Yes Randy, the 711 is a nice blade. Now if you want to start a "Midsize Blade Comparison Thread" that would be a better place to discuss it. Midsize includes 6-8" blades like the Chopweiller, Camp Tramp, Ratweiller, Ratweiller LE Anniversary Edition, Taliwhaker, Taliwhacker LE, Regulators in all their delicious flavors, Yard Guard, Mini Uncle Mojo, M6 (Mischief 6), Son of DogFather, Ratmandeux, Beefmandu, Ratmandu Prototype, Yard Hook, Scrapper 6, SARsquatch, SAR 7, Basic 7, Basic 8, Basic 6, NMFSH, ASH, DSF, and Boss Jack to name a few. There's a reason I didn't go down this rabbit hole