Please... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> THe DFCG/DFLE, SOD, and even the S6 are good choppers! Many DAWGS on here will attest to the MIGHT of SR77 when it comes to chopping... Hell, I would posture that SR77 with the SYKCO heat treat will outlast ANY axe. Bottom line, SR77 and SY knives are MADE for BEATING and abuse. Thats why their warranty is simply the best in the world, and of ANY product. You break it, they replace it forever. SR77 and SY knives ARE FINE choppers! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />