Please educate me on Buck 882 Strider Tarani

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I see many people are not happy with thickness of locking liner and complain about it. Only a very few defended the Buck desicion. I have never handled this Buck Strider Tarani but I have both mini and full size buck Strider. I am aware of high price on G-10 and Ti liner. Is it too costly to make locking liner a bit thicker with same material? Why buck can not make it thicker and let many people happy?

Thank you
 
From the pics. of this knife, I had to have one, sight unseen!
Once I put my hands on it, I was mostly disapointed that the
liner was, yes thin, but it's SO thin compared to the robust size of
the overall knife! I'm sure it's strong enough, but just to hold and
look at this BUCK knife, it looks and feels cheap, especially for
a retail price of $150.00 (I paid $90 and was disapointed).
I get new knives all the time and do the "show and tell" to a few
of my co-workers. I didn't even show them this one, what does that
tell you, I turned around and sold it.
I think a retail price of $90 would be more in line if not high?
Compared to the other Buck Striders, this one needs some redesign
work. I don't see it selling very well? Might be wrong.
I like CRKT knives for the price, I compare the 882 to a CRKT knife.
I plan to purchase a new Buck Strider 880 Tanto with part serrated
blade for my next "wanted" knife. So you see, I still like certain
Buck knives. Still own a well used 110 from the '70s.
Mick
 
Thank you Mick for your expert advise. I am sure Buck understand importance of customers psychological factor. Beacuse popularity and profit totally depend on it.
 
Thanks for the replies guys.

The liner is very strong for a utility knife. Stronger than the specs required it to be. It does look thin compared to the blade thickness and the handles, but thats an aesthetic thing that most of the market doesn't care about. They want a knife that meets their mission profile.

The feedback we have received from the law enforcment community who this knife was built for has been overwhelmingly positive.

We do appreciate any feedback however and we will continue to use your feedback to further refine our products.

Thanks for your input,

Josh
 
This product is a collaboration between Strider, Tarani and Buck Knives. It is produced as it was designed as it was tested. It is a no gimmick knife and there is not one aspect about this knife that was aesthetics driven. It is driven soley by function.

It does go to show how what looks proper changes. Without all the side locks looking so stout this would not have caught your eye not too many years ago...

With that said...we also do not like swimming upriver if we can help it so thickening the liner remains an option...

and like josh said..thanks for the feedback.
 
VERY cool, Mr. Buck. I'm glad to hear more input from Josh and yourself. If thickening the liner is an option, then it definately has my vote.

And plain edge configurations would be nice too. :)

Take care.
 
This is a very good positive response from Mr. Buck and Buck Team. I am definately voting for thicker liner lock . I am sure that present thickness is more than enough to do the job. We may call it psychological factor but I vote for thicker locking liner. :D
 
I hope Buck listens to the knowledgeable knife fanatics on this board and thicken the liner on the 882.

Yes, thin liner, zytel handles knives from many other brands get the job done but when you put the words "Buck" & "Strider" together we expect over built, overly thick liners, high quality materials.

When a guy buys a Hummer, they expect big, ultra strong, high horse power & torque engine not some mini SUV made like a beer can.
 
I have handled the knife, but don't own one as of yet. I can inform those that have not seen it, that the blade tang is beveled and the liner is heat-treated stainless steel (for hardness). I doubt that the liner will move too far to the right. So, the thinness may be a mute point.

It is also my understanding that Duane Dwyer had alot of input as to the serrations. It is a purposeful design.

This knife wasn't made necessarily to be all out "hardcore", but it was designed as a low cost utility tool for those that serve.
And toward that end I think it succeeds.

Now, what we need is a Buck/Strider/Tarani karambit! (Any thoughts on that, Josh?)
Bri
 
Briar_Wolf, the 882 is not low cost. The nuclear war tough 880 & 881 are cheaper.
 
I got an 882 in trade, and overall I'm impressed. No it isn't an 880/881, but you can actually carry this in a pocket, unlike the 880 I had.

Lockup is solid, no blade play, and the liner lock cannot be dis-engaged in any grip (unlike some other knives I've had). I do not pry with any folder, nor will I whack the spine to see if I can cause failure. Personally, I don't see a need for a thicker liner lock, but if Buck does it, then it only makes the knife tougher.

The grip and choil allow you to choke up on the knife, and the rough finish on the blade allows you to hold it by the blade for fine work.

Serrations. I'm not a fan of them on any blade, and I can't see the utility of 1" of them on any edge. Not a rip on this knife, just serrations in general.

It is also much more comfortable to use than the blocky 880.

I don't see it as a replacement for the 880, you want one or the other, or both but for different jobs.
 
Originally posted by nonbox
Briar_Wolf, the 882 is not low cost. The nuclear war tough 880 & 881 are cheaper.
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The 880/ 881 have been in our dealers hands for years now and capitalism has made the prices what they are now. The SBT has not yet been released to the full dealer chain, when this occurs (very soon) competition between dealers will set the price. Remember the 880 MSRP is $194.00.

Remember that the market will set the price based on supply and demand.

Thanks for the inputs guys,

Josh
 
I had an SBT and found it to be a very solid knife. You can see more thoughts in other posts. The only complaints I had was the liner seemed thin (however I did note that this was cosmetic since the lock up was very solid), and the price seemed a bit high.

Rather than beef up a knife that was really designed for a specific LEO market, I'd prefer to see a Buck frame lock version of the new Strider MARSOC (SmF) folder. That knife is priced ($475 for un-numbered, $ 550 for numberd) out of the reach of most of us but is an extremely useful design. The SBT is actually closer to an SmF in size than an SnG so I hope that's where the SBT is evolving.

A Buck version with a "street price" below $ 200 would sell well.

Why did I sell my SBT? I was fortunate enough to save up enough money to purchase a Strider SnG.

Thank you Buck for continuing to be innovative, for listening to customers, and for your excellent customer service.
 
So, for those of us that already have one of these, if the liner gets beefed up, do we get a retro fit or are we just up the creek? I personally don't think it is going to be a problem, but if there is going to be an overbuilt model, I'll take it :)
 
Buck has stated that they will not produce knives that directly compete with the Striders, such as framelock versions of the SBT.

I have not had an extended chance to handle an SBT, only a short period at a gun/knife show. It seemed well designed and put together.

I do remember J Rummerfeld saying that there will be more versions of the SBT in the future.
 
Originally posted by alphamaniv
So, for those of us that already have one of these, if the liner gets beefed up, do we get a retro fit or are we just up the creek? I personally don't think it is going to be a problem, but if there is going to be an overbuilt model, I'll take it :)
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All of our knives are backed with one of the strongest warranties in the business. If your liner ever gives you any trouble, feel free to send it in for warranty/ repair. We stand behind our prouct 100%

Thanks,

Josh
 
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