Do you own many Bucks, and what makes you like Buck knives?

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sunandsteel

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Two part question. I own two, and although they are not the most expensive, they have held up and continue to go inside my pocket. I also had some blade hang about a year ago, which I sent in to Buck, and got the knife perfect with a nice solid snap, sharp, and polished up nicely.
 
I own:

Buck Alpha Hunter s30v (194)
Buck Mini Alpha hunter 420HC (195?)
Buck 119 Special 420HC (119)
Buck Paradigm Pro s30v (337)
Buck Vantage Force Pro s30v (847BLX) <-EDC
Buck Lux Pro s30V (16TTS)
Buck Bantam 420HC (285)
Buck Prince 420hc?? (503)

I only have Buck Knives as I have developed some sort of Loyalty towards them. They have excellent customer service, the best steel in the business in my opinion (bos heat treated s30v), and are made in the USA (except for my Bantam, which says China). They have such a long history of making quality knives. They have knives spanning all price ranges and knives that will fit any need you have.

I just don't see a need to get knives from anywhere else.
 
That's loyalty for you, and alot of times we tend to stick with something we feel comfortable with. I'm looking at a few other Bucks but it will have to wait until funds become available. I just hope they try to keep there production here in the US.
 
sunandsteel said:
I just hope they try to keep their production here in the US.
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Buck Knives continues to bring back their lines previously manufactured off shores. Only 10% of their lines are made out of the US. All of their hunting knives are made in the US. They are a company that respects that concept, and always have been and always will be. Theres too many great things to list as to why Buck Knives is my choice. I have over 200 knives and have had as many as 350 at one time.
 
I'm 36 and an avid outdoorsman (when I find the time) and have always been a Buck fan. Although my parents divorced when I was 10 and grew apart from outdoorsy dad, I recall him only having Buck knives. Same reason that I'm a Ford fan, haha. I taught myself almost everything I know about hunting and harvesting game and camping and the sorts. Reading online and filling my brain with info, I found that others' opinions about Buck reinforced the quality aspect of my already sentimental aspect of Buck. It's an old company... I like old. I use cast iron cookware also, lol.

Strange thing is... I just got my first Buck knife the other day... A 110FG with leather sheath, directly from Buck. I've always just gotten away with cheapo knives and never wanted to spend good money on one until the last few years. I stocked up on Estwing stuff for wood, a Coldsteel Gladius for sidearm for camping, and a Coldsteel Bushman for a beater/wood/survival knife. Just now am I finally getting my arsenal of quality hunting knives. The 110FG was my first choice, though I'm not a folder fan. But for a compact EDC hunter, it fits the bill perfectly. I live in central Iowa, so anything more than a 4" blade is useless on our game. No moose or bear here. The next knife on my list to get is a cocobola/brass 102... It's the perfect hunter for small game up to whitetail, and perfect trout knife, then a cocobola/brass 105 just in case I get that huge 18 point whitetail buck :)

Go Buck! :)
 
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Muddirtt said:
I'm 36 and an avid outdoorsman (when I find the time) and have always been a Buck fan. Although my parents divorced when I was 10 and grew apart from outdoorsy dad, I recall him only having Buck knives. Same reason that I'm a Ford fan, haha. I taught myself almost everything I know about hunting and harvesting game and camping and the sorts. Reading online and filling my brain with info, I found that others' opinions about Buck reinforced the quality aspect of my already sentimental aspect of Buck. It's an old company... I like old. I use cast iron cookware also, lol.

Strange thing is... I just got my first Buck knife the other day... A 110FG with leather sheath, directly from Buck. I've always just gotten away with cheapo knives and never wanted to spend good money on one until the last few years. I stocked up on Estwing stuff for wood, a Coldsteel Gladius for sidearm for camping, and a Coldsteel Bushman for a beater/wood/survival knife. Just now am I finally getting my arsenal of quality hunting knives. The 110FG was my first choice, though I'm not a folder fan. But for a compact EDC hunter, it fits the bill perfectly. I live in central Iowa, so anything more than a 4" blade is useless on our game. No moose or bear here. The next knife on my list to get is a cocobola/brass 102... It's the perfect hunter for small game up to whitetail, and perfect trout knife, then a cocobola/brass 105 just in case I get that huge 18 point whitetail buck :)

Go Buck! :)
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Here's to Buck and American cast iron. :thumbup:
 
... Oh yeah, and I want a Buck fillet knife and a Buck skinner too. Then I should be set... maybe! Lol. It's never going to stop with hand tools. Boys and their/our toys, right? :)
 
I have owned two a fixed blade and a 110 the fixed wouldn't hold a edge to save a life and the tip of the 110 snapped cleaning game...... I don't have much interest in them any more. Never had any other knife fail me but those and a couple gerbers, I'd give them a try again if I wasn't into customs now
 
I have two buck knives. A 112 Ranger that's in my tool box. My second knife is a 110 asian water buffalo horn. Smooth handle. I really like the water buffalo horn. I got into buck knives because for years my dad had a couple of knives that looked like buck knives. My dad still has one. I simply like the look of my dads knives that i thought where bucks..Now especially knowing buck's knives are made mostly here in the USA I like them more.
 
