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Re: Blade choice for skinning a black bear?
« Reply #45 on: July 18, 2013, 03:59:51 PM »
I'll keep you posted. The brother in law and I may haul over to the east side for a day/two day doe hunt at the end of Sept....whats one more dude along.....
200lbs more of pure man muscle. Thats what. :chuckle:
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Re: Blade choice for skinning a black bear?
« Reply #46 on: July 18, 2013, 04:11:46 PM »
Havalon only way to go lol
Yeah after all the looking around those are what I would go with myself, Going to pick one up soon.

I really like the concept of the havalon knives, especially the weight savings - but I've read so many reviews about how flimsy these knives and blades are.

I have 3 of them and all the knives have held up well and I have put them threw a lot. The blades like I have said and shown are prone to breaking when used for more heavy work then skinning. The shorter 22 blades are stronger and been working well for me. I still like them aluminum knife over the plastic one. I like the thickness of the grip on the plastic one. Think the new torch or whatever the newer model is called will be the best. I will pick up one for this fall.
So they have 2 styles of blades?

They have several different blades and handle configurations. The coolest one, I think, is the fillet knife.

http://www.havalon.com/

http://www.havalon.com/fillet-knife-havalon-baracuta-z-xt-127z.html

I've got the fillet knife and it's great.  Sure wish they'd come out with a bigger one..............

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Re: Blade choice for skinning a black bear?
« Reply #47 on: July 18, 2013, 04:21:02 PM »
They all fold up and close right?
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Re: Blade choice for skinning a black bear?
« Reply #48 on: July 18, 2013, 04:23:04 PM »
Yep

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Re: Blade choice for skinning a black bear?
« Reply #49 on: July 18, 2013, 04:25:35 PM »
Yep
Awesome, Thought so but I can get the forsure from someone that actually owns one. Maybe Ill pick up a few. The piranta and the filet knife.
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Re: Blade choice for skinning a black bear?
« Reply #50 on: July 18, 2013, 04:36:37 PM »
They put out a new longer blade model that is thicker, because they have had a lot of people breaking them. I will try them out because I like the longer ones but I have yet to break a 22.
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Re: Blade choice for skinning a black bear?
« Reply #51 on: July 18, 2013, 04:50:06 PM »
They put out a new longer blade model that is thicker, because they have had a lot of people breaking them. I will try them out because I like the longer ones but I have yet to break a 22.
Got a link or know the name by any chance?

Is it the #60A ?
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Re: Blade choice for skinning a black bear?
« Reply #52 on: July 18, 2013, 04:59:13 PM »
Yeah I just went to there site and it is the 60A that is there new model that is 20% thicker by what there site says.
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