Bought a Buck 110

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Frisky

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I was at the big box store and decided to add a Buck 110 to my hunting knife collection. The Vanguard is my go to hunting knife, but I thought it needed a folding companion. The fit and finish is very nice. I went over the edge, for 3 minutes, with my grooved steel and got it wicked sharp. Much sharper than the factory edge. I noticed it has the Bos heat treat too. I'm pretty happy with this knife and can't put it down! In 75', I shot my first deer with a recurve bow, and the hunter I was with pulled out a 110 and field dressed it for me. I never forgot that.


Joe
 
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They are great knives. Hope you enjoy it for many years to come. I never leave home without mine in deer season
 
i just pulled my old 110 out of the safe yesterday. Decided it was time to clean her up and get her sharp again. 10 minutes later and one pass down my leg, i was convinced she was shaving sharp again! it also reminded me why that knife is, and will always be, one of my favorites. one of the knives i'll never let go. congratulations!! use it and love it, and it will love you back!! [emoji4]
 
I also want to mention I like the thinness of the blade. It will be a great knife for trimming venison.

Joe
 
The 110 was one of my top choices for a hunting knife. Some people would carry huge knives to skin a deer with and they were simply in the way. A 110 works fine and is easy to carry. Make sure to wash all the blood off of the brass or it will discolor it and may pit it. I have some scars on one of my 110's from this (battle scars of a sorts. good memories).
 
I just got in one of SK Blades D2 110's. A total beauty. Getting in a Cabela's Alaskan Guide 110, a 5160 charcoal this week or next pending shipping. Had a fellow Marine bring me his 110 every time he skinned a deer with it. Remember having to use a scrub brush on it to get the deer funk out of it, but it was pretty easy to get a hair popping edge on it.

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Either the 110 or my old Case 2159 are always on my side. I prefer the 110 as it seems to fit my hand better, but the Case has sentimental value due to being my Grandfather's.
 
They can really multiply. There are so many options and all of them good. I've been able to justify every purchase.
 
I bought a 110 sometime in the early '70's. If I remember correctly, it cost me $20 some dollars & that was a pretty big outlay for me at the time for a hunting knife. It's gutted a lot of game since then & has done everything else I've asked it to do. Today, it's still tight, with no blade wobble, still sharp & still working. I'd say that in a few more years it'll just about have itself paid for.:)
 
I ditched the fixed blade years ago as a hunting knife. I carry a 110 or a Bear & Sons folding hunter.
 
Many years ago I was watching a program on TV about Inuit in Alaska seal hunting. One scene a couple of guys were dressing a seal. One pull out a 110 and commenced cutting up the seal. I had a 110 at the time and I remember thinking to myself "If it good enough for these guys it good enough for me".

I still have my first & only 110. I shined the brass the other day with Mothers Mag polish. It took scratches and all of the discoloration out of it, looks brand new.

Years ago I guess at the height of its popularity I saw a lot of 110s on peoples belt. I don't see that much anymore. Maybe I'm just running with the wrong crowd.
 
The 110's a classic. I have two, a standard in 420HC that Chuck Buck was kind enough to autograph with an engraving tool, and a BassPro in CPM154 with an elegant, very hard gray coating of some sort. I could live with either as my only folder.
 
Makael- Yes. On the package, it says this knife is in the Avid Series of hard use knives. It shows three levels of knives: Pro, Avid and Select and explains what each level is for. I tossed the clam shell or I could tell you exactly what they write about each.

Joe
 
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