These may be fine knives for particular situations or tasks, but they do not fit in the hunting/general outdoor knife category.ĭetailed reviews of particular knives or explanations of technical features (e.g., the opening assist and locking mechanisms on the Momentum and Marksman knives) are beyond the scope of this article. This is because most of these knives have blade styles, handle designs, or other features that I judge would be irrelevant or counterproductive in the context of hunting or general outdoor use. Third, I also ignored low end made in the USA models, reasoning that these are inferior to higher quality Buck models, some of them only a few dollars more than the domestic budget models.Īnother restriction is only a very few of the knives that Buck classifies as survival or tactical knives are mentioned in this article. My experience is that these are inferior, regardless of the brand name under which they are marketed. I am reluctant to feature or recommend any low priced imported knife. Second, I include no knives that are imported. First, I list no knives that have blades less than 2-1/2 inches long, feeling that any knife with a shorter blade is of only limited usefulness for hunting and general outdoor tasks. I set certain restrictions on the knives I would consider listing. I decided to sort the many Buck knives into six categories and then listed a few knives that I feel are the best in each category.

Not surprisingly, I could not convince myself that one model, or even a very small group of Buck knives, was in any logical sense the best of Buck. I began contemplating the question of which, among the many models they make, are the best choices for hunting, field carry and general outdoor use. Illustration courtesy of Buck Knives, Inc.īuck Knives makes one of the broader ranges of fixed blade and locking folder knives in the cutlery industry.

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