The perfect Buck Knife for???

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JAGcustomknives

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Hi guys. We all know there is no such thing as a perfect knife or the perfect steel, but I wanted to ask everyone which Buck knife (in which steel) they have found best for what.

Here's my short opinion:

In the bush, heavy use, magnesium fire starter aux shaving edge: Intrepid Chisel tip 420c

At work opening boxes, cutting up my lunch, "Hey you got a knife?" and making hot dog sticks. 110 (any steel) JAG Ti Cf clip and stud.

On my keychain if I forgot to clip my 110 in my pocket a Bucklite

Skinning: 103 Skinner ( not yet used a 113 in the field )

Scaring our dinner guest; Buckmaster 184 (420c?)
 
The perfect knife for EDC for me is a 3 dot 112 slimmed down to about 1/2 it's original thickness and nicely rounded off...it's a 440C thing for me ;)
 
EDC - Buck Vantage Pro (large for my tastes)

Outdoor Folder - Buck 110

And the Buck 55 is an amazing watch pocket knife when I want that 110 look while carryin my vantage pro around.
 
Well, taking a bit of poetic license with that "perfect" word, I find that there are Buck knives for certain applications, like . . .

Hey, can you open this? -- Buck 301 (the one I prefer is a two-spring in 440C)

Can you cut up this roast? -- I find the Silver Creek 223 fillet knife (420HC) does a fine job. Heck, it's not bad on turkey.

I need you to cut up these boxes. -- Well, that depends. I've used the 110, 112, and Vantage. But the Rush, in 420HC, is like my own compact box cutter.

Are you going to make a salad? -- The Silver Creek series is good for this, but I find I prefer Vantage Avid, in 13c26 Sandvik. (Though I've been known to use a 110 for salads.)

It's lunchtime at work, cutting up fruits and veggies. -- The most fun I've had was with the 313 Muskrat, in 440C. Very versatile, light, and simply a pretty knife with classic lines and a fine working edge. Can we bring those back? Please?

We're heading out to spot wildlife; are you dressed? -- Of course I'm dressed. See? I have my 110 (420HC) right here.

And, yes, there are times when I look for an excuse to carry something that spends too much time on the table. Like the Paradigm Avid. Do I need it for EDC duty? No, but I'm gonna carry something, and it might as well have some style.

And there are knives I've not carried more than once or twice (like the Sirius, in S30V), 'cuz today's parameters dictate something lighter, thinner, cuter, or whatever. Fear not, their day will come.

When I need to travel by air (which, thankfully, is rare) my Cutback or Hilo (420HC) takes over as checked-baggage remote EDC.

And, of course, there are certain kitchen duties that are really done best by the Buck Americraft chef's knife. Onions, garlic, the whole host of stir fry veggies. If I know that I'm in for an hour or two of veg hacking, that's the one that accompanies me to the sacred board of cutting.


And, having said all this, the one that simply spends the most time with me in-pocket is the Vantage Avid (no clip). Why? Is it the "perfect" knife for everything? Maybe not, but it's good enough at enough different things that it's with me more than the rest.

Change my environment, my routine, my duties . . . maybe my EDC will change. But for now, well, there it is.

 
For a "don't scare the sheeple knife" the 55 does well, an outdoors knife, the 119, and a pocket cutter the Vantage Select.
The Vantage is also the main EDC I took to Hawai'i over the summer.
 
ArfinGreebly said:
Well, taking a bit of poetic license with that "perfect" word, I find that there are Buck knives for certain applications, like . . .

And there are knives I've not carried more than once or twice (like the Sirius, in S30V), 'cuz today's parameters dictate something lighter, thinner, cuter, or whatever. Fear not, their day will come.


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Do you have a picture of the S30V Sirus? I don't think I've ever seen one with that steel. Is it a buildout?
 
I could do with only three Bucks if I had to.
EDC: Vantage Select in Paperstone.
Hunting and Outdoors: Bucklite Max Large (no guthook)
Hard use folder: 110

If I ever start loaning knives again, I think a Bantam (the large one) would go there.
 
I hope the thought I have on where this thread is going comes true, but in the mean time the best all around knife that also spends more time in my pocket than any other is the VANTAGE... And in saying that i will also say that I prefer the 13c26 sandivic steel. This knife has gained popularity over the last few years. I have loved this blade sense it came out. It can tackle the smallest of jobs as well as large jobs, and it does it well... I do also carry a 303 most of the time...
 
