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Hello Hogs,
Got my first chance to fondle a Busse and a Rat today.
I've been doing all sorts of research/reading on this great forum over the past few weeks, and have found myself returning here over and over. After all the reading, I've decided I would like a glas of the koolaid, but I've been leary of pulling the trigger without at least copping a good feel or two. Buying a good knife is such a personal thing, and without having an idea of how it would fit in my hand, I'd be very uncomfortable about spending Busse money.
So I went to a local gun/knife show today looking to add to my ammo stockpile and maybe find a few knives to fondle. Lo and behold:
The GW, which I think was a fatty, was marked $220, and the Sterile Ratweiler was marked $325, though the seller said he'd go $300.
I had been seriously thinking about a GW up until 3 days ago, when my wife and I were talking and she suggested I go bigger, snce I have a good, big folder for EDC on my CQC-8, as well as having a 3" fb for under-arm carry in my CRKT Triumph Necker.
Regardless, I was impressed with the GW. It felt a bit small for my hands, but like holding a Colt, it felt good--solid, ergonomic, and thick enough to dig a hole, or pry open a window with.
The Ratweiler was a bit too big for me, and I was not patricularly feeling the handle on it, but again, fit and finishes was VERY nice. Jerry Busse and his family know how to make knives.
So now, here I am trying to decide between spending nearly 400$ on an NO E (which looks like EXACTLY what I'm looking for), or under 300$ for a Fehrman Last Chance, which ALSO looks like what I need/want, and is also cheaper.
Ultimately, I was very happy to finally be able to handle a Busse and a Rat. Now I know why you people walk around with CamelBak's full of cherry sugar water.
: )
Got my first chance to fondle a Busse and a Rat today.
I've been doing all sorts of research/reading on this great forum over the past few weeks, and have found myself returning here over and over. After all the reading, I've decided I would like a glas of the koolaid, but I've been leary of pulling the trigger without at least copping a good feel or two. Buying a good knife is such a personal thing, and without having an idea of how it would fit in my hand, I'd be very uncomfortable about spending Busse money.
So I went to a local gun/knife show today looking to add to my ammo stockpile and maybe find a few knives to fondle. Lo and behold:
The GW, which I think was a fatty, was marked $220, and the Sterile Ratweiler was marked $325, though the seller said he'd go $300.
I had been seriously thinking about a GW up until 3 days ago, when my wife and I were talking and she suggested I go bigger, snce I have a good, big folder for EDC on my CQC-8, as well as having a 3" fb for under-arm carry in my CRKT Triumph Necker.
Regardless, I was impressed with the GW. It felt a bit small for my hands, but like holding a Colt, it felt good--solid, ergonomic, and thick enough to dig a hole, or pry open a window with.
The Ratweiler was a bit too big for me, and I was not patricularly feeling the handle on it, but again, fit and finishes was VERY nice. Jerry Busse and his family know how to make knives.
So now, here I am trying to decide between spending nearly 400$ on an NO E (which looks like EXACTLY what I'm looking for), or under 300$ for a Fehrman Last Chance, which ALSO looks like what I need/want, and is also cheaper.
Ultimately, I was very happy to finally be able to handle a Busse and a Rat. Now I know why you people walk around with CamelBak's full of cherry sugar water.
: )
