Cabelas has several Alaskan Guide series Buck knives that are available in S30v for a little either side of $100. I have one, but honestly it is not near the knife a Benchmade my wife got for me with the same blade metal is. Not even close. I'm not sure Buck has gotten the S30v quite figured out yet. You might consider a Cold Steel (check out the Pendleton Hunter) or Morakniv. The Bucks with 420HC aren't bad for the price, but there are options which might meet your needs a little more closely. Our Buck 119 used to be our main go to deer skinning and processing knife. Now it has taken a back seat to the Benchmade. Got a couple new ones we're looking forward to trying this fall.

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