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#21 ·
been using one for years in taxidermy.....i mostly use the #60 when skinning or fleshing during a hunt. then change over to a #22 for caping around face and horns.....great product!:darkbeer:
 
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#22 ·
Can't comment on uses for elk or moose as I've never gotten around to hunting those critters, but I CAN say without a doubt, nothing works better for big old tough hogs. Deer are like hot knife and butter, but hogs usually drove me nuts with thick hides, shields, mud, tallow bogging up the blades, etc. Havalons slice right on through. I like pretty knives, and I carry pretty knives, but I use Havalons when hunting season rolls around.
 
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I've been using the orange Piranta edge for the last two years after Tax Lawyer turned me on to them in 2007. Worked great on my Elk last year (to cut up and cape him out). Its the perfect backcountry knife and you always have a sharp knife (extra blades).

After using one for several years now I always wondered why more hunters haven't caught on to these. I talked to the company a couple of times and told them they needed to get the word out in the hunting/outdoors market. I see this year they are actually doing some promotional work with Eastmans in the magazine and on the shows.
 
#25 ·
Are these the actual thin surgical blades in these? I got on ebay a few yrs ago and bought a couple of the actual surgical handles and blades they use and the blades break off a lot. I like the idea of this knife but if the blades are like the surgical type I would think they would snap off a lot.
 
#26 ·
waylonb19 said:
Are these the actual thin surgical blades in these? I got on ebay a few yrs ago and bought a couple of the actual surgical handles and blades they use and the blades break off a lot. I like the idea of this knife but if the blades are like the surgical type I would think they would snap off a lot.
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if you need a prybar these won't work....:embara:
 
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#27 ·
Yeah I can see why a lot of guys would like this type of knife (always sharp) But I am kind of rammy when I dig into the gutting/skinning and would rather not have to worry about breaking a blade off inside and cutting myself in the process. I do like these type blades for doing my European mounts though. Work great for caping out the head.
 
#28 ·
waylonb19 said:
Yeah I can see why a lot of guys would like this type of knife (always sharp) But I am kind of rammy when I dig into the gutting/skinning and would rather not have to worry about breaking a blade off inside and cutting myself in the process. I do like these type blades for doing my European mounts though. Work great for caping out the head.
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They came out with a shorter blade this year that will be stiffer and less prone to breaking. Honestly though, its best if you just don't hammer on the knife quite so hard. The blades are strong for what they are. You really have to torque it for it to break and these knives are so sharp you don't need to put so much pressure on them that you are snapping blades.
 
#31 ·
I bought one before last season, and it will be the only knife in my pack on backcountry trips. When weight isn't a factor, it's still my preferred knife for caping deer and skinning coyotes, etc. I do, however, prefer a bigger blade for skinning/gutting deer as I can move much quicker with a blade that isn't so sharp.
 
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I got my other one, and here is a pic so you can see them together.

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