STRIDER vs BUSSE

Jerry Busse said:



Instead of all of these "Busse Combat vs. Whoever" threads, how about a "Why won't any other manufacturer do "LIVE" testing like Busse Combat" thread? . . . If every manufacturer of knives meant for heavy combat and survival applications, would do "LIVE" testing at the BLADE Show, then all of these threads could be ended with a simple URL pointing to the results. . . Wouldn't that be cool? :thumbup:

That would leave more time for drinking and less time for thinking!!! (My personal life philosophy!) :D

Cheers,

Jerry :)


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http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=415689

Done!

Regards,
3G
 
Now now now Nelly1974, we're quite the troublemaker now, aren't we?

:confused: :confused: Are you actually interested in buying knife/knives?

What do you want your knives to do?

I own several Busses and a Swamp Rat. No Striders, although I understand they are quite good, but not what I'm looking for. All my Busses and SR are very well thought-out with great blades and great grips. I can attest to the steel being very good. Best, most well-designed (and most expensive)knives I've ever owned over 3". Spyderco, Benchmade are wonderful folders, I like Victorinox and Leatherman too.

Is your next thread gonna be Jerry Busse vs Batman, Yoda, what? :)
 
Oh yeah! How about Zidane vs Busse Knives! Can INFI stand up to the Zidane headbutt???

Hey I like Striders, and I still think Busse Knives are better.
 
In what regards? What do you want the knife to do?

-Cliff
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I do not really collect knives so that i can put them away and glance at them once in a while (although this tends to occur) i buy my knives for practical use. i am saving a few hundred to buy a knife to beat the hell out of and not have to worry that i am being to hard on it, looks do not matter just strength and edge sharpness/retention. i prefer a knife no longer than 5" in fixed blade. as for me trying to stir up trouble on the forum, i think that is a silly question. OF-COURSE I AM!!:D
 
I do not own any Strider knives so I have no opinion about them.

I do own a couple of Busse and a number of Swamp Rat blades and I have a truck load of opinion about both of them.

Prior to ordering my first blade from the folks in Wauseon, I was of the opinion that they put a lot of advertising hype into their adverts. Now that I have had a couple of years to own and use their blades I have come to belive that their adverts are a bit understated. The performance of their knives is even better than what is advertised, at least in my opinion.

The other thing that I want to say about the Busse company, and it goes for Swamp Rat too, is that they are top notch people to deal with. Their customer service is fabulous, you can't ask for a better warrenty and what is even better is that they stand by it.

Strider knives may be just as good, I really can't say. But I can say that I have never wasted a dime on anything from Busse or Swamp Rat. Everything I have purchased from them has more than exceeded my expectations.

Good product, good service, good people. :thumbup:

Anyway, that is my opinion.
 
There are Strider fanboys and Busse fanboys. On other forums, there are more Strider fanboys. This forum has a lot of Busse fanboys.

Both have pros and cons. It is up to you to decide which you prefer. There is no right or wrong.

For a larger fixed blade, I would prefer INFI or any tough carbon or tool steel over S30V. But for smaller fixed blades (like the MFS), I would prefer S30V. I consider smaller fixed blades far more practical and useful since I am into EDC knives and am not an outdoorsman.

You cannot go wrong with a Busse, Strider, CRK, TOPS etc.... they all have pros and cons and different characters. It's like Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, etc...
 
I agree that both companies make good knives. I do not own any Striders. I do own several Busse's. I have never done any of the hard use stuff like on the Busse video.
I like the live demo or at least filmed video. (I saw another manufacturer who's owner was in Iraq did some live abuse testing)
I would like to see a live test of Busse smaller scale knives. (mean street size)

V-man
 
nelly1974 said:
i buy my knives for practical use. i am saving a few hundred to buy a knife to beat the hell out of and not have to worry that i am being to hard on it, looks do not matter just strength and edge sharpness/retention.
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For that type of use you want a high toughness tool or alloy steel so INFI is far superior to S30V commonly used in Striders. Busse Combat also has far better customer support for that type of use both in being frank about what the knife is capable of and dealing with and problems which might arise.

In regards to cord wraps, Strider does full G10 grips if the customer wants them. Like the cord grips they are high on retention and low on ergonomics. This is by design as Mick feels that the two properties are in contention.

-Cliff
 
When the zombies attack (and they will attack) I am going to have two blades with me, a Busse Fusion Steelheart on my hip and a Strider SMF clipped to my pocket....that should about cover it. :)

For an indestructible 7" knife, my Busse is hard to beat. For an indestructible knife that bends in the middle, my Strider is tops...that is until......

