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J[quote=nighthawk]Shhh! Calling a cheap knife good is a heresy. But with modern metallurgy and production methods it's easy to make a cheap, serviceable knife. Even stainless is so much better - what they use in production facilities where you work with a knife 8 hours a day. And those guys would buy knives more expensive than Victronics/Forchners if it made life better.
Just keep it sharp and you'll make it through any game animal. Dad once field dressed a deer with his cheap pipe knife and it was far from razor sharp.
Another secret is that being a "hunting knife" in most cases is a pretty easy gig for a blade. Gutting a deer? It only requires cutting some soft tissue. I expect that anything Mora makes is more than adequate. Yep, gutting a deer can be done with a broken beer bottle. Skinning one and breaking down quarters, that's not quite the same knife game. Dad forgot his knife one time and gutted a buck with a G.I. can opener.
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I'm a slut. Been doing 75 or so Prime purchases a years. Only occasionally does it cost me a few percent more than otherwise, usually saves and sometimes significantly. Prices fluctuate, buy low, be selective on unknowns and heed review percentages. Always send Bear4Watch a link. 
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Pretty simple, non-emotional economic decision. If you buy a lot via mail order then Amazon Prime is a good deal, if you don't then it isn't. My mail order buying is probably on the border line for economic viability but I really like Prime for the video streaming since it has opened up a world of cheesy B, C and D grade movies plus hundreds of Chinese, Korean and Russian films that I never knew existed. 
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Been using them for years. Prolly have about 6 of them. Unbeatable for the money.
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. Quick hunt after work. Forgot knife. Gutted that year's buck, with one of those key chain, Swiss Army mini / nail file deals.... In recent years I have used those Walmart $4 knives in packs on sporting display... The right style, works great, gut, skin, filet to backpack. Stick em in dishwasher. Can't remember touching up on 3 deer last year....
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. Quick hunt after work. Forgot knife. Gutted that year's buck, with one of those key chain, Swiss Army mini / nail file deals.... In recent years I have used those Walmart $4 knives in packs on sporting display... The right style, works great, gut, skin, filet to backpack. Stick em in dishwasher. Can't remember touching up on 3 deer last year.... I've got those darned things all over the place. In the boat, in my pack, both vehicles. Heck, I think I left one in the tree stand last fall. They do work good for a $4.00 knife.
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I field dressed a deer with a Zyliss serrated paring knife last year. I had one in the box of useful stuff that I keep in the truck, I think that I put it there to use for cleaning carp and catfish. Not a bad choice for a $10 knife, but the plastic blade cover is only safe if you carry it in a pack when you go afield.
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I have the red, wooden handlemodel from them. I use 6 of them for steak knives.
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Those Mora knives are ground with a convex bevel.
To preserve the correct edge geometry, sharpen with silicon carbide paper over a mouse pad. No they aren't. They are Scandi (saber) with a slight flat microbevel.
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A Vicky parer does morer, betterer that a Mora 2mm stainless for lesser $.
The 2.5mm and .125" Carbon are a different story...and a bit higher price point...
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Those Mora knives are ground with a convex bevel.
To preserve the correct edge geometry, sharpen with silicon carbide paper over a mouse pad. No they aren't. They are Scandi (saber) with a slight flat microbevel. You are right. I stand corrected.
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A Vicky parer does morer, betterer that a Mora 2mm stainless for lesser $.
The 2.5mm and .125" Carbon are a different story...and a bit higher price point... I moved on from the Victorinox paring knives to the Zyliss paring knives because the handles are quite a bit larger and fit my hand better.
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J[quote=nighthawk]Shhh! Calling a cheap knife good is a heresy. But with modern metallurgy and production methods it's easy to make a cheap, serviceable knife. Even stainless is so much better - what they use in production facilities where you work with a knife 8 hours a day. And those guys would buy knives more expensive than Victronics/Forchners if it made life better.
Just keep it sharp and you'll make it through any game animal. Dad once field dressed a deer with his cheap pipe knife and it was far from razor sharp.
Another secret is that being a "hunting knife" in most cases is a pretty easy gig for a blade. Gutting a deer? It only requires cutting some soft tissue. I expect that anything Mora makes is more than adequate. Yep, gutting a deer can be done with a broken beer bottle. Skinning one and breaking down quarters, that's not quite the same knife game. The Indians did it with rocks 🙂 ‘Course, they upgraded to steel when they could. Damn, I can’t quite recall the name, but there’s a number of Indian place names in the East that translate to “place of sharpening stones”. Once they were buying knives en mass they needed to keep an edge on them, some rocks worked better than others. Honing stones got traded around.
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Couldn't resist, had to order a item that was big and cheap and Amazon wanted $18 in shipping so added 2 more of these knives to get "free" shipping.
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A Vicky parer does morer, betterer that a Mora 2mm stainless for lesser $.
The 2.5mm and .125" Carbon are a different story...and a bit higher price point... I moved on from the Victorinox paring knives to the Zyliss paring knives because the handles are quite a bit larger and fit my hand better. I swear by the cheap Victorinox wavy paring knives (and Dexter (buck or two cheaper)), But I will look into the Zyliss. Nothing wrong with a Mora, but for a glovebox knife... $3 beats $9 https://www.katom.com/135-31612.htmlThanks for posting (to all)... Nothing wrong with a premium knife either to wear/gut, but to steak out a couple of deer after... I sure do love a nice sharp lightweight knife
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If they are sharp and take and hold an edge. Roll with em.
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Just ordered three, one for each of the kids. My son especially has a habit of misplacing knives. This one wont break the bank if he loses it.
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Just received my first one. I'll be buying three more on payday. Two to give away in the Christmas grab box. OP Thanks!
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Just received the four Marakniv . They'll make great stocking stuffers.
Wife already has ours in the knife drawer sans scabbard.
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I have several including one of these. Probably their most expensive knife. But it is a heavier duty knife with thicker steel, full tang construction and a better sheath. Compared to the $10 knives this seems like a lot, but if made by anyone else would be over $100. https://www.bladehq.com/item--Morakniv-Garberg-Fixed-Blade-Knife--49577I couldn't get the amazon link to work for the Garberg, but it is $70 on Amazon. And at around $30 probably my favorite. Very similar blade shape to the one above, but lighter. I think this is a worthy upgrade over the $10 knives. https://www.amazon.com/Morakniv-Kan...mp;psc=1&refRID=5MKGTF08MRB2BXZ49VXJ
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