to baton because of the guard .

I've chopped down medium sized hardwood trees with my 01 Trail Master with no damage to the blade . :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
I recommend the Recon Scout. The pictures you've seen are probably of older variations in Carbon V with square tang transitions. Some feel that Carbon V was a less resilient steel. Others feel that the breakage was due to the square tang transitions. Perhaps. Or perhaps the breakage was because the user attempted to baton the knife through a knotty 6" round of hickory in 5 degree weather, lol. :confused:

Regardless, the current Recon Scouts use O1 tool steel, are radiused at the tang transition, and seem to be getting good reports from the field. I had one in SK5 that was radiused at the tang transition, and it could take a beating. 2" thick sticks are well within the knife's capability.
 
DocJD said:
;) So long as you get the real thing (beware the many clones and copies ) a Recon Scout in 01 (or the old Carbon V ) will deftly handle any wood chopping chore . Not the best to baton because of the guard .

I've chopped down medium sized hardwood trees with my 01 Trail Master with no damage to the blade . :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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How do you know the difference between real and fake 01 Scout Recon. Logos or stamps give it away? I’m new here. Been a Spyderco and Benchmade folder and now looking into Fixed blades, particularly the Scout Recon and the Pendleton MiIni Hunter
 
Thuan Tran said:
How do you know the difference between real and fake 01 Scout Recon. Logos or stamps give it away? I’m new here. Been a Spyderco and Benchmade folder and now looking into Fixed blades, particularly the Scout Recon and the Pendleton MiIni Hunter
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Best way is to buy from a trusted source , like Blade Forum sponsors . But right now is bad timing . The older Recon Scouts have been discontinued and are out of stock most places . The newest A2 steel models aren't yet in stock either . Probably gonna be a lot more expensive , also .
 
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