>>628889Moras will do what they were designed to do and do it well. They hold an edge, they are good for light to moderate tasks, and they aren't heavy. I have seen people filet fish with them and baton wood if they are tools and think that is a good idea. Personally I wanted something I could beat the ever living shit out of because I am hard on things and know it. I want to carry one knife that I can rely on NO MATTER WHAT SITUATION I AM IN. I bought a Becker BK-7 and I have done everything except shave with it in the woods because I keep a working edge on it, not a razor edge.
In the past two weeks I have: prepared meat, chopped down a tree thicker than my forearm, split dry wood of almost the same thickness in one to two blows, shaved small wood filings for tinder, cut ropes/cordage/etc., broken open nuts with the pommel, various tasks around the house like opening boxes and packages, etc. It can do anything besides really fine whittling or carving a spoon without lots of swearing. This is only due to its large size.
You have to decide: do you want a full tang/pommel and a beastly knife or do you need it for smaller, finer tasks and not want to have a 12" knife on your hip? You will also spend 4-5x as much for the Becker as the Mora. I tend to carry a small Kershaw every day and the Becker when I am /out so I have access to a small knife if I need one.
