May 2021 Buck of the Month - 830 Marksman D2

Not shy about using Buck's pictures and boilerplate either, except for the part about not allowed in Canada. 5 watchers this morning. I guess selling this way beats spending all day Saturday haunting garage sales looking for something to sell on eBay...

On a knife note, the lock on this one always bugged me. Anyone else feel that way about it. Maybe it's just my arthritic knuckles making it, uh, inconvenient to operate?
 
No I think the action and lock is the easiest one I’ve used. Once you get the hang of it it is almost like an automatic. And it could be that the adjustment is off. I had to tune my inferno 830 just a bit and use some blue locktite on the screws. They got loose on the back strap and off center but the blue locktite and tuning made it perfect. My son had to do the same with his sept 2020 botm 830 and it’s been going strong ever since. I like that they are adjustable to get it like I like them to be.
 
I got mine just now. First Marksman. Uh.......WOW! So unlike anything I have or expected. I really don’t know what I was expecting, but Buck delivered. Crazy fast action. Really fast. Rock solid lockup. It might be a hair of a hair off center, but that’s me nit picking. Cerakote is really nice. And the box it comes in is a really nice touch too. Very cool that they include the tools too. My only complaint now is that I never handled a Marksman before. But that’s on me.
 
IDhorace said:
Not shy about using Buck's pictures and boilerplate either, except for the part about not allowed in Canada. 5 watchers this morning. I guess selling this way beats spending all day Saturday haunting garage sales looking for something to sell on eBay...

On a knife note, the lock on this one always bugged me. Anyone else feel that way about it. Maybe it's just my arthritic knuckles making it, uh, inconvenient to operate?
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You pinch the strap with your thumb and middle finger, flip open with fore finger. To close you pinch strap with thumb and middle finger then push on the blade spine with fore finger. Using your thumb to push strap up to close will only end up putting the back lock strap out of position.
 
Snagged one and it came in today. I've been looking at these for a while. Hesitated and missed the September BOTM. Being left-handed I'm always interested in a truly ambidextrous knife. No disappointment here, well centered, lightning fast action and no movement when locked up.
 
Well I didn’t get this one but I do have the 830 inferno from skblades. I don’t mean to side track the thread but someone was commenting about the action of the 830 earlier and id like to tell you how much I appreciate the marksman and it’s action.

This evening I was helping my son with a snake bit cow and giving her some electrolytes and water as she was getting dehydrated. We had to tube feed because she is having difficulty drinking well with a swelled nose and jaw.
We rigged up a tube with a plastic water bottle and used the bottle cap making a hole with my 303 cadet so we could leave the tube in and just change bottles. Each of the five bottles I had to cut a small hole to vent after connecting so the water would drain gradually. My son was keeping the tube in place and keeping bossie calm while I had to hold the tube end and cap with my left hand and change the bottles with my right. Each time removing my 830 marksman with my right hand to cut a vent hole and put it back in my pocket. It performed perfectly without a hitch. Great one handed smooth action made it easy! I’m really happy I have the marksman, it’s a great knife!
 
Lesknife said:
Well I didn’t get this one but I do have the 830 inferno from skblades. I don’t mean to side track the thread but someone was commenting about the action of the 830 earlier and id like to tell you how much I appreciate the marksman and it’s action.

This evening I was helping my son with a snake bit cow and giving her some electrolytes and water as she was getting dehydrated. We had to tube feed because she is having difficulty drinking well with a swelled nose and jaw.
We rigged up a tube with a plastic water bottle and used the bottle cap making a hole with my 303 cadet so we could leave the tube in and just change bottles. Each of the five bottles I had to cut a small hole to vent after connecting so the water would drain gradually. My son was keeping the tube in place and keeping bossie calm while I had to hold the tube end and cap with my left hand and change the bottles with my right. Each time removing my 830 marksman with my right hand to cut a vent hole and put it back in my pocket. It performed perfectly without a hitch. Great one handed smooth action made it easy! I’m really happy I have the marksman, it’s a great knife!
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Very good example of one handed open to closed and put away.
 
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