modified Mackinac hunter

deltablade · Jan 16, 2015

Keyman transformed this Cold Steel Mackinac hunter for me. The factory version scales were too thin for me to get a good grip. Keyman added just a touch of thickness with these orange G10 scales, and finished with a slightly rough, i e grippy, finish. It now works perfectly for me, and I can find it!! I had modified the clip point to a little bit of drop point. These mods really improve the way the knife feels. Tho my favorite hunting backup is the Cold Steel Ultimate Hunter, this is now a perfect field knife/edc for me.

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new scales just the right thickness

original scales just too thin for a working knife, at least for me

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untamed · Jan 16, 2015

fishface5 · Jan 17, 2015

Sweet mod!

G. Scott H. · Jan 17, 2015

That looks sweet! Far better than the original, imho. :thumbup:

upnorth · Jan 18, 2015

G. Scott H. said:
That looks sweet! Far better than the original, imho. :thumbup:

Check and check. Lovin' it.

DShiflet · Jan 18, 2015

Well done, though personally I prefer the clip point of the original design, and I find orange hideous so it's not to my taste at all.

DocT · Jan 20, 2015

That looks really nice. I love the choice of orange for an outdoor/hunting knife. If you drop it you can easily find it. I wish CS would start using a few different colors of G10 on their knives, such as orange. That Mackinac looks much better with those smooth G10 scales that the factory. I passed on them because they were too thin and were, well, ugly. I like yours, though.

DocT · Jan 20, 2015

One question: How much does it weigh, now?

Cryo · Jan 20, 2015

nice mod

WIL TERRY · Jan 20, 2015

THAT is an awful looking color! Were it done in bright canary yellow I would have loved it; been queer for yellow knives since Moses was a corporal.

deltablade · Jan 24, 2015

I don't have a scale that will weigh ounces, sorry

DocT said:
One question: How much does it weigh, now?

Blue Sky · Feb 1, 2015

Impressive mod, those scales really change the whole knife. Are they held on by the two existing screws only? How secure does that feel?

deltablade · Feb 1, 2015

feels really solid. original scales were held by 2 screws as well

Blue Sky said:
Impressive mod, those scales really change the whole knife. Are they held on by the two existing screws only? How secure does that feel?

Blue Sky · Feb 1, 2015

Thanks. After some research I learned these were just discontinued, so of course had to order one. I would like to try something like that myself, hope it comes out as nice as yours.

deltablade · Feb 1, 2015

I was trying to find a replacement for their Ultimate Hunter, a knife I really like, yet was also discontinued. The Macinac does pretty well with the handle mods. Hope to see pix of yours when finished.

Blue Sky said:
Thanks. After some research I learned these were just discontinued, so of course had to order one. I would like to try something like that myself, hope it comes out as nice as yours.

Blue Sky · Feb 1, 2015

If it's worthy of pics, I will...

BTW, the Ultimate Hunter has been re-released this year. Looks pretty good too.