If I stated how many I have and my wife finds out I would be in big trouble but how many I have does not matter. It is never enough. I like the look and quality, that they are made in the USA, that they have been around for over 100 years and still going strong as well as their value and collectability. I have a lot of limited edition or special one of a kinds or low production and some middle of the road vintage. Quite a few NIB. Quite a few 184's and 188's, a couple damascus sub-hilts and an Ivory Indian Skinner. Some prototypes etc. Too many to list.

Meet the people behind Buck knives and the Buck Collectors Club and you will become a Buck knife fan / collector as well. And if you are already a fan and collector you will become even more so.

Super people running a super business.
 
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Purchased my first Buck 46 years ago in Missoula, Montana for the princely sum of $13, the small personal fixed blade. I have always been impressed with their quality, reasonable cost, performance, and comfortability that is rarely found in one package. The Alpha Hunter's are some of the most beautiful knives ever made by Buck or anyone else with exquisite grace defying description. They make good stuff.
-sevensix
 
Three here. A Buck 110 I bought in 1979, and a 301 and 303 I bought this year (2013). They are sturdy, well made, reliable knives.
 
I have 10 Buck knives that I can think of off hand. Could be one or two more around here that I have forgotten. I remember the Buck knife display when I was a kid at our local feed store. I wanted one of each. All the men in my family carried and used Buck knives and I remember that from my childhood.
So I guess I sort of grew up with them and they remind me of my childhood and my roots.

Jim
 
Off the top of my head I have about 9 or 10.
I like them for the made in the U.S.A. bang for your Buck.:D
 
It's been said already. Made in the USA, affordable, gets the important details right. That's plenty good for me.
 
Got a:
- Stockman 307 bought about '77. Slaughtered, butchered and eaten a lot of domestic rabbits with this one. Cow, deer, pigs, squirrels and a snake or two too. The spey blade's edge angle has been reground to be very acute. The edge does not roll over either with the way I use it. It will cut you if you look at it wrong. Helps a lot when fixing little piggies. The sheepfoot blade has been reground to be a little more acute for my version of general use. The main blade is almost a factory edge even after all these years. Because of the curves in it I touch up the edge with a ceramic stick.

- Caper 116 bought about '79. This one picks up in size and strength where the Stockman's spey blade leaves off. The regrind is not quite as acute as the spey but it still cuts like a scalpel.

- 2 471 DiamondBacks and a 476 DiamondBack for camp, kitchen and bug out use. Got to run from those freaking hurricanes sometimes! High end category 2s and up are nasty with the 100mph+ wind driven rain.

- Skinner 103 Recent addition. Have wanted one for a long time for a step up from the Caper.

- 119 A recent, well appreciated gift.

- Fisherman 121 Got this one used a short while ago. Has seen some hard use by the previous owner. Its still a good blade.

- Had a tapered diamond sharpener 97073. Can't find it now.:( They are nice little files.

Wanting to get:
- Paklite set of some sort
- Smidgen 160
- A large trapper made in the USA.

In addition to Bucks I have purchased or been given knives by Kershaw, Camillus, Victorinox, Case, Schrade, Gerber, SOG, Cold Steel, CRKT, Remington, Winchester, Colt as well as a few others also made in the Peoples Republic That Shall Not Be Named. I also have access to knives of several other major, well respected brands. For a given price range, the USA made Bucks stand up to any and all of them as equals or better.

Mr.LCV said:
I have owned two a fixed blade and a 110 the fixed wouldn't hold a edge to save a life and the tip of the 110 snapped cleaning game...... I don't have much interest in them any more. Never had any other knife fail me but those and a couple gerbers, I'd give them a try again if I wasn't into customs now
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If you still have those "failures" PM me and let's see about getting them a new home.

As far as that goes, if anyone has broken, bent, chipped or cracked blades / knives of modern steels they would part with I'd be happy to see if we can make some kind of deal that helps us both instead of you just throwing the good steel away. I'm always looking for different blades/metals to try out new stones, abrasives, methods for modifying blades, changes to techniques needed for new steels etc... The type of steel, and the RHc must be verifiable in some way such as brand and model # for example.

Might even be able to give an old Buck a new lease on life. ;)
 
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