Schrade Shakedown #2: Leroy Bowie - Preparedmind101
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Hollow grinds are for Buck 110's Schrade really needs to get the concept of flat and saber grinds.
Many swear by hollow grinds.
Looks like Schrade is back. The label budget blade doesn't necessarily mean its garbage. I ordered the Bolo Machete based on your review. I have been off and on following you for years. These are the types of reviews that made me a fan of yours in the first place. 101... back to basics. I still have my BK 21, 9, 7 and 2. They sill do what the always did. I have used the 9 for hours and hours with no issues. I have the original sheath and handles, and I have no complaints. Keep doing stuff like this and I will be a steady watcher again. I can't afford to support channels, but I can like, share, comment subscribe and recommend. Loved the review.
Leeereroooyyyy Jennnnkkkinnnnsss! 😂
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Leroy Mercer (the real one, John Bean I believe his name was.). There 'em boots got them eagles on 'em.
Le Roy translates as “The King” in French.
El Rey in Spanish.
Rex in Latin.
It's a decent budget bowie. WouIdn't trust my life with it. But it's great for a weekend warrior. Personally, I live by my Cold Steel 1917 and Condor Plan A bowies.
Is 8cr not good enough steel to trust your life with? Are we sure that’s realistic outlook??
@@blood_rayven3253 It's a great steel. But it does fail in tasks I've needed for survival. 8cr is too brittle to pry large rocks from mud. It loses it's edge when digging for edible roots, snapping turtles, and crawfish. It snaps when hammering off shale for a cooking surface. It rolls when batoning wire for snares.... I've never had those issues with my 1917 or Plan A. And I never will with any of my TOPS 1095 blades.
@@blood_rayven3253its an A.U.S.8 steele its a new version! Not the 8Cr13MoV version!
This shows a lot of character you being willing to give Schrade another chance. The Taylor Brand Schrades started out pretty crappy but then eventually started producing great, budget blades. Then BTI happened and, well, we know what happened. It wasn't just one mistake, either. The SCHF (Schrade Frontier) line was mostly really good. They had traditional, high carbon steels (1095, etc.) and saber grinds. Then BTI made them all stainless and hollow ground. Now I don't even think they still make most of them.
If you keep giving them another chance maybe I will pick one up, eventually. I bought a couple of small (neck knife size) Schrades on clearance at Tractor Supply recently and they aren't bad but small knives and big choppes are entirely different animals. I haven't ever really given up on the Sharpfinger, even the newer ones, and keep meaning to get ahold of one of the high carbon, made in U.S.A. versions they are doing, now.
I should also make more of an effort to "forget what I know", its great to be surprised
LeRoy is a French name. It’s meaning is: The King! A fitting name for this giant Bowie Knife! 👑
Impressive and surprising. Great review Chris!
Thanks for doing affordable knife reviews.
there was a point where chris did budget series, still on his channel, go check it out and have fun man
Great review Chris!
Good video. I have the 1st production run 8cr13mov steel with the hole in the blade dedicated to a knife maker i believe. Got it about april/may 2016. Getting ready to use it for the first time lol. Its beem sitting in the box collecting dust for almost 7 1/2 yrs. Thanks as always Chris.
Thanks for the review. Seems like a nice chopper for garden work. If it breaks, I can grab something else.
G'day Chris, Jim Croce wrote a song entitled "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" back in the day; ...... (bad, as in bad arsed), ...... the inspiration perhaps ; ) Cheers Duke.
I got this and the Jethro when they first came out , awesome budget big blades
Aus 8 used to be the SRKs main steel . Tough stuff and sharpens easy too.
Good to have you back man. Please don’t leave us again.
I like the "forgetting what I used to know" .I try not to be a blade steel snob (not saying You were). Most of My favorite knives are in 1095 and 01. I have a couple old crkt folders in 8Cr13MOV and they and thier edges have never failed
It would be interesting to see this knife doing a side by side with the Becker BK9 cuz they look pretty compatible.
I'm enjoying the content on the Schrade choppers Chris! Got any plans to review the Little Ricky? I just got one and I would be interested in your views on it! I noticed the sheath's on the Leroy and the Little Ricky are very similar. I modded my sheath to make it a baldric carry
In Aus8 I definitely want this 🔪🔪 hollow grind bites in big time 🤙 my Kershaw camp12 is one of my best choppers 🤘
I thought about buying a SCHF42 again for old times sake . That recurve was a wicked good slicer once ya modified that edge.
Schrade seems to have stepped up their game. I'd like to see the ones you're saying wouldn't be useful, we just might get surprised again.
Awsome Bowie !!
