SOG Seal 2000 Input

Hey Spaceweaseal, I don't have the Seal 2000 but I have the Trident 2.0 wich is pretty similar with the exception of the serations. I'm really satisfied with mine, it's very well made and quite tough with a confortable grip and it comes razor sharp. Some guys have some issues with the kydex sheath but mine work's good...hope's this help's cheers!!!
 
I have the seal pup elite which is also similar and it’s a very nice knife, I do not notice any problems with the sheath as others have complained about.
 
i have a seal 2000, its a good knife but the sheath is an absolute turd :jerkit:
 
Ok i have seen alot of reviews, and alot of the common dislikes are with the sheath. Does anyone recomend a sheath, for the seal 2000 that is not gonna break the bank?
Is the Blackhawk Airborne Sheath any good?
 
I've used a SOG Seal quite a bit..... NO COMPLAINTS from me !!

It's been used for whacking and hacking while out in the field hunting and camping.

It's been a significant component of my Tactical Tableware ensemble, having been used to carve a prime rib. It has been my trusted dinner knife many times.

Takes and holds a great edge.

Cheers,

Carl
 
My SOG 2000 was my 1st sog and what sold me on sog knives.It was and still is one of the sharpest knives I have of the 50 plus fixed blade knives I own.I ordered a sheath from Eric from Canada and it fits like a glove.I was very disapointed when I learned AUS-6 steel is so crappy.But I have a feeling it would give a lifetime of service to some one that did not know better.
pj
 
I once slid off a muddy logging road years ago (while wheelin'), and had to use my Seal 2000 to hack some small alders away from my Yota. While it didn't do that bad of a job, the blade did dull rather quickly, which sucked since it was the only knife that I had on me... :yawn:
 
I bought one when they first came out. I gave it to a Special Forces Captain I know who took it to Iraq, and later to Afghanistan. It worked well for him. No glorified stories of knife fighting with the enemy but it did everything he needed it to do, and he brought it home, or it brought him home -- whatever.
 
I have had my SOG Seal 2000 for about two years now. It has not performed up to its advertising.

NIB it wasn't very sharp, and needed significant work. The bevel just doesn't let it take a shaving edge. It dulls pretty quickly too. Unfortunately it doesn't seem designed for field survival use. The grind is not high or flat enough for serious slicing. It seems to be best adpated as a fighting knife... but then it should have a second edge, instead of just a clip point.

It's heavy for its size, too. It's not weight-forward, so it's not a good chopper... so why the 1/4" stock? It's not necessary, IMHO, and if they thinned the blade and gave it a higher grind it would be a much more useful tool. Either that, or actually grind an edge into the spine and make it a true fighter. :cool:

Unlike most of the replies, I actually do like the kydex sheath. It has a snug fit and enough lashing points that it can be attached to any gear in almost any way the user desires. :o

Despite my comments I still show it off to friends as a "pretty" part of my collection... the serrations make it look mean and the finish is slick. But for actual field use (canoe/camping trips), I use my BK-7. Half the price of the SOG, but twice as useful. :D
 
icy27, I don't think it was designed necessarily to be a "slicer" or a "chopper", or even a fighting knife. It was meant to be a "combat knife", a knife to do all the utilitarian chores one wants a knife to do in combat -- opening boxes and cans, cutting det cord, probing for mines, cutting lanes of fire for automatic weapons, cutting equipment off of enemy bodies, and in the case of combat swimmers, cutting lines and nets underwater. For these things, it works fine.
 
bruce said:
icy27, I don't think it was designed necessarily to be a "slicer" or a "chopper", or even a fighting knife. It was meant to be a "combat knife", a knife to do all the utilitarian chores one wants a knife to do in combat -- opening boxes and cans, cutting det cord, probing for mines, cutting lanes of fire for automatic weapons, cutting equipment off of enemy bodies, and in the case of combat swimmers, cutting lines and nets underwater. For these things, it works fine.
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WTF? All of that is marketing hype mate. I could think of 100 knives that would do all of those things better. I guess that's why they call it "The Seal"..because that way everyone will buy it and go out and pretend to be a seal...lol.
 
Irezumi, you're partially right, "mate"! It got it's name because it, at one time, was chosen by the Navy Special Warefare community as the "issue" knife to the SEALs (right or wrong). Sure SOG capitalized on it's contract with the Navy and named it accordingly. You would have done the same thing.

I didn't say it was the "best" knife for those tasks, just that it wasn't chosen for it's slicing or chopping ability.

I mentioned I gave mine to a Special Forces Captain I know. Later I gave him a Mad Dog Atak Hunter, so I do know the difference in knife capability.

Never been to Sidney. Spent six weeks in Melbourne and Taz though!
 
bruce said:
icy27, I don't think it was designed necessarily to be a "slicer" or a "chopper", or even a fighting knife.
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Uh... then what's the point? :confused:

bruce said:
It was meant to be a "combat knife", a knife to do all the utilitarian chores one wants a knife to do in combat . . . For these things, it works fine.
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As I said in my original post, it's an ok knife, just not great. I wouldn't want my life to depend on it, that's for sure. I never need a diving knife personally, but if I did I would take a Mission (MPK) or Gerber (Trident) over the SOG any day.

440A is inferior to 154CM, as far as stainless steels go, and both are inferior to S30V. Now if Gerber would only make a Trident out of that wonderful stuff .... :)
 
bruce said:
Irezumi, you're partially right, "mate"! !
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Haha...nice pickup...

Never been to Sidney. Spent six weeks in Melbourne and Taz though!
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Melbourne is a very very very tame version of Sydney, and far far far safer late at night (Cbd I am talking about). Haven't been to tassie yet but plan to. Tassie is usually the butt of jokes by people from most of the major AU states. I have heard though it is like Sydney 50 years ago (wait for any tassie people to jump in now and go off their nut...lol)
 
I doubt the Mission MPK is twice as good as the Sog Seal 2000. I'd rather have two Sog Seal 2000s for the same price as one Mission MPK.....especially if my life depended on it.
 
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