Buck Knives?

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getfoxy

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I have always been drawn away from Buck Knives and more so towards Gerber. But this year for x-mas I was in need of a new knife for field dressing. (x-mas present came early) Went down to the local sporting goods shop to check out the gerbers and they didnt have any at all I liked the look of. However I was drawn to Buck Omni Hunter, I really liked the look and the feel; and I was also impressed with its performance in the field on this years deer. I have always thought bucks to be cheap but this one I really like.

I was wondering your alls input on buck knives and wondering what you use in the field.
 
Bucks have always been hard for me to sharpen, once I get them sharp they do hold an edge for a good while. My Old Timer folder is one of my favorites. I just got a Puma 3 blade folder with gut hook, saw, and straight blade that I skinned a fox with this evening. It looks like it will be a good knife.
 
i love mine.. i have used a buck knife for about 15 years now.. ive field dressed enough deer that there shouldnt be a blade left on that knife.. i just recently bought an identical knife on here to keep for my little guys when they get ready to hunt..
like they mentioned above.. if you can get a good edge on them.. they hold it for a long time..
 
I generally found Buck's harder to sharpen and not holding that edge as long as other knives in the same price range. Gerber's seemed much easier to get razor sharp and stay that way much longer.
Well nothing is forever as I recently saw Chuck Buck signing knives and there were some nice looking blades out of better rated steels. Also I think Fiskars now owns Gerber and their production and marketing has changed a lot. We see many low grade Gerber offerings now.
 
My pet knife is a Buck 119 Special that I bought maybe 30 or so years ago. It should outlast me by several life times, LOL. Buck blades are really hard steel & take more effort to put an edge on but they hold it longer.

Cold Steel makes some excellent knives. I think the ones I've bought have been the sharpest out of the box knives I've ever had.

Gerber has also made some good knives for a long time, I use one of their pack axes & folding saws, especially the saw. It sees a LOT of work on deer.

Another knife I like a lot for dressing & skinning chores is the Whitetail Skinner by Outdoor Edge.
 
im sharpening a buck 110 right now. very good knife. i dont care much for some of the new styles and definitely dont like the ones made in china.
 
I have a 110 thats from 1980- had two but broke one (snapped off the tip in 1996)- sent it to buck with story of how I broke it- opening a car window for a hunter that was lost 2 days in the woods and half frozen when I found him- he had lost his keys, gun, and his car- I found him 3 miles into a cedar swamp at 9:30 pm-deer hunting (sun sets @4:15).
Buck sent BOTH him and I a complete 4 knife set and I sent him a compass and 2 books on how to read one!!
I found his gun the next fall when I was scouting for sign.
 
A couple of years ago or so Buck changed the steel composition of their blades and they are easier to sharpen now and seem to hold an edge longer.
 
Buck actually makes an excellent knife in their American line-up. Even the 420HC on the standard models is a good blade steel. Paul Bos does Buck's heat treatment and he is legendary for his quality work. A Buck with upgraded blade steel like one of the Bass Pro 154CM, Cabela's Guide Model with S30V, some models have been made with ATS-34, and the Custom Shop has BG-42 - these models will cut with anything out there. Here are some Custom Shop Buck's...

Buck 110 with Nickle bolsters, BG-42, and Stag handles:
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Buffalo horn handled 110, Nickle bolsters, BG-42:
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Buck Collectors Club 110 Drop Point, Stag handles:
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Buck 500 with Impala horn and Nickle bolsters:
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I like the buck knives. I have had my 110 folder for 22 years. Holds an edge and easy to sharpen, it has cleaned a lot of deer. I bought a couple of gerbers about 8 years ago and they are a piece of crap. Hard to sharpen and wont hold an edge.
 
These are what do all my hunting & camping work:

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From top to bottom are:

Buck 119
Cold Steel Master Hunter
Outdoors Edge Whitetail Skinner
Knives of Alaska Bub Bear caping knife
Gerber saw

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I own Buck, Case, Gerber, CRKT, and a host of other production knives. My best customer service experience thus far has come from Gerber. They replaced a knife I purchased when I was twelve over twenty years later free of charge.

That said my favorite Buck is a 110 I got when my father passed away that has his initials engraved on it from the company he worked for in the late 1980's. I also have an old Case of his that is due to go back to Case to see if they can re-scale and put new blades in it.
 
My dad has an old Buck folder. Pop sharpens on a whetstone and is pretty hard on blades. Over the years he ground that blade away so much the point protruded up from the frame when the knife was folded. That exposed point would cut a hole in pockets and slice the tip of your finger if you weren't careful digging the knife out of the pocket. I sent it back to Buck with a letter explaing the age of the knife and what dad had done with his sharpening over the years. I ask them to replace the blade and send or call me with the charges for the service. It certainly wasn't a Buck Knife problem, so they shouldn't bear responsibility for the blade.

A couple of weeks later dad got his knife back. A new blade was installed, the handles refinished, and the nickle bolsters were polished up like new. Actually, the knife looked like new except for a few old deep dings in the wooden handle slabs that let us know this was indeed dad's same old knife, just gussied up and reconditioned and with a new blade. The invoice included in the box was marked "NO CHARGE, thanks for using your Buck knife like it was intended!" Hard to beat that sort of service! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
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I didn't know anyone else made knives. Nuff said.



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