Anyone ever send knives back to buck for repairs?

[Bob A]

Now I have a hankering for an auto Buck again. Dammit.

https://www.buckknives.com/product/110-auto-knife/0110BRSA-B/

I liked my old Buck, but I don't see a need for a knife that will snap open with the push of a button, but requires both hands to close.

Having said that, I confess to having a Microtech HALO, which takes two hands. It's one of those knives you get because it's so cool, but you'd never really carry for use.

 

[44man]

I want a buck automatic box, smh lol

I did send 4 knives back about a week ago along with a check for $70 asking for new blades and spa treatments and to fix one sheath and to purchase another

Hopefully it doesn’t take to long , my patience is shot waiting on my 2 permits and 2 renewals I am waiting for ‍

 

[44man]

Well my knives came back today. Almost exactly when Buck said they would.

They replaced the cheaper Buck commemorative set knife with a new but better knife.

The 112was replaced with a new knife

Both 110’s received new blades and were beautifully cleaned up

I sent two sheaths back for repair but they sent me 3 new sheaths because I guess they couldn’t repair the others?

I am absolutely positively more than satisfied

This is actually better than I thought would happen

I totally recommend anyone with a damaged buck knife to send it back for a warranty repair or their spa treatment

I am tickled pink!!

 

[Bob A]

I bought a Guardian Tactical Rat Worx automatic knife off ebay. The release button seemed to require more effort and a deeper push to operate. Sent it to them with a check for ten bucks; came bacj in about ten days, all better.

I was pleased to hear that they honor their lifetime guarantee, no matter if you were the original purchaser. That's how to stand behind a product.

 

[44 Bulldog]

Interesting thread. My two folding buck knives are both from the early/ mid 90s and neither have ever been sharpened properly. Might be worth the $7 they charge to put a factory edge back on them.

They have markings/ letters on the blade that will tell you the year the knife was made.

 

[44 Bulldog]

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[Garet Jax]

Thanks! I am clueless about steels.

This page from Blade HQ does a nice job summarizing the particulars of many steels.

 

[LANDFORGOTTEN]

I grew up in San Diego county and a friend worked there in the 1990's. One time he had car issues and I got a tour when helping him out. It was a great experience. I have multiple buck knives. Ones I have bought, one of the centennial issues still unopened, one I carried in Iraq and one my dad passed on to me.

 

[AlBeight]

Good to hear, I have a small mix of old 110’s that could use some attention. I knew they’d fix blades and mechanisms and such, but I’m liking what I’m reading about this “spa treatment”.

 

[Uncle Duke]

This page from Blade HQ does a nice job summarizing the particulars of many steels.

Thanks for posting this chart. I'm definitely not a knife guy, and I don't know one knife steel from the next. Interesting though, as I've carried a Buck 110 all of my life when hunting.
It is supposedly 420 steel, categorized as "Budget" steel. That knife has processed many deer over almost 50 years since I received it as a gift, and to me it's an excellent knife that has done everything I've ever asked of it. I do keep the edge up, and I don't use it for a screwdriver or a pry bar, or to cut cardboard and the like.

It isn't lost on me that I have used nothing else in my lifetime to really compare my Buck 110 to. I do wonder, since there are said to be better knife steels, what have I been missing in never having owned a premium steel knife? Not sure I'll ever find out, but I will say the chart has me curious.

 

[44man]

Good to hear, I have a small mix of old 110’s that could use some attention. I knew they’d fix blades and mechanisms and such, but I’m liking what I’m reading about this “spa treatment”.

It’s almost like getting a new knife back but some of the worst imperfections are dressed up as best they can. I consider it character on the ones I got back. I doubt anyone else would ever notice. One of my knives is at least 50 years old ( as best I can remember) and it looks beautiful now

 

[AlBeight]

It’s almost like getting a new knife back but some of the worst imperfections are dressed up as best they can. I consider it character on the ones I got back. I doubt anyone else would ever notice. One of my knives is at least 50 years old ( as best I can remember) and it looks beautiful now

My old 110 is about 40 years old give or take. I’d like to start using it again in in the deer woods, but I did break off the tip about 15 years ago in a buck pelvis (that seems to be a theme), not a huge chunk but enough that it affects how it works. I’ve moved on to other knives for field dressing, mainly because of size, the 110 when folded open is pretty unwieldy long and can be cumbersome inside the deer’s body cavity. I do really like the clip-point blade, which not many knives feature that, the “drop-point” seems to have taken over in popularity. I don’t like drop-points because of the lack of any scalpel-like precision cuts I can make, they’re too “rounded” and I sometimes puncture things that shouldn’t get punctured.

Lately I’ve been using the Outdoor Edge SwingBlaze (in orange so I can lay it down briefly and not lose it in the leaf clutter). I especially like the guthook zipper blade feature, and the main blade is decent even though it is a drop-point. I don’t know what type of steel it is but I have a terrible time keeping an edge on that blade. The last deer I dressed I had to finish up with my tiny pocket knife (some generic BS knife I got in the early 90’s for becoming a Buckmasters subscriber at the time). I carry it to cut apples and other food-type things in the stand, so I don’t have to use my field dressing knife.

 

[44man]

Send the 110 to buck and pay for a new blade and spa treatment, you won’t be disappointed

And if the 110 is a bit big for your taste, try the 112, I love mine

 

[Bountied]

I wish they still sold the old buck selector knife. I have one in blaze orange. It has a drop point, the gutting blade with the round tip for opening up the stomach cavity, and a saw. Perfect for field dressing a deer. It's almost impossible to find replacements for it.

Update: found one on Ebay. Damn 259.99?

Vintage Buck Selector V52 Orange Handle Pocket Knife - USA 429 - 3 Blades - Box+ | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage Buck Selector V52 Orange Handle Pocket Knife - USA 429 - 3 Blades - Box+ at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

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[44man]

I wish they still sold the old buck selector knife. I have one in blaze orange. It has a drop point, the gutting blade with the round tip for opening up the stomach cavity, and a saw. Perfect for field dressing a deer. It's almost impossible to find replacements for it.

Update: found one on Ebay. Damn 259.99?

Vintage Buck Selector V52 Orange Handle Pocket Knife - USA 429 - 3 Blades - Box+ | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage Buck Selector V52 Orange Handle Pocket Knife - USA 429 - 3 Blades - Box+ at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

I wonder if Buck has replacement blades?

I would email their customer service and ask

 

[Bountied]

I wonder if Buck has replacement blades?

I would email their customer service and ask

I've only ever seen them on ebay for a lot because they were discontinued but I guess I could check.

 

[44man]

I've only ever seen them on ebay for a lot because they were discontinued but I guess I could check.

It doesn’t cost anything to ask

 

[Cold Steel]

I'm no steel snob, but I really don't have much use for 420 steels, including 420HC. Why would any knife manufacturer ever use it?

Oh, wait...I know one reason.