review request Buck 882SBTG CMT (g-10 strider/tarani)

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Like the looks of this knife. I am glad to see a version with g-10. I haven't seen a lot of reviews on the g-10 model. Most of what I have seen applies to the FRN handled model that is riveted together.

Can some people that have the g-10 version chime in? Likes? Dislikes?
 
I have this knife, and like it a lot. The fit and finish on mine was damn near perfect. Grind lines were all perfect, blade was shaving sharp out of the box, and the blade sits dead center when closed. Lock up is very soldid, it opens and locks with a very satisfying click. Although there has been comment on the thickness of the liners on the SBT line, the liners are thicker on the G-10 model, and I have no concern regarding their strength. They are stainless steel. When I first got mine, about a month and a half ago, the liner locked up right smack in the middle of the tang. In the first couple of weeks it worked itself towards the right by about a mm, but after that the movement seemed to stop. The liner on this is also the stiffest lined I have ever encountered on a knife, it takes a little muscle to move it back over and hold it over. This knife is impossible to "White-knuckle" release.

The openeing action is very smooth on the 882. I prefer to use the hole in the blade, and with just a flick of my thumb, with no wrist flick at all, I can deploy the blade. There is no play whatsoever once the knife is open. The "positive deployment texturing" is neat, but I wouldn't buy the knife based off this feature alone.

The Handle on the knife is very grippy, and feels quite nice in the hand. I prefer to choke up on the blade, placing my index finger in the choil on the blade itself. However, whatever grip I have chosen the knife has fit nicely. The only akward grip is th whold the knife upside down, with the blade facing yourself. The pocket clip that came on my 882 is incredibly stiff, and while I am not worried about losing the knife from my pocket, it can be tough to put away after using it. The pocket clip is set up for tip-up carry, and can be trasnfer from left to right hand side. Buck filled the wholes on the side not in use with a spare set of torx, a nice little touch. The black torx screws used on the SBTG are much more visually appealing than the silver rivets used on the frn model. Although it is not too thick, when closed it is a fairly wide knife, and takes up a lot of pocket space. If you carry a lot of stuff in your pcket, or like to jame your hands in your pockets, you will notice it is there. Other than that it rides comfortably all day long.

This knife comes with my highest recommendations. I have enjoyed mine so much, that I now have a Buck/Strider fixed blade on the way.

Stu
 
I've got a couple of questions about this one too. How are the edges of the G-10 handle? Do they have enough contour to them to be comfortable?

The reason I ask is that I have both of the other Buck/Strider folders and the edges of their G-10 handles are acute almost to the point of being sharp--definitely a little sandpaper work before they'd ever hit the field. (And maybe these are older models too...........)

Also, how tight is the pocket clip? Again, the other Buck/Strider models are amost too tight.

I too am considering the plain edge version of this knife. I just wish Buck would dump the stippling on the blade and put on a finish similar to the other Striders. To me it would be a much more visually appealing knife.
 
I will have to get one.

The only complaint I have seen is about thin liners, but I've not seen anyone say they have managed to make it fail.

I prefer plain edge as well. Aparently there was a limited run of plain edge and Buck says they plan on doing more.
 

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Did Buck thicken the liners from the .040" (IIRC) they used to be? My (heavily abused, purchased to be beaten) 882 is now locking up at the extreme right. I need to clean it out and adjust the pivot before I leap to any conclusions. I really like the design of the knife, but the FRN is a little rough on my hand when I reach for my keys.

Jeremy
 
Hi all,


Reference the handle, although there is not a significant contour, I have not found it to be uncomfortable. There is a slight rounding of the edges, but very very minimal. As mentioned before, the clip is incredibly tight. However, if a clip were to err on too tight or too loose, I prefer too tight.

Stu
 
Mudflap said:
Also, how tight is the pocket clip? Again, the other Buck/Strider models are amost too tight.
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That is by design. This way there is no worry of loosing it in the field. My SNG is the same, and I called on it. Not a design flaw. Buck did just what Strider is doing. Very tight clip.
 
I hate to beat a dead horse, but I will agree with most here, this is a great little knife. I got mine for about $80 and have replaced my high priced MTs with this knife for duty carry. If I had to change it in anyway, it would be to make the blade out of S30v. Then again doing this would cause the price to jump from what it is now to that of other knives that are considered better.

Now if I lose this knife while on duty, it's not a $400 plus MT.
 
I got a g-10 version yesterday. Locks up solid with no play. Smooth opening. The liner is on the left side with plenty of room for wear.

I really like it. I was afraid it may be uncomfortable with the "blocky" handles, but I was wrong.

This will be my new duty knife.
 
I have been carrying the G10 version now for the last 5 days. The lock is very solid and stiff (spring tension) and you can actually see the difference in colour of the heat treated liner lock compared to the opposite liener. The squareness of the handles does not bother me. I am impressed with the bronze(?) pivot washers used in the knife (I am used to other knives of similar price and more expensive having nylon? washers). It seems to me to be a very strong and solid knife. The knife really carries very well in jeans pockets even though it seems bulky. The oval opening hole and blade stopping studs combination makes for secure opening every time.

It seems like it's going to be easy to keep clean due to it's "open spine" design.

Having this knife I came to realise that I would really love a Strider but being in South Africa makes it virtually impossible to get due to exchange rates and import dutes and shipping costs so I am going to have to live with the closest thing to a strider - a Buck Strider.
 
While looking at the knife in deatail yesterday I realised that the one G10 handle scale (right side) was not rounded off on the edges like the other.

So I took a #6torx for the scales and clip screws and a #8torx (I think) for the pivot screw and dissasembled the whole knife - very easy. Rounded of the scale with a dremmel and assembled the knife.

So if there are owners who feel that the scales are to "edgy" out of the factory it's quite easy to round it more to ones preference.

Interesting thing I saw was that before the dissasembly the lock bar engaged the tang slightly past half way - now it engages very slightly before half way - a bonus.
 
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