I use Oregon round ground full chisel on my saws.

I haven't noticed much difference from brand to brand. So, I go with the best price.

I cut a LOT of wood; a lot of dirty wood. So, I go with a semi-chisel, full skip chain. Since they get dull quick, the full skip sharpens in half the time; and cuts a lot quicker. Pretty cut? Who cares? it's all firewood, Anything else gets special treatment.

Not fussy,they all do what I need after I sharpen them correctly.

I cut wood professionally for a long time and I prefer the stihl chain, it makes a wider cut and binds less as the chain wears, less binding keeps your bar in better shape, I would like to see the same test with a 50% and 75% worn chain.

I have Stihl saws and run Stihl and Oregon chains
2 Farm Boss (18" bars) and a 009 I inherited from my grandad with 14" bar

Next time I have to buy new chains I will look at some of the options mentioned here

Stihl sawchain is great but almost twice the cost of Oregon. I use both and have a carbide chain for flushing stumps because of the dirty environment. Rapco will sharpen carbide chains and replace broken teeth.

I have run them all , and stick with Stihl , never really liked Oregon chain , Carlton seem Ok and have some offshore suppliers ,but archer is made in china so its out for me. In filing we went with PFERD files made in Germany there fast and aggressive , just what i like when the skidders are both inbound.

I've only ever ran Stihl chains so I can't comment on other brands of chain. But when I bought my Farm Boss it had that crappy safety chain on it with the bright green marker link... Didn't take long for it come off and go in the trash. When I bought a real chain the guy at the dealership told me I needed to be more careful... Higher chance of kickback... Yada yada yada...

And he was right. That chain takes a bit more attention and care to be safe... But not exceedingly so. And it's the chain I used to teach my boys to run a saw. We went through simple procedures and I set things up so they would experience a kickback. But I told them to expect it and taught them how to control the saw.

Little bit of care, attention, and common sense goes a long way. And getting things done makes me happy.

Mike

I don't consider a chain to be sharp until I've sharpened it. The test above only shows who's chain was sharpest from the factory.