Buck Special 119BKS Hunting Knife Fixed Blade vs Spyderco Paramilitary 2

The blade arrived quite dull and couldn't shave any hair even with some decent pressure. I also have a new standard 119 (which costs 1/3 the price as this) and it arrived super sharp with a nice even grind. There is no way this "pro" version is worth 3x as much as the standard 119. Even if they were priced exactly the same I would choose the original

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That's just my personal preference. I've always wanted a Buck 119 Special and the time has come. This hunting knife is a keeper for life. The leather sheath is made in Mexico but appears to be saddle quality leather and seems very tough

Lightning OTF. Goddamn if this isn’t one of the best $30 I ever spent. It’s like 8 years old, been beat on, and still fires hard every time. This sits on top of my fridge as a dedicated Amazon package knife

Under some circumstances that might be nice, but it utterly destroys any balance this knife might have been able to achieve. It also gives the impression that if one were to drop it, it would shatter in about a million pieces. This may absolutely not be the case, but it is a phenolic handle, and these things happen. Despite the rather nice appearance, actually holding the knife makes it feel considerably cheaper than it otherwise could, and paying twice as much for a wood handle seems unreasonable at this price point

you get great steel for the price too, for such a large blade in S30V, compared to some other companies using S30V in their blades *cough* Benchmade *cough*, you get much more of the premium steel for the blade and the blade is pretty dang chunky compared to the other Spyderco mainstays like the Delica/Endura. The blade comes uncomfortably sharp from the factory and being that its S30V, it will be moderately easy to keep it that sharp. Ive cut myself already on this blade. I slipped while cutting something, and I felt it scratch against my thumb

I have size Medium in mens gloves and the handle is barely big enough for four of my fingers, and your thumb has absolutely no where to go. There is a reason why you see all the pictures on here with people holding the knife so that the butt of it is in their palm, or their thumb is over the bolster and onto the spine of the blade (which isnt comfortable). The only grip to hold this knife is like a baseball bat which would only be good for hacking, and this knife doesnt seem designed for that.

. The G10 handles, as stated earlier, are beautiful. Moreover, they are functionally superior

. The blade is heavy. That’s great! I love the weight of the blade on this, but the handle feels hollow

But it's now over a decade old, and knife-making has come a long way. I'm here to tell you about why this might not be the right fit for some people's daily carry anymore. 1. In the past few years there's been a renewed focus in the knife industry on making smaller, lighter knives that carry better and are thinner behind the edge

the steel is decent though and holds its edge without needing to be reaharpened for a long time..

What makes this knife so pricey is the fantastic blade steel and "Made in U.S.A" status. Overall unless you have to have an American made Knife I would look at their Taiwanese and Japanese or even Chinese made knives first if you can get over the inferior materials