Mini-review Buck Paklite

mneedham · Oct 9, 2009

I got my skinner-style (they make a caper too) Buck Paklite tonight and played around with it a little before dinner. This knife is lot like the RAT Izula or Becker Necker in terms of dimensions (6 5/8", 2.5 oz.) and is made of Bucks 420HC (a steel that I have grown to appreciate in one of their folders). Upon receiving it, I promptly threw some para-cord around the handle/grip, just for fun.

Observations:

Excellent finish, hair-shaving sharp from the box, more comfortable to hold than I expected, the nylon sheath has a plastic liner (nice touch).

I hope to play with it outside tomorrow after our Scout trip and see how it handles wood. I would have to say that for $16, I'm pretty impressed so far.

mtnfolk mike · Oct 9, 2009

cool... i was checking those out the other day.. they seem like a great little blade for the $$$...:thumbup:

mneedham · Oct 9, 2009

mtnfolk mike said:
cool... i was checking those out the other day.. they seem like a great little blade for the $$$...:thumbup:

Mike,

I haven't found anything to dislike for the $$ yet. The finish and edge seem decent, we'll see.....

dextersp1 · Oct 9, 2009

Excellent little knife and great price.

tholiver · Oct 9, 2009

Very nice, i love Bucks. For sure theres nothing wrong with Buck's 420HC at all.
All but one of my Bucks are 420HC.
If i hadn't just recently bought an Izula i'd get one of these.
Whats the sheath like, can you neck carry it?

mneedham · Oct 9, 2009

dextersp1 said:
Excellent little knife and great price.

It looks that way!

tholiver said:
Very nice, i love Bucks. For sure theres nothing wrong with Buck's 420HC at all.
All but one of my Bucks are 420HC.
If i hadn't just recently bought an Izula i'd get one of these.
Whats the sheath like, can you neck carry it?

I agree on the 420HC. The sheath is designed for belt carry. I'd like a neck carry option, but for the price, I won't complain.

TheGame · Oct 9, 2009

For the price, I may have to pick one up to try it in the future. :thumbup:

Jpalmer1988 · Oct 9, 2009

Looks good might have to pick it up instead of the Izula.

mneedham · Oct 9, 2009

TheGame said:
For the price, I may have to pick one up to try it in the future. :thumbup:

Yeah, it's kind of like a Mora that way...

Jpalmer1988 said:
Looks good might have to pick it up instead of the Izula.

The Izula sounds like a great little blade (I'd like to get one sometime), and the Izula's grind might lend itself more to outdoor tasks, but if you are on a budget, the Buck seems like a good option. Of course, if you are not on a budget, you should buy both

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Mistwalker · Oct 9, 2009

Looks really good. I like the shape, it looks very grip-able. Being stainless and for that price it would be a great one to keep in a pack in my truck or in our car kits...probably legal everywhere here in the U.S..

FortyTwoBlades · Oct 9, 2009

Jpalmer1988 said:
Looks good might have to pick it up as well as the Izula.

Fixed that for ya! Life's too short not to have both!

mneedham · Oct 10, 2009

mistwalker said:
Looks really good. I like the shape, it looks very grip-able. Being stainless and for that price it would be a great one to keep in a pack in my truck or in our car kits...probably legal everywhere here in the U.S..

I might attach mine to the side of my Max bottle holder.

FortyTwoBlades said:
Fixed that for ya! Life's too short not to have both!

That's right!

Diomedes Industries · Oct 10, 2009

Man - NICE find! OH - and these ARE MADE IN AMERICA!!!!

NICE!

Here is a pic of their caper blade - next to their hunter blade:

Specs:

# Blade: 2 1/2" (6.4 cm) modified caping blade, 420HC
# Length: 6 3/4" (17.15 cm) overall
# Weight: 1.1 oz. (31.2 g)

Specs:
# Blade: 2 7/8" (7.3 cm) skinner blade, 420HC
# Length: 6 5/8" (16.8 cm) overall
# Weight: 2.5 oz.(70.9 g)

TF

dartanyon · Oct 10, 2009

Enough to make me buy a ticket to get over there and buy one. I like it!

sawgrass7 · Oct 10, 2009

So okay - for those of you have one or hvae handled it - can you actually get the "magic pinky" on there? I do love the little light blades but there is just something about not having all my fingers on there that I just can't stand. Details, man - DETAILS!!

mneedham · Oct 10, 2009

Talfuchre said:
Man - NICE find! OH - and these ARE MADE IN AMERICA!!!!

NICE!

Here is a pic of their caper blade - next to their hunter blade:

Specs:

# Blade: 2 1/2" (6.4 cm) modified caping blade, 420HC
# Length: 6 3/4" (17.15 cm) overall
# Weight: 1.1 oz. (31.2 g)

Specs:
# Blade: 2 7/8" (7.3 cm) skinner blade, 420HC
# Length: 6 5/8" (16.8 cm) overall
# Weight: 2.5 oz.(70.9 g)

TF

I'm going to pick up that caper too...

dartanyon said:
Enough to make me buy a ticket to get over there and buy one. I like it!

Stop in for a cold one if you do, I'll buy

sawgrass7 said:
So okay - for those of you have one or hvae handled it - can you actually get the "magic pinky" on there? I do love the little light blades but there is just something about not having all my fingers on there that I just can't stand. Details, man - DETAILS!!

Here you go. I wear a med/large glove for perspective:

sawgrass7 · Oct 10, 2009

Thanks, amigo! Looks good to me! Gotta check this one out...

kgd · Oct 10, 2009

Very cool little blade and awesome guy to throw in the tacklebox etc. Its got a Ken Onion type of shape to the drop point doesn't it?

Nice job on the wrap too. Bet that makes a difference!

mneedham · Oct 10, 2009

sawgrass7 said:
Thanks, amigo! Looks good to me! Gotta check this one out...

Be interested to see what you think about it...

kgd said:
Very cool little blade and awesome guy to throw in the tacklebox etc. Its got a Ken Onion type of shape to the drop point doesn't it?

Nice job on the wrap too. Bet that makes a difference!

Yeah, It has Onion style blade.. The para-cord was a 2 minute job, I'll play around with it a little more...

Foilist · Oct 10, 2009

I really like the caper style. It would make a great edc.

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