What bone saw to get?

[AndrewT059]

i use a little out door edge flip n zip saw, great little saw, and doesnt take long to zip through a fallow breast bone, easy to keep clean aswell,

 

[willie_gunn]

Yes that's the new version. I'm not sure about the addition of the gut hook. It looks a bit small to be effective and means that the blade has to go a long way into the beast before you can start to cut? I'd probably grind the end back to the start of the saw blade like the older version. As stated though, I haven't tried it so I'll be interested to hear how you get on with it and may then buy one. I do use a separate gut hook for un-zipping but it has a very wide gape which prevents clogging.
Look forward to your review. Happy hunting!
MS

Was hoping to get out this morning to give the saw a try, but Storm Katie put paid to that Maybe next weekend.

I had time over the long weekend to knock together a sheath for the saw and the tripe knife - a bit rough and ready but at least it stops me lopping a digit off when I take the knives from my backpack

 

[willie_gunn]

Finally got to try these out at the weekend as there were some French clients over who shot a good few beasts. Both the saw and the tripe knife worked to good effect, making light work of the animals.

The saw is probably a little too much for muntjac and would be better suited to roe, fallow and the other larger species, where the extra mass of the animal would provide the resistance needed.