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Title: KA BAR knive use?
Post by: alecvg on November 08, 2009, 04:07:10 PM: I recently lost the knife I use for gutting and skining animals, and really can't afford a new one. I have a Ka-bar that I use as a belt knife for using around camp and for camp-like tasks, but was wondering if that would work for gutting and skiing too? Has anyone on here tried using a Ka-bar for that? My Ka-Bar is not the full version, but the smaller USMC fighting knife. Any advice on how well this would work would be appreciated.
Title: Re: KA BAR knive use?
Post by: follow maggie on November 08, 2009, 05:56:27 PM: Just be careful with the tip and take your time. If it's sharp, it'll work fine. I use a hatchet for skinning
Title: Re: KA BAR knive use?
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on November 08, 2009, 06:06:56 PM: If sharp it should work ok as long as you are careful with it. I myself would not do around the face with it though. Especially around the tear ducts and such that is a big blade going in there, lots of room for errors..
Title: Re: KA BAR knive use?
Post by: alecvg on November 08, 2009, 08:51:57 PM: Quote from: BLKBEARKLR on November 08, 2009, 06:06:56 PM
If sharp it should work ok as long as you are careful with it. I myself would not do around the face with it though. Especially around the tear ducts and such that is a big blade going in there, lots of room for errors..

I would mostly just have it for the gutting itself, and maybe some of the skining, and I never cape out the entire head anyway. And I am hoping to get a Knives of Alaska Muskrat for fine skining jobs, and I want it for when I get my trapping license for skining out pelts anyway. I just don't think that would work to well for gutting. Thanks for the advice.
Title: Re: KA BAR knive use?
Post by: dbllunger on November 08, 2009, 08:58:48 PM: Do what you want, but I would just buy a cheap folder and a Smith sharpener. You would have about 10 bucks into it. I have totally skinned and quartered many elk and deer with a "Gerber/Danner" folder that came with my boots. Your K-Bar would work fine. I just quartered a elk with an "Alaska Knives Caper" last week. Just keep it sharp.
Title: Re: KA BAR knive use?
Post by: sako223 on November 08, 2009, 09:21:07 PM: There are many different KaBar knife styles. I have some small ones that are great skinners, one even has a gut hook.
Knives of Alaska are nice, they use different steels in each series. The Cub Bear is a nice detail knife. Mine holds a good edge. The Muskrat could be risky for a beginner having a sharp edge on both sides of the blade.
For elk my favorite is a Gerber. Not that Gerber is the best but it has good steel and a great skinning design.
Those Gerber Danner knives are popular. I have two.
Title: Re: KA BAR knive use?
Post by: Alchase on November 09, 2009, 01:36:58 PM: To answer you question, yes your K-bar will do fine. Just keep it sharp.
Title: Re: KA BAR knive use?
Post by: bighorns2bushytails on November 11, 2009, 02:43:43 PM: ive used my smaller Ka Bar knife to skin and gut a deer. just keep it sharp and youll be fine.

--BH2BT
Title: Re: KA BAR knive use?
Post by: landshark on November 16, 2009, 07:32:14 PM: i have used my ka bar for 10 plus years works great just tune it up :twocents: