Or might email Renee before I go.
Aside from the cruise I should have pretty decent access to internet so this shouldn't be too bad

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So far all's good. I'm picking up R6 & R4 from Magoo this weekend.

Nice blades.

So, you more into the Swamp blades, the Yard or Busse Combat?

Let's just say that Rats have a lot of aesthetic appeal for me

It's good, they're all Busse Boyz Blades! Oh and If you were hesitant because they're NOT Yard steel, no worries. Long as it's Busse, it's OK. And other brands are OK as well, AS LONG as you're comparing them to Busse.

I mostly buy knives I can use. I've got the complete set of Yard offerings from the last 12 months, well 2 Maxes still on the way, and only 511 is not 'talking' to me... the proportions between the blade and handle are a bit off

Some of the Busse's are a bit funny for me, too overdone...
But others I love...

Don't have any res-c Rats.
Also R9... can't say I dislike it, but I don't like it that much... Plus in that size I have 911, Mastiff & M9

Well my post got lost. I would have a 511 IF I didn't already have that covered with the S5, Wardog and Wardog HACK (Busse Combat). I would also love a 711, but I have the 7ish range covered with the Regulator and the Bulldog. My 911 is gonna be my pack along chopper, and the FDM will be my (another) truck knife for when the chopping gets serious, clearing brush/downed trees etc.

We're always finding limbs in the road at Mingo, especially when they have the back side (they call it the auto tour) open. Additional 11 miles of gravel roads going through swamps and "Hill country".