3V isn't going to hold an edge to the degree of S30V but will be a tougher steel. As far as sharpening goes it has a fair amount of Vanadium so it needs the proper stones to sharpen to make it fit your criteria of ease of sharpening. I am a fan of 3V but not in a hunting/field knife. Bushcraft or fighter would better suit its use.
Going to beg to differ - I actually have a few knives in CPM 3V and have had ample opportunity to test. The CPM 3V holds an edge better than any S30V I've tried and is very easy to sharpen.
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S30V 4.00% Vanadium vs S3V 2.75 Vanadium
S30V 2.00% Molybdenum vs 1.30% Molybdenum
I am not going to argue with you about your knives you are comparing but I will say that the S30V was clearly not done properly.
