Your experience with Buck 119 ????

Leandroc said:
I have many knives, as sportsman and for outdoors activities I always try to carry a knive that I cant depend on, but like a collector I have many other knives that have different characteristics and I love them too.
Of course I own a Ka Bar, and like a Colt 1911 is a classic, now I'm at home writing with my new Buck 119 besides the keyboard and... I'm happy.
I respect your the experience, and many times I agree with some test done by forum members, Others, like this one, I have no previous experience with some knives.
I've heard your experiences and I'll be careful until I have enough experience with my 119 because sometimes a knife may be the only thing we have to face a situation.

Thank you again guys !

L.
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good choice i think it will serve you well. now for the next knife..............
 
Wow- I remember that I have one of those-
A friend of mine picked up a couple of Navy guys hitchhiking circa 1980 & it was left in the backseat. Mine is all messed up from something- don't remember exactly what- need to find it & clean it up.
 
I am a huge fan of the 119. The tip is a bit delicate due to the design but the knife is a fantastic blade. It is a little different with the hollow grind. It is my favourite fighting knife under 200$. I like it better than the K-Bar and it did very well in the tests Cliff Stamp did on his site. If you are looking for a cheap camp knife also consider a mora. They are less than 15$.

The 119 makes a fantastic fighter. It is both a slasher and a stabber and can be used for back cuts. It makes for a much better fighter than a lot of knives designed for the purpose.
 
As you suggested Orca, I added to my collection a 120.
I found it today in the same cutlery than the 119.

I should not find this forum....

L.
 
yeah it's gonna cost you. next you need to pick up a mora or two, the nice thing about them is that for $40 you'll have at least 3 knives that aren't fancy but will do just about anything you need done. enjoy and remember it's only money.
 
I hope you got that 120 from Cabela's... they have the only current examples, as it has been out of the Buck catalog for a while - and only available from them. Some folks get a premium for them... even more so the 120BR version. As I said, I got one of the 102, 103, 105, 119, 120 in that BR form... and, other than some whittling with the 102, the rest were 'too pretty' to use. Here they are in a display case I bought from a collectibles/gift store that was dropping a line:

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You can also see some of my Pumas in the background, as well as a Queen, KaBar, Western, and Bark River TUSK in the foreground. The problem is simple... one day you get a knife that you really think is too pretty to use... then, another... before you know it, you are 'collecting' instead of using. No such problem with the 'regular' 119 or 120... they beg to be used. The 119 is back in the kitchen now!

Stainz
 
Leandroc said:
As you suggested Orca, I added to my collection a 120.
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There you go . . . feed the need . . . feed the need . . . :D

Enjoy! There are many unnecessary things you could blow your money on. Like food . . .

thx - cpr
 
vwb563 said:
the 119 is a little on the fragile side. its meant more to be a cutter than a chopper. tips break kinda easy and it will not stand up to continued heavy chopping chores. i have broke 119's before doing this. for approx the same money you could get a kabar marine corp model which is a stronger overall knife. and its eaiser to field sharpen which is always a plus!,,,VWB.
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I do not get it. I read all this crap about the Buck 119's alleged weaknesses. Mine seemed to be fine, so I decided I would abuse it and see how it would stand up. I took an old piece of 2 by 4 which had hardened over the years and started to pound crosscuts into it with my buck 119. Not a hammer but a heavy hard rubber mallet cutting half inch grooves into the wood for at least 20 minutes. I pounded on the knife until my arm got sore and after I was finished my 119 would still cut paper with ease. No evidence of edge roll at all. Not razor sharp but still a very workable edge. I mean what is a knife supposed to do?
 
Playing around in my tent, I threw my 119 into the plywood floor, and the tip broke off. In addition, the phenolic handle is slippery. I've liked this knife for 40 years and used it for hunting, but it's definitely not a hard-use knife.
 
Considering that it was designed and produced before the words "hard use" were put together with the word "knife" I'm not surprised.
 
I think you will be happy with the knife, for what it was intended for. The steel takes a nice edge relatively easily and holds well against corrosion. Though it may be able to handle a little bit of it, I would not recommend chopping with it. If you need to do that, I would suggest a hatchet. For the price, this knife is fantastic.
 
To show the relative size below of the 119 (bottom) and 120 (top), along with the recently re-released 124 LE Frontiersman (middle):

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The 124 is still available ~$120. It's heftier - with a Micarta handle - not as slick as the phenolic. Very nice knife. The 119 is no slouch, of course. Don't buy a 119 in BR (brass & rosewood) - you won't want to use it. You'll go nuts until you find a 102, 103, 105, and 120, all BRs, to join it on a 5-slot Buck waterfall stand. They are too pretty to use.

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Get the 119 - and enjoy using it... as a knife!

Stainz
 
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This is a pure hunting knife, its a for cutting, slicing, and skinning. Use it for that and it will be fine, it no chopper or splitter.
 
I've had the same Buck 119 for about 15 years and I've ridden it really hard with not one problem.
I've batonned and chopped with it, and even though it's not ideal use, it got the job done.
Just don't throw it into a ply wood floor or attempt to use it as a pry bar and it will work just fine.
Such a beautiful, classic bowie.
 
It's kinda funny how many people judge the quality and usefulness of a fixed-blade primarily by its ability to survive some Youtube "tourture test", or battoning firewood, etc, etc. As though if a knife can't be used to chop down a redwood tree that it's junk and you'll die if you go out into the wilderness with it.

Oddly enough, many people have survived severe willderness situations without the benefit of knives that can survive a direct nuclear strike. Wilderness survival, as with many things in life, is more about brains and heart, and less about equipment.
 
Leanwolf said:
I use an ax, hatchet, or machete, for chopping. Right tool for the right job, I say.

Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.

L.W.
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+1

$50 knives should not be expected to chop as well as your $400 Busse.
They were meant for cutting things which they do very well.
 
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