knife for gun bag?

Never hurts to have a knife.

 

Um...
It's a great idea. To have a knife. Is there not one in your pocket? Not trying to piss in your cheerios, but that would be my first thought. I usually have two on me. Even my boy carries one when he's not in school.

If you don't normally carry one in your pocket, then YES!! Keep one easily accessible somewhere. Anywhere. Glove box, rifle case, camera case, anywhere.

A cutting tool is essential to a man's daily life.

 

It's odd as hell to me. But I understand that not everyone carries a knife on them. I'm not one of those tacticool "always gotta have a good combat knife, capable of cutting through hardened steel and crackheads" kind of guy. I carry a three blade Uncle Henry stockman, a small one. My grandfather gave it to me for my 16th birthday. And my "work" knife is a Gerber paraframe mini that I keep clipped in my back pocket. Little 2" blade, perfect for pulling lead gaskets off of Cl2 fittings, and less than ten bucks, not a biggie if I snap it clean in half.

My son carries a cheap swiss army knife knockoff, the little one, with a small blade, nail file, toothpick and tweezers. I'll be getting him a proper gentlemen's pocket knife, most likely for Christmas. I'm thinking a trapper or a stockman like mine. Antique of course. Even Old Timer is made in China these days. Still a good knife, but they're cheaped down. Thinner blades, cheaper/lighter handle slabs.

 

Trip, maybe a Case Sodbuster Jr. to me it's one of the handiest pocketknives ever and Case has made them for many years and at most places they usually run about $20 or less.

 

See, I worry about that, because I'm thinking they've moved some of their production to China too. Have you noticed a Case xx costs about half as much as it did ten years ago? How did they suddenly get the cost down? And it's not like they're going to advertise, "Now cheaply made in China!!", so what gives?

 

I carry a Moore Maker trapper, and it was made right here in Texas. It's a great knife, and I love it

Here's their site.

http://catalog.mooremaker.com/browseGroup.cfm?item_group_id=29383

You can actually find their knives cheaper on ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sac...ker+trapper&_nkwusc=moor+maker+trapper&_rdc=1

lol, you also reminded me of an old superstition. It is bad luck to give/receive a knife as a gift. You must get something in return for it. A penny is usually good enough.

 

I usually have an hunting knife in my range bag along with a leatherman. And the one in my pocket

 

And anytime you loan a knife to someone, whether the blade be open or closed, you should get it back the same way you gave it.

 

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I guess my question is why would you care what someone else thinks about you having a knife in your gun bag

Much better to be over prepared than under prepared!

 

Now that you mention it, I think there is one in one of the mag pouches of my rifle cases too

 

Oh, for sure!! You definitely need a range bag. Unless you're one of those lucky ones that can just shoot straight from the trunk or bed of your car/truck.

You need something to carry:
Safety Glasses
Hearing pro
ammo
parts
tools
magazines (the reading kind AND the bullet holding kind, never know what kind of wait you may have for whatever reason. You could end up on the can somewhere, you just never know.)
snacks
drinks
gloves
maybe an extra pair of socks (not being sarcastic, you really just NEVER KNOW)
and cleaning gear, including rags and lube, unless you plan ahead to go straight home and clean after shooting. Amazingly, cleaning gear is one of the most essential items that I wouldn't say is a "must have" for an informal range session. Although, if you plan on dumping a lot of ammo, or are going into a competition, you really, REALLY, want some cleaning gear in your bag.

I'm sure there's a lot of variation, but this is what I keep in mine.

 

still made in the USA! i just looked at mine that i bought last year to check and see if it was, and it is still made here.

 

lol, we do that too.

Yep, a range back is extremely handy. I use a backpack (the same kind you probably used in the Marines trip). It's extremely durable, and is big enough to carry all my stuff.