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 Re: Survival Knives Compared: RAT-7
[Re: Steel Fan]
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02/21/09 10:24 PM
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VoxHog
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I'm glad you guys ordered your NMSFNO's... I think you will love them.
I have an LE and then the tan with sage. I thought long and hard about the black with sage but I already have a lot of the tan micarta on coated blades so decided to stay with the theme.
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Re: Survival Knives Compared: RAT-7
[Re: VoxHog]
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02/21/09 11:17 PM
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Steel Fan
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Vox, how do you like the grips on the LE NMSFNO? Have you done any chopping with them? They appear to be the same as the SFNO LE....do they give you any problems?
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Re: Survival Knives Compared: RAT-7
[Re: Steel Fan]
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02/22/09 12:18 AM
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VoxHog
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The NMSFNO LE I got was serial #1 and I have not been able to bring myself to use it yet. The Queen status of the LE is the primary reason that I have the CG NMSFNO to play with. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
I have used the hand shaped NMFBM that has a similar smooth feel and it is great, no problems at all. I think there is a slight tradeoff with the machined handles providing better grip and the hand shaped providing more comfort but I have not chopped enough with the NMFBM to really have a strong opinion. I would guess that the hand shaped would produce fewer hotspots during heavy use but that is a pure theorycraft.
If you order the machined scales I think that it would be pretty easy to sand them down if you decided you wanted them smooth instead.
p.s. - I just finished drilling out about 20 wooden beads and cutting 2' lengths of paracord to make new lanyards. I'm going with the Osborne Safety Lanyard style and using the forward handle hole so that the knife won't swing into my leg if it slips. Now I need to figure out a way to make it work for my ResC knives.
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Re: Survival Knives Compared: RAT-7
[Re: Horn Dog]
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02/22/09 01:53 AM
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el clintor
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The point on the modified sarsquatch looks amazing! Did you do that yourself?
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Re: Survival Knives Compared: RAT-7
[Re: VoxHog]
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02/22/09 09:56 AM
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Steel Fan
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The NMSFNO LE I got was serial #1 and I have not been able to bring myself to use it yet. The Queen status of the LE is the primary reason that I have the CG NMSFNO to play with. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
I have used the hand shaped NMFBM that has a similar smooth feel and it is great, no problems at all. I think there is a slight tradeoff with the machined handles providing better grip and the hand shaped providing more comfort but I have not chopped enough with the NMFBM to really have a strong opinion. I would guess that the hand shaped would produce fewer hotspots during heavy use but that is a pure theorycraft.
If you order the machined scales I think that it would be pretty easy to sand them down if you decided you wanted them smooth instead.
p.s. - I just finished drilling out about 20 wooden beads and cutting 2'
lengths of paracord to make new lanyards. I'm going with the Osborne Safety Lanyard style and using the forward handle hole so that the knife won't swing into my leg if it slips. Now I need to figure out a way to make it work for my ResC knives. Yes I have the smooth grips on the NMFBM and took it out this morning to give it a good work out to see if the SFNO LE would be the same...the NMFBM grips are a bit bigger and deeper and I had the chance to smooth off the "peaks" on the grips to give a "flatter" profile which I like...I will post a thread on using this...crikey...the NMFBM is a "fierce" chopper and is balanced and not too heavy for me...I used it to chop down a blackberry orchard and netting fence frame...been at it a good 4 hours and have it all burning off nicely...just in for a spot of lunch...miserable cloudy day here...but the grips were fine...no problems at all...I think I was being a bit "too quick off the mark" having doubts on the SFNO LE grips. If they work like the NMFBM they will be great! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> On the NMSFNO I have gone for standard Mag's which I can smooth off as you say...
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Re: Survival Knives Compared: RAT-7
[Re: Steel Fan]
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02/22/09 11:22 AM
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Private Klink
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Suspenders helps!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Survival Knives Compared: RAT-7
[Re: Private Klink]
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02/22/09 12:00 PM
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Tikigod
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Great review (as always). This is especially good for me as this is a length range of knife that I have very few of. In fact the only 7"-9" blade I have is the Yard Guard. For some reason I seem to gravitate toward the 5" and under blades. This gives me one or two to keep my eye out for...
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Re: Survival Knives Compared: RAT-7
[Re: Horn Dog]
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02/22/09 06:36 PM
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BrianA
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This has to be the coolest thing I have every seen. You are the survival knife man HD! Love it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Survival Knives Compared: RAT-7
[Re: BrianA]
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02/23/09 01:35 AM
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imaginefj
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Great review HD, you made the internet a better place!
My hands are medium sized and if I remember you saying at some point you had very large hands?
I found the SOD handle to be way more comfy than the original Ratweiler. It was like that bump was not big enough for two fingers but too big for one(I could get a finger and half in the grove).
Do you think the RW being built for larger hands is what made it feel the best?
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Re: Survival Knives Compared: RAT-7
[Re: imaginefj]
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02/23/09 02:12 AM
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Wow Vic. I made it through all five pages of comments and well... don't have much to add. Great job as usual but even better than your best. The mass of blades all in common made it better than reading a half year of Blade magazine. And I know for a fact that you hold no bias when testing. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> Great job. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif" alt="" /> Peace.
Some people just never learn.
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Re: Survival Knives Compared: RAT-7
[Re: el clintor]
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02/23/09 02:07 PM
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Horn Dog
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The point on the modified sarsquatch looks amazing! Did you do that yourself? Yes. I really like my SARbowie. But there are similar sized Busses with clip points. I just don't have many Busses, but I had 2 Squatches, so I took a chance and it came out nice.
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Re: Survival Knives Compared: RAT-7
[Re: Horn Dog]
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02/23/09 04:54 PM
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Private Klink
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I would say that it came out REAL nice! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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