I have used Gerber for a number of years due to easy to sharpen, good grip and relatively cheap if lost. That being said I recently got a Buck Alpha Hunter (Black/SS) folding knife to try something different, while a lot heavier in weight than the Gerber this thing is incredible at holding a edge. I have gutted and skinned 3 deer with it and it worked great. I touched it up tonight on my Lansky and it is back to shaving sharp...very impressed to say the least at it's ability to hold an edge.

In short either would be fine but I think for retained sharpness the Buck gets my vote.