STRIDER Knives

A Busse can cut a strider in half.

If I win the lottery I will test this.

The strider got 4 stars in Noss's test, the Busse got 7. :thumbup:
 
nn8734 said:
Hello all, my name is nick and I'm a noob to this forum. Im looking to obtain a quality fixed blade with a blade length of appx 5-7 inches in length and one preferrably that's forged. I will be using it as a carry blade for when i go hunting and fishing in the wilderness.

I was thinking about Strider Knives. They have a couple of models that seem appealling. They also seem to be well-made, however I don't know much about them.

What are your opinions on these knives and, for current owners, would you recommend them.

My budget is appx $400.00 max but if the right knife came along I would consider exceeding that by perhaps $100.00.

**If this is the wrong place for this or if there are already many threads devoted to STRIDERS, I apologize in advance***
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I use a Strider SMF folder. I haven't used a fixed from them.

The SMF is a daily carry that gets used pretty hard and I have no regrets buying it. It's not particularly pretty but it's strong for a folder and hasn't let me down. For a fixed, I like Randall Made (Model 1-7), but you'll have to pony up more or have to wait 5 years to get one.

That said, you may want to pick up a Ka-Bar that you can beat the sh*t out of and not worry about it. Personally, I use all my knives, keep them sharp, and don't worry if they're scratched, etc. IMO, Strider and Randall make good, tough knives that you can use day in, day out.
 
There is nothing wrong with a Strider or a Busse but both of these focus on hard use military type fixed blades for combat, bashing things including skulls, and for heavy duty chops whether it be in a brick building or a door or someones chest. If you want a hunting and field knife look no further than two of the premier makers right here in our forums by speaking with Scott Gossman or Dan Koster and get you one of their customs.

Generally speaking if you want a hunting fixed blade buy it from someone that hunts and makes knives for other hunters. I'm not suggesting Busse can't do that but I'd get either one from either of these guys or maybe look at Abe Elias for what you are wanting. Of course its just my opinion but thats where I'd go for a hunting and field outdoor knife.

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The best way to pick out your next knife is to surf this site (and some other knife sites) for X, XX, or XXX (I never make it that long) days, look at as many pics of knives as you can, read a bunch of threads about what other guys think, and try to hone in on what you want out of this knife. You want a cutting machine, or do you want a stronger more general purpose knife? Edge retention, ease of sharpening, carbon vs. stainless, custom vs. production, collection piece or user, resale value or passion? Or maybe you need a knife you can beat on with a hammer? You can trade off qualities between them, or you can just max one out (and another quality may {probably} suffer). Whichever you choose, you'll make a better decision the more you read and the more knives you see & the more you get to handle.

Sometimes someone will have a thread about one of their favorite knives and you'll just want to buy it right now.

That is the best way to figure out what kind of knife to buy next.
 
Get something like the Browning Barker/crowell for your chopping and camp chores 105 bucks ebay . And big and powerful enough for fending off toothy critters and get a nice little custom caper for your hunting and if you are not talkin about fileting fishing knife The first is a tuff relatively ( for what you get) inexpensive carbon steel knife that you don't have to cringe when ya scratch it up and in normal outdoor use a 3 to 3 1/2 inch blade is sure handy. Stick with carbon steel blade
 
i bought one and said i can do this better and cheaper for people to use, i don't want to say they are not good knives but for the price of a 3/16 Strider WP, i can hook u up with a hands down better product, that is my opinion of course. thanks for your time. jeremy
 
vjb.knife, thanks for posting that. i actually went to the gun store today and they had some knives made by a company called Crusader Forge. these knives are the beefiest knives i have ever seen. they are all forged and hand made in St. George, Utah.

They were also the most expensive knives i have ever seen. the model for sale was 695.00 brand new. Awesome knives but a bit too much. anyway, thanks again for all the response. ill probably buy something within the next week or so after doing some more research. ill look into the custom options availble from members here as well...
 
Rat Finkenstein said:
Striders are stainless steel. they do not need coating, and I don't think they have coating, just stripes bead blasted into the blade darkened from heat treat.
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I believe that was true when they were using ATS-34. I'm not sure if that is how they get their stripes now. Per the guys on Usual Supects it is oxide. It could be oxide from the heat treating or oxide applied later.