Jerry makes the darn folder already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Having not yet owned a Busse (but im looking for one!) i can't state at this time which i consider better. I would have to agree with Razordescent, pick the style you like best as they are both noted hard workers that can take a beating. I prefer cord wrapped handles though, and if i do get a busse, i can guarantee you that if its possible ill have a cord wrapped busse immediatly.
 
Martini said:
But I still want to see Mr.T. vs Busse. :D
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NIB said:
Oh yeah! How about Zidane vs Busse Knives
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This reminds me of that old Saturday Night Live sketch from about 15 years ago with the guys sitting around a table in Chicago going "Ok...who would win if the Chicago Bulls played the Chicago Bears?...Answer: Da Bears. Ok, what about the Chicago Bulls against just Ditka? Answer: DIT-ka! "

Busse = the Chicago Bears and Jerry = Ditka. :D
 
Jerry Busse said:
"Why won't any other manufacturer do "LIVE" testing like Busse Combat" thread? .
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Oh, darn. That did it. Now I'm going to have to buy a Busse.
 
Really no comparison between the two. If you have real need for a rugged, "severe duty" blade (and I'm not saying everyone does, BTW) Busse wins hands down.

Busse also has a pretty low hype quotient, Strider's is high ..... well, maybe I'll say it's moderate, compared to Dark Ops. :)
 
Why all the irrelevant hoopla about Strider (or anyone else) against Busse? Don't you guys know that all knife progress stopped with Nessmuk? Don't you read the editorials in Tactical Knives? If you can't do it with a thin carbon steel blade and a pen knife then you don't need to be doing it. If you break your small, thin knife in a survival situation and die, well, you deserved it for not having your axe with you.:rolleyes:
 
Hair said:
There are Strider fanboys and Busse fanboys. On other forums, there are more Strider fanboys. This forum has a lot of Busse fanboys.

Both have pros and cons. It is up to you to decide which you prefer. There is no right or wrong.

For a larger fixed blade, I would prefer INFI or any tough carbon or tool steel over S30V. But for smaller fixed blades (like the MFS), I would prefer S30V. I consider smaller fixed blades far more practical and useful since I am into EDC knives and am not an outdoorsman.

You cannot go wrong with a Busse, Strider, CRK, TOPS etc.... they all have pros and cons and different characters. It's like Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, etc...
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I think that Hair makesa good point.

Im a Strider fanboy and a busse fanboy. I think that everyone who siad that busse makes great large fixed blades is completley right. I bought a hells razor, and i liked it so much i bought another (this time with mag handles heh heh:D ). Stider Makes great stuff too. Its jsut that they have a very different style of knife-making. They are both really great knives. But both have their detractors. Threads like this tend to start arguments btw. Just get what you like.

If you are interested in busses mosey on down to the busse forum, The guys there are reallya great bunch and very helpfull. Im sure they would be mopre than willing to go in-depth with you on the pros and cons (there arent many cons) of busses.

Then you cna go a to a forums where there are other strider fanboys. Mick isnt to PC but he is a great guy none the less an has my uttmost respect. They would be more than happy to answer your questions.

Then once you are in the know buy what you want. Neither company will let you down.

Good luck, and id love to hear what you decide.
 
MikeH said:
Why all the irrelevant hoopla about Strider (or anyone else) against Busse? Don't you guys know that all knife progress stopped with Nessmuk? Don't you read the editorials in Tactical Knives? If you can't do it with a thin carbon steel blade and a pen knife then you don't need to be doing it. If you break your small, thin knife in a survival situation and die, well, you deserved it for not having your axe with you.:rolleyes:
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So it must be true if it was in the magazine, right?
Right tool for the job, eh?
Back in ol' Nessmuk's day an "Operator" was the little old lady that put your phone call through :D

Boats,
Ya got me. Club soda on the keyboard.

And now...
Back to the regular bi-monthly rehash of who's the baddest on the block.
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Buy some of each. They are all good. :D.
 
Bastid said:
Buy some of each. They are all good. :D.
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And, here I thought that I was going to be the one to play politician. ;) :)

I own plenty of both Strider knives and Busse knives, and I love them all. For the record, though, I consider this comparison silly as hell.
 
The senseless waste of pitting these two mighty forces of nature against each other, like matter vs. anti-matter, will be a tragedy, not only for the teams involved...but for our planet. All nations must band together, to ensure that such a conflagration never takes place.
 
spinynorman said:
The senseless waste of pitting these two mighty forces of nature against each other, like matter vs. anti-matter, will be a tragedy, not only for the teams involved...but for our planet. All nations must band together, to ensure that such a conflagration never takes place.
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I like this idea as I think the two companies have more in common than any other knife companies out there. They both make great knives. They both are led by very outspoken independent minded A type personalities. The fans of each are die hard droolers over their knives and they are in the same price bracket. I don't think you could go wrong with either.
 
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