msarcher wrote: aablades…not trying to take away from your post, but i see you are from Mississippi, as am I. What part?
Columbus
440C is an excellent choice of stainless. Good edge retention and fairly easy to sharpen. I’ve used tons of it in my knifemaking.
57 here and I like a 45-50# for the comfort plus it will kill anything in my neck of the woods, whitetail etc.
I really like the basket quiver I ordered from 3 Rivers.