A small pigeon? Hell, my Eleven would take out the hulk. lol
Steel is in my blood so of course I love it. It is the only material that will not break, tear or fall apart when you use the wrong lube. Carbon Steel melts at about 2600 deg and Stainless melts at 2750 or so, so boil it all you like. Hell, toss is in the fire if you want, you are not going to hurt it. If it does happen to get a scratch it can be sanded and buffed back out to original (with stainless that is) finish with relative ease. Plus you can tenderize meat with it, oh ya, it could also tenderize your inners too so some caution should be used.
Another thought for folks that don't like the price. Stainless is time immortal. It will out last you, when you think about all that steel has to offer it is pretty cheap.