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I returned Wednesday PM from our first season elk hunt, tired, but satisfied. I had gifted my hunting buddy, nephew and his son(didn't hunt) Buck knives. A 119, 105 and 118 respectively. Both were successful in harvesting a cow elk.

Used the Buck knives to clean, skin and quarter the elk. All passed with flying colors! The 119 was 420HC steel. The 105 was a three line, four spacers with 440C and 118 a two liner in 440C.

I was using the 118 for most of what I did to help, as I have posted a 118 was my first Buck knife and I have used mine many times and knew what to expect. It was fresh from the Buck Spa and could have done much more. I think the 118 is one of the most useful, versatile. I took an Alaskan Guide 692, but forgot it and left it in the truck.

The 105, my nephews, and was not sharpened well, consequently, did not do well...I had a spare(same vintage) that was sharp and performed great. All held their edge and were up to any cutting task...even at the end.

Here is a picture, didn't get any of the individual knives, sorry. Preston
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Congratulations on a very successful hunt - doing the cutting with a Buck is icing on the cake! OH
 
bertl said:
What general area were you hunting? Here is something that doesn't exist anymore: no area licenses, no drawings, and cheap.

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Those were the 'good old days' Bert. Things have definitely changed. I'm old enough to remember and hunted here in Colorado when there were no draws, deer and elk in the same season. There were, however, separate licenses for small game, big game and fishing. We were in North Park, near Walden, Colorado. Preston
 
pjsjr said:
I returned Wednesday PM from our first season elk hunt, tired, but satisfied. I had gifted my hunting buddy, nephew and his son(didn't hunt) Buck knives. A 119, 105 and 118 respectively. Both were successful in harvesting a cow elk.

Used the Buck knives to clean, skin and quarter the elk. All passed with flying colors! The 119 was 420HC steel. The 105 was a three line, four spacers with 440C and 118 a two liner in 440C.

I was using the 118 for most of what I did to help, as I have posted a 118 was my first Buck knife and I have used mine many times and knew what to expect. It was fresh from the Buck Spa and could have done much more. I think the 118 is one of the most useful, versatile. I took an Alaskan Guide 692, but forgot it and left it in the truck.

The 105, my nephews, and was not sharpened well, consequently, did not do well...I had a spare(same vintage) that was sharp and performed great. All held their edge and were up to any cutting task...even at the end.

Here is a picture, didn't get any of the individual knives, sorry. Preston
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I'm a bit confused by your post...

So you used a vintage 118 in 440C, I gather from your 'Buck Spa' reference it was re-edged to Edge 2X.It dulled out then it required 2 blades in 420HC(the 105 and 119) to to finish the job and pass in 'flying colors'?

No offense but examples like this are why I smile on my 1990's era 160OT Mountain Lion by Schrade/Old Timer.It would probably pan out even to the 440C in edge life but the point is it would be easy to touch up in the field over 440C.Completely unnecessary to require that many hunting blades to skin 1 large animal.You might as well just switch over to a Havalon knife since you seem to need multiple blades.
 
bertl said:
The way I read the post, his nephew used a poorly sharpened 105 but the other knives did well.

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His post sounded like his nephew's 105 was dull and he produced a spare 105 that was sharp for his nephew to use.
 
Frotier, confused you are.
no where did he say they didn't work, just that one of the knives was dull to begin with.
His final sentence stated they held their edge and up for any task even at the end.
 
Frotier76 said:
I'm a bit confused by your post..

bertl said:
The way I read the post, his nephew used a poorly sharpened 105 but the other knives did well.Bert
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Frotier76 said:
His post sounded like his nephew's 105 was dull and he produced a spare 105 that was sharp for his nephew to use.
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Sorry for the confusion. Let me see if I can clear this up some. bertl was correct. My nephew's 105 was dull and difficult to use. I had a spare that was sharp and he used that.

The 118 was fine from the SPA, but I did not have the Edge 2000 put on. I used that for the work I did. The 118 was given to my nephew's son, he was a bit squeamish and did not use it to help.

