boss jack or sar-6?

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dingus123

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hello just wondering if anyone can give advice on what is the better knife the boss jack or the sar-6? just debating if i should spend the money on the sar since they are still around, or go with the boss.anyone know the two? thanks!
 
I have a Sar6 LE and a Satin Boss Jack Proto. I don't consider one better than the other. I do personally think that the Boss Jack fits more into the fighter category and the Sar 6 more into the hunter / woodsman category. I don't see myself parting with either of them very soon. I'm particularly fond of the Boss Jack, seeing as how I also own a Sar3 and a Sar4 and the Boss Jack stands out on its own as a very sleek fighter.

Here's a kinda crappy snapshot of my Boss Jack Proto.

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I would get both while they are readily available.

pete
 
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If you are set on one or the other then you have two options.

Get both as without specifying your needs neither is better, they are both completely different and very useful Busse knives for their designed purpose.

Or if you can only get one then you could prioritize what your primary uses for it will be. Then pick based off of what Pete already said above which is very accurate info.

This pic shows the size comparison.
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I have a BJ proto and Sar 6. I have small hands and I like the BJ. I have heard others say they like the SAR a lot and they have big handsd. The BJ is a lot quicker in the hand to me.
 
Got both, Boss is cheaper +, but SAR 6 is a perfectly balanced medium sized knife +
If I had to get one for general use, the SAR 6 would be my choice, but If I was short on cash, a Boss Jack would sure be a nice blade.
 
I am not a "bushcrafter" per se but I use my knives in the woods/camping etc. I even have carved the occasional crappy spoon. The blade shape of the sar and bj are not that different. By my eye the only difference in blade is a bit of belly on the sar. On the flip side you are getting a much larger handle and for me that is the killer. I have always had two major gripes with my Busse's. One, a choil on everything from a KZ down to the Culti. Ridiculous to me. Jerry has fixed that for those of us who aren't choil lovers. Two, the grip to blade ratios are off on the medium sized blades. I carry my knives and a HUGE grip is more often a reason to be left home. The SJ/BJ have very efficiently sized slabs. For hiking camping this knife will fill a lot of bills. I have a third gripe which is thickness. I have yet to find a really thick blade that actually works well for me. It is funny because what Busse guys (I am a Busse guy btw) find anorexic is pretty thick blades for lots of other makers. Get the LE BJ with micarta slabs choil or no choil and you will never look back. This is a grail type blade (in the store now, yea!) the sar6 is just another very nice Busse. Obviously just one mans opinion but I will now go camping with my NMSFNO, new LE BJ, CABS (best belt knife I own, kicked my meaners, gw's, AD's all to the curb easily), and of course my wife's Banned Buffalo Soldier (gotta go old school sometimes!).

Pete
 
Good question. I've got the DSSF and a SAR4. Only issue would be the different handles if you have very large or very small hands.
 
how in the edges compared to each other?

i like an edge you actually can cut wood with and not just split it by baton or chopping.
 
You boys need to hold the knives by the handles :D
Hope the cuts heal quickly :)

I don't have a BJ, but I do have the SAR 6 and it's hard to think of a job it could not do within reason for a 6 inch blade.

The defining factor is going to be the handle.
 
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