Buck 110 auto opinions

CVamberbonehead

CVamberbonehead

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Hi everybody. I am in a pickle. I already own 2 Buck 110s, an Alaskan guide S30v model and a 50th anniversary standard model. That should be enough for any sane person to get by with, right? What could I possibly need more 110s for? Apparently though... I am not a sane person. I want a 110 auto. I dont really understand why, and I think that paying a good bit extra for a 110 that pops out with a button press is silly. But wow, the 110 autos are just so cool! I keep coming back to them and my inner child just keeps telling me to get one because its awesome.
So for those who have them and those who dont, why or why not? Are they worth the extra money to you? How are the auto models holding up to use for those who use them?
 
Only you can decide whether it is worth the extra money to you. I don't have one for two reasons. 1, I live in California where the blade length for an automatic knife must be less than two inches. 2, My ideal knife can be opened and closed with one hand without resorting to using a leg or other body part or nearby object to help me close it.
I'm sure they are built to stand up to the spring shock with no problems.
 
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Everyone should have at least one 110 Auto. The deploy at a press of a button is so much better than those garish screw on thumb studs or even the factory ones which just ruin the lines of a classic sexy knife.

For one handed closing you can turn the knife over in a blade down grip and use your thumb to press the lock, bend your wrist and the meat of your hand will push the blade out of engagement, flip it back around and close with thumb. Sounds complicated but is actually quite easy.
 
CVamberbonehead said:
Hi everybody. I am in a pickle. I already own 2 Buck 110s, an Alaskan guide S30v model and a 50th anniversary standard model. That should be enough for any sane person to get by with, right? What could I possibly need more 110s for? Apparently though... I am not a sane person. I want a 110 auto. I dont really understand why, and I think that paying a good bit extra for a 110 that pops out with a button press is silly. But wow, the 110 autos are just so cool! I keep coming back to them and my inner child just keeps telling me to get one because its awesome.
So for those who have them and those who dont, why or why not? Are they worth the extra money to you? How are the auto models holding up to use for those who use them?
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1. You need the 110 auto.
2. The only reason to question your sanity is if you have too few 110s (i.e. less than one).
 
I don't own any Buck autos, for several reasons.

1. I don't need one. I can open a standard 110 or 112 almost as fast one handed, and without using a thumb stud. (I hate thumb studs.)

2. While it is legal to own one in Oregon, since 2017 it is not legal to carry one.

3. Federal law says it is illegal to ship them across state lines. And I can't honestly check the box saying I meet one of the exceptions to that law.

4. They are expensive.

5. I think getting warranty service would be a lot more difficult, because of reason #3.

O.B.
 
I don't want to be a bad influence but...
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MolokaiRider said:
If I could have one I would.

I bet that thwack of deployment is Heaven.
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Mine is modestly thwacky. It's nowhere near the authoritative thwack of a Kershaw Launch auto and nothing else thwacks like a ProTech.

The Buck 110 auto thwack is . . . satisfying. It makes you feel good about yourself without feeling like the thing is going to launch out of your hand when it opens.
 
I don't believe Kershaw has the quality of heat treat that Buck does.
I used to like Kershaw knives, but I think they are lacking in the heat treat department.
 
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rhino said:
1. You need the 110 auto.
2. The only reason to question your sanity is if you have too few 110s (i.e. less than one).
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While I've had buck knives
Still got 3 in the collection (113, 309 and a sitflyer frankenknife that has a 442 blade in what I believe is a 112 plastic handle)

Never had a 110 or 112
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