Busse M-infi vs Sr-101 vs s-77 vs ESEE 1095 for toughness?

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I am looking to get a chopper knife and my options are a busse basic 7 or a ESEE junglas or I could look for a dog father/ratweiler. The busse basic 7 is nearly 350$ but if It were full infi I would buy it without a second though but is the M-infi still immune to chipping like normal INFI? How does it compare to bussekin and the junglas as far as edge damage? I won't abuse a knife but Id hate to lose a chip out of a 350$ knife cause I dropped it.
 
any knife can chip if you slam it into a rock or drop it onto a solid surface.

if you really want a seriously solid chopping tool, i suggest you consider the merits of a good quality Hatchet.
 
Straight up.

I dropped my custom knife, made of 1095, on my garage floor this weekend point down. Guess what, the point chipped :D

No steel is magic or chip proof when dropping :D
 
1055 and 1075 :D

I think more important is - how do they actually chop? Blade design, edge geometry, did the factory/maker actually give a damn about the edge when it shipped out or do you have to finish the knife your self?

I remember a while ago watching the Fallkniven A1 and Scrapyard Scrapper 6 videos of a well known, controversial knife tester/destroyer - no doubt the Scrapyard knife was going to last longer but the A1 would cut, chop, hack, etc. twice as efficiently even though it was smaller, lighter, thinner, mass-produced.
 
I have a Junglas and a Swamp Rat Waki. Regardless of the steel, the edges are not the same. The Junglas is sharp, can cut right through paper. The Waki is kinda sharp, but mostly it's a very wide, and thick edge. Sure it's strong, it's meant to be cause it's much longer, and tapers at the end. If it weren't thicker on the edge, it could be damaged.
I'm no expert, but with proper use, the Junglas is a true performer. I can't imagine dropping any knife, on the tip or edge, and it not taking some "damage".
I don't like to damage my knives, but my choppers are there to take the hard work. I worry more about the smaller tools, as far as chips or rolls.
 
From living in the Busse forum, Ive gathered that M-INFI is damn near as tough as regular INFI, it was just Busse's attempt to make a slightly more affordable steel.

There are people around who LOVE M-INFI.

But to be honest, whatever Jerry makes, I'd trust completely.

Besides, if you ever break it (I don't know how), Busse will replace your knife with a new one (if there are any basic 7 banks and handles left over), our you'll get a brand new pure blood INFI beast.
 
OrdnanceBubbaUSMC said:
1055 and 1075 :D

I think more important is - how do they actually chop? Blade design, edge geometry, did the factory/maker actually give a damn about the edge when it shipped out or do you have to finish the knife your self?

I remember a while ago watching the Fallkniven A1 and Scrapyard Scrapper 6 videos of a well known, controversial knife tester/destroyer - no doubt the Scrapyard knife was going to last longer but the A1 would cut, chop, hack, etc. twice as efficiently even though it was smaller, lighter, thinner, mass-produced.
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I think it was only 28% more efficient. ;)

Cant go wrong with any of these blades though IMO.
 
I have done some downright stupid things with my rc3, and its only 1/8" thick at the spine.

Really you can't go wrong with any of those options, I mean the manufactures have some of the best warranties ever put to paper even if one of them does fail. How awesome is that?
 
I wouldn't say not to buy a Basic-7, but you could get many of the more common Bussekin for much less than $350.

That way, you're only chipping a $200 - $250 knife when you drop it. :)
 
For the Steels listed if the they were all in the same knife ( Same blade thickness, edge thickness, etc) SR-77 would be toughest, then infi, SR-101, then 1095, though all very tough and because they're all backed by a terrific warranty it won't really matter if you break the blade, its covered which is part of what you're paying for the great warranty. I've only had experience with the Jungalas (my dad's) I cut through about a 8-10inch diameter root in about 4 min, I really liked it, I'm sure the others are great too.
 
michaelm466 said:
For the Steels listed if the they were all in the same knife ( Same blade thickness, edge thickness, etc) SR-77 would be toughest, then infi, SR-101, then 1095, though all very tough and because they're all backed by a terrific warranty it won't really matter if you break the blade, its covered which is part of what you're paying for the great warranty. I've only had experience with the Jungalas (my dad's) I cut through about a 8-10inch diameter root in about 4 min, I really liked it, I'm sure the others are great too.
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I think that you are correct in your order.

I was afraid to say it. :D
 
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