Just getting to play with mine for the first time today, and I have to say, I think this knife is just about perfect for what I want a knife to be. I have smallish hands for a guy my size and the mudders fit my hand perfectly (another knife that I know some people think has a smallish handle but fits my hand perfectly is the fallkniven A1, so there you go). I actually really like the placement of the choil and ramp. I notice that if I choke all the way up on the blade, my thumb wants to go past the ramp (some other people commented on this), but if I grip back on the guard (as if it's a trigger), my thumb rests right on the ramp, gives me excellent control, and gives me a 1/4 cm of space between my finger and the blade. Again... smallish hands. Drop point is my favorite shape so... yeah. Love this knife. The thickness, the length, the weight, love all of it. If it were legal to carry a fixed blade in NY, this would easily be my EDC.