The 119 was used on the other elk and was new several years ago and unused, so was fine. HTH, Preston
 
Frotier76 said:
I'm a bit confused by your post...

So you used a vintage 118 in 440C, I gather from your 'Buck Spa' reference it was re-edged to Edge 2X.It dulled out then it required 2 blades in 420HC(the 105 and 119) to to finish the job and pass in 'flying colors'?

No offense but examples like this are why I smile on my 1990's era 160OT Mountain Lion by Schrade/Old Timer.It would probably pan out even to the 440C in edge life but the point is it would be easy to touch up in the field over 440C.Completely unnecessary to require that many hunting blades to skin 1 large animal.You might as well just switch over to a Havalon knife since you seem to need multiple blades.
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I am very confused by your post. Why would you come on to a manufacturers forum and quibble about such minor details. Then you insult the Buck brand and the OP. What is your problem? Sounds like you like trolling.
 
Frotier76 said:
I'm a bit confused by your post...

So you used a vintage 118 in 440C, I gather from your 'Buck Spa' reference it was re-edged to Edge 2X.It dulled out then it required 2 blades in 420HC(the 105 and 119) to to finish the job and pass in 'flying colors'?

No offense but examples like this are why I smile on my 1990's era 160OT Mountain Lion by Schrade/Old Timer.It would probably pan out even to the 440C in edge life but the point is it would be easy to touch up in the field over 440C.Completely unnecessary to require that many hunting blades to skin 1 large animal.You might as well just switch over to a Havalon knife since you seem to need multiple blades.
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??? It clearly states in the OP that the 118 'could have done much more' at one point and that all the knives held their edge and were up to the task.

As for the OP, nice elk! Sounds like a great trip!
 
SOLEIL said:
I am very confused by your post. Why would you come on to a manufacturers forum and quibble about such minor details. Then you insult the Buck brand and the OP. What is your problem? Sounds like you like trolling.
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No but the difference between steels with 0.46% in carbon and another possessing 0.90-1.20% IS NOT a minor detail when it comes to performance as a hunting steel.Yes, I know people are going to talk up all sorts of nonsense about the performance of the 420HC when it's really just the Edge 2000 making it perform above other examples of the same steel.

What was that slogan Buck had for Edge 2000 almost 20 years ago?...oh yeah...'Comes back sharper,stays sharp longer'.Before that their 420HC performed just the same as everybody else's.
 
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Frotier76 said:
No but the difference between steels with 0.46% in carbon and another possessing 0.90-1.20% IS NOT a minor detail when it comes to performance as a hunting steel.Yes, I know people are going to talk up all sorts of nonsense about the performance of the 420HC when it's really just the Edge 2000 making it perform above other examples of the same steel.

What was that slogan Buck had for Edge 2000 almost 20 years ago?...oh yeah...'Comes back sharper,stays sharp longer'.Before that their 420HC performed just the same as everybody else's.
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There are two key elements in manufacturing knife blades: one of them is the composition of the steel. The other is... see if you can work it out.

One thing not much needed in steel production but prevalent on the internet is trolling BS artists.
 
Frotier76 said:
No but the difference between steels with 0.46% in carbon and another possessing 0.90-1.20% IS NOT a minor detail when it comes to performance as a hunting steel.Yes, I know people are going to talk up all sorts of nonsense about the performance of the 420HC when it's really just the Edge 2000 making it perform above other examples of the same steel.

What was that slogan Buck had for Edge 2000 almost 20 years ago?...oh yeah...'Comes back sharper,stays sharp longer'.Before that their 420HC performed just the same as everybody else's.
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You're wrong on all accounts, you should read more and stop regurgitating what you've read less.

To the OP, my wife and I dream of going out west one day to bowhunt some elk or mulies. Nice cow!
 
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In my community which is rural Canada. I would guess that Buck knives have harvested more animals then any other brand.
 
cbrstar said:
In my community which is rural Canada. I would guess that Buck knives have harvested more animals then any other brand.
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I thought the Lee Enfield was the prefer Canadian deer harvesting tool but if you all are taking em with knives... you're tougher than I thought. ;^)
 
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