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 Re: Scrapper 5 vs. RMD.
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04/07/09 03:54 PM
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rackemup
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Snotpig, the lighting for your pic gives the mudder handles a browner tinge when it is really more on the gray side.
Bruce, I agree that the full tang and micarta slabs give my RMD a hefty feel to the handle. Still, it's a mighty useful/beautiful blade!
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Re: Scrapper 5 vs. RMD.
[Re: rackemup]
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04/07/09 04:02 PM
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sumoj275
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Does this mean I need to get a RMD if I can find one? I can tell my wife it is for t/e or comparison reasons!
Men you can't trust, women you can't trust, beasts you can't trust, but Bussekin steel you can trust
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Re: Scrapper 5 vs. RMD.
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04/07/09 10:27 PM
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Jim
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My only concern about the S5 (well, not exactly my only concern, since steel type and price are still up in the air, so more accurately, a concern) is how it'll balance; it looks great and I suppose the specs will be similar to the Bog Dog (which had a 4 1/2-inch blade). However, I'd prefer it be neutrally balanced as opposed to blade heavy. Good point, Jim. That brings up a question. I assume you have both Micarta and G10 RMDs. Is there any difference in the balance points based on the handle material used? I seem to remember that the G10-handled version was a full ounce heavier than the Micarta-handled version and my G10 RMD seems to be a little handle heavy to me. I only bought Micarta; G10 RMDs were always sold out when I looked. I've heard that about G10 before though, so you're not alone in that opinion.
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Re: Scrapper 5 vs. RMD.
[Re: Jim]
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04/07/09 10:54 PM
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Andy Wayne
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I have both, and the G10 version is more handle heavy.
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Re: Scrapper 5 vs. RMD.
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04/07/09 11:00 PM
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VoxHog
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RMD in G10 - 10.6oz or 300g
RMD in Micarta - 10.0oz or 283g
Balance point on the G10 is ever so slightly further back than the micarta. The difference is about 1/8" with both being approximately at the back of the first tube fastener.
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Re: Scrapper 5 vs. RMD.
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04/07/09 11:01 PM
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VoxHog
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I go back and forth on whether to keep the black/black G10 or the sage/tan micarta as my user. I might just keep both. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
On a fun note, I laid out my entire collection and let my 7 yr old daughter pick he favorite. She picked the sage/tan RMD.
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04/07/09 11:34 PM
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Re: Scrapper 5 vs. RMD.
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04/08/09 12:07 AM
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snotpig
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It'll be hard to unseat the RMD in my book.
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Re: Scrapper 5 vs. RMD.
[Re: snotpig]
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04/08/09 12:22 AM
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It'll be hard to unseat the RMD in my book. The RMD unseated even the Busse BATAC for me. But this new Scrapper 5 is going to be sweet. Tough call which one I'll like more. As comfortable as the RMD handle is, the mudder fits me even better.
Horned, dangerous, and off my medication.
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Re: Scrapper 5 vs. RMD.
[Re: snotpig]
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04/08/09 12:23 AM
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sumoj275
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Well, I guess I will start selling guns so I can feed the new addiction of steel. Not so much getting the new steel, but the older steel for comparison LOL.
Men you can't trust, women you can't trust, beasts you can't trust, but Bussekin steel you can trust
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Re: Scrapper 5 vs. RMD.
[Re: sumoj275]
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04/08/09 08:02 AM
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Implume
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I asked Eric at Swamp Rat if they were called Mudder Grips because of their resemblance to on off-road vehicle’s tires?
He said yes, that’s where the name came from.
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Re: Scrapper 5 vs. RMD.
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04/08/09 10:44 AM
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Steel Fan
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I don't think the CGS5 will unseat the RMD as the RMD with full tang construction and useable pommel has certain advantages with these features....
Handle comfort wise it is'nt as if the RMD is uncomfortable....far from it really...but mudder grips are highly rated...
The S5 LE if in INFI is a different matter....that may be the INFI RMD which has been awaited for a long time....but in a 5 inch knife the benefits of INFI are not as dominant as they are in larger "chopping" application blade...although none the less the oppertunity to have INFI in such a size intrigues me...it would be an ideal chance to compare SR101 to INFI in blades which are pretty much a "perfect design"....
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