what steel to use

[kalama]

if you had to clean,skin,an butcher your game but only had these 4 choices what would it be an why...ATS-34,52-100,A-2,D-2...

 

[Bkultra]

A2 is my pick of the given choices. I guess because my Bark River knives are some of my best hunting knives and they are all A2. Mike's heat treated A2 really excels at these given tasks.

 

[Gunfucius]

A2 for me as well. I don't particularly care for ATS-34 (to be fair, I don't care for 154CM, either), don't know anything about 52-100, and D2 is inferior to A2 (IMHO).

 

[JD Mandrell]

A2 with D2 right on it's heals.

 

[DRider]

D2. Very tough, takes an excellent edge, semi stainless, easy to resharpen. If I came up against bones I'd be glad to have D2.

 

[JJ20198]

D2 it has great edge retention

 

[allenC]

ATS-34, if it's heat treated by Mr. Paul Bos.

 

[Outdoors Fanatic]

I'd choose D2.