Well, took me a couple years, but I finally pulled the trigger on one of these. What an absolute monster of a "mid-sized" blade!!
Just a blast to use in the limited amount of time I swung it around and beat on it today. It hits HARD!! Really surprised by how good the handle feels to me. With the extra stock thickness the Fusion scales really fill the hand, feels even better than the grip on my BG FBM.

May not be carried further than my garage or back yard much, but I have plenty of other options for when weight is a concern. This should be a great user. Plan to give her the full etch, strip, and edge tuning treatment as soon as I can find time for the mods.