Buck Strider

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husq2100

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Hey all,

first of all, mods please move this if in the wrong section.

I have a Buck Strider, which I think is the same shape/size as the Strider SNG. It has been a fairly good knife and I use it everyday, mostly at work for lunches and opening parcles etc at home. Its the knife that goes with me everywhere. Only real issues are the small amount of rust on the blade at the pivot point. The plastic? handle starting to seperate from the steel frame and the fact that it is not able to be seperated for service and cleaning.

Is this knife made in the USA? What steel is the blade?

I was looking at the Strider site and like what I see. Are their knives good quality and better than the one I have?

Id be happy to consider any brand in a similar style. I really dont want a serated edge as Im set up to sharpen normal blades and have never played with serated.

any help appreciated
cheers
Serg
 
Howdy,
No worries, mate. It is in the wrong section and I will move it to General.

Before I do, I will comment that:
Buck made its Buck/Strider knives in the US using 420HC.
There were also some Buck/Striders in ATS-34. These were also made in the US.

However, I am aware of fake Buck Striders made in other countries.

Buck knives are usually robustly built. You might post some pictures of yours in the Buck Forum here and find out if yours is really a Buck Strider.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/701-Buck-Knives

edited to add:
Now THAT was weird. I wrote my greeting without knowing what country you were posting from. I'm going to leave it. Hope you don't mind.
 
Thanks Frank, all good mate ;)

If the 420HC is the standard versions and the ATS-34 the better steel, then im fairly certain mine is just the 420HC. Im also pretty sure it is not a fake. It has the Buck Strider marking on one side and what looks like the outline of maybe one of the US states on the other???

So how much better are the Striders?
What other brands make a good, similar type of folder.

cheers
Serg
 
If it is ATS-34, it will have the Paul Bos logo and ATS-34 on the blade. If not, then most likely 420HC.

That symbol that looks like a US state, is an outline of the state of Idaho, that was the date code symbol for Bucks made in 2005, the year Buck moved from California to Idaho.
 
Hey mate
I have one, That US State Outline is the state of Idaho where Buck Knives is. The Buck Strider was a collaboration between Strider and Buck. it was a low cost attempt to get a Strider designed folder (Made by Buck) in the hands of those of us who could not drop $4oo On a Strider made folder. The knifes Model 889 Military) have either black, tan or olive drab scales and the lower grade 440 steel. The ATS-34's had a heat treat done by Paul Bos and have the initials Bos and a little flame on the blade.

I bought mine used, it takes a decent edge and for what it is, a good knock around EDC with the Strider look. Lots of better knives out there for Under 100 bucks. (Or Pounds in your case.... :)

There was nothing special about the knifes and you could get them all day for under $50. Now that they are discontinued, they fetch a bit more.
 
I aint no stinkin Pom :D we have dollars here mate, not Pounds. That would be only the UK.

Well mine is definietly the lower grade. I wish I had paid as little as you....over here I bought it new for $175 (just found the box, 889BK) which stinks cause now our dollar is 1-1 with the US$.

what does EDC mean?

Care to share any other brands/models that are a similar type knife?

Are the real Striders worth the US$400 price tag?

cheers
Serg
 
EDC means every day carry. Pretty much exactly what you described as your use of your knife- one you put in your pocket everyday that goes everywhere with you. As to whether or not a Strider is worth $400 is pretty personal. I just bought my first $400 knife (a Chris Reeve large Sebenza) after never having spent more than $150 and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. The are some people who love Strider and some who aren't as big of fans. I've handled a few and really like them personally. If they had a more available left handed model I would have even considered getting it instead of my Sebenza, though between the two I may prefer the Sebenza.
 
Serg
I'm currently on the hunt for an new EDC (Every day carry)
A couple I have been Eyeballing is the Bench made Adamas 2/75 It's big, but It's built like a Brick and I have been wanting to try an Axis lock over all the standard style liner and frame locks.

Another one that has my interest is the Bench made Volli which is an upgraded version of there Barrage with better steel and G10 scales.

I currently carry a Buck Advantage select and has been a steady EDC that handles everything I need. For the Money I think they are a good knife.

As to the Strider. There overbuilt and will last you a lifetime, but just too much for my wallet.

I would look hard at the benchmades.. lots of good knifes for around $100 dollars AUS... :)
 
I have a pretty large EDC rotation with all different priced knives.

I actually purchased a Custom Strider/Buck 889, just waiting for it to arrive.

Like Bear Claw mentioned, the steel is 420HC and isn't too bad of a steel to boot.

As for whether a Strider is worth it all depends on personal preference.

I own a Strider SnG DGG and absolutely love it and feel its worth every penny.

And I also just purchased a Damascus SnG as well, just waiting for it to ship.

There are a lot if great knives you can choose from in the $400 range.

I would recommend doing some homework and deciding what you like best.
 
