.308 Norma
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A week or 10 days ago, someone posted a question about Buck 112 "automatics." I researched them on the internet and thought I'd like to have one.
Well, it just so happened that I was going into town that day, so I stopped by Sportsman's Warehouse to see if they had any in stock that I could look at. They had 4, and not a darned one of them worked exactly right - they were slow opening, and 1 of the 4 didn't even open far enough to "lock."
So, when I got home, I emailed Buck Knives and asked them what was going on. A couple of days later I received the following response:
"Hello,
Thank you for your email. We are currently working on our auto knives. They are not available on our website. We are aware of the issue and we are working on improving them. If you have a chance, check to see if one of your local dealers have a 898 impact. This might be a good auto option for you.
Thank you
BKI"
At least Buck Knives was good enough to respond (and quite promptly), and they admitted that their automatic knives have some problems. They didn't try to wax anything over either. For those reasons, I'll still be looking to buy one of their 112 autos if they get them working right.
As Buck Knives suggested in their email though, I looked at their 898 impacts on their website - they look okay, but I won't be buying one. Their just not my "cup of tea" so to speak.
Note: I didn't say I "hate" the 898 impact, anyone.
Well, it just so happened that I was going into town that day, so I stopped by Sportsman's Warehouse to see if they had any in stock that I could look at. They had 4, and not a darned one of them worked exactly right - they were slow opening, and 1 of the 4 didn't even open far enough to "lock."
So, when I got home, I emailed Buck Knives and asked them what was going on. A couple of days later I received the following response:
"Hello,
Thank you for your email. We are currently working on our auto knives. They are not available on our website. We are aware of the issue and we are working on improving them. If you have a chance, check to see if one of your local dealers have a 898 impact. This might be a good auto option for you.
Thank you
BKI"
At least Buck Knives was good enough to respond (and quite promptly), and they admitted that their automatic knives have some problems. They didn't try to wax anything over either. For those reasons, I'll still be looking to buy one of their 112 autos if they get them working right.
As Buck Knives suggested in their email though, I looked at their 898 impacts on their website - they look okay, but I won't be buying one. Their just not my "cup of tea" so to speak.
Note: I didn't say I "hate" the 898 impact, anyone.