In any case it is thin and very tough. It doesn't hide any dings in the metal below.
 
jhorton3000 said:
i bought one and said i can do this better and cheaper for people to use, i don't want to say they are not good knives but for the price of a 3/16 Strider WP, i can hook u up with a hands down better product, that is my opinion of course. thanks for your time. jeremy
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Nice claim...got a link ?
 
Rich357 said:
With a Busse you have to fool around and buy a sheath. I also much perfer Striders thin, very tough, oxide coating to Busse's thick and not very tough paint job on his blades.
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Yes, if I were looking for a sheath maybe a Strider would work but if I were looking for a knife I'd spend my $400 on a nice custom. Please disregard the fact that I spent my last $400 and a little more on Busse Skinny Active Duty knives. Cool custom sheathes to come!
 
mhawg said:
Yes, if I were looking for a sheath maybe a Strider would work but if I were looking for a knife I'd spend my $400 on a nice custom. Please disregard the fact that I spent my last $400 and a little more on Busse Skinny Active Duty knives. Cool custom sheathes to come!
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So, you spent a lot more to get a nice metal finish on your Busse rather than a Busse with the easily scratched painted finish?

I still prefer to get a $325 Strider. I find many of their designs more interesting than most of the Busse designs. And, I don't have to run around for a sheath. :)

I also have several Busse knives. There are a few I really like but there are many Strider I really like.
 
Rich357 said:
So, you spent a lot more to get a nice metal finish on your Busse rather than a Busse with the easily scratched painted finish?

I still prefer to get a $325 Strider. I find many of their designs more interesting than most of the Busse designs. And, I don't have to run around for a sheath. :)

I also have several Busse knives. There are a few I really like but there are many Strider I really like.
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To me the Striders are a bit too 'tactical' and most of them just seem to be a sharpened bar with string wrapped around it. I guess I look more towards hunters and Bowies and neat utility blades. I find plenty in the production and semi-production field and really flip over a sturdy, proportional, clip point hunter with natural scales of some kind. In a field utility type knife I like the coating for protection of the blade and reduced reflection. I don't find much use for a tanto even though I have a few but overall I like a more conventional looking knife than the Striders. When you are going to drop the bucks it takes to snag a Busse, Strider or custom it better suit the purpose of the blade you need and not just be the snazzy thing to have at the moment.
 
Strider is turning out some forged blades these days. The only blade steels I have seen are random nickel damascus and san mai - the latter using damascus over a carbon core. You have to be real careful about these and get your info directy from Mick, because a number a plain random damascus blades have been misrepresented as "san mei" blades by some enthusiastic but ill-informed Strider fans. I have not seen any plain carbon steel forged blades from him, but then I do not claim to be a Strider expert.

As others have mentioned, these pieces are very costly.

Roger
 
I own 3 Striders and 2 Busses. I like Busse over Strider, but if I ever had to go into the wilderness, I'd take something made by Dan Koster www.kosterknives.com,or Bill Siegle. Both of them regularly post knives for sale on the "Custom Makers For Sale" area.

Nick Allen also makes a solid wilderness knife. Dave Wesner makes some scary sharp big knives www.kelseycreekknifeworks.com.

These guys buy various knives and put them thru what they call "destruction tests". Each test is fully videotaped and posted next to the knife being tested. They beat the living s__t out of each knife until it breaks just to see how far each blade can be pushed until it reaches its breaking point. They subject each knife to a variety of tests such as chopping wood, concrete; stabbing thru steel chairs and metal desk drawers, etc...They royally abused a Strider and eventually (appx 2hrs into the torture test) it broke. But it took one hell of a beating, more so that anyone would expect to put a knife thru. Needless to say , i was impressed
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I've worked for a few NGOs doing demining work in Cambodia, Thailand and Burma -used some knives very hard including for mine prodding and UXO demolitions, but mostly for simple -boring cutting. Never had to chop concrete or punch holes in metal desks tho...should I be better prepared?
 
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Are you saying a Busse WONT cut a strider in half?

For a lot less you can get one of the Buck/Strider collaberations...

I love my Strider folder. I like my busses too. I may pick up a fixed blade Strider too.

I'm not really up on the benefits of forged...
 
Yes I am saying a Busse will not CUT a Strider in half.

You might be able to pound the two blades together with a sledge and get something to chip or crack but the Busse would be just as damaged as the Strider. There is nothing magic about them, you can't swing a Busse and cleave steel beams in twain. For crying out loud 90% of the Busse pics I see look like they've never been used at all. They're a great hard use knife but Excalibur they aint.
 
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