I think you'll be happy with either of these steels. CPM154 is easier to find and cheaper than BG-42. I'm not Tracy and I can't speak for him, but most makers transitioned from ATS because it was not coming out as clean as 154CM. It's been a bit of back and forth between the steels for years.
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