Been running one of these in South East Aus basically since the knife released. Excellent blade, my main carry these days.

@Rack47

3 жыл бұрын

How's the blade holding up? And the sheath?

Why so many great companies use mov steels instead of 14c28n is mind boggling to me. There are so many knives I'd buy in this great, inexpensive steel. My Ruike knives have been indestructible, easy to sharpen n have never had even the slightest bit of rust. 14c28n for the win. I don't even bother looking at any vids w over $200 fixed blades (ok don't care abt knives over $100 anymore, lol); I start stressing abt ruining that beautiful, expensive knife. I want a knife that I can concentrate on the cutting job, not on preserving my investment. oh n BTW, scandi is too limiting. Jmo , peace

@zoroaster3053

Жыл бұрын

14c28n is a great steel. But edge strength isnt the best compated to lets say 3v ... retention is good. Bradford guardian makes great fixed blades, especially for hard use. 3v, rex45, vanadis 4e...etc

@donrichter3523

Жыл бұрын

Actually, if you follow Larrin Thomas, you would know that the toughness of 14c28n rivals CPM-3v. Sure, its edge retention is less, but the steel and the knives that use it are much less expensive. The steel is far better than 1095!

@WarGrrl3

Жыл бұрын

@@donrichter3523 that's what I'm saying. I Wish 14c28n (an exceptional budget steel) was used INSTEAD of the crappy mov steels. I love my 14c28n folders.

@Qwerty_Q101

8 ай бұрын

same here

@retardno002

Ай бұрын

​@@WarGrrl3 I love 14C28N, I'd call it the budget version of Elmax.

I’ve had one of these for years. Your assessment of it is spot on. It is a tremendous knife.

I wish Gerber did a Strongarm version in Sandvick 14C28N steel!!

@timbo4374

4 жыл бұрын

Amen brother..I'd snatch one of those up in a heartbeat!!!!

Thanks for providing the "competitive options." That was actually very helpful.

I bought the Ruike Hornet long ago and I love it!! I've had my eye on this knife for a long time. I prefer American made, but Chinese manufacturers are putting out great products, with good materials and good fit and finish, at half the price of most others with similar quality. As a consumer, it's hard to ignore that. I don't like the belt loop attachments Ruike uses. I intend to make my own leather backers with a drop loop.

As a tip: if you are not satisfied with firmness of the knife's sitting in the sheath you can always replace the plastic spacer in the upper corner of the sheath with a rubber one and just tighten the screw.

@sleepete12

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea, thanks

@marcelosiendo

Жыл бұрын

Fantástica ideas

i’m glad you cranked on this (side to side) to test for tip strength. nicely done and maybe even more aggressive tip test than i’ve seen you do on other knives! thanks for the review man. 👍🏼

Thanks for this review, Aaron. Like you, I've had this in my wish list for a while, but couldn't get more information on its actual performance. I definitely favor it over the Garberg, just because of the grind - I can do more utility tasks with it.

Looks like a very strong knife. Don't camp or hike anymore but it could be a good yard work knife. I like the belt clip and would incorporate it on a new Kydex sheath.

Thanks for reviewing this. Been interested in it for sometime

Another great review and comparison. Thanks Aaron.

Just picked this one up on your recommendation. Great knife. Keep these dark horses coming.

And one more thing! I also have Ruike Hornet and it is perfect small/neck/urban EDC knife :)

Just ordered one, my dad has one, it is a great knife. Had no idea they were related to Fenix, been using a Fenix UC 35 for a while, that's good to know.

Like the protractor it gives more of a perspective of sizes compared to just saying

Great review. I just found you and subscribed. I like your energy and style. Just a pointer on knife terminology: the space between the sharpened part of the blade and the guard is the "ricasso". I think you stumbled on this a little when describing the knife. I'm glad you have discovered Ruike. I bought their EDC folder on a whim just because of the 14c28n steel and have loved it except for the thumb stud, but that's another story.