Plumberdv said:
And there are knives I've not carried more than once or twice (like the Sirius, in S30V), 'cuz today's parameters dictate something lighter, thinner, cuter, or whatever. Fear not, their day will come.
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Do you have a picture of the S30V Sirus? I don't think I've ever seen one with that steel. Is it a buildout?
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I'll have to check when I get home. I just looked up an earlier post I made over on THR regarding that same knife and found this:
I took my Buck 298 Sirus back to get the liner lock repaired; it was jamming under certain conditions. My Sirus had a factory blemish and the (154CM) blade was signed by both Chuck and CJ Buck, so normally they would call before replacing that knife. When I got it back, I found they had replaced it with a brand new knife (no more blem) and had gotten the (ATS-34) blade signed by Chuck and CJ before returning it to me. No charge.
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So it's likely that my memory has played a trick on me. It's entirely possible that I've even told that same story here. Maybe I'll go and find that . . . yup, [post=10155130]this post[/post]. And it looks like I called it S30V there, too. I'm really gonna hafta look.

For the moment, let's correct that to read "ATS-34" until I can get to the knife itself.

Sorry about that.

 
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My perfect hiking fixed blade is my old two line BUCK 118 with the flap sheath, it fits great in the tool pocket on the side leg and the flap acts as an extra means to keep is secured once the hammer loop is inside.
Bob
 
JNieporte said:
If I ever start loaning knives again, I think a Bantam (the large one) would go there.
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man, if I loaned my knives out, they wouldn't be getting a genuine Buck. They'd be getting a counterfeit.
Every knife I have ever loaned out has come back destroyed.
"I opened a can of chili with it,and sharpened it" "what'd you use to sharpen it?" "Ummm, a belt sander"
 
I suppose a trio of Bucks could suffice here, too. A 110 for EDC - when I 'could'. A 172 Mayo TNT for 'dress-up' - or when the 110 was -too much'. A 192 Vanguard for bushcraft - food prep to whittling. Choosing a fourth would be difficult... deep woods 060 Hoodlum, or, urban jungle... 895 Simonich Raven Legacy? Woods walker/hiker 005 Gen5 or 113 fb Ranger? I'm getting a headache...

Phooey. I'll just take a 110 - my Custom Shoppe blue Dymondwood/NS bolsters/S30V one...

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Stainz
 
Yeah, Stainz, I can relate. I'd just stick with my favorite, a 110 in the pocket and a 119 for my hip.
 
Kitchen duties, home or camp......the 440C 121 hands down.

(I'm a bit shocked that I'm the first one to mention it!!!)

All around honors would go to the 440C 118 or 105......haven't decided.

Big knife and heavy duty stuff.......got to be the Hood, although the sentimental favorite is the 120 in 440C.

Folding knife, of course, the 110 in BG-42.
 
The 301 has been a very good edc, outdoors, food, anything knife for me.

It can make wood shavings for a fire, gut a bluegill, clean anything from a squirrel to a deer, do any edc tasks, cut up some lunch, and folds up nice and compact. And is easily replaceable.

I found it cuts 300x better if the edge is put at a more acute angle (mine nearly has a micro convex edge, but very thin.)
 
Bucks are tough knives allthough I have broken two in the last month but for EDC in the pocket a 303,for the last 37yrs it has been a .112.at work and three sheaths later,,for hunting a 110 or a 119..
 
I carry a 301 "Chuck Buck" daily a303 when I wear dress pants. I add a 112 when camping or hiking. Also I always carry a Vic Camper or Tinker for the tools.
 
A 501 has done fine for me over 20yrs. From splinter removal, cleaning fish, to skinning deer.
If I were to change the order would go as follows- 532, 500, Vantage. Don't like slip joints.

I do like sheath knives but I don't wear a belt and typically have a tape measure and phone hanging on me and really don't care to have anything else hanging on me.
 
For hiking in the woods,I like my standard issue 119.For fishing,the cherry wood 102 is my knife of choice.As a cool edc which takes me back to the day,one of my various 110s rule,custom and stock.
 
For backpacking, ski touring and such, I'm liking the clipless version of the 482. Very light and easy to carry in the pocket (no belt carry while carrying a pack).

For EDC use when I don't mind upsetting a few knife shy people, my Buck 500. May need to get a 501 for the office.

I'm pretty torn about my Buck 110. It's a hunting knife. Just don't like the clip blade for anything other than that. Buck should really think about offering the 110/112 in drop point configurations, imo.
 
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