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I just bought a Buck Strider 889 from a local knife shop today. My first reaction was the liner lock was thin, but it locked up well, so I will reserve judgment for later. I loved the blades thickness and shape, as well as the handle. I like it so far, but I haven't gotten a chance to try it out around the house. Once I do, I may post a review.

Until then, do any of you have experience with it? What do you like or dislike about it?

Here it is next to my TDI.
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I have had one since I found out my buddy Steve Terani did a gig with Strider to make that knife. He (Steve), my other partner at the time and I worked on the Gunsite series videos (tactical shotgun, pistol, carbine, submachinegun, edged weapons, etc.) and the Ron Avery "Secrets" series and he (Steve) is a great guy and awesome instructor and fighter. The knife is all but indstructable in my opinion, and is hard steel and a little tough sto sharpen but holds an edge very well. I seem to remember it is 154CM but not sure. I love the shape of the blade and the stock and it has a great finish on both the blade and scales as well. It has never slipped in my have.
 
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I've had the Buck Strider SBMF for about a year. It's strong, reliable, sharp, and has a firm grip. It's not the top of the line model (only $50 online) but it serves my purposes just fine.
 
It has been cold and miserable here, by Texas standards. The boy and the dog have been at each other's throats from being inside so much, so I took the family on a nature walk today. I decided to test the Buck out while I was at it.

I hacked through a small green branch about the size of my thumb. No signs of wear at all.

I whittled a few pieces of wood and chopped some pencil sized twigs in half. Still no wear.

I have to say the 420HC blade is tougher than I thought it would be. I like this knife!!

stdlrf11
 
I like Bucks too, own that one and now bought another Pathfinder to replace the one I never got when I was 10 and really really wanted. I find the quality to be excellent on the new Model 105....even has a black leather sheath. Getting another Special next in Cocobolo with the brown sheath, can't beat the deal at only $74.00 at Sportsmans Whse.
 
I carry a Buck strider every day, and I love it. It sharpens well and holds a good edge. My only complaint, is that I used it to field dress a deer and the tallow got stuck in all the grooves. Scrubbing it with dish soap made it like new again.
 
The buck/strider union made three variants one for the high end knife enthousiasts of wich the materials were ATS34 and G10 with torx fasteners, the next model was the military variant it used a speciaty scale material that i had never heard of before and if im right it was a pinned construction the steel i cannot remember, and finaly the civy model with the 420 blades pinned construction and the afore mentioned scale material that the name eludes me at the moment. There was alot of thought put into several prototyps, so its not at all unlikley that at some point that it was mentioned that it would be made with 154CM. I hope this is of value
 
My understanding is that the 882 uses ATS34 and the 889 uses 420HC and that both of them use rivets. I am not aware of any other variants, but I'm no expert. The 880 looks nothing like the 882/889.

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I just pulled the Buck Strider Tarani out of my pocket. I can't remember the name, but it was most expensive one, and has G10 scales. The markings on the blade are:

BOS
ATS-34
U.S.A.

SB.4
T (upside down)

Screw on main pin appears to be Torx. Others are either Torx or hex - too small for me to tell.

Very sharp knife from the factory. Ergonomics are good. Lockup is solid.
 
Les, mines exactly like yours. BTW Terani is Steve Terani, a freind of mine....but he didn;t give me a knife, I had to buy mine! Ill have to ask him about that!!!

Les, is yours a combo edge? Mine is.
 
OK, mine IS ATS34 and combo edge, and has an area above the center of the back that is stippled like a file. And the back of the rear of the blade is a dull seration for grip.
 
OK, mine IS ATS34 and combo edge, and has an area above the center of the back that is stippled like a file. And the back of the rear of the blade is a dull seration for grip.
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Sounds like an 882. That's a nice knife.

stdlrf11
 
Mine doesn't say "889" on the blade. I wonder why they labeled the 882 and not the 889.

stdlrf11
 
Well......

The lock failed on me today. The finger chol (spelling?) saved my fingers.

I'm not happy.

It is going back to Buck Tuesday.

stdlrf11
 
The spelling is choil. Like a nice Jewish uncle would say "oy!".

Glad you didn't get injured.
 
How do you stipple something ''like a file''? Stamped model numbers are on most of bucks knives,suprized to hear of one without, also you can go to bucks website, www.buckknives.com if I'm correct, and find out by the symbol what year it was made, bucks are very well documented, should be easy. I'm somewhat leery of linerlocks, got a gerber paraframe that acts like a slipjoint. all of the buck strider folders are haet treated by Paul Boss ''the king of heat treating'' The inverted ''T'' is an 2001 knife if I'm correct got a 112 of that year, so I'll be kicking myself if I'm wrong
 
The lock failed on me today. The finger chol (spelling?) saved my fingers.
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Had the same thing happen to me on a few different brands of folders, I wasn't nearly as lucky with my fingers every time. Thats why I switched to fixed blades.
 
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