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I read on a discussion that low carbide steels like 5160 or 420J have few carbides prior to heat treat and that, depending on heat treat, the few they have can “melt” into the steel matrix upon heat treat... This was described as quite good for rougher use, since my understanding is carbides are har...

Tactical for me means “fighting”, but the border with “survival” is somewhat porous. I prefer fixed blades, and decades ago found shoulder carry far superior for medium sized fixed blades, as it allows concealed carry with the waistband free and, best of all, the jacket open(!). The downside is the ...

I am with the knife is not an axe crowd. Get a camp/bushcraft type of a knife and a good axe or hatchet. I just don't see a plausible scenario where survival knife will be needed. If one is on day relaxing hike I doubght you will take a masseive blade with you. If one is going outdoor for a night o...

Back in '68, Gerber made pretty good knives and I bought their Mark I dagger in anticipation of a tour in Vietnam. As an Artillery officer expecting work as a forward observer, I figured I could use the knife for quiet work along the perimeter of Night Defensive Positions... So, there I was in the ...

Another one for chocolate: World class. The fluidity of her motions is incredible... The scale of it is over the top, but not jarring. The newer one that also stars a woman: Second to final scene of atomic blonde... That movies other scenes are not as good. The unique thing about atomic blonde is th...

When Cliff Stamp was banned I think the informational value of BF dropped, but maybe I shouldn't say that, since he was banned here too... *EDITED - Cliff Stamp has never been banned here. He is and always has been welcome on our forum. - TazKristi* I have to say I did find their Busse subforum to b...