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Vantage Pro blade lock
- Thread starter Magnetox
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Thanks!
My experience is different. Maybe I just got a bummer, but I had to rework and rebuild my Vantage to get it to lock up at all. The blade was way off center and won't lock up when opened at all. After much adjustment of the pivot to center up the blade and a little playing, it finally will lock up if given a "hard" opening; not so well with a soft opening. Also, more importantly the detent is almost non-existant. The blade will open just giving the closed knife a sharp shake. I got the Vantage select, so maybe the pro is better??
THe detent should work, if not it's a safety issue. Send it back to Buck.
I had a Vantage that had lockup problems. A light pressure on the spine and it closed up. I did a variety of things (tightened up all screws, roughened up the tang, used some grease, flicked it open a number of times hard, etc.) and the lock finally worked, but it wasn't as bad as yours.
The weak detent isn't a safety issue for me but might be to a new knife person. It holds just well enough to prevent opening in my pocket. I carry it in my jeans with the blade facing the side of the jeans so if it does fail only my jeans will get cut.
I should add I really like most Buck knives (fixed and folders), just disappointed in this one.
I should add I really like most Buck knives (fixed and folders), just disappointed in this one.
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I have about 10 or so Vantages all of them spot on. Unfortunately the Vantage seems to be the pit bull of the Buck Knives , it has a bad reputation. It's such a simple knife. Why they don't leave the factory with no issues is beyond me? If your knife is that bad, send it back. I had a couple with the blade not centered but I was able to correct that myself. I flat out like the Vantage. I like the 110s to and have a couple with blade centering issues so it's not just a Vantage thing and the bummer about the 110s is I don't know how to center the blade.
As I said above I have the Vantage Select (cheaper model), not the Pro. Actually after working with it to get the blade to lock up and centered and sharpening it. I find the weak detent rather handy; just a hard flick of the wrist and it is open and locked. No need for the flipper or thumb hole. I have found that I MUCH prefer thumb studs to holes - much easier on the old arthritic thumb 
Once I've got all the problems fixed, I rather like the knife. It's becoming my round the home place EDC.
Rich
Once I've got all the problems fixed, I rather like the knife. It's becoming my round the home place EDC.Rich
I have both the large and small Vantage Selects. I have the pivot screws fairly tight but still can easily flip the knives open, but where I work, I usually just open them slowly with the thumb hole - less intimidating to people with hyphenated last names I guess.
As far as the detent is concerned, I think other than the scales and the blade steel, both the select and pro uses the same liners and internals, but I could be wrong.
As far as the detent is concerned, I think other than the scales and the blade steel, both the select and pro uses the same liners and internals, but I could be wrong.