I like em' all, but two of my favorites are the Non-catalog 8-4X, or the Stanaback Dealer Special, in the 4-5/8" version. The SS comes standard, loaded with options..
Enjoy the ride

This is so true handle shape and hand size are critical. This along with finding a blade length that suits you.

When I got my first Randall I wasn't sure what to expect in terms of exact size. I found out sawteeth suck when your resheathing in the dark!

Ben,
This is quite simple. ANYMORE of this crap you've been spewing forever on this forum and your ass is gone!
Clear enough?
Capt. Chris

Model 15 is my favorite but for an all around user I think the Model 3 5” is a winner. I can guarantee whatever Model RMK you do chose it will will just lead to more RMK’s.
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Nobody mentioned a Randall carving set. I absolutely use mine every chance at holidays and dinner parties and I always get compliments. IMO, if you are a Randall guy, get a set, use it often, pass it down and make it a family heirloom treasure. Add some provenance and pass it along to your heirs.
So on to others I use. I have a 11-3 carbon, red stag handle, n/s hilt that I take along on every deer hunt.
I asked a good friend one day if he would sell me this pretty little knife, and he did. Who cares if his name was etched on the blade until he got sick. I promised my friend I would take him hunting with me because he couldn't but loved hunting. Sent him some bloody shots and we celebrated. When he passed, I cried; still miss him.
So,on to another. I carry a stock model 14 carbon, black micarta, fingergrips, inverted carry on my day woods pack in a Spec Ops sheath. Have needed and used it often. Still razor sharp; a workhorse.
Another vintage 11-5 that I carried and used and gifted to a great buddy in Montana.
The blades afterall can't speak for themselves, they're looking forward to seeing you.

Just want to second Warren's comment on the carving set. Plus, it's one of the best values in the RMK line up.

For your needs, which are similar to mine, it would be hard to beat a Model 5. After trying many different models over a 32 year period, I settled on a 5-5 and never looked back.

Good luck and welcome to the forum!

I am like TAH. I do not hunt or fish very much. A 5-5 or a 5-4 does everything I need. Everyone's needs are different.

As a younger guy who has received a carving set (non Randall) and a very large higher end silverware set I can attest to the fact that they are appreciated and used. It's almost hard to get nice silverware at a place like bed bath and beyond. Again the new stuff just looks stamped and cheap as where the older stuff has that nice shape. I did have to polish every piece before my wife would use them but she warmed up to them eventually.

Perhaps I should order a Randall carving set!

GTR Special, I have used it from rabbits to deer and dove. I bought one way back after reading Capt. Chris's thoughts on it and his using it. He was right as rain !