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The version I’m looking at is about $130.



I’m open to options in that price range.

Here’s your opportunity to share 3 makers from your collection…

That’ll make a 6” blade with sheath for $180 ( msrp of the meat crafter)

180 bucks doesn’t go as far as it once did..

Bidenomics is putting the fugging to everyone….

I've sold all my customs and skinned/cut up deer this year with an $18 Morakniv.

I'm sorry.....

For reference, I saw one of those Ken Honeycutt knives as pictured earlier in this thread was sold 6 years ago for $295.

More in line with higher $$ meatcradter.

Correct.

Don't be, a cut is a cut is a cut.

Different strokes for different folks.

I've been happily using a Victorinox straight boning blade. My only complaint is that I can get almost an entire deer, but not an entire deer, before the edge needs attention.

I could buy more of the same knife and just have a pile of spares ready to go. That's definitely the lower cost route.

The lower cost Meat Crafter version seems, from reading here and other places, that it would serve my uses well. I think it would fit my wants in a knife fairly well without hitting the wallet for the cost of a custom/handmade knife.

Hmmmmm.....

I just discovered through a pro deal I have access to that I can get the Meatcrafter Hybrid with the S45VN blade for $200.


The CPM-154 version isn't available through the pro deal, or that would probably be very attractive pricing.

I've seen the lower cost version from $130-$150 where the others are 300+ or more. For 200 I might be convinced to lean toward the "Hybrid".

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Bah, read it wrong. The version I saw is still 154....no reason to pay more for a fancier grip I don't think.

Can't get S45 without going to $260-ish. At that point, I think I would be talking to one of the custom knife makers instead.

Oh well. 154 should do fine. It looks like they're releasing the santoprene version in OD green, which might be why I'm seeing the orange version cheaper lately.

Which also means I may need to move on this sooner than I had planned if I wanna catch the sales I'm seeing. I figured I had time till next fall and didn't need to worry too much till mid summer, but maybe sooner is better in this case. I'm fine with the orange handle and if it saves some cash, so much the better.

Bucks 420HC is barely adequate?

Good to know!😂

You're not going to get a custom for that. So you might as well put that out of your mind.

That was kind of my point.

There was a post saying "can't believe people will pay custom prices for a production knife."

The base model isn't priced at custom prices. Their Carbon Fiber model is, at just over 400 for that model. I don't see much point to that model, but someone must.

Unless S45 was a giant performance leap forward from 154, there's not a lot of reason for me to go past the basic model. I do like the colors and handle contours of the next one up a bit better, but when the dust settles, the difference is around 80 bucks and that's just not worth it to me for my pick of colors and a bit different handle contour.

With a gift card I got, I can even get that base model out of Cabela's for about $110 out of pocket. That's likely going to be a hard knife to beat for performance per dollar spent for what I want to do with it.

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Lots of great production knives out there. F. Dick, Dexter Russell, Victorinox. Not one thing wrong with them. Especiallty the F. Dick and Dexter Russell knives. I have several and use them often.

However, Bought 2 of these from J_elky. One for me and one for my son. Worth every penny. Great quality. Great feel in the hand. Razor sharp. Get a F. Dick for $15-20 and a Dexter for $20-25. But hit up J_elky and get one of his for those times when you want something really nice.