Buck's 420HC - My view......

Yes,Buck is the master of 420hc.The older knives with 440c are awesome also.Maybe a little better even for edge retention.
 
Buck changed my mind about 420HC,theirs anyway.Up until a couple years ago I would'nt touch it with a ten foot pole.Now I have several Bucks made out of that steel,and love it!I hope they will continue to offer a few models with the premium steels,but never change from their 420HC.As Mr.Ankerson would say,it gets air bleeding sharp.:cool:
 
Seals said:
Yes, Buck is the master of 420hc. The older knives with 440c are awesome also. Maybe a little better even for edge retention.
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I have an old 112 in 440C that absolutely rocks. The blade is missing the first 1/4" off the tip and has been reground, and the wood handles are all scarred up, but I won't get rid of it. The old thing still performs so well!
 
Incahiker said:
No, you can't beat the price...


Now about the blades and the origin, do bucks from China get Paul Bos's heat treat? I was going to buy a Buck that was made from China (cause the same model is not made in U.S.) but I was wondering about the heat treat. Do Chinese Buck knives get heat treated the same as U.S. Buck knives? They still follow the Paul Bos set up don't they?
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Excellent question. Does anybody have an answer?
 
After 4 tries with other knives and steels, I have gone back to my USA made Buck Striders and now my newly acquired Buck Intrepid - now that is a knife.

I don't know what pixel dust Buck use, but I find a 25 degree on both sides and finishing on a medium stone is working edge sharp for me and it keeps it for ages. I used to go down the grades to fine, super fine, etc, but there was no real advantage after the first 2 minutes of cutting.

I have driven them into trees and stood on them as suggested in many survival knife test forums and 200lbs, no problem.

Yes 420HC or a magic steel to the fool the rest - who cares - I just know that it works, its affordable and with the Buck lifetime guarantee.
 
I can easily tell the difference in performance between Buck 420HC and 440C in daily use.

But for most of my EDC needs, Buck 420HC will get the job done. I much prefer it to Case Tru-Sharp.
 
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