aw willie you beat me to it.
HI makes the most effective choppers i've ever owned. as far as chopping power/dollar goes, they are king. anyone wants to challenge that, bring your DF to NJ and we'll settle it. my ganga ram was $60, new, with lifetime warranty, and outchops my battle mistresses, fat and corrugated.
as for the brkt...i gotta see that. may not be able to pass on that one.
Hello Magnum. I don't know man, the Toras are wicked choppers too. I have the Sherpa Sirupate and it's awesome for lighter chopping. The Tora Kuks are lighter per inch that the HIs for whatever that's worth. I have a Sgt. Khadka Chirua Ang Khola that would probably be a good chopper except that mine is a little too short at 15".
The BRKT kuk should be something. Mike Stewart has been working with Nasty in the design and I know Mike repects and understands kuk design. Therefore, I expect it will be more that a kuk shaped knife. I think, however, that it will be very pricey. We'll see.