Oh man I was quite literally just a couple clicks away from ordering the ka bar globetrotter and this thing caught my eye - I'm really interested in a side by side comparison since they appear so similar - I purchased the ka bar turok several months ago and love it but was going to try and incorporate the globetrotter in an edc configuration The sheaths are not a consideration for me as I do my own kydex - but I do really like the looks of the belt clip with this one Great video as usual man - appreciate ya!

thanks for this review, very interesting knife!

Thanks a lot for this excellent review!

That's just a thick kitchen knife that can do Bushcraft. I like it.

You can find lots of Böker knives in this steel! Great designs.

14c28n has the same edge retention as VG10.. it's good to go. This knife has a plsce st the top of my list.

Thanks for review, I like the sheath, looks great;)

Hello my outdoors friend, thank you for another fine review. It's a good looking knife. Keep up those great reviews. 🤗

I have this knife and use it a lot I highly recommend it if you are looking at budget knifes

I was the same, had in my Amazon cart for a year and then the price dropped $10 one day so I bought it. I like it a lot but it doesn't make it into my normal rotation over my BRK's, LTW's or BHK's. However, it's definitely a great knife, especially for a SS blade. Agree on the jimping, I normally hate it but this knife its no problem. It did everything I needed it to so far. My only complaint is the size of the ricasso and that hole in it, wish the edge was closer to the handle. Enjoyed the review.

@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx

3 жыл бұрын

I'm with you. I don't like the ricasso to larger than needed and I hate choils. I just need as little wasted space as possible

Been thinking of buying one of these, so looked for a review, saw you did one, and immediately skipped all others and clicked on your link. I really appreciate your in depth reviews, and the way you compare other options. I am a big fan of 14c28 steel for the sub $100 price range. It's a very good steel choice if you want a stainless without spending a ton of money for a super steel bladed knife. It holds an edge pretty well, better than 1095 in my experience, is easy to sharpen and takes a very nice edge. It also responds well to a strop, so easy to touch up and bring that fine edge back without having to hit the stones, as long as you don't let it go to dull. Thanks for the review..think I'm going to pull the trigger. I love a nice scandi grind for carving and bush craft tasks, but a saber or flat grind is better for an all around field knife, which is what I'm looking for. I already have enough scandi ground knives to last a lifetime or two, lol.

Very Cool knife Aaron an i really like the Sheath features too.

Didn't know they made fixed blade... I have a folder and the bearings are silky smooth. Great knife for the money. I'm going to see if I can get this in Canada.

@chimchu3232

Жыл бұрын

Were you able to get it? Just curious, it's a great knife for the money

I love mine...jimpins are for when you are wearing gloves, so the jimpins here are good enough ❤

@gideonstactical - I had this knife in my Amazon wishlist for a while now and when you mentioned it was down to $50, I jumped on it (figuratively of course, I'm not suicidal). There were 2 left at that price, then there was one. I'll have it just in time for the weekend's hike. Thank you for the heads up. ✌

@tigerpisces5506

4 жыл бұрын

Messeresser Looks like the knife whores has run up the price to $70 or A-HL is gauging during the pandemic. A-HL is getting away with it for now. Going else where everything. I hope that fool loves NZ.

@tigerpisces5506

4 жыл бұрын

I have Schrade SCHF55 you can’t get the knife out of the shealth at $45. I have Buck Selkirk looks cool same price but striker & spine no spark and no Scandinavian grind and crap steel. Gerber same price looks like Morvakniv made it but no Scandinavian grind blade & crap steel too. Morakniv Garberg is $80 and $99 if you get a leather sheath. Cold Steel has same size knife with good steel is more than this. Esee P4 in Stainless $140. This knife is a no brainer.

@chronovore3726

4 жыл бұрын

@@tigerpisces5506 I had a Schrade SCHF55. You're right about the insane retention. It was disappointing once drawn too. The knife is unnecessarily heavy. The handle isn't very comfortable. Edge retention on mine was terrible too. The Ruike Jager is a big step up in quality.

