Gee, bounty, kinda harsh ain't ya? Personally, the ONLY reason I don't carry a bigger blade on a regular basis is because of over-restrictive length laws. Small, fine blades have a definite place in my kit, but so does (at least one) big hack-n-slasher, from everything from splitting wood to digging a cat-hole to brush cutting... not to mention things that go bump in the night <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.

Troy

P.S. I know, I know, a .45's much better for things that go bump in the night <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />.