Ok, after a couple of days mulling over the input from you all, I've made a decision. I think I'm going to keep my special AG 110 and use it. And one day if I find another that is perfect, I'll buy it too for my collection. It's not that I don't trust Buck to make things right, it's just the time it would take to make it so maybe isn't (at least in my mind) worth the effort. I checked with my local Cabela's and they aren't in stock at this point. Besides, I default to the old adage, "a bird in the hand..."
EVERYTHING else on the knife is beautiful as well as functional. And I'm sure whatever I am cutting with it won't care. I think I'll call it my swayback hunter.
I kinda got to feeling bad after I posted this on Saturday and then jumped into the conversation as I did, because I got to thinking I sure wouldn't want my mistakes aired on the internet for all to see and then discuss. And I make a lot of them BTW. Most every Buck I have ever purchased has been perfect. Especially for what I use them for. I appreciate the way Buck does business. They produce a ton of products that are not only beautiful but useful AND affordable - and I hope they do it for years to come. I think that's something we can all agree on. If it's not, the Buck sub-forum is a silly place to be hanging out then...
Thanks again for the comments! On some level, I think I can identify with every one of them.