Which all around hunting knife?

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myrs32

myrs32

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I'm looking at picking up a solid hunting knife that I can pass down to the boys when the time is right. It will be used on lots of whitetail and small game as well as something for western/backcountry excursions. I'm currently eyeing the Winkler Huntsman. Also shortlisted the MKC Blackfoot. Any advice or other recommendations in that general price range that would be a good option? Thanks!
 
Pick your poison Lucas Forge, Lt wright, Turley, AA forge, custom Buck knives, Dozier, Puma, Christ Reeves.
classy heritage vibe Randal knifes.
Or FE beloved Hogue knives
 
If you want something like a Lucas Forge you have to order at least a year in advance. Now the question is it sounds like you have multiple boys so you need more than just one knife or they will have a fight on their hands!
 
wburns said:
If you want something like a Lucas Forge you have to order at least a year in advance. Now the question is it sounds like you have multiple boys so you need more than just one knife or they will have a fight on their hands!
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Winner keeps the knife and bragging rights! Ha! I have a nice knife from my father he handed down to me (I use it some now). So, one will get Grandpa's knife and one will get mine. Who gets what can be sorted another day, but at least they'll each have a nice knife. The wait time on some of them is a pain for my impatience, but I don't plan on kicking the bucket any time soon so I guess I shouldn't get in a hurry.
 
FE x Winkler - I have the predecessor to the Sweet Tea. That knife has been on every hunt with me across two continents since I’ve had it.

Use it. Keep it. Pass it down.
 
myrs32 said:
I'm looking at picking up a solid hunting knife that I can pass down to the boys when the time is right. It will be used on lots of whitetail and small game as well as something for western/backcountry excursions. I'm currently eyeing the Winkler Huntsman. Also shortlisted the MKC Blackfoot. Any advice or other recommendations in that general price range that would be a good option? Thanks!
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I really like my MKC traditions whitetail knife.
 
I have a habit of losing things in the field, except for the old Buck 119. Heirloom pieces Half-faced blades does some incredible work, haven't grabbed one yet, been to distracted buying the rifles that Sundles is recommending and still doing ammo for...local shout out to Bark River up here if they're still in Michigan, have a bunch of there's, still reasonably priced...
 
Terry Houin said:
Pick me, pick me!
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Love the look of the Winklers. How's the upkeep? I know they're made for the badasses of the world that are hard on things, but I'm also reading about corrosion concerns. I tend to use, wash in a creek or snow bank and throw it in the sheath until the next time. Aside from tuning up the edge, I don't want to have to worry about cleaning and oiling on the regular.
 
@myrs32

I have the original FE/Winkler collab, call it Gen 1.

I carry it in the provided leather sheath, now attached to the back of my bino harness, convenient, but sweat wicks through and then to the blade.

If I let it sit, unattended, or get it wet to wash off blood, then leave it that way, over time it will corrode. I tend to take Balistol packet wipes with me on any hunt, so I just open one, wipe the blade, use the same on my rifle as needed, move on, never had the corrosion issue persist.

So, net net, it’s not “buy and forget”. As to the edge, it holds very well. But I put it on the stone between uses - I store it outside the leather between uses.

myrs32 said:
Love the look of the Winklers. How's the upkeep? I know they're made for the badasses of the world that are hard on things, but I'm also reading about corrosion concerns. I tend to use, wash in a creek or snow bank and throw it in the sheath until the next time. Aside from tuning up the edge, I don't want to have to worry about cleaning and oiling on the regular.
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Buck 110 might be worth a look... They offer many custom options to make it "yours" including a variety of blade steels...that said, the Paul Bos 420HC has never left me wanting for anything. It touches up easy in the field, takes one hell of an edge and doesn't seem to corrode much at all. I always have a 110 in my chest pack, and I'm real careful with "always" and "never"....
 
SEJohnson73 said:
Buck 110 might be worth a look... They offer many custom options to make it "yours" including a variety of blade steels...that said, the Paul Bos 420HC has never left me wanting for anything. It touches up easy in the field, takes one hell of an edge and doesn't seem to corrode much at all. I always have a 110 in my chest pack, and I'm real careful with "always" and "never"....
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This was my first hunting knife. Solid option for sure. Other than I snapped the tip off getting a little too rowdy on a butcher job when I was young and dumb. Young part has passed. Dumb still applies.
 
myrs32 said:
This was my first hunting knife. Solid option for sure. Other than I snapped the tip off getting a little too rowdy on a butcher job when I was young and dumb. Young part has passed. Dumb still applies.
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I did the same to the tip of a Buck 119 that was a high school graduation gift from my dad. Buck fixed it nicely. I got the 110 many years later when my son started hunting with me; expectations were mediocre at best. That 110 has turned into one of my most used pieces of gear. I've had a long relationship with knives from making, to designing a few knives for KA-BAR, and my day job is cutting and selling beef for the family business. I learned quick that not all 400 series stainless is the same, and the Buck 420HC is in a league of its own...and it's nice to be able to touch up an edge on the fly. I feel you on the young passing and the dumb being more difficult to shake...
 
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