Review/some thoughts...
And I will point this out ahead of time, that I am a biased toward Buck knives. They are my favorite, even though I really like Case and Benchmade and Spyderco. Went to deercamp on Sunday-Tuesday to do some smallmouth fishing and took only my slim pro 110 to try it out:
I know I've said this about my last several buck knives, but i think this one really is my favorite knife of any knife I own. I've read and watched alot of reviews on the 110 and 112 slim pros so i knew some things to look for. The first one I looked at had one issue, not perfectly centered. The second one I looked at was the one I bought. I didn't have to wade through 50 boxes to find one without issues, and based on the date on my box, 8/2018, it should be one of the very first versions. Zero blade play in any direction, solid lockup, perfectly centered, no gaps, a nice tight knife. I know alot of people don't like the pocket clip, but it is tight and solid. With the shorter clip, feels less likely to snag and I don't think you could bend it under most conditions. Feels like a solid, bullet proof pocket clip.
I see what people say about the thumbstuds. Could have been moved out a little for better access and mine isn't a flipper by any means and I find myself pinching it most of the time to open, but the thumbstuds are functional. Fishing in some tight cover and caught a nice smallmouth that had crossed my sons line and made a tangled mess. Had the fish in one hand still flopping and fighting and needed to just cut the line and when you have a flopping fighting fish by the lip in one hand, the knife in the other(you know how it is) the thumbstuds work. Not a flipper by any means, but good one hand capabilities when you need it.
Screw together would have been nice, but Buck has been making a pinned 110 for 55 years, so this is not an issue with me. I usually carry Buck, Case but when I carry a more modern one hand knife it's usually a griptilian, but sometimes a mini crooked river or a spyderco endura or delica. If you want a modern knife(pocket clip and thumbstuds) that feels more like an outdoorsy type of knife rather than tactical, you would like this knife.
The only small "issues" that aren't really issues I have is that Hunter/OD shades of greens are my favorite color and I wish it was a little darker green. (I've read where micarta darkens with age so hoping for a nice dark green with time?) Also, I wish the 110 and the date code were stamped on the tang rather than laser etched. I don't have much experience with long term laser etched knives and not sure if it could wear off in the future from opening and closing? If it never wears off, I won't have an issue with it.
After taxes, it cost around $99 and for my tastes, I like it more than I like my Benchmade Mini Crooked River that cost around $200. The Benchmade would get the nod for many folks in that it screws together, if that is important to you, and the pivot can be adjusted. I would rank it just as good as my Spyderco Enduras and Delicas that are in the same price range, where the Buck feels more like a hunting knife and the Spyderco's would get the nod again for a lot of folks that want a screw together knife.
I'm really glad Buck made this knife! It might not be for everyone, but if you are like me and grew up with a Buck knife and got more into modern knives with different steels along the way, you will like this knife. Sure would have saved me alot of money if Buck would have made this knife 15 years ago, but better late than never.
And I will point this out ahead of time, that I am a biased toward Buck knives. They are my favorite, even though I really like Case and Benchmade and Spyderco. Went to deercamp on Sunday-Tuesday to do some smallmouth fishing and took only my slim pro 110 to try it out:
I know I've said this about my last several buck knives, but i think this one really is my favorite knife of any knife I own. I've read and watched alot of reviews on the 110 and 112 slim pros so i knew some things to look for. The first one I looked at had one issue, not perfectly centered. The second one I looked at was the one I bought. I didn't have to wade through 50 boxes to find one without issues, and based on the date on my box, 8/2018, it should be one of the very first versions. Zero blade play in any direction, solid lockup, perfectly centered, no gaps, a nice tight knife. I know alot of people don't like the pocket clip, but it is tight and solid. With the shorter clip, feels less likely to snag and I don't think you could bend it under most conditions. Feels like a solid, bullet proof pocket clip.
I see what people say about the thumbstuds. Could have been moved out a little for better access and mine isn't a flipper by any means and I find myself pinching it most of the time to open, but the thumbstuds are functional. Fishing in some tight cover and caught a nice smallmouth that had crossed my sons line and made a tangled mess. Had the fish in one hand still flopping and fighting and needed to just cut the line and when you have a flopping fighting fish by the lip in one hand, the knife in the other(you know how it is) the thumbstuds work. Not a flipper by any means, but good one hand capabilities when you need it.
Screw together would have been nice, but Buck has been making a pinned 110 for 55 years, so this is not an issue with me. I usually carry Buck, Case but when I carry a more modern one hand knife it's usually a griptilian, but sometimes a mini crooked river or a spyderco endura or delica. If you want a modern knife(pocket clip and thumbstuds) that feels more like an outdoorsy type of knife rather than tactical, you would like this knife.
The only small "issues" that aren't really issues I have is that Hunter/OD shades of greens are my favorite color and I wish it was a little darker green. (I've read where micarta darkens with age so hoping for a nice dark green with time?) Also, I wish the 110 and the date code were stamped on the tang rather than laser etched. I don't have much experience with long term laser etched knives and not sure if it could wear off in the future from opening and closing? If it never wears off, I won't have an issue with it.
After taxes, it cost around $99 and for my tastes, I like it more than I like my Benchmade Mini Crooked River that cost around $200. The Benchmade would get the nod for many folks in that it screws together, if that is important to you, and the pivot can be adjusted. I would rank it just as good as my Spyderco Enduras and Delicas that are in the same price range, where the Buck feels more like a hunting knife and the Spyderco's would get the nod again for a lot of folks that want a screw together knife.
I'm really glad Buck made this knife! It might not be for everyone, but if you are like me and grew up with a Buck knife and got more into modern knives with different steels along the way, you will like this knife. Sure would have saved me alot of money if Buck would have made this knife 15 years ago, but better late than never.
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