Always wanted this model, i have that other recurve one with the same handle shape lil Ricky(8cr14) and it's been pretty fantastic over the years(sheath is cheaper material and cracked kinda bad) my fault
But still works good enough
Mine is before the Leroy and I’m happy with it.
Back in the day the ones with green handles was good.
Leeroy Jenkins!
Leroyyyyyy Jeeenkiinnnns!!
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Does the Leroy come with a blade sharpener on the sheath?
Nice knife, look very strong....
Its a fun chopper. Its also heavy... great in the truck, carried all day? Not so much. I have the older model that comes without the sharpener
the last thing I need is another 10 inch heavy bowie knife..
would this thing be light enough to use as a small Machattie ?
would be interested to hear your thoughts on the 184STUH Schrade Uncle Henry Stag Bowie..
Its Crocodile Dundee meets Davie Crockett lol..
I bought one a couple of years ago but its so beautiful I cant bring myself to beat the hell out of it with a big stick lol..
Cool knives
I was under the impression that someone in the company was an ardent NCIS fan, after all they named the Bowie Leroy, and the Kukri Jethro, Leroy Jethro Gibbs I kept wondering what kind of knife they would call the Gibbs
I imagine it would resemble something like a kabar.
@GenStallion to be honest I thought they might have brought out a 'tactical' linerlock cos the character carried a Zero Tolerance 0350 with a tiger stripe blade, I always wanted one, couldn't afford it, then I could afford it, couldn't justify the purchase, now I can I can't get one
Same here 😂
I have a Leroy. Good blade
I know this isn't exactly on the subject, but Swiss Tech is making knives for Wal-Mart that are manufactured in China out of AUS 8 steel, and it seems to be pretty solid thus far. China is getting better with the heat treats, but on most budget blades they wanna put a Hollow Grind on everything. With that said, Swiss Tech has better quality control then Schrade does, so results could vary.
I like the cold steel trailmaster design more. Thick blade with flat grind and edge is convex. Doesn't stick into wood as much. I bought a few Mtech 151 which I modified the flat grind with the very steep secondary bevel which is crisp for cutting, and smooth it out with 4x36 belt sander and diamond stone into convex edge and cuts just like the trailmaster. I guess the leroy has a lot of meat and the hollow grind is just front portion of the edge. Hmm, if you change that geometry into like trailmaster..I'd bet it cuts better into wood. Amazon has Leroy again on sale for 30 bucks. I might just buy another one just to see if I can change the geometry on it to chop better.
Where did you buy your's?
I cant get past the several times I have seen aus8 fail in larger blades. I would not feel safe chopping with it. I would have preferred a small flat stone set in the back side of the sheath to a pull through. but I guess if there are no other options, you use what you can get.
On sale right now on Amazon for THIRTY BUCKS!!! Thank you Chris!!!
i only have two knives from schrade, the schf9 and the schf38, the build quality is impressive for the low price and even though i'm not allowed(legally) to take them with me while camping i still use them for stuff around the house
I have four, the SCFS13 for when I need something just a little bigger but not too big; SCHF13sm, I have four of these they're perfect little around the house pocket knives, my wife keeps stealing them, until that one goes dull then it shows back up and another one goes missing; SCHF16, two of these, one I carry in my pocket every day and the other one in my carry bag as a back up; SCHF10 in a sheath I made for it for camping. I also have one of their little axes (can't recall the name/number of it), it's a little beast perfect for yard work, and the kukri machete which once I reprofiled the edge of has been an awesome little bush chopper. They're "budget" so I don't have to worry about them, I use and abuse them all day and they do their jobs very well. I've had all of them for years and never had a single problem with any of them, other than the original edge profile of the machete which was easy to fix.
I see that yours do, but do they all have the new sheath?
I always liked the look but the 8Cr13Mov turned me off. I like AUS-8 so I may have to snag one now.
Thanks Chris for the review. I have the Schrade Extreme Survival Knife (SCHF-9) that is NOT hollow ground and it is a tough knife. I saw the Leroy fail on UA-cam during a baton demonstration. Maybe a fluke.
He did a follow up later if its the same one Im thinking of, with a replacement blade. The replacement didnt fail.
Different steel the new version Aus8 the old ones 8cr13mov
There is no explanation than Shrade has a heat treatment recipe ,that improves the steel performance . And also for the fit n finnish i don't see spots that drives me not to buy and give a chance. After all the price won't bring tears, if it fails my expectations.
Just ordered one from Amazon for $31. I love a good hard use budget blade that I don't have to worry about ruining.
Same here! Did it 5 minutes ago. Too good a deal to pass up...
@@jorgefernandez6407 Careful different from SCHF45.
Thumbs up, let's do this!
Surprised how well this and the other Schrade knife did. Could they produce a great Jess X nowadays?
