I use a 6/8" but feel unaccountably drawn to get something larger when ogling razor sites. Are there any advantages, other than for showing off (which I like to do too)?
When I had firearms training on outdoor ranges many years ago as a young volunteer Officer Cadet the sergeant instructors got more twitchy the shorter the barrel, and most nervous of all with 9mm pistols. The reason I think was that the shorter the barrel the easier is to turn it away from the direction of the target and let off a round accidentally in the wrong direction, such as towards the instructor or a fellow cadet.
Using the same logic, the narrower the blade the easier it should be to twist it, get angle wrong and cut oneself. The wider razor, although more lethal looking, should be easier to keep at the right angle. Does this argument hold?
When I had firearms training on outdoor ranges many years ago as a young volunteer Officer Cadet the sergeant instructors got more twitchy the shorter the barrel, and most nervous of all with 9mm pistols. The reason I think was that the shorter the barrel the easier is to turn it away from the direction of the target and let off a round accidentally in the wrong direction, such as towards the instructor or a fellow cadet.
Using the same logic, the narrower the blade the easier it should be to twist it, get angle wrong and cut oneself. The wider razor, although more lethal looking, should be easier to keep at the right angle. Does this argument hold?