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Posted: 1/23/2014 6:43:54 PM EDT
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Looking into a Buck Alpha fixed blade for dressing game. They have two steels, 420HC and S30V. I'm a big fan of S30V in Spydercos, but find it time consuming to sharpen. I like the fact that I can sharpen 420HC in the field if needed and quickly get a razor sharp edge.
How does 420HC hold up when field dressing a deer? |
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Looking into a Buck Alpha fixed blade for dressing game. They have two steels, 420HC and S30V. I'm a big fan of S30V in Spydercos, but find it time consuming to sharpen. I like the fact that I can sharpen 420HC in the field if needed and quickly get a razor sharp edge. How does 420HC hold up when field dressing a deer? Should work just fine. Its a pretty standard knife steel. S30V is definitely leaps and bounds better though |
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I have a recent 110 with their 420HC steel. They do a hell of a job with their heat treatment and they seem to get all the performance out of it that's possible. It is a mediocre steel but ease of sharpening is the big benefit. I haven't used their 420HC to dress a deer but in my experience the edge holding is fantastic for what it is. I'd say it's as good as 440C which is a great knife steel even though it's not in fashion anymore.
I wish that Buck would make the 103 in D2. It would be a near perfect deer knife. As far as S30V goes, these little diamond sharpeners and the Lansky ceramic dogbone are my answer for sharpening S30V in the field: 
I had these handy when I boned (not dressed) a medium sized deer with a Spyderco Manix, the original model. I didn't really need them, It would no longer pop hair when I was done but it was still plenty sharp. |
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