??? on Buck Sriders.

L

Longstrider

Joined
May 18, 2005
Messages
230
I'm considering a Buck Strider 880SP as my next purchase. Can anyone please tell me what the blade thickness is on these knives, and confirm for me that it's a liner lock? Not even the Buck or the Strider knives websites tell me what type of lock the knife has.

I'd also like to know what the factory edge angle is on the 888 Soluton if anyone can tell me.

Thanks guys.
 
Awesome blade, less than awesome lock. I've had to adjust the liner twice to maintain good lock up. I've had no such problem on my SERE 2K. Hold the Buck before you buy it: there are a lot of sharp edges on the handle that might be uncomfortable.
 
Also make sure you get the generation 2 880. It has a flame hardened liner lock bar, single bronze washers, and smoother G-10 handles. You can easily tell if it is a gen. 2 by looking to see if both sides are set up for a clip. I've had both and can readily say that the 2nd generation worked better all around. I now have the genuine article, a Strider AR, and the difference is...........noticeable :D :cool: :D .....as the AR is in a class all it's on!!
 
i also am not a fan of the B/S linerlock (including the newer, flame hardened version). Wears out too quick-- not really built to take what the blade can handle. Your knife is only as strong as that weakest point, right? The locking liner side should have been made from SS instead.


To Buck's credit, every time my B/S has had lockup trouble, they have replaced and tweaked the Ti. liner in an extremely reasonable amount of time.
 
The locking liner side should have been made from SS instead
Click to expand...
i agree with Midget
except that i still love the knife even though it has this constant lock problem.
the knife never failed me under extreme useage. but it does develope blade play very fast (buck will fix it and has alredy for me). the only time the lock did fail is when i purposely broke it to see how strong it realy was.
basicly i jamed the blade itn to a small hole in a log. grabed the log with my left hand and the knife handel with my right and pulled it so that the blade would push down on the liner lock. the lock pushed all the way over to the oposite side and the blade closed half way forcing the lock inbetween the blade and washer as well as shearing a nice chunk of the titanium of the back of the lock
but even after i broke it the knife still some what functional after some rebending of the lock. and the funny thing is now it has no blade play again!? :eek: :confused: but i can tell that the lock is not as strong as it was befor.
i still like the knife alot and grab for it more than most of my knives. but i would only buy another if the price was very low.

....justin
 
... for the info. Despite slight reservations about the lock, I now have one of these knives on it's way to me. Getting Buck to service the thing is not quite so simple from here in the UK, as I am never completely trusting of the postal service to get the thing there and back without it "going walkies" along the way. I'm buying the knife to carry as my EDC alongside my Swisstool for an upcoming trip into the Himalayas, so it should see plenty of service in it's first few weeks of life with me. I have numerous fixed blades that I would rather have close to hand on such a trip, but crossing so many international borders with a relatively large fixed blade (especially to and from such a "politically sensitive" region) will, I have no doubt, lead to complications at one stage or another.

One small point that may interest you to know is that I've bought the knife from a dealer in the US for a little over US$100, wheras here in the UK the best deals I could find on these were in the region of UK£150 (US$270 !)
 
Don't forget to check the trade forums here for Buck/Striders. They come up from time to time and can usually be had for a bargain if you don't mind one that's been used a bit.

I think you'll be very happy with the 880. It's an ugly knife that just happens to be the most dependable, stoutest folder you can slip in your pocket. The Bos heat treatment is great and that edge will just keep going and going without sharpening.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top