should i buy a buck 110?

smitty,

Yes, go shoot a couple deer and field dress one with the 110, and the other with your edc slipjoint, and get back to us with which one you prefer. I have a feeling you'll like the 110. For my edc, I have a SAK and a Spyderco Delica, but when I'm hunting I choose the Buck 110. Not to mention, I am a fan of an American made knife with a bit of history, that is still being made in the U.S.A. at a very affordable price, that is just as functional today as it was when it came out. I'm not ashamed of that any more than I'm ashamed to carry a SAK or Spyderco; and even though there are plenty of knives I wouldnt choose to carry, I'm not going to assume that everyone who likes them has fallen for an inferior knife due to hype. "Hype" and "inferior" are not words I'd use to describe the 110. In truth, I would have thought there was enough good info contained in this thread to answer your question well before you even asked it. Maybe you just wanted to share your opinion? I have to admit, I've done that a time or two when discussing Kahr pistols. In fact I may even have chosen similar words to yours. (okay, nobody hit me).;)
 
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puukkoman said:
Cow bone scales? Neat! Show a pic!
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Two of them:

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The two above, after Leesa Martin did her art work on them.

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Two different ones:

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One of those after a trip to Leesa Martin.

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WA Martin said:
Right on, brother.

About the only reason not to buy a 110 that I can think of is if clip blades really put you off. I know personally I prefer spear blades and I don't think Buck will ever have anything but a big clip in their 110's. Having said that, I also own a 110 with the red paperstone scales, a 110 with the cowbone scales, and a factory blemish Boone and Crocket with the maple burl (?) scales (someone put the nail nicks and stamp on the wrong side of the blade and made it left-handed. Gee, guess who's left-handed?). One day I'll shell out for a nice custom scaled one with nickle silver bolsters and then I'll probably be done with the 110.

You would have a hard time going bad with a 110 unless you didn't buy it from Buck.
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WA, Look at the photo Fritz posted right below your post and in it is a 110 w/ a drop point blade, 2nd 110 from the left. Its close to your spear point. DM
 
well.. the only reason i can think of not to buy a 110 is
well they are habbit forming ... as you can see many here have several of high quality
me ... i lost count of how many i have at 300 ...
ya it is hard to have only one...
but it is a great knife
i ahve been useing one sence 1968
 
Why a 110? Because it's a monstrous titan of a knife!

Here's a comparison shot next to my ZT 0301:
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It's also similar in weight as well. A fistful of brass does not come lightly. I'm not sure where people are getting their $30 price tags. The best I found(that was willing to ship to me) was about $37 on eBay. I had bought mine used for $20.50

That being said, I don't regret my purchase. I did regret putting in the custom order for a 110 in S30V, nickel bolsters, cherrywood, and an engravement. Mostly because the general shape of the knife is deceptive and fools one into thinking it's a smaller SAK. Yes, I did see the blade length and weight, though nothing could prepare me for the fistful of knife. First impression wasn't all that good given the tarnish on the brass along with several deep dings and bits of wood coming off. There was side to side and up and down blade play, nothing huge and certainly nothing that would impress me after handling a couple of Emersons:D. It did give me the impression of a rock solid knife and I just couldn't quite bring myself to hate it. I did also keep in mind the $20 price tag(including shipping) and used condition when I bought it.

I did relish buffing the brass and blade with Brasso, putting Tuf Glide on the pivot and the inside, and soaking the wood with mineral oil. It's a high maintenance knife(though not as much as carbon steel blades), but you get all the more attached to it because of that:thumbup:.

The 420HC steel doesn't impress me when looking at its composition, though to be fair I'd have to do some cutting with it first. I will note that it's very easy to sharpen and polish and it took a hair popping edge quite easily. I suspect it would still be better than the 12C27 in my Mora though. I have to say I'm looking forward to the S30V custom all the more.
 
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