After Over 30 Yrs I Bought A New Buck

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I have a Buck 110 folder that my mother gave to me for my birthday back about 1976. I used it while I was in the Air Force and while working on some munitions I broke off the tip. I took the knife to a shop and had them regrind the blade to get the tip back and sharpened. I have since put that knife away for safe keeping for sentimental reasons. I had not purchased a Buck knife since I was about 18. I found a Buck AO model that I liked but didn't care for the blade steel. After some searching I found a "purveyor" who offered the knife with ATS34 steel. I researched a little here and a few other places and found mixed feelings about this knife. I bought it anyway and it arrived today and I must say that I am very impressed with it. It is the Buck Sirus AO with ATS34 blade. Great blade shape and steel. The blade is very tight with no blade play whatsoever (this was my concern from reading other reviews) and even with the gray aluminum handles it has some heft to it. The AO works great and I like the fact that it has a lock to prevent it from being opened. I may have to take another look at Buck's offerings. But from just having it for just one day I will say that I am very impressed with it.
 
I just ordered a Buck also... and it's been about 20 years for me.
I used to have a Buck lightweight ... green plastic handle. It has mysteriously disappeared. I bought a Buck Prince for EDC figuring it would be
more sheeple friendly then a Benchmade 710. :-) I remember that back in the day I knew of 2 knife companies Victorinox and Buck.
 
I just recently got back into buck as well. I'm now looking for a 560 (think 110 but with Ti handles) and REALLY wishing that Buck would offer their blade swap service again for 110s and 560s.

Incidentally, the last buck I aquired was a 110 that just happens to be as old as I am. The 440c blade allows for the sharpest edge I have been able to produce on any of my knifes to date.

schiesz
 
I have a 420HC Sirius and it's an awesome knife. I can't keep my fingers off it if it's near me while I'm watching TV... flick, flick, flick...

Despite all this flicking around, the beefy liner hasn't moved over the tang one bit. Great tolerances on mine. And I'm a fan of knives that have a bit of weight - gives it a nice presence in the hand.
 
I was thinking of getting a Sirus myself. I don't have a dealer nearby, so I can't actually handle one.
My concern was over the tab that sticks up out of the top, the spine of the knife. Does that fold down out of the way?
 
ya what is that tab for on the sirus? everytime i see
a pic of that knife I think .. ouch that's gotta hurt.
 
Judging from the lack of responses, I have to conclude that the stud sticking up in the middle of the of the knife's spine doesn't fold down out of the way. Therefore I have to agree with "msiley", "ouch thats gotta hurt."
 
I don't believe the tab folds down flush. It is a lever to engage/disengage a secondary manual lock used to prevent the "assisted opening" mechanism from operating when the blade is closed, at those times when you don't want it to open by mistake.
 
It is also use as a "flipper". I haven't had an issue with it yet as far as gouging my hand when I take out of my pocket.
 
I have had a Camillus Heat for about 8 months now, and at first was leery about the polymer handle, too. I put it through its paces, and despite throwing it into an oak block for weeks in the backyard, it never developed any play. Granted, I never failed to stick it, so that isn't neccesarily a testament to the strength of the handle. But I have used it in the outdoors and in industrial work - it takes an extremely sharp edge and keeps it...and has never once made me question its structural integrity. My Buck 110 feels heftier but hasn't held up nearly as well with the same kind of demands.
 
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