NRA Knife

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I finally received mine today, & I have to say I'm disappointed. I know one shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth, but I was expecting a Buck. A Chinese Buck, but still a Buck. I guess they must have run out of them, because instead I was sent a pseudo Swiss army knife with a million blades on it. I'm thinking its going back in the box & into a drawer...If they had told me they were out of the original offer I could have saved them the postage. Anybody want to trade?:D
 
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Man... what really sucks is when you go to the NRA/ILA webpage where the offer is posted.. it says right there "Made in America by the Legendary Buck Knives company" and under the pic of the knife in bold red & blue letters " AMERICAN Made in the USA"

Now I'm all for a campaign raising funds for the NRA/ILA... but if they can't play it straight, and are sending out Chinese Buck knives or Buck is sending them out, and the NRA/ILA hasn't put a stop to it... then how can I trust or have faith that they are playing it legit with the millions of dollars in contributions they get annual through NRA members and programs like the "NRA round up? :rolleyes:

Really disappointing NRA.
 
Mine is areal Buck as well and is a very good looking blade.Guess I got lucky-catalog number 7709.
 
Gunhacker said:
Man... what really sucks is when you go to the NRA/ILA webpage where the offer is posted.. it says right there "Made in America by the Legendary Buck Knives company" and under the pic of the knife in bold red & blue letters " AMERICAN Made in the USA"

Now I'm all for a campaign raising funds for the NRA/ILA... but if they can't play it straight, and are sending out Chinese Buck knives or Buck is sending them out, and the NRA/ILA hasn't put a stop to it... then how can I trust or have faith that they are playing it legit with the millions of dollars in contributions they get annual through NRA members and programs like the "NRA round up? :rolleyes:