Handle Pref?

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BladeLugger

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To those of you with both...which do you prefer? The classic resiprene C of the swamp or the micarta? I feel like more and more the swamp is going to micarta.....

Is it better functionaly or just look better?

Also, I wonder if this crazy scrap yard knives is going keep the focus on resiprene C. Don't know I saw wrong but it seemed all the handles were resiprene...
 
I haven't handled either but it looks to me like Res C is more comfortable, in which case I favor it.
 
I have handled both, and Resiprene C is by farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr the more comfortable of the two... ;)
 
What I anticipate is the Swamp will be ONLY micarta, while the new "Scrap Yard Knives" will utilize the left over Res-c handles.

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Hi Bladelugger,

Here's my take on it (schizophrenic, I know)...

For a dedicated chopper, like the Battle Rat, I totally prefer the resiprene. Super comfortable.

For my all 'rounders, I like the confidence of micarta -- may just be a mental thing, but I tend to hold back when beating on the resiprene handle.

I think that the resiprene on the Howling Rat makes it the most blade for its weight and I really like that. Micarta on the smaller blades generally makes the handle heavier than the blade which I don't prefer, though I'd never get rid of my Heavy Duty and will be first in line for a tactical howler ;)

So while I've got plenty of preferences which tend to sway to both sides of the fence, the obvious choice is to get both :D. Hope this helps.
 
360joules said:
though I'd never get rid of my Heavy Duty and will be first in line for a tactical howler ;)
Click to expand...

Actually, there is a bit of a parlor trick you can play, BL. Simply type the words "Tac Howler" in either BF or the Swamp and, within 15 minutes, 360 appears like magic.
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It's actually quite entertaining!


But to add my two cents to your question, if I had to choose only one, it would be micarta. Since I don't have to stick with only one, a Battle Rat has been my camping knife the last few trips and my never-to-be-replaced Howling Rat is in my EDC bag. If I had to grab one to do it all and run with it? Currently it would be my HH FSH. However, the Res-c is really comfortable to use. Micarta feels more durable and the RW micarta grip has more grip options than the Rec C CT/BR grip.

Beyond materials, a lot of the diversity of opinion includes discussion on which grip fits your hand the best.

For me?
Fine work - Mudder grip Bog Dog
Small EDC - Howling Rat
Large Blade Grips - The Busse Fusion/SF Mag grips.

Of all the rec-c & micarta Wauseon blades, I think the RW/RM has the most versatile grips. Have fun discovering which works best for you!!
 
I only own a HR but a friend of mine has a fair collection of Busse's.

I really like the Res-C for extended/heavy use but for fine work the Micarta works well.

What I'd like to see is a Busse BM-e with Res-C. That would be the end-all-be-all of choppers. A little more curve to the BR grip and its there.
 
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