Buck Knives' Strider Folder

Dexter Ewing

Dexter Ewing

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TACTICAL TOUGH - BUCK’S NEW HEAVY-DUTY FOLDING LOCKBLADE

Buck Knives new Strider™ tactical folder (Model 880) matches the manufacturing expertise and quality of Buck Knives with the design of high-end customer knife makers Mick Strider and Duane Dwyer. Buck chose to collaborate with the Strider team based on their reputation for producing top-quality knives and their ability to assess the requirements of tactical knife users. Buck was also impressed with their insistence on rigorous field testing to ensure the knife will meet or exceed established requirements.

The new Strider tactical folder is a big (9-1/4” locked open), solid, tough folding knife designed to be reliable even in the harshest environments.

Advanced materials add to its reliability: the 4” tanto blade is ATS-34 steel for superior edge retention and toughness; virtually indestructible G10 resin laminate for the handles; and titanium liners and lock for added strength and minimal weight. Users will find the thumb stud on the blade easy to use and the one-hand open/close action extremely smooth – the blade locks firmly and securely into place.

MSRP for the Model 880 Strider, $190.

(The knives are now in production and should be shipping to dealers in the near future - Dex)




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Dexter Ewing
AKTI Member # A000005

Living life "on the edge"
 
Ive been looking forward to getting one when they come out.
The liner lock looks like it would be hard to unlock, it seems to be flush with the handle ??
Also wondering...Is the clip screwed into the Ti liner and does the G10 have screws on both sides or an insert on the backside like the new Benchmades?

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~Keith~
"War to the knife and knife to the hilt"

 
I can observe some price rise up recently.
Let I will be impolite and ask - why $190?
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Four inches of ATS-34, G-10 scales, titanium liners, no innovations in construction, very simply shaped handle - why it should be almost 1,5 times more expensive than Benchmade AFCK, for example?
Quality and reputation only? Hmmm, a lot of companies are making knives in comparable quality range, have flawless reputation and don't ask extra bucks for them.

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Sergiusz Mitin
gunwriter
Lodz, Poland
 
Sorry,but it's boring,black and looks like a brick.$190? I don't think so,maybe $90 tops.

Ray
 
I rarely have any negative comments here on the forum but......
For that price, size and intended rough use,
I would have expected a Ti. integral frame lock at least!
I understand that this is MSRP and the price will be probably be lower. I just pictured a MUCH heavier duty knife when this was just talk!
Neil

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Nothing in stock,
Runing behind shedule :eek:
Blackwood Knives
http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Meeting/5520/index.html
 
Unfortunately, it looks as though Buck may have missed its mark. Too bad.
I would find a 110 with g10 scales and ATS-34 of more interest.
Bummer.
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iktomi
 
Amen on the ATS-34 and G-10 Buck 110 !
Maybe even BG-42, and at about half the price!

I am one of Buck's greatest fans. Buck needs to make Bucks !!!!!
 
You folks are passing judgement on a knife you haven't handled yet. This is one tough knife.

$90.00? Don't bet on it. If you don't want to pay for it, don't buy it. Quality costs.

Incidentally, the first 500 will have BG42 blades and will be numbered and marked with the BosMark, indicating heat treating by Paul Bos. I will have 15 delivered on Tuesday. The price will be $190.00 each.

As DaoBoxer sez, if you want an AFCK, buy an AFCK. THIS is NOT an AFCK.

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Dennis Wright
Wright Knife & Sporting Goods
1-800-400-1980
("Have a knife day!")
wrightknife@ixpres.com
 
You have some good points Dennis. I am a HUGE Buck fan. But GEEZ!!! For $190, I could get an AWESOME CUSTOM knife that won't fold (on my fingers)
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I really like Buck, and I REALLY hope this sells well.

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iktomi
 
Dexter,
Thanks for the picture.
After you get them, will you answer Kdarmy's questions please
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ThomM - I'm not planning on getting one, tell you guys the truth this one doesn't do anything for me at all. The handle shape is too blocky for my tastes and I'm done with tantos. I'm sure one of the other guys here would be willing to give us a report on it after they get theirs.

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AKTI Member # A000005
Living life "on the edge"
 
I think this is a very good reason why manufacturers should pick about 30 people and run their ideas buy them before bringing a product to market.

