I did'nt realise the Tracker was heavier than a FBM.....very good way of saying what the issues would be if you got one...I got a BATAC LE and it is very thick stock for a small blade and with the large grip area the knife initially feels like you are picking up a "brick" with all the weight in the handle...however...hold the knife to the rear of the grip and use a lanyard so your grip does'nt slip and the weight can be used very well in chopping...they are an acquired taste...for the weight on this knife I could carry quite a large knife in comparison. Certainly a Basic 9....but there is an "indestructable" feeling and "grin" you develop when you use a knife like the BATAC LE...it needs to be very sharp though...then it just cuts like a laser and you hardly feel any effort...and it looks like it would "never ever" let you down. Like a short stocky Pitbull...I guess a Tracker properly re-profiled might do the same...no wonder Pit likes it.It must remind him of his Dog.