Buck 310

solphilos

solphilos

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Today I walked into Bass Pro Shops with a Christmas gift card and a hankering for some new steel. Long story short, I left with a Buck 310 whittler pattern.

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It is not beautiful nor is it ugly. Not perfect but well-built. The pull is about a 4 on all blades except the pen, which is a 5.
No gaps in the back springs, just a bit of blade rub. Nice snap all around and well-executed primary grind and edges.

I'm already in love with this knife; it is just a tad longer than my peanut with similar thickness and clip blade length. Being easier to handle and maneuver than the peanut I think I'll cut myself less opening it.:rolleyes:
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This is the first (US Mass) non-fixed blade knife I have from Buck and I'm glad to find the same quality present.
If your into peanuts and pens I highly recommend giving the knife a try. :thumbsup:
 
I am very fond of Bucks 300 series knives.They always were and are made to be used.
I have alot of them but not a 310 yet.
 
redcanoe said:
I am very fond of Bucks 300 series knives.They always were and are made to be used.
I have alot of them but not a 310 yet.
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I had a 301 in my younger days and I did to that knife what would be considered borderline abuse. I went today in search of a 301 or 303 but only found this, and I'm glad I did.
 
Glad you got one, they are cool little knives.
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If anyone is on the fence, I just read yesterday over in the Buck forum that the 302, 305, and 309s are going to be discontinued in 2018. :( I assume the 310 will be, as well. My 310 is stamped 309, since the main blades are the same.
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r8shell said:
Glad you got one, they are cool little knives.
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If anyone is on the fence, I just read yesterday over in the Buck forum that the 302, 305, and 309s are going to be discontinued in 2018. :(
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That's all the excuse I need, time to pick up one of each!
I have the Chinese 305 (335) and its a neat little blade. It rides in my work bag alongside tweezers as part of my splinter removal kit.

Its disappointing that they would discontinue any of the great patterns in this series. I wish Buck would dive headfirst in to the slipjoint market and start producing more traditional patterns. I'd love to see a Buck sawcut delrin Barlow!
 
solphilos said:
That's all the excuse I need, time to pick up one of each!
Its disappointing that they would discontinue any of the great patterns in this series. I wish Buck would dive headfirst in to the slipjoint market and start producing more traditional patterns. I'd love to see a Buck sawcut delrin Barlow!
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Me, too! The little 305 Lancer is one of my favorites. There was a short run of Buck Barlows made for SMKW years ago, but I doubt I'll ever run across one.
 
r8shell said:
Me, too! The little 305 Lancer is one of my favorites. There was a short run of Buck Barlows made for SMKW years ago, but I doubt I'll ever run across one.
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redcanoe said:
Those Barlows come up occasionally on the big auction site but not in my price range.
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I didn't know they made Barlows, but I'm sure they're too rich for my blood even if they were available. They should bring them back, there's no doubt they be a big hit.
 
solphilos said:
That's all the excuse I need, time to pick up one of each!
I have the Chinese 305 (335) and its a neat little blade. It rides in my work bag alongside tweezers as part of my splinter removal kit.

Its disappointing that they would discontinue any of the great patterns in this series. I wish Buck would dive headfirst in to the slipjoint market and start producing more traditional patterns. I'd love to see a Buck sawcut delrin Barlow!
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Do you find any drawbacks with the saber grinds typical on these Bucks? I often hear complaints about the slicing ability of knives that are "too thick behind the edge", and a saber grind is definitely thick (WAY) behind the edge. Thanks for any opinions/experiences anyone is willing to share.

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Buck 309 T, I've carry this in my pocket for years. Great little knife and better than a muskrat at least for me. Hey guys I've got a question?? why is this a 309 and yours are 310's ?? Do I have a mistake here. OK, well I did some investigating and came up with this from a internet site called Worthpoint. Here is the quote "This was a factory error according to Buck, since it's definately a model 310 Whittler. A model 309 is a two-blade knife. The box is clearly marked "310" as well. It was simply a mistake when it was made, so there were very few of these like this. Knife was first un-wrapped for picture only. It is 3 inches closed and has the black delrin saw cut scales. Don't confuse this knife, with the common 303 "Cadet" and the 373 "Trio"."
 
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I haven't really done any cutting yet that would reveal the difference, but I'm already expecting some drag as opposed to a flat grind.
Although, the primary grind is noticeably hollow so not thick behind the edge. The transition from spine the ground portion is where I would expect the most drag.
On knives this small I don't expect too much of a problem, not with the small tasks I'm likely to put it to.
5K Qs said:
Do you find any drawbacks with the saber grinds typical on these Bucks? I often hear complaints about the slicing ability of knives that are "too thick behind the edge", and a saber grind is definitely thick (WAY) behind the edge. Thanks for any opinions/experiences anyone is willing to share.

- GT
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Buck 309 T, I've carry this in my pocket for years. Great little knife and better than a muskrat at least for me. Hey guys I've got a question?? why is this a 309 and yours are 310's ?? Do I have a mistake here
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If I recall correctly there were blades placed in the 310s mistakenly stamped with 309, or 309 blades were mistakenly used in the 310.
 
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