1070 and a saber grind and I'd say yes.
i am pretty sure the original jethro had mold injected handles not scales.
I have one of the old schrade frontier knives & its been a pretty good beater knife so it is definitely possible to get a good knife from them. Just a little hit & miss.
u are everywhere!!!!
I'm greatful I didn't get a piece of garbage with the Leroy and I even liked the tpe handle.
Big Bad Leroy BROWN.
I don't know my steels all that well but the Schrader add I watched in this said it is 8CR13MOV steel. Are they giving 2 different sets of specs on this.?
How old was the ad? It used to be. Now it isn't.
Good to see Schrade coming back. I have a handful of Schrade blades, including Jes X, that I’m happy with.
Why put a coating on a stainless steel though?
I hate Hollow Grinds on large blade ,they're only good for slicing, and unless you're going to skin an elephant pretty useless, in my opinion, what do you think?
Have you seen any of JoeX videos. He did this knife the old version and it did ok for the extreme testing or destruction that guy does. He has done few Aus 8 knives most have held up not bad.
i know this crazy dude!!!
Leroy was the name of the baddest man on CBS
I have 2 of the medium sized schrades and they can take a beating.
I like that one from shrade
The previous version was 8cr 13mov.
Still how it is advertised on Amazon. Must have a couple choices.
I have no idea why every new Schrade knife is hollow ground. I hate hollow ground blades.
"Living in a boxcar in the middle of the woods, and missing some teeth" LMAO ! ! ! ! !
Crocradil DunDee Knife....
leroy brown, baddest man in the whole dang town.
Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown...baddest knife in the whole dang town....
With esee quality and lifetime warranty why choose anything else 🤷
Schrader knifes are decent ,cheap and easily replaceable, they do well in tests so are for what they are
Hi Chris. Have you seen the DBAD Preacher? It’s design by a another UA-camr Donne B. I would love to see you chop, and your impressions on the work by KHHI. It’s one of the most unique Bowie’s I’ve seen and it’s look badass
Donnie B is awesome, I love watching scabs reviews with his stuff LOL
@@MonkeyMikeOutdoors Agree, he’s such a cool dude and his knife designs are badass.
My comment for the algorithm 👍
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Gives a round 2 to the SCHF17 "Ugly Ducking", you and Will claimed you were going to do a destruction video of it! I've been waiting.
Who do we need to contact to begin the campaign to bring Jess X back to the way you truly imagined her? I was fortunate enough to get one of the last good runs of her…I need another
If they'd just change the damn grind to saber, it'd be a much tougher knife!!! I hate the hollow grind!!!
I want to get the JETHRO.
The ones on Amazon say they are using the 8CR13 MOV. That sucked back in the day.
@@allenelam6135my experience with 8Cr13MoV steel is with Spyderco knives. I found that it was razor sharp.
They destroyed a brand.
Bad Bad Leroy Brown Bowie bigger than old King Kong meaner than a junkyard dog catchy
hollow grind is a non starter for me, I dont care how economical a blade is. No need to argue...I'm just not a fan and I'll leave all those blades for someone else.
Bruce Leroy! Use to buy Schrades when i was a young gullible man before i got sick to death of the cheap ass hollows they throw on everything. Doesnt belong on a large chopper, ruins so many knives id rather deal with a scandi chopper dude atleast itll function correctly even with the risk of chipping out if its a 40 dollar knife who cares. I will say these last 2 looked good when your chopping on that green stuff lol atleast theyre narrow hollows
Who is the baddest, Leroy??
Sho nuff!!
they still don't know how to make an ambidextrous sheath....
Work on fitness as preparedness and you’ll grow the channel.
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Nah not big enough!!!??? 😆😆🤣🤣
I was waiting for you to start breaking tips off. In my opinion its too big for a knife and a poor hatchet.
Leroy is on Amazon now for $30 I just ordered one tonight for $30 ill take one
Waaaaaaaiiittt! We are testing schrade again?!?!?! Did they fix their fuckup???
I bought my leyroy 2018
And it broke after some light chopping. I could not believe it 1095 so called harden steel.
Scharade you lost my business after that !!
I will stick to the brand i love Condor and my Tops steel eagle 111A tanto !
I hate the the handles of tops knives i had to modify the handle. The steel on the Tops eagle is almost indestructible!
That's why I'm retesting them. A lot was going on back then with the company changing hands. Now it's years later. Jess-X-gate happened around the same time.
AFAIK, Leroy was never 1095.
@preparedmind101 i though that bowie knive was.
@@philpowell1162 pretty sure it was 8CR
@@preparedmind101 k
is the ORIGINAL "Jess X" still available! i love that name!!!!