Its a great knife i have one. The edge isnt the best but i still havent sharpened mine either so that says alot. I call it my fat guy knife cause the sheath is super cool. I twist it to the side so it doesnt dig into my gut in a sitting position.

used and abused this knife and it breezed thru it like it's nothing. my only gripe is the sheath's belt clip. other than that, this is a solid little beast! The King of budget, EDC-sized fixed blade knife.

Great video! THANK YOU!

Have it since release. Perfect EDC for urban fixed blade

@funkentelechy_0

4 жыл бұрын

What, you carry this concealed or open in a city? Comment confused me..

@Sebdeponch

2 жыл бұрын

@@funkentelechy_0 It dépends which country. In France if you want sécurity this knife IS the minimum

The micrometer is a great addition to your presentation. The digital readout shows what the thickness, length and spacing etc are for anything you want to measure. It’s great to show the readout on camera so everyone can see. Others should use this in their videos too. Good idea.

I would love to see yours whole knives collection. Another great video, really like to see your content. One of the best channels out there. Greetings from Poland🖐

@gideonstactical

5 жыл бұрын

Kamil Górecki thanks so much my friend

Really great review!

The measuring inument that you are using is a pair of digital dial calipers

That’s a nice knife. Jonny likey.

I like how the sheath comes with the belt clip that you can rotate it's a shame that the retention of the knife isn't better but great review thank you and personal question have you ever thought about getting Doug from yellow Hawk custom Kydex to build you a sheath system

I think I found the perfect all around outdoor knife. The ruike jager is superior in all areas to those other options you mentioned. Sheath, type of steel, type of grind, size and the type of handle used made the ruike like thebcomplete winner. The sheath alone is the deal breaker there. Just wow! Other knife companies should look into this design

@retardno002

16 күн бұрын

I got one for €50 with an awesome discount, I agree that it's an awesome design and I'm a big fan of the steel, but what makes it special is the price not the design. It's a very common hunting knife design, I can probably give you 5 other examples off the top of my head. Some have the hole at the bottom of the finger guard, some don't, but the overall shape is very common.

This looks like the same knife as the Rough Rider RR1869 on Amazon for $23.05. I may be wrong, but worth a look.

Yo tengo ese modelo y puedo contar mi experiencia de que es perfecto para lo que quiero. Es chico y robusto. La geometría y biseles son simetricos, cosa que valoro muchísimo, y el acero me gusta mucho como se comporta. Lo unico malo es la funda, ya que la encuentro aparatosa, sobrasale vastante. Asi que estoy en campaña de fabricarme un kydex mas compacto.

Great Video, great Review. I am searching for my first Knife in about 30 Years now to be prepared for the outsides, if needed. The Question is: The rounded Edge on the back of the Blade. Is it ok for maybe do the preparing of doing campfirewoods and the Starters for it? I mean Scratching on wood will not go, same for the Firestarter. ( Btw i have some Starter Sets)

I would like to see this knife compared to the QSP Bison.

love the "protractor". haha

The Ruike F118 Jager looks like a smaller version of the Ka-Bar Turok from Jarosz

Any chance of the Ruike Hornet review? I have both Orange and Black...great little knife!

Great knife how would it work for pocket carry thanks

How does it compare to the steel will druid series and out of the two which fo uou like better

love work knives!

Great Review! Another a nice competitor would be the terävä jääkäripuukko 110 or 140.

@MrFomhor

5 жыл бұрын

& the EKA W12.

@TheLapierre

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrFomhor yes that one as well. W12:an är grym men troligtvis lite dyr i USA

Yes, not much of a competition for a belt knife in stainless, at 4 something inches and under $100. And surprisingly, two of the competitors are a Mora and a Gerber. Can a knife talk get more stereotypical? Let's see: The Chaman, Mustang, Yesca, Trapper, Bosque, Patrol and Coyote by Miguel Nieto. The MT1, MT-5, 148, 146, 228, 290 by Cudeman The CL, CC and CR Series, CM78, Campero, Trampero, Nordico, Canadiense, Ursus and Lynx by Joker The Rhino, Predator, Husky, Gavilan, Kodiak and Lakhota by Muela The Corsair, Fortuna and Flint by Kizlyar The Camp, Dayhike, Breacher, Golf Tango, Nightshade and Zebrawood by Boker Magnum The BF 132, 133, 005, 010 and BF710 by Black Fox How about Buck's 100 series? The Cold Steel Master Hunter? How about other Chinese makers like LW, Harnds, Bolte and Real Steel?

