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.

 

[WildWill]

Been using a havalon now for probably a decade. The havalon brand 60A steel replacement blades are still as good as ever. They're also up to around a $1 a blade even bought in bulk. Now you can get knock off cheap ones on Amazon for about $15-$20 for a hundred blades. These are far inferior and wear out twice as fast as regular ones, break easier, and don't seem to lock in as securely.

Can't speak to outdoor edge have no experience but wonder if something similar would apply.

 

[Dave N]

Still have a bunch of spare blades for my Outdoor Edge. Only used it for EDC so no help on critters but they seem to last a long time before I need a new blade. It sits in a drawer now since I picked up my Boker auto.