anyone use a kabar as a hunting knife?

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Posted: 9/17/2009 6:27:52 PM EDT

I figure if marines use them to maime commies, it would skin a buck. Anyone use one?

Posted: 9/17/2009 6:28:55 PM EDT

[#1]

I personally like a smaller blade for skinning and such

Posted: 9/17/2009 6:30:57 PM EDT

[#2]

mini kabar

Posted: 9/17/2009 6:31:57 PM EDT

[#3]

doesn't seem like it would be very practical

Posted: 9/17/2009 6:32:51 PM EDT

[#4]

i use one and im happy with my choice i can skin animals very well with it

Posted: 9/17/2009 6:33:51 PM EDT

[#5]

So it would be like peeling an apple with a machete huh? good point.

Posted: 9/17/2009 6:41:03 PM EDT

[#6]

i always use one. skinned about 3 so far with it

Posted: 9/17/2009 6:45:47 PM EDT

[#7]

I used mine for years to gut deer.

Posted: 9/17/2009 6:50:28 PM EDT

[#8]

they do more than maime

Posted: 9/17/2009 6:52:06 PM EDT

[#9]

I find a smaller blade works better for more precision in cutting.

Posted: 9/17/2009 6:53:45 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
they do more than maime

This is the truth...

Posted: 9/17/2009 6:54:30 PM EDT

[#11]

I have a air force survival knife, no it is to clunky

Posted: 9/17/2009 7:02:24 PM EDT

[#12]

Currently using a Kabar D2 for gutting deer.

Posted: 9/17/2009 7:05:43 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:

I have a air force survival knife, no it is to clunky

Clunky?

My late father (retired CWO4 USMC) used his for a hunting knife since before I was born.

I bought one for myself and so far I've used it to skin/gut a hog.

It is rather large for the job, or as the lady said "clunky".

It did perform well, but nothing I couldn't do with my Buck folder.

I did, however, have a cordless sawzall for the spine and legbones. Without that, I have confidence that the KABAR could have easily been used to sever those larger bones.

Posted: 9/17/2009 7:07:21 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I have a air force survival knife, no it is to clunky

Clunky?

My late father (retired CWO4 USMC) used his for a hunting knife since before I was born.
I bought one for myself and so far I've used it to skin/gut a hog.
It is rather large for the job, or as the lady said "clunky".
It did perform well, but nothing I couldn't do with my Buck folder.
I did, however, have a cordless sawzall for the spine and legbones. Without that, I have confidence that the KABAR could have easily been used to sever those larger bones.

we always used a hacksaw

Posted: 9/17/2009 7:09:23 PM EDT

[#15]

The blade is too thick to put the kind of edge I like for a hunting knife. The blade is too wide to run up the ass of a deer. It does work for splitting the pelvis in a pinch, but with a narrow blade I don't even bother with splitting it.

Posted: 9/17/2009 7:09:40 PM EDT

[#16]

Double tappage....

Posted: 9/17/2009 7:09:57 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
mini kabar

Me too.

Works great.

And I will beat the hell out of it to split a pelvis if needed.

Posted: 9/17/2009 7:11:05 PM EDT

[#18]

I could see splitting the pelvis but thats about it. I dont think theyd make a very good skinning knife and for gutting just too damn big. Not that they couldnt be used but why make it harder than it needs to be.

Posted: 9/17/2009 7:14:01 PM EDT

[#19]

I skin deer and cut them up with a rapala filet knife.
I use them in the kitchen, come with a sharpner, run them a couple times through sharpner and they are like a razor.
Cut tomatoes or anything. I gut deer with a serrated gerber gator. the serations will cut right through the ribcage..

Posted: 9/17/2009 7:15:33 PM EDT

[#20]

I do have a ka-bar though and I like it. It is almost a damn sword. It is one big ass knife.
The box it comes in sets in my office. The Ka-bar box is a copy of the old drafting drawing for the knives.

Posted: 9/17/2009 7:17:34 PM EDT

[#21]

I normally use a Buck Pathfinder, but I've used my Ka-Bar Warthog a couple times. Don't know that a normal Ka-Bar fighter would work too well, though. Not enough usable belly for skinning to really be efficient.