Will be buying

But the bullet on this Ruike Jager. Just a tad small on the grip but overall I'm super happy with the knife. It's one that's my off duty EDC knife carried cross draw 11 o'clock.

Although I don't like this steel, I do think the whole package is a great deal even at $65.00. Thanks for the video my Bladed Brother ⚔️✝

@timbo4374

4 жыл бұрын

To each their own, but 14c28 is a very good stainless steel. It's not S35 or any super steel, but in this price range, it's excellent. It holds an edge pretty well, is easy to sharpen and maintain, and. responds to a strop very well.

what about the druid 205 you reviewed. a little smaller, lesser steel, but cheaper and sort of in the same use range.

I had this knife a few days. It is awesome blade , very, very nice design. But it has got a very small handle for my hands :( Sheath on ruike was a little bit on flimsy or crappy side. So I bought lightly used Lionsteel M5 G10 version, for 80,- Eur and it is much better design of handle (or may be just bigger handle). And also I like much better the mole sheath on Lionsteel M5. And also this Sandvik steel seems to be softer than Sleipner steel on Lionsteel M5. One thing I dont like on Lionsteel M5 is spot/selective corosion, especialy in salty or humid enviroment.bit

@jimlahey5623

2 жыл бұрын

Sleipner is better d2, it can rust

@davidthomson2794

2 жыл бұрын

Sleipner is nothing like D2 although it was developed in answer to the lower toughness of D2 for similar applications. Much lower carbon and chromium content than D2. Its in the same "family" as 3v (7% chromium tool steel) and is very tough and holds an edge for a decent amount of time (not as well as D2). A great steel for "survival" applications.

Nice review

Just spotted the hard-core hammers axe, will the review be soon?

Link for sheath on your BK?

Dude, help me out, this beauty or the Druid 205? Thanks!

Araon, which axe is that in the video?

Dang nice. Looks like a good belt or pack blade for hiking/camping. I dig that high grind. Is that little nub with the hole in it right behind the choil uncomfortable?

@gideonstactical

5 жыл бұрын

Soupcan13 not uncomfortable at all. Good ergos

@Soupcan13

5 жыл бұрын

@@gideonstactical nice! I was worried if there was too much of an edge(no chamfer) on it there could be a comfort issue. Thanks for the 411

Realy helpfull review. . I think i will buy it. Is it flat grind? Or hollow?

@chimchu3232

Жыл бұрын

Flat. It's a great knife

Found mine at Gun Show, and paid only $50. !!

At 2:29 you are hitting vertically while blade is in diagonal. Be careful , you can bend cutting edge or break blade this way.

@jimlahey5623

2 жыл бұрын

Nope you are wrong

I think I am doing something wrong but e.g. mora on moraknive se or amazon is close to 100 € (eur). This ruike I bought for around 80 $ (usd) - when did it ever cost just 50 $ ? Regardless of the current year (2021) I never saw mora garberg around 70 $ (usd) - it was always between 100 $ (usd) to 120 $ (multi-mount). For those prices I am certain that you bought used knives but again maybe regular amazon shoppers are good at price hunting.

@chimchu3232

Жыл бұрын

In the US they did release at those prices. Maybe they are different prices because you are in a different country? My dad got the Jager for $65 and it is $79 today now. I've never seen a mora garberg that expensive, I can order one right now for less than $70

Very similar to the lionsteel knives

@charlesp9681

5 жыл бұрын

Or very much like the Buck 863 Selkirk (also made in China).

