Back on track about the Bush Ranger, I have it and love it. Two things stand out for me: I bought it as a work knife for my construction site duties, not as a collector, a fidget gizmo or show piece. Had it about a year now and it is a great job site knife. Contouring of the G10 scales make it easy to hang onto when doing heavy cutting even with sweaty hands, and there is enough handle here even for my big mitts. It keeps a good edge and the blade shape has a strong point on it that is very useful. Disappears in my pocket, lays flat and stays in place when climbing around in attics, on roofs, scaffolds, etc. Didn't know what to think about the thumb plate, but I like it.
Second thing is that this is a working tool, so it certainly isn't for every one. No glamorous features on the knife, no pretty pocket clip, no colored pieces, no inlays, no fancy milling on the G10, it doesn't whip open with a hard flick of the wrist nor does it drop shut. It is a large, very useful work knife. It is in rotation with my ZT 0909 and CS Ultimate Hunter. Its appeal to me is its straight forward no frills design.
As far as LT's ad practices, not sure when he made the last meat cutting video, but they live in infamy HERE, and NOT ONE of my friends has ever seen one (nor do they care). But here, one mention of Cold Steel and the indignate disapproval, the whing, and snotty remarks start being part of the conversation, usually more than the knives themselves. People carry the hurt and pain they received from those videos for years and years. They just can't move on...
Buy the knife from an approved vendor, and if you don't like it, return it. That simple.
Robert
