Those s30v blades are super hard so they hold and edge forever, but they are hard to touch up and will not take a fraction of the abuse a bussekin will be for it snaps. Its always a give and take no steel is perfect but some are darn close and as they have stated on the site heat treat has a lot to do with the individual steel performance.
The blade SF45ACP mentioned was the Gerber Freeman S30V. I have one too. Darn near the best hunting blade on the planet IMO. It went through about 15 deer before needing to be touched up. It was on the last one SF and I were butchering up that I FINALLY found the top edge where I crack open the rib cages getting dull. Two swipes on the honing belt on the Work Sharp and it was back to shaving. This blade isn't going to see lateral stress or break me out of a wrecked car, but it is never leaving my side when I'm out hunting. My Buck Vanguard in CPM154 and Buck Zipper in BG42 come close to the Gerber. We'll see how my reprofiled War Dog and SF's reprofiled RS perform in the coming weeks, but I honestly can't see replacing a hunting blade that can dress and butcher 10-15 deer before needed a slight touch up. No offense to any of the Bussekin products, since I love 'em and keep buying them <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
