OK I have to say this about this knife model.
The SP-51 has once again saved the day for a second year in a row this deer season.
Both entailed the use of it to clear a path to downed deer, clear an area out to field dress it. And for some odd reason the dang deer sternums were so impossible to cut through, my brother had to literally cut and horse the SP-51 though the rib cage. Really I shot other deer in the area that never had rib cages like these past few ones. And as cutting up the deer...for the hard parts cutting head off and other parts...it performed like a hot knife through butter!
Then to get the deer out, once gain cleared a path out for the deer.
And as cutting up the deer...for the hard parts cutting head off and other parts...it performed like a hot knife through butter!
Man this is a great field knife
Yes a field dressing knife was used on the soft parts. I prefer a good around 4" US MADE gerber with a large gut hook for field dressing. Learned the hard way to use a FIXED BLADE or LOCK BACK knife for field dressing. Any other thing like a liner locker isn't totally reliable. I also use a GERBER lock back gator blade, perfer gut hook on them but I got a few that work well for field dressing as well, and a Buck 110 is a great little field deer dresser normally. But for some odd reason the past few deer have had super tough sternums to get through the past few years. Could it be that they are older deer?
But for a one heavy use knife that SP-51 sure made things WAY easier the past few years.
The SP-53 probably could of worked but I like the straight edge of the SP-51 for easier sharpening if needed in the field. The SP-51 is just a great dang all purpose use knife! That saber grind gives it an edge of my RD-9. But to be fair my sister stoled my extra SP-53 but she uses that for short heavy machete work on trails she vents on. I use my SP-53 for designated trail re-re-reclearing after storms and such.
My various RD 6s and 7s and a Tanto got stolen this year for deer season by others.
But the SP-51 really seems to be the BEST all round general HEAVY use knife. Yes a few other tools could of been carried...but really with a SP-51, RD6 (it makes a logical pairing for the SP-51) and a 4" field knife and a sharpener and spare buck 110, that covers a lot of things in the field on the stand. Oh and a Baco saw because its foldable for the pack.
The SP-51 has once again saved the day for a second year in a row this deer season.
Both entailed the use of it to clear a path to downed deer, clear an area out to field dress it. And for some odd reason the dang deer sternums were so impossible to cut through, my brother had to literally cut and horse the SP-51 though the rib cage. Really I shot other deer in the area that never had rib cages like these past few ones. And as cutting up the deer...for the hard parts cutting head off and other parts...it performed like a hot knife through butter!
Then to get the deer out, once gain cleared a path out for the deer.
And as cutting up the deer...for the hard parts cutting head off and other parts...it performed like a hot knife through butter!
Man this is a great field knife
Yes a field dressing knife was used on the soft parts. I prefer a good around 4" US MADE gerber with a large gut hook for field dressing. Learned the hard way to use a FIXED BLADE or LOCK BACK knife for field dressing. Any other thing like a liner locker isn't totally reliable. I also use a GERBER lock back gator blade, perfer gut hook on them but I got a few that work well for field dressing as well, and a Buck 110 is a great little field deer dresser normally. But for some odd reason the past few deer have had super tough sternums to get through the past few years. Could it be that they are older deer?
But for a one heavy use knife that SP-51 sure made things WAY easier the past few years.
The SP-53 probably could of worked but I like the straight edge of the SP-51 for easier sharpening if needed in the field. The SP-51 is just a great dang all purpose use knife! That saber grind gives it an edge of my RD-9. But to be fair my sister stoled my extra SP-53 but she uses that for short heavy machete work on trails she vents on. I use my SP-53 for designated trail re-re-reclearing after storms and such.
My various RD 6s and 7s and a Tanto got stolen this year for deer season by others.
But the SP-51 really seems to be the BEST all round general HEAVY use knife. Yes a few other tools could of been carried...but really with a SP-51, RD6 (it makes a logical pairing for the SP-51) and a 4" field knife and a sharpener and spare buck 110, that covers a lot of things in the field on the stand. Oh and a Baco saw because its foldable for the pack.
