.28 NMFBM Pictures Added with BWM

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Davor

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For those who own either or both NMFBMs, which is the better chopper? I just purchased a .28 thick coated NMFBM, but other members have mentioned the .25 chops better because it bites deeper and its lighter. I used my .28 NMFBM and it was chopping through 4 inch logs w/o a problem, but the weight did wear me out after a while.

I added photos of my NMFBM machine magnum handle, which was sanded down due to the blister it caused on my hand, pic added. I also put the NMFBM together with my BWM to show the comparison in size. Sheath on BWM was made by AZTimt. The other knives depicted was the SAR 3 and a Chris Reeve Mountaineer 1. This is my high end collection of knives, which should carry me for a while. The NMFBM chops like a pro and the BWM also slices and chops branches with ease. I'm happy with all my knives.
 
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I had both and it was not a big enough difference to worry about.
You can find combat grade in the LE thickness though:thumbup:
 
NMFBM in any flavor is THE Busse monster chopper. Any discussion about 0.03" of difference is simply quibbling around the margins.
 
Davor said:
For those who own either or both NMFBMs, which is the better chopper? I just purchased a .28 thick coated NMFBM, but other members have mentioned the .25 chops better because it bites deeper and its lighter. I used my .28 NMFBM and it was chopping through 4 inch logs w/o a problem, but the weight did wear me out after a while.
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Both NMFBM's are pretty heavy to begin with which is what really wears you out. If you are happy with what you have then it doesn't really matter what people say. The thinner one only bites deeper because it is a little thinner at the edge, just like my CGFBM bites deeper than my FBMLE. The beauty of it is you can thin the one you have down a bit at the edge (Garth at Busse made my CGFBM edge thin enough to scream through wood) and it will outperform any of them.

Oh, and if you find you want a much lighter chopper down the road the Basic 11 complements the NMFBM well at just 17oz of pure chopping madness. ;) Enjoy!
 
I own both and agree that the difference is minor. If I had to pick, I'd go with the .25 because it fits my leather sheath better:thumbup:
 
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