CRKT Free Range Hunter VS Mora Bushcraft Black

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Hi,

The CRKT Free Range Hunter fixed blade is very popular with the hunting & bushcraft community where I live, as it is a good quality, affordable knife that cuts meat & wood equally well. The jimping can all so be used for making notches & the sheath is pretty good as well. The other contender is the equally popular Mora Bushcraft Black. It is carbon steel & the hand is more comfortable, but the blade is thinner & the sheath is not as nice; yet both the Mora Bushcraft Black & CRKT Free Range Hunter are the same price ( 570 ZAR ) :confused:

I'm leaning more towards the CRKT Free Range Hunter as it seems to be better value, but is it the right choice as a light field knife?


Any suggestions & comments are welcome :)

Thank you, Regards

Cadian
 
Mora all day long. CRKT can be very hit and miss with their Fit/Finish and quality control.
 
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Honestly, not had any issues with their fixed blades, though I don't own that particular one you're asking about. I do own an older Mora Clipper in stainless and like it a lot.

As for F&F issues I've seen other people describing around here, it mostly seems to involve CRKT's folders. I've never owned any of their folders, so I can't offer any opinion of those, positive or negative. Fit & finish on my fixed blades has been fine for what I paid for them.
 
Cadian said:
Hi,

The CRKT Free Range Hunter fixed blade is very popular with the hunting & bushcraft community where I live, as it is a good quality, affordable knife that cuts meat & wood equally well. The jimping can all so be used for making notches & the sheath is pretty good as well. The other contender is the equally popular Mora Bushcraft Black. It is carbon steel & the hand is more comfortable, but the blade is thinner & the sheath is not as nice; yet both the Mora Bushcraft Black & CRKT Free Range Hunter are the same price ( 570 ZAR ) :confused:

I'm leaning more towards the CRKT Free Range Hunter as it seems to be better value, but is it the right choice as a light field knife?
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I think the core difference here is the grind: hollow vs scandi.

IMO, hollow grinds don't work wood as well as flat, convex or scandi ground knives but hollow grinds tend to work well for cutting meat.

If I was looking for a good quality knife for hunting, I would look at the Buck Bucklite Max fixed blade.
 
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