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Hickory n steel

Hickory n steel

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Is Buck holding your interest lately ?
All I'm really seeing from them is modern stuff and options for existing stuff.

I will always love Buck, but they're not currently doing much for me though.
The 110lt was an exciting idea for me and I've gifted many, the alumni is great and I've got 2, and the 212 fixed ranger has a great looking blade that really got me.

Since I got the 212 however they haven't done much for a traditional knife guy like me, theres still Ebay for models of years gone by but for new today in the traditional realm all they're really doing is custom shop options.

I'm not thinking of writing them off like I about did with leatherman before they introduced the new Bond model, but they're not currently doing much I can get behind.

If the lancer returns with their slipjoint production and they offer some handle material or color options like they have in the past, I'll definitely consider it well worth the wait.
Until then maybe they'll introduce some kind of traditional belt knife or clip point version of one of their smallest lockbacks, they can drop point the larger ones so why not clip point one of their smallest ?

I have confidence that Buck will do something to excite me in the near future, it's just been a little too long.
 
I still have a lot of the older variations to buy. The Vantage and the Open Season knives are the most recent introductions to interest me, and the Open Season knives are now gone.

Bert
 
I could be interested in some smaller fixed blade edc knives. As it is the 102, 113 are the only offerings.
Both nice, but other makers have many more offerings.
 
guy g said:
I would love some handle variations on the 301 and 303. I'd even give a good look if they were able to add one to their custom shop.
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I fear that would be as much we're likely to get any time soon, I want an actual new traditional model.
About the only thing they could really do that they haven't yet would be a clip point 505 or LT versions of the 500 series.
 
I hear what you are saying. Black saw-cut Delrin is great, but I would like to see another run of yellow handles or perhaps some sort of bone. I bought two of these 371’s for gifts at the big box store recently. And while they are not elk, whatever faux bone they used is not bad. That being said, I get that traditionals are probably their smallest market segment. I will probably never buy say a Marksman, but I would buy two sizes of stockman and a trapper right now if they ran the yellow again.
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longbow1968 said:
I hear what you are saying. Black saw-cut Delrin is great, but I would like to see another run of yellow handles or perhaps some sort of bone. I bought two of these 371’s for gifts at the big box store recently. And while they are not elk, whatever faux bone they used is not bad. That being said, I get that traditionals are probably their smallest market segment. I will probably never buy say a Marksman, but I would buy two sizes of stockman and a trapper right now if they ran the yellow again.
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Yeah I would buy various colors of 305 lancer if offered as an off the shelf option.

In the end I can wish for this or that but in the end I've already got favorite models.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I'd love to see bone scales on the whole 300 lineup once production is back up and running.
I know it was done before and the 305 lancer looks great in jigged bone.
I've been searching Ebay for a while now but they just don't show up.
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How long has the 300 lineup production been down?
 
veltic2 said:
How long has the 300 lineup production been down?
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Maybe 4 years now, might not be quite that long though.
I think the 303 and 301 were kept in production at least.
Been hearing for a few years that they're overhauling the slipjoint production at the factory, but who knows when they're supposed to be done.

No matter what anyone says though I think the slipjoint relm is something Buck needs to dive more deeply into.

Case, Utica, B&S, and Buck are the only American made traditional slipjoints available today in an everyman's kind of affordable price range.
Everyone knows Case, Utica is not very prevalent, and B&S has pretty poor QC.
Buck has a place in the market and a throne to keep.
 
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I respectfully have to chime in that I purchased three 300-series knives last year. The dates on the boxes are: 04-11-19, 03-18-20 and 10-05-20. Those are: 302, 303 and a 301.
 
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Jeff of the North said:
I respectfully have to chime in that I purchased three 300-series knives last year. The dates on the boxes are: 04-11-19, 03-18-20 and 10-05-20. Those are: 302, 303 and a 301.
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But what are the date codes on the knives ?
I know the 302 is definitely out of production , I bought mine on clearance from their web specials page.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Maybe 4 years now, might not be quite that long though.
I think the 303 and 301 were kept in production at least.
Been hearing for a few years that they're overhauling the slipjoint production at the factory, but who knows when they're supposed to be done.

No matter what anyone says though I think the slipjoint relm is something Buck needs to dive more deeply into.

Case, Utica, B&S, and Buck are the only American made traditional slipjoints available today in an everyman's kind of affordable price range.
Everyone knows Case, Utica is not very prevalent, and B&S has pretty poor QC.
Buck has a place in the market and a throne to keep.
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agree on this point. the traditional knife market is a good one currently. I watch those gecs sell out instantly and flip for crazy prices. if I were Buck I'd copy this model.
not good for us collectors lookin for good deals, but good for them.

business plans aside even if they didn't copy the gec model....... getting back in and upping the qc can only be good for them and us. like to see more models released though. 317 and 334 models reissued, and American made canoe to start with.
 
Jeff, I noticed that the 303rws I bought this spring has the date 2-23-21 on the box but the blade code shows it was made the previous year. I can see how that can happen, blades and other parts made in advanced and then assembled later,
 
Hickory n steel said:
I fear that would be as much we're likely to get any time soon, I want an actual new traditional model.
About the only thing they could really do that they haven't yet would be a clip point 505 or LT versions of the 500 series.
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How about finally adding the 500 to the custom shop. I’d be in for a couple of matched sets of the whole series. I’ve never understood why they have the rest of the series but not the 500. If anyone knows, I’d love to know.
 
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