Buck Marksman may go back on the shelf

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I like the knife, but as I feared it is eating my jeans fast. Clip isn't curved enough to slide over the top of the pocket and the rather aggressive grooves on the locking bar are eating the pocket and the other side up.

After only about a 3 week run it may fall out of rotation.

Are other having these issues? I could smooth out the side of the locking bar some but not sure I could get that clip bent open some without messing things up.

Really wanted to like this one but I think the Vantage will go back in my pocket.
 
I wonder how CJ carried one for 2 years and played with it a lot to test how it stood up??
 
I think the knife will last a long, long time. However, the one I have is too rough on my cloths. Could be mine is worse than the one he had, I don't know.
 
Mine is hard to clip on the pocket too, however, I put it in a nylon 276 sheath and wear it on my belt ;)
I prefer belt/sheath carry anyway.
Lately I have been carrying a Vantage also, in my pocket (not clipped either)
 
For the clip, I suspect you could remove it from the knife, and clamp the mounting end in a vice.
Then slightly bend it, to make the clip less "tight".... that would be what I would do if I had to carry it clipped.
 
No complaints. My jeans are 1/10 the price of the 830. I see no noticeable wear on my pocket from any part of the knife. The clip fits snug and this is just the way that I like it. I am all over the place every day and need the knife to stay with me.
 
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I like the Marksman, but as you said it's a bit rough around the edges. I wish that it was easier to close one handed and the locking mechanism is pretty painful to use.
 
Oregon,

Where are you getting jeans that cheap? not trying to be a smart a#@, just really curious (I just paid 25 a pair for some Wranglers today).
 
To test the roughness of your pocket clip, drag an old nylon stocking over it. If the stocking snags, get some fine round and flat diamond files and smooth the offending areas. Many clips, when they are stamped, have a drag burr on the underside. This burr is supposed to be removed in a barrel tumbler or a vibratory toroid deburring apparatus, but the job isn't always finished.
Spreading a clip to accommodate a specific cloth thickness is best accomplished with the clip removed from the knife. The base of the clip is clamped in a vise, and the clip is bent far enough in the desired direction to exceed the elastic limit of the material. Now the clip has a new attitude, which can be changed again and again to yield the desired tension and clearance.
With the right combination of bending moves, a clip with narrow "throat" can be adjusted to fit over multiple layers of denim.
 
My Marksman clips a little tighter than I'd like but I can address that if necessary. So far it's not wearing on my pocket much. I've got several knives that are hard on the pocket due to clips and or scale material, G10 being the worst culprit so it's not strictly a Buck issue.
 
jstrange said:
Oregon,

Where are you getting jeans that cheap? not trying to be a smart a#@, just really curious (I just paid 25 a pair for some Wranglers today).
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Membership big box retailer out of Washington state name starts with a "C" and ends with a, well, you already knOw.
 
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The clip is not at fault, it's the milled section of the handle that it lays on that is rough on the pocket.
 
I got my Marksman last week and it's an utter disappointment. It has the worst finish of any of my knives (including crkt chinese made). Burrs and sharp edges everywhere. Dings on the blade. The lock takes a lot of tweaking to get right, only to move later resulting in lock rock. Blade snaps back when it misfires. It's sharp, but the grind is very uneven.

First and last Buck.
 
mrdeus said:
I got my Marksman last week and it's an utter disappointment. It has the worst finish of any of my knives (including crkt chinese made). Burrs and sharp edges everywhere. Dings on the blade. The lock takes a lot of tweaking to get right, only to move later resulting in lock rock. Blade snaps back when it misfires. It's sharp, but the grind is very uneven.

First and last Buck.
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Hey, I read your review on Knifecenter. I guess you really don't like this knife. It's also very different from other Buck knives, so if you are forming your opinion of Buck based on this design, you may miss out on some good knives. Good luck to you.
 
dogstar said:
Hey, I read your review on Knifecenter. I guess you really don't like this knife. It's also very different from other Buck knives, so if you are forming your opinion of Buck based on this design, you may miss out on some good knives. Good luck to you.
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Oh, they published it after all?
I'm not forming my opinion based on this design, I'm forming my opinion based on this lack of quality control.
Good luck to you too. I hope you don't cut yourself on a part of a Buck that shouldn't be sharp.
 
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Just quick reminder before something starts....everyone is entitled to their opinion. And they can give it here both pro and con. Use decent language, don't personally attack another person , give reasons for praise or problems and all is well.

I have not handled a Marksman, I respect the opinions of those above. I think it the type of knife and a new introduction that might come off looking rough at first. If you remember the Vantages were having problems at first also. Call it quality control, or whatever. Usually, Buck works things out or drops the model. Some knives are just not what you end up wanting. The knife in question is just not my style, I feel I stepped a good ways into the future from three bladed stockmen, when I got a small Vantage, now I am even being seen carrying a large Vantage pro, but don't tell anyone..... I would encourage everyone to not make a opinion on one example of one knife no matter the maker. 300
 
Clips are to foreign for me, its either got to be in my pocket or on a sheath plain and simple. Wearing Clip anything on my belt or pants in my life time has been nothing but trouble,
* No #1 [loosing] the clipped item!
* No.2 its gets caught on things.
* No.3 in ackward body position diggs into to me.......

added TODAY: Even a sheath when bushwacking off the designated trails for backpacking etc can get caught up on saplings "pucker brush" etc....and it can end up out of the sheath and on the ground & lost forever.....I prefer "FLAP OVERS" when bushwacking with a pack its keeps the dirt and other elements off and out of the knife compartment of the sheath, especially rain and snow. For light backpacking I tie the knife onto the outside of my KELTY OR JANSPORT frame packs for easy access [securely] for real "brush busting" to save time & cut miles off a trail, I store it in the BACK PACK but close enough to me for easy access in the outer pockets of the pack.....

EagleIH started this thread about Clips.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1172689-How-does-your-knife-ride-in-your-pocket
 
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Rare, in my humble experience, to be treated to a Nordic fantasy character's review of a Buck knife.
 
LOL Oblio & Arrow in the child story "THE POINT" analysis a round head boy lives in a "pointed head" society, and finally gets a "pointed head" now they have all gone to a "round head" and Oblio is left with a pointed head in a round head society, or vice a versa....LOL You can't win...LOL
 
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