It's the better axe without doubt. The problem is, that it is bigger and heavier. Too heavy to backpack unless you know that you are going into the woods specifically to build a log cabin or something. It's a great axe if you have transport though. This is why I said the OP needs to define what he's going to use it for and how. If it's specifically for backpacking, then an awful lot of very good choices are removed from the list because of size and weight. If it's purely for splitting firewood and not carving, you can again refine the choice down to the smallest, lightest tool that does that job well. If carving is a must, then splitting hatchets are out etc. The GB range are lovely axes, but they are mainly carving/lopping/cross-cutting axes and not the best splitters. If 99% of your needs are going to be simply splitting firewood, then a GB ....good as it is ...may not be the right choice - or at least there might be4 something which is smaller and lighter which makes a better job of splitting firewood, such as....
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Obviously going to be rubbish for cross-cutting, but that is why god invented the Silky folding saw.
If you are out in the summer and your need to process large amounts of firewood is not so great, then something else might suffice, or even just a big knife and leave the axe at home. The choices with axes are inseparable from the task you have in mind for them.