New 110 questions

Gizler00 said:
I literally created the thread to ask if this was normal with these. I did not think so since my 20+ year old bucklite 112 is solid with no movement, as well as my bucklite 424a is solid with no movement.

I will reiterate again... I am not expecting perfection. I expect perfection in a 400+ crk. I just did not think that this was normal.
I did not give buck a chance because I only owned the knife for about an hour before I made the post.

I made videos to show what I was talking about. If o did not provide videos, people would have asked for them. They are not public videos. People cannot search for them. The only reason why you can even see them is because I put the link in the thread.
I even went so far as to change the title because, like I already stated, I do not want to bring negativity on Buck.

I do not understand what the issue is here with me expressing my concerns with a knife on a forum about knives.

Shame on me I guess.
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My apologies. I thought it was a available to anyone, everyone, and their extended family video.

I did not watch the video. (I am smart enough to understand what you've described.)

I don't believe a case of the floppy's when closed on the Buck 110 is normal.
Like I said, I've bought several 110's from the store who's name starts with a "W" that "everyone" loves to bash, yet still love shop there.
(I can't call the them by name, since they are not a supporting dealer of the forums)
Of the half dozen or so I've bought, only one (a 50th Anniversary) had a floppy blade when closed like yours has. Yes, it drove me crazy. (Alas, it was a short trip).
It took all of 2 to 5 seconds to cure the floppy's.

You can send yours in to Buck, and they will squeeze the bolsters together a little and make the pivot pin flush again, or you can fix it with a rag and a pair of pliers or channel locks.
(The pivot pin will stand a little proud on one side if you do it yourself.)
I find a slightly proud pin more tolerable/acceptable than a case of the floppy's. Besides, I have other 110's I can carry.
Since it is a 50th Anniversary, I was not planning on carrying that one much - if at all - anyway.

If I had a ball peen hammer, I would peen it down myself. I haven't peened anything since the late 1960's or early 1970's, but if memory serves (no guarantees) it wasn't that hard a thing to do. ​
 
You should not need to fix a brand new knife and most certainly not yourself. And since you have now taken it back to the store and the replacement was the same, I would say you have been justified in bringing it here to "question". I appreciate you changing the name of the thread to settle the troops, but had I not seen the video I would not have believed it. I checked my 110s and found a few that will click a little when I shake them, but they lock up solid. I can tell you what you came across was not the normal Buck 110. I know you will have better luck at another store. Keep the faith, it's a great knife!
 
I would have been skeptical as well. As i checked mine, it rquires a pretty firm tap to make them hit the liner.
 
My 110, that I got from the W, is a little loose when closed but just fine when open. Doesn't bother me, it was 35 bucks. I'll use it until something happens and then send it to Buck and have the spa treatment. No worries on a knife that I'm going to use.

Also have a 110lt, and it's great too. Had to choose between 2 though, because one had a blunt tip and a 1/8 inch shorter blade. I chose the good one. The edge isn't as good as my brass 110, but I can fix that. Might grab another lt from another store, because I found one with a good edge but they didn't have keys to open the case... Haha! I might go back another day and grab it.
 
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