Replacement blades

[sacountry]

Anyone else feeling like the quality of replacement blades from Outdoor Edge and Havalon has deminished? I went through 4 Outdoor Edge blades on one deer. Took them straight out of the plastic of the replacement blade package I bought last year. Just wondering if others are seeing the same and maybe find a viable alternative. I don't like the Havalon products because they're borderling dangerous to replace in the field and they're flimsy.

 

[WapitiBob]

I used 1 Havalon blade on each of three animals this year; 2 Pronghorn and 1 Muley. Blades worked fine but I bought a 100 pack several years ago.

 

[SD_Prairie_Goat]

Have the problem with outdoor for sure. Fixed blade gets used for anything more than slicing meat because the replacement blades go so fast. I pretty much assume I'll need one blade to open the skin, one blade for butchering, and the fixed blade for joint take downs

 

[huntin24/7]

I’ve noticed it with outdoor edge. Dull pretty fast. Not so much with havalon. Just cut up a large cow elk in the field not long ago with one havalon blade.

 

[Song Dog 2224]

They’ve always been bad, but take an edge so easily. Just pack a small Work Sharp pocket sharpener with the angled ceramics, or something similar, and hit it as needed. Work great when treated that way. I’ve been using the same blade for 2 years because I’m cheap and they are easy to sharpen.

 

[220yotekiller]

They have always been terrible so I quit using them years ago, it isn’t hard to sharpen a knife.