I have both.

The Buck Strider has been a disappointing lesson in value engineering, the SnG an example of great material selection, insightful design, and outstanding execution as a hard duty use knife. While it might be debatable the SnG would be worth ten Buck Striders, the point is that it takes quite a few.
 
I have used a Buck Strider with Ats 34 steel for many years for landscaping and other hard use. The steel take a very sharp edge and holds it pretty well. The knife is still tight and very rugged. Its the best hard use knife Ive ever had. My wife just gave me a Strider Sng for Christmas. Lighter than the Buck. I really like it. Hope it holds up as well as the Buck.
 
Thanks for all the great replys guys.

Im sure there are a lot of great knife brands in the USA that fall in the price range and style of the Strider SNG. Problem is here, even the gun stores only carry brands like Buck, Kershaw Gerber etc.

I would have no idea where to start?

Hopefuly I can find someone that will ship to Australia as well. I imported a buck 121 fixed blade from Ebay USA about 2 years ago and it came in fine. Im sure a folder of the SNG size be no problem.

cheers
Serg
 
Hello all again, and Happy new year.

I have tried google'ing a number of ways but cant find a complete list of the "Buck Strider" model numbers. If any one has them that would be great, then I can imge search each one (unless someone has pics of the Buck Strider line up)

cheers
Serg
 
husq2100 said:
Hopefuly I can find someone that will ship to Australia as well. I imported a buck 121 fixed blade from Ebay USA about 2 years ago and it came in fine. Im sure a folder of the SNG size be no problem.

cheers
Serg
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You can find dealers and individuals who will ship to Australia. Fixed blades are rarely a problem but folders can be confiscated. If they can be flicked open, Customs over there will give you trouble. Check out the laws, Federal and local, before you order from outside the country.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
You can find dealers and individuals who will ship to Australia. Fixed blades are rarely a problem but folders can be confiscated. If they can be flicked open, Customs over there will give you trouble. Check out the laws, Federal and local, before you order from outside the country.
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Thanks for your reply Esav,

Yes since that reply of mine I have found some info about whats in and out here in Oz, some are hit and miss and some like Strider SNG, SMF, CRK Sebenza are just a plain No :mad:

I was lucky to get a 880SP in with no troubles. I also got some nice CF scales and Ti liners for my 889 (which apparently was lucky becasuse if you import parts of a no go knife they will take them as well!)

Im really curious to see all the Buck Strider collaberations, hence my request for a list of all the model numbers they produced.

cheers
Serg
 
Okay, first your knife...Buck has a forever warranty. Send it to them and they will make it like new. Simple. Buck makes a good knife and you should not have had any issues with yours and they warranty them to last forever.

Second, there is no way I am going to pay $400 for a knife. $150 is the top end for me. I have a lot of things I can do with that much money, and I am not saying it is wrong for other people to spend that much money if they so desire. I think there are some very good, just as good, knives for far less than that. Spyderco and Zero Tolerance come to mind. Also, keep you eye on Cold Steel as they are upgrading their steels to Spyderco types, have new models about to be released, and have the strongest lock made by anyone.
 
Hi DocT, I hope It didnt sound like I was bashing the Buck Strider 889 of mine. It was living 5 days a week in my esky (cooler) for work, so would have been a humid enviroment. Iwould definitely not send it back to Buck because there is a very good change it would be siezed by Customs on the way back in to Australia and I would lose it. Trying to prove I bought it here years before and was getting it serviced would be costly and timely, and they could still say that under current laws, importing this knife is a No.

Simply not worth it. And as I said, it now sports new CF scales and Ti liners so it better than original IMO.

Well since our laws have changed and our dollar has droped you can call that Au$600-$650 for a Strider/CRK and Au$220 for a normal Spyderco PM2 here.

I just picked up my first spyderco last month. A PM2. Im liking these and have already started to collect the Sprint runs (G10 scales only)

My 880SP is 154cm steel,Bos HT. Am I correct in saying there was a change in steel in these from ATS-34? if so, when? Which is considered better?
 
I have never heard of these in 154cm but I am no expert and that doesn't mean it didn't happen. I know for a fact there were some made in BG42 and they were marked as such. I write this just for people in the future reference for people researching the subject. The BG42 I saw was a batch of first run models according to the Brick & mortar dealer I was at ( Beck's in Cary NC, no longer in existence unfortunately). I did see the knives with my own eye. The one I was looking at was the equivalent to the 880Tanto ( which I had in ATS 34)but it had a conventional clip/spear design. Still wish I could have bought it but I was buying the Spyderco ATR Ti model at the time.

As for which is better between ATS 34 and 154cm is one more of what attributes you value and how it was heat treated. Temperature and time differences can make this class of steel ( almost the same composition) behave very differently. More so than the differences caused by the chemistry of the two steels.

joe
 
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