For the money , do you think anything beats the Buck 110?

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I used to have one, sold it, while I get the history and the nostalgic fondness, I never really liked it. I just prefer a more modern folder. There are a lot good knives now for the price point.
 
155440 said:
What are you doing? batoning? what hard use are you using your folder for that a lockback can't handle lol.
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Dude . . . you never know when you are going to be attacked by a steel amo box or a car hood (ala Cold Steel videos) best to be prepared !

PS : and lacking an engine hoist you can lever the mill out with your Triad Cold Steel .
 
Skar said:
I don’t really like the 110.
As mentioned there are better choices imo.
Cold steel, Spyderco etc.
I don’t like the lock at the end of the handle.
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I used to feel that way until I finally realized it gets that pot hole in the handle out of the grip zone and puts it on the tail end.
Totally possible to one hand a 110 , open AND close ; just takes some practice . Open = pinch grip the blade and drop that heavy handle down ward or hook the tail end on your pocket opening. Close = pinch the tail lock release and start the blade to close on the side of your leg then a little grip change to close the blade the rest of the way.
 
jbmonkey said:
well the thinness of it isn't an improvement when using. the Buck 110 handle size and shape is a better user for actual use beyond opening Amazon boxes......
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Disagree wholeheartedly. As a mushroom farmer who's daily driver is an Endura, I can assure you it's capabilities far exceed opening packages. I've beat it to hell and back and neglected any sort of maintenance, and with the exception of sun-bleached scales it's just as good as when I first bought it. I also have XXL sized hands and the E4 grip area and ergos are miles beyond the Buck for me. It's relative though, which is something I hope we can agree on.
 
el gigantor said:
Disagree wholeheartedly. As a mushroom farmer who's daily driver is an Endura, I can assure you it's capabilities far exceed opening packages. I've beat it to hell and back and neglected any sort of maintenance, and with the exception of sun-bleached scales it's just as good as when I first bought it. I also have XXL sized hands and the E4 grip area and ergos are miles beyond the Buck for me. It's relative though, which is something I hope we can agree on.
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OK , OK . . . how about this . . . can you pound in tent stakes or break rocks open with the butt end of your Endura ? ? ?
You can with the 110 !
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I have half a dozen Spyderco knives and probably 7 or 8 Cold steel knives, yet for some reason I usually pick the 110 to carry.
It's a personal preference with no logic behind it. The 110 is also my hunting knife, gave up on carrying a fixed blade for hunting years ago.

For me, it's probably the satisfaction of holding something in your hands made with materials other than sandwiched steel/titanium and synthetic scales.

Modern folders are great cutting tools, no doubt..... and I own many, but I can't say I've ever held a Cold steel AD10 in my hands or a Spyderco Endura and said to myself "that's beautiful".
 
Okay, I'm a big Buck fan, but for the money? How about a Buck 110 LT? It's not pretty, not the latest super steel of the week, but they're the same size as a regular 110, lightweight, under $35, (can often be found cheaper), made in USA, and come with a Buck lifetime, no bs warranty.
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The 110 has always done everything I've ever needed it to do. ....Hunting, camping, edc on a construction site.

Yeah I have others and modern folders, but the older I get the more I appreciate basic things that just work

Maybe there is something better, but I have yet to need it.
 
Wowbagger said:
I used to feel that way until I finally realized it gets that pot hole in the handle out of the grip zone and puts it on the tail end.
Totally possible to one hand a 110 , open AND close ; just takes some practice . Open = pinch grip the blade and drop that heavy handle down ward or hook the tail end on your pocket opening. Close = pinch the tail lock release and start the blade to close on the side of your leg then a little grip change to close the blade the rest of the way.
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I understand, good that it works for you.

I carried slip joints usually as a kid, I’m not nostalgic over the buck 110. I like the wood scales and general look.
I have no use or desire for a buck knife.
 
I’m gonna be honest here, I wouldn’t count the 110s fit & finish, at least the plain Jane standard versions as a string point. I’ve bought and returned a bunch of 110s because they have substantial side to side blade play. Heck I ordered the BHQ exclusive 110 in green micarta and s45vn and returned it because of side to side blade play. Ordered another and it’s better but not solid. I’ve sent numerous 110s in to buck for warranty work due to blade play and all have come back perfect. Their initial QC at least in my eyes isn’t very good.
 
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yamsi12 said:
I’m gonna be honest here, I wouldn’t count the 110s fit & finish, at least the plain Jane standard versions as a string point. I’ve bought and returned a bunch of 110s because they have substantial side to side blade play. Heck I ordered the BHQ exclusive 110 in green micarta and s45vn and returned it because of side to side blade play. Ordered another and it’s better but not solid. I’ve sent numerous 110s in to buck for warranty work due to blade play and all have come back perfect. Their initial QC at least in my eyes isn’t very good.
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Very disappointing to hear this. But it is what it is , I guess.
 
It’s @ $40 more than the 110 but I have to say that the BRS E-Volve Nomad is an incredible deal at $104. S35VN , thick liner lock , G10 and a killer blade shape. Just a point of interest. IMG_9625.jpegIMG_9626.jpeg
 
155440 said:
If you can get past the 420 HC blade steel (I think it's poor performance in above comments is more a reality that most "super steels" are no longer expensive as opposed to 420 HC being garbage) it is still a ton of knife for the money.

I primarily ran a Buck 110 in 420 HC for last years saltwater fishing season as a bait knife and it got dropped in sand and rinsed off in saltwater and it's doing just fine.

While I like 420 HC, at $65 I think you might as well just pay the extra money and get one with upgraded steel. I own custom knives made by ABS JS and MS but I've been primarily carrying and using a Buck 110 in s30v and now magnacut for the last decade.

At $150 (Can be less if you order when buck is running a 10% or 20% off promo) a Buck custom shop magnacut 110 has to be the best value in knives at the moment. You get a magnacut blade and the rock solid 110 design with near custom level of fit and finish.

Not trying to make this into an infomercial but I'll end with this. Buck cares about their knives and the people that use them. If someone posts a knife in the Buck forum that's not up to snuff, I've seen on multiple occasions where a Buck representative will reach out and make it right. I've personally had great experiences sending knives in to be serviced that I've trashed the edge on.
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Help me out in comparing the two steels. Is this a case of one holding an edge better or is it more complicated? Is one steel simply harder (or whatever) and able to cut through things that the other can't?
 
I have not shopped price lately, or in several years actually, but my impression is that Cold Steel also has a number of models that are serviceable at "reasonable" prices points. One is a near copy of a Randall #1. The Air Force Pilot's Survival Knife can often be found at afordable cost.

Whether or not any of these suggestions are the equivalent of a Buck 119 is a question open to debate. In the end, it is up to the buyer to decide if an alternative knife is worth the money or more desirable than a Buck 119.
 
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