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Best short chopper?????
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BK2. Chops *way* better than a 5" blade has any right to. Here's a pretty good sized seasoned oak log that I chopped through with mine a while back. Worked like a champ.
Gotta have a post chop hero shot...
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Gotta have a post chop hero shot...
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Recon Scout (failures are minimal, especially when you consider how many are sold. I have one and it is hard to put down.)
BK2 (Also excellent and virtually indestructable. Behaves like a mch bigger knife)
KA-Bar (Johnson Adventure) Potbelly (This is an incredible blade that hasn't received much attention, yet. It also comes with nice small backup blade.)
BK2 (Also excellent and virtually indestructable. Behaves like a mch bigger knife)
KA-Bar (Johnson Adventure) Potbelly (This is an incredible blade that hasn't received much attention, yet. It also comes with nice small backup blade.)
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What about the Legion by kniferesearch in Maniago,Italy? same designer Molletta that's been doing a lot of stuff lately,look this up at bladehq under lionsteel fixed blade-I think their awesome using some great Bohler steel Sleipner suppose to be good stuff( Molletta and Lionsteel have been putting choppers together for a while) .
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Chop or baton? I had swamp rat m6 which has similar specs as the bk2 only longer blade and it couldn't chop worth a damn. It could baton all day though.
To the OP, the GB mini will out chop any knife of similar length or weight period. If you want to chop, that's what you need. Paired with a good pocket knife you'll be set.
To the OP, the GB mini will out chop any knife of similar length or weight period. If you want to chop, that's what you need. Paired with a good pocket knife you'll be set.
BK2. Chops *way* better than a 5" blade has any right to. Here's a pretty good sized seasoned oak log that I chopped through with mine a while back. Worked like a champ.
Gotta have a post chop hero shot...
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The BK2 excels at batoning but chops very well. The OP was asking about a chopper and so I showed pics of having chopped. Not sure about the knife you reference but the key (I think) to chopping with the BK2 is to hold it by the pommel swell. Not like this...
... but rather like this ...
Not sure why I took those last two pics - was in a goofy mood, I think but that's how you chop w/ the BK2.
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The BK2 excels at batoning but chops very well. The OP was asking about a chopper and so I showed pics of having chopped. Not sure about the knife you reference but the key (I think) to chopping with the BK2 is to hold it by the pommel swell. Not like this...
... but rather like this ...
Not sure why I took those last two pics - was in a goofy mood, I think but that's how you chop w/ the BK2.
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We know you ran out this morning and cut that log and took those last two in case somebody dished on your BK-2. It's all good though after all you're a Beckerhead!
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I know many people here are not fans of Gerber, but the Gerber Back Paxe might work. http://www.gerber-tools.com/Gerber-Back-Paxe-5912.htm
It is probably the shortest hatchet I have seen, about 9 inches overall length. The BK2 is 10.5 inches long. Of course the gerber does weigh more (20 ounces compared to about 16 ounces) I have not used it a whole lot, but I would imagine it would chop better than a BK2 or similar knife.
It is probably the shortest hatchet I have seen, about 9 inches overall length. The BK2 is 10.5 inches long. Of course the gerber does weigh more (20 ounces compared to about 16 ounces) I have not used it a whole lot, but I would imagine it would chop better than a BK2 or similar knife.
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I never feel under gunned with the ESEE 5 or BK2 in the woods...but then again if I know I am going for a long trip camping, I will take the AK Bowie. 9.5" and two pounds of Sequoia buster ; )
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We know you ran out this morning and cut that log and took those last two in case somebody dished on your BK-2. It's all good though after all you're a Beckerhead!
I would have - you know this - but those pics, sadly were already shot and just sitting there waiting. At 90 something degrees here, the snow in the pic would have melted and all that wool would probably cause me to burst into flames anyway. Not that it wouldn't be worth it for a good Becker pic.
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OP said:
I don't think the guys suggesting hatchets read the above.
As others have said:
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I would have - you know this - but those pics, sadly were already shot and just sitting there waiting. At 90 something degrees here, the snow in the pic would have melted and all that wool would probably cause me to burst into flames anyway. Not that it wouldn't be worth it for a good Becker pic.
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lol...
Where you located? I'm in the walleye capitol of the world! Or so they like to advertise in town. 
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Not sure what you're getting at. According to the specs above my GB is shorter and lighter than the Becker.I don't think the guys suggesting hatchets read the above.
As others have said:
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SAR4's are great little micro hatchets. Blade is 4 & 7/8", about .220", convexed grind. Really long handle you can choke back on with a lanyard.
Some more nice pix here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/847135-Sar-4?p=9591439#post9591439
Some more nice pix here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/847135-Sar-4?p=9591439#post9591439
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A small chopper. Well I have a Gransfors Bruks mini and they are small and light and pack well.
I have want a BK2 and am glad to see peoples thoughts, now just need to get one.
BUT yet another thought for a low profile knife maybe a Victorinox Trekker with the saw blade. cut quick and can be stashed away without much notice. less energy is used sawing and a little safer, but what fun is that.
I have want a BK2 and am glad to see peoples thoughts, now just need to get one.
BUT yet another thought for a low profile knife maybe a Victorinox Trekker with the saw blade. cut quick and can be stashed away without much notice. less energy is used sawing and a little safer, but what fun is that.
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A small chopper. Well I have a Gransfors Bruks mini and they are small and light and pack well.
I have want a BK2 and am glad to see peoples thoughts, now just need to get one.
BUT yet another thought for a low profile knife maybe a Victorinox Trekker with the saw blade. cut quick and can be stashed away without much notice. less energy is used sawing and a little safer, but what fun is that.
I have want a BK2 and am glad to see peoples thoughts, now just need to get one.
BUT yet another thought for a low profile knife maybe a Victorinox Trekker with the saw blade. cut quick and can be stashed away without much notice. less energy is used sawing and a little safer, but what fun is that.
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I understand the premise of the question but I can't help think of "jumbo shrimp" or "hot iced tea" or a double cheese burger with only one piece of meat! The fact is, knives generally suck at chopping and hatchets/axes generally suck to carry around.
If I had to do lots of walking (carrying) and small amounts of chopping, I would go the BK2/ESEE-5/CS Recon Scout route. On the other hand, if I had lots of chopping, for instance to provide a 2 week long camp site with its fire wood and camp duties, then I would gladly carry the extra weight and get Gransfors Bruks small forest ax or a larger village kukri. The kukri is nice because it doubles as a knive for general camp chores, especially if you get one with a nice usable karda.
I have recently fallen in love with this Nepalese Tracker's knife pictured below. It chops like a heavy kukri or small forest ax, is easier to cut with than a kukri because of the less severe angle of the blade and it is smaller (shorter) coming in at about 14 total inches.
If I had to do lots of walking (carrying) and small amounts of chopping, I would go the BK2/ESEE-5/CS Recon Scout route. On the other hand, if I had lots of chopping, for instance to provide a 2 week long camp site with its fire wood and camp duties, then I would gladly carry the extra weight and get Gransfors Bruks small forest ax or a larger village kukri. The kukri is nice because it doubles as a knive for general camp chores, especially if you get one with a nice usable karda.
I have recently fallen in love with this Nepalese Tracker's knife pictured below. It chops like a heavy kukri or small forest ax, is easier to cut with than a kukri because of the less severe angle of the blade and it is smaller (shorter) coming in at about 14 total inches.