Marksman 830

I'll say one thing, as bearing opening systems go, my ZT0561 has nothing on the Marksman, thing is smoooooth and freaky fast.
 
oregon said:
RedCanoe, our terrific neighbor to the frosty North, shared his discovery: How to close the 830:

[video=youtube_share;5E5zojJE9iA]http://youtu.be/5E5zojJE9iA[/video]
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That is damn brilliant. Works great.

DesertChris, the first few times I did it, the blade popped back partially open also, but I found that if you push down on the spine farther away from the handle, it closes and stays closed, whereas if I am pushing down on the spine above the thumbhole cutout, it has time to bounce, before my fingers let go of the lock.
 
The marksman is the only folding knife I want right now.
I would put it on my Christmas list but would just end up buying it for myself anyway after I opened all the shirts & socks.
 
That thing just has to wear some nasty hot spots on your hand if you really need to use it for anything other than opening mail.
 
It's a great knife. I've owned this model before but had to sell it due to some financial troubles.

I recently got another one and am very pleased thus far.

 
Glad to hear you got yourself another one John, you know how fond I am of the one you sold me. :thumbup:



The SLS takes some getting used to but it's functional and adjustable which I like. Like others have mentioned, it is a superb flipper. Absolutely flies out of the gate!
 
eschwebach said:
Glad to hear you got yourself another one John, you know how fond I am of the one you sold me. :thumbup:



The SLS takes some getting used to but it's functional and adjustable which I like. Like others have mentioned, it is a superb flipper. Absolutely flies out of the gate!
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Haha thank you, Erik! I contemplated driving up to MN and asking for it back, but figured that would be in poor taste :D
 
grownstar said:
Haha thank you, Erik! I contemplated driving up to MN and asking for it back, but figured that would be in poor taste :D
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LOL, who are you kidding? With the cold up here you would have turned around in Missouri. I know I would. :D
 
Just ordered a Marksman 830, first Buck I've ordered in a few years, really looking forward to getting my hands on it!
 
mmike1357 said:
Just ordered a Marksman 830, first Buck I've ordered in a few years, really looking forward to getting my hands on it!
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Congratulations Mike, I hope you find it to your liking. As with any knife the Marksman isn't everyone's cup of tea but I sure do like mine. The only reason I don't carry it more is that I haven't taken the time or made the effort to loosen the clip tension which is a little tight for the pocket hem on my particular brand of blue jeans.
 
I love G&G Hawk designs, so I know the mech is a little different. I love flippers, I have a ZT 560, 562, Brous mini division and vr71, District 9 flipper; I think it will be an interesting flipper addition.
 
Badhammer said:
Congratulations Mike, I hope you find it to your liking. As with any knife the Marksman isn't everyone's cup of tea but I sure do like mine. The only reason I don't carry it more is that I haven't taken the time or made the effort to loosen the clip tension which is a little tight for the pocket hem on my particular brand of blue jeans.
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I broke the snap on the buck 279 sheath I was using to belt carry mine....
So I loosened the pocket clip, and it has been pocket carried ever since.
Definately was worth the time to take care of the tight clip!
 
DesertChris said:
I broke the snap on the buck 279 sheath I was using to belt carry mine....
So I loosened the pocket clip, and it has been pocket carried ever since.
Definately was worth the time to take care of the tight clip!
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I did just that Chris. Already clipped onto my jeans for work in the morning of course I hit it a few licks on the Sharpmaker before that just to make sure it's up to and touching as we used to say.
 
Badhammer said:
I did just that Chris. Already clipped onto my jeans for work in the morning of course I hit it a few licks on the Sharpmaker before that just to make sure it's up to and touching as we used to say.
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Awesome!
At some point I am going to have to get a backup 830 :)
It is definately my favorite folding Buck Knife :)
 
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