Should I get a Buck 110?

glocker199 said:
Only in the pistol classes I teach and the IDPA matches I help run.:rolleyes:

The 1911 platform makes up about 20% of the guns I see in action, yet they account for over 80% of the total malfunctions.
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Semi Autos don't jam until they do..... Nothing is perfect. ;)

Usually an ammo issue though depending.
 
One of the things I really like about the Buck 110 is that it doesn't try to be more than it is- a simple folding lock-back utility knife.

The 110 doesn't try to be "cool" or "tactical". It doesn't try to be "ultra-modern" or "high-tech". It doesn't try to be the fastest opening knife or some super-elite-ninja-operator-type weapon.

It's not fancy or stylish or trendy. Instead, the 110 possesses a classic modesty. It's like a guy who doesn't have to talk big or show-off or try to impress people, it just gets the job done.

The Buck 110 may not be for everyone, and I don't think that it's mandatory for a knife lover to own one, but the 110 has been serving people reliably and faithfully for almost a half a century.



I'm also a big fan of the 1911. But that's a different topic.
 
killgar said:
It doesn't try to be "ultra-modern" or "high-tech"... It's not fancy or stylish or trendy...
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Just to be a pain... at the time it came out, and for a good while afterwards... yeah the 110 actually was pretty ultra-modern, high-tech, stylish and trendy.

That doesn't take anything away from it, of course. I still have the one I got in '86 or so, and I agree that everyone should own one. :)
 
Big Mike said:
OK MR. Glock, I guess that's why most of my Law Enforcement friends prefer the 1911 platform. :eek:


Fan-boys show up everywhere. :thumbup:




Big Mike
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I can speak for your friends but most people that I know who prefer 1911's do so primarily for aesthetic reasons. Some simply because they think it's a sweet looking gun and others because they think of it as the ultimate cool guy status symbol.

FWIW, I do like the looks of the 110. The weight, lack of a simple, quick access carry method and two handed operation just don't work for my every day needs.
 
I got a semi-custom from Flatlander1963 here for sentimental purposes:
My favourite Buck ever.
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Not to mention BUCK 110 is also one of the most "copied" knives around the world;
We used to see them flooding the night market here as "boy scout knife"
 
Well, I'm over 50 so take that into account, but my answer is: yes, everyone who claims to be a knife fan ought to own a Buck 110. :thumbup: It's not just a good knife, it's a piece of history that still performs well today.
 
I agree that everyone should own a 110. But it is a little heavy for EDC without the sheath. I don't like to wear sheaths, so i prefer its "little Brother" the 112. In itself a great knife, and much easier on the pocket. (maybe not the pocket book). The blade is not too small, and in my mind, not to large for a single blade knife.

Omar
 
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My knife collection wouldn't be caught dead without a Buck 110 in it. It's the first real knife I ever owned.
 
Sort of like a Lab is to dog, I think of the 110 is to "knife". It just pops to mind when I think of "knife" on its broadest meaning.

A 110 was my first knife. I stole it from my pop when I was little and kept it in my drawer. Man that poor thing must have been stuck into the dirt and thrown at a tree a million times. My dad would have killed me!

Dang it... now I miss both. :(
 
USA made, forever warranty, built like a poop brick house in a classic design that looks greater the older it gets? For under $40? Heck yeah.
 
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