@peniakfoto

5 жыл бұрын

Yes but he lionsteel has a little bit better steel and also has much better sheaths :-)

@samwatson3588

5 жыл бұрын

@@peniakfoto much better steel indeed, but leather sheaths rot, I threw away several knives which came with leather sheaths because the sheaths just corroded with time. For an expensive survival knife to be used outdoor in rain and sun a kydex sheath imo is a must.

I’ve been looking at this knife bs a guardian 4. How does this stack up vs a guardian 4

@gideonstactical

Ай бұрын

It’s different, but a good budget option that is similar for sure!

How easy is it to sharpen that steel

@daveyboy6985

4 жыл бұрын

Easy

I have really small hands, can anyone let me know, the strongarm and the ruike, which one has the smaller handle? thank you

@gideonstactical

5 жыл бұрын

Ruike

It has the look of a knife I love, an Ontario Knife Rat 1. (I know, a folder) I don't like SS, it just doesn't sharpen well in my experience.

@daveyboy6985

4 жыл бұрын

I have a Ruike hussar pocket knife. I find it easy to sharpen. Gets a razor edge 😊

Don't thrust someone with your thumb on the jimping unless you wanna break your thumb lol

Thanks for the video, but I gotta pass on this blade!

New camera?

@gideonstactical

5 жыл бұрын

Joe Koltes nope had the Canon m50 for almost a year and the GoPro 7

If you are going to process food with this knife, you would not want to strike any ferro rods.

Roook, not Rake. Fruit has the ui in it and is pronounced froot so therefore Ruike is Roook not Rake.

@jimshort9266

Жыл бұрын

Not that it really matters much but I recently watched someone’s video from a shot show and they clarified at their booth that it is pronounced rake. I assume they were being truthful.

@Qwerty_Q101

10 ай бұрын

​@@jimshort9266uhmmm someone here in youtube contacted Ruike and support told him is rake...

Not so many options at this price range, with those dimensions and with stainless steel? Yes, only half of what Spain produces is exactly that...I guess someone has to urgently revise his knowledge about what's out there in the market...

Skip this & look into the Gerber premium Gator fixed For $80.00 you get S30V USA 🇺🇸 made. No contest

@saniboy9940

5 жыл бұрын

Its cheap in usa, not in other country

14c28n is a deal breaker, get a Bark River

@daveyboy6985

4 жыл бұрын

Bark rivers are way too pricy

@BOOSTEDLASER

4 жыл бұрын

@@daveyboy6985 OR..you're 2 cheep or 2 broke. When you grow up son,you will learn this: Better to buy something good ONCE...tan buy junk 20 times (or more) No retort needed (look that word up) Semper FI Gunny That junk steel is what razor blades are made from. Chips and rolls in 1 light duty use.

@daveyboy6985

4 жыл бұрын

If you want to get your barkie, you go get it I'd rather spend money on a cheaper knife that will last just as long sonny boy.

@bn6728

4 жыл бұрын

@@BOOSTEDLASER For a stainless steel, 14c28n is one of the toughest available in a knife, on par with AEB-L and NioMax. No other stainless is even close in toughness. Edge retention, for this toughness excellent, on par with 440C, and much better than 1095. It is clearly not low grade garbage.

@BOOSTEDLASER

4 жыл бұрын

@@bn6728 Incorrect

Nope. Made in China......

@manuellucero8414

5 жыл бұрын

The Chinese can make the worst garbage, and also make the most of the eletronics that you use every day, they do what you are willing to pay, they make excellent products, or of the quality that you are willing to pay. In fact they make the same product of different qualities and at different prices. For example, a glass, they make $0.10 one that breaks easily and another one that costs 1 dollar with the highest quality. To think that everything the Chinese do is of poor quality is a mentality of 30 years ago. They simply do what you ask them, with the quality that you ask for and they charge you appropriately.

@basemandog

5 жыл бұрын

Chinese cut corners at every turn and exploit their people and children for cheap unskilled labor.

@manuellucero8414

5 жыл бұрын

I just listen the Voice of reason :)

Lost me when you said Chinese made.