Re; The new TacLite

Stickfighter2

Stickfighter2

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So,

Has anybody checked out the new TacLite yet? Any reviews or comments?
I like the way it looks, but I'd also like some input. Thanks.
 
I have been using mine as my daily carry knife for about 4 - 5 months. I find it to be a more user friendly version of the Strider. Of course, it is less sturdy but what knife isn't? My only complaint is that the button which presses one liner over to release the other liner takes a bit of careful effort to get the job done. I believe later knives had some sort of adjustment to the button which helped this issue. As to cutting, I have only used the blade for office type use (opening mail, opening cardboard boxes, cutting plastic straps and twine, etc.) and I have no complaints. I really like the blade shape and the ATS-34 steel is a winner. I was a little concerned that the G-10 handle would be too aggressive and cause undo wear on my slacks pocket where it rides when clipped in place, but that has not seemed to be too much of an issue. I think that over time, it could cause wear. Since I spend so much of my day behind a desk, I may not have as much movement as another guy and so my experience may not be very
representative.
No one heat treats any better than Paul Bos and that is all I need to say about the edge holding.
I happen to have a prototype of the new mini Taclite and I like it even better than the standard model as it is just right in size. I hope Buck has solved the lock release problem.
What about any of you other users? I would especially like to hear your take on the lock release issue.
 
Thank you Larry! I Foresee a new Buck Knife in my future.:D

Wow, I just realized this is my 200th Post here at BF!!!:cool:
 
I considered buying a Taclite recently. The knife, in pictures and in the display case, looked like a possible buy. But after handling the knife I decided not to buy one. First, held in the hand, the blade had sort of an upward tilt to it coming out of the handle that I didn't care for right now. It's hard to explain, but it wasn't for me. It's not a bad design, just one I didn't want right now. Second, more seriously, the lock-up of the blade on the two samples that I tried was pretty bad. And, the store said that they had already sent back a number of Taclites for bad lock-up. It would seem that this model may have some serious quality control problems. Hopefully the QC problem will corrected by Buck soon. Otherwise, the knife is an interesting design and one I may consider again some time in the future.
 
I passed this onto our engineers for their review. Here is the response I got. I pass it on here.

On the issue of the release button, the original design included a button of a specific height. As production began, we realized that to get the button to function properly, you had to actually push it into the handle with the tip of your thumb. A change was made to the button height and new parts were ordered and received (the part is an investment casting). Upon arrival of the new buttons, the old buttons were discarded. The initial production knives did however have the "lower" button. The new button corrected this condition.

On the lock-up issue, I am inferring that he means not adequate engagement of the liner on the blade. We initially did have some product that did not engage as well as it should have. There were some dealers that sent some knives back; these were reworked to increase the engagement. An adjustment to the broach (grind) was made to correct this condition. Tomorrow (Thursday) I will have someone follow up on the broach (grind) and engagement to ensure that we do not have a problem and that all inventory is acceptable. If we know who, or can find out, who the retailer is, we can provide him with knives that are correct, if he does in fact have some that are under-engaged.

I will publish a follow up e-mail no later than this Friday (9/28) on what has been found.

Bill

Bill and I spoke this morning and all product still in packing was good but some product was pulled for rework out of shipping. This is an instance where the tooling and product processes are now in place but pre-change inventory was not fully purged from our system.

thanks for the heads up.
 
C.J. Buck: By bad lock-up I did mean inadequate engagement of the liner on the blade. It looked like something that could be fixed by adjusting the grind a little. As to the dealer in question, I believe that they will take care of the problem themselves. Thanks.
 
Greetings, I've got an earlier version 885. It took 4 days of open and closing to get the button to work well. my knife had no lockup problem . The taller button would be nice but I'm inclined to leave mine original.:)
guy
 
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