I volunteer! In fact I have already done this for a few companies already and think a group of individuals who all sign non disclosure agreements would be a great step in the right direction.

The Strider will bomb at the price point it is at. Now a $99.99 Retail and you got something. Plus there should be 4 versions and not just one. Clip Point, Clip point combo edge, Tanto and Tanto combo edge. Make the liner lock easy to access and make the lines smoother and more boxy. This is the Volvo of tacticals, IMHO.

Now the BG-42 limited edition can go for the $190 but the standard run will die at the same price. Just my opinion.

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OK. I have one in front of me right now. Random pick, out of the 15 I received today. Here's the particulars:

Blade length: 3.875" (3 7/8")
Blade width: 1.230" (widest point)
Blade thickness: .187" (3/16")
Handle thickness: .625" (5/8")
Handle width: 1.275"
Handle length: 5 3/8"

The clip screws are threaded into what appear to be bronze helicoils or bushings which are set into the G10. The clip seems very secure and appears to be made of stainless steel with a bead blast finish. It responds to a magnet and is positioned for tip up carry.

The liners are titanium and measure out at .10" (1/10"). Lock engagement is full thickness of the liner and a few thousandths of an inch past flush with the lock side of the blade. Lockup is tight and there is no blade play, either side to side or up and down, period.

The lock release is not quite flush with the handle and is easy to unlock when pressed with the thumb of the right hand but, from appearance, is not likely to disengage without positive action from the user. In other words, it won't unlock unless you want it to. It's very secure. (No, I didn't try the "spine whack test". That constitutes abuse and is, in no way, indicative of the security or reliability of the lock. This knife is not made to whack on anything with the back of the blade.) Use it for what it was designed to do (cut) and it will hold.

The action, out of the box, is rather stiff but smooths out with use. (A little White Lightning Knife Lube helps) The pivot is adjustable. The blade is positioned between the liners by two rather thick washers that appear to be made of bronze.

The scales are of G10 and are deeply textured for a positive grip. They are held on with three screws on each side plus the pivot screws. There are no inserts on the backside, a'la Benchmade. The edges of the scales are square, with a very slight bevel on the very edge of the corners. There are areas of notches in three places for a secure grip.

The blade is ground with a double bevel and a slight hollow grind. The straight, cutting edge is very sharp. It shaves hair nicely. The secondary edge, on the tanto tip, however is not very sharp at all. It is a very steep angle and looks to be a very tough edge, good for piercing tough materials, even metal but will not do any fine cutting. This is a problem, as I see it and should be rectified. That edge needs to be sharper. The point is very sharp.

Overall, this a massive and impressive knife, designed for very heavy duty. It can easily be manipulated with gloved hands and should stand up to any kind of hard use that could be expected of a folding knife. Mick & Duane don't design wimpy knives.

Unfortunately, Mike is partly right about the price. While it is certainly not a $99.95 knife, it will be hard to justify the $190.00 price tag for the ATS34 model. The BG42 model, however, is worth every bit of the retail price. I also agree that there should be some different blade shapes. At least a clip point. Don't need no combo edges though. Serrations would just get in the way on this knife and, besides, they are ugly.

One final note. The blades do have the BosMark but they are not serial numbered, as we had been led to believe. The blades are all marked "First Production Run" and "1 of 500". They could have done better than that, I think. They should have, at least, been serial numbered.



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Dennis Wright
Wright Knife & Sporting Goods
1-800-400-1980
("Have a knife day!")
wrightknife@ixpres.com
 
Fine, complete description Dennis, thanks.
Sounds like a large, heavy-duty knife, probably too large for me. Should be a workhorse though!
 
Looks like low quality expensive Emerson ripoff. Why buy a forgery when you can buy the original for less.
 
Low quality Emerson ripoff??? Partner, you need to actually look at one of these before you make statements like that.

There is nothing low quality about this knife and Emerson makes NOTHING like it.

Nothing against Ernie but I'd stand this one up against anything he makes right now and expect it to out perform it hands down.

Low quality my ass.

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Dennis Wright
Wright Knife & Sporting Goods
1-800-400-1980
("Have a knife day!")
wrightknife@ixpres.com
 
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