Another "Which First Busse?" thread...

[Ratman79]

I reprofiled my rodent 3 to 18 degrees per side, and it is a nice slicer now for a little guy. Granted, it is 3/16ths in. at the spine, but bringing those shoulders back some can work wonders. Best thing is that it is stout enough for heavy stuff (within reason since the blade is 3 inches) and thin enough at the edge for more delicate tasks. Great little knife.

 

[inspector-callahan]

 

[Ratman79]

nice set up inspector; that leather really looks nice

 

[NJBillK]

That Is nice, MSE?

 

[inspector-callahan]

That Is nice, MSE?

Affirmative MSE LE!! I really think it's about as perfect as you can get for an EDC size.

 

[NJBillK]

Don't mind the bump folks, just saw this in the exchange and it pretty much checked every box aside from the price tag and maybe a bit more handle contouring, guess I'm saving up a few and keeping my eyes peeled.

Sos satin infi hunter

Photo to aid my memory.
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As an update, I managed to get an AMS and while the grip is close, it isn't just right, so it sits unused...

 

[Twiztids4]

If you're looking for a small "slicer" style blade have you considered the Lil Smokey in Elmax? The Elmax holds up great in the elements and holds an edge well.

 

[NJBillK]

Ok, Situation update!

After handling an AMS and a MiniMuk, I think the MS and MSE handle might not quite work for me. Although an MSE with a Choil mod is still up in the air.
The issue is that I want to grip the knife a bit closer to the blade than the handle wants, and I end up with 1.5 fingers in the front finger area and it feels a bit "off"...

Due to this, I am trying to weigh out the other handle shapes, mostly a Vex, Mini Vex, Rodent Solution, Active Duty and a Leaner Meaner.

The post below is helping size up the knives, but it is lacking a Mini Vex and a Leaner Meaner.
Does anyone have the missing two and one of the other knives shown? If so, can you take a comparative pic for me?

I love the game warden, but you wear an XL glove I would not get a game warden for something you are actually using. The Vex is a little hard to find but a great knife and if I were to EDC a fixed blade it would be a top contender for me. The Anniversary Mean Street AMS or Mean Street Ergo would also be a great EDC blade. Both of those are available in INFI or SR101. I personally prefer SR101 in a smaller user, it seems to hold an edge a little longer for me.

I will try to post a few pictures of all 4 of these knives together.

Edit: I layed out a few small Busse and Kin along with an Izula and Izula 2. When I was new to Busse I often relied on pictures like this one when learning about new knives. I threw the Izula's in there for comparison sake because they are commonly owned and a gateway drug to Busse.

From left to right:

Izula, Izula II, Swamp Warden, Busse Game Warden, Busse Game Warden, Busse Trail Scalpel, Busse Active Duty, Rodent Solution, Busse AMS, Busse Mean Steet Ergo, Vex SR101, Vex Custom Shop D2

Thanks JBS, I know this was taken from another thread, but it suits me perfectly. I hope you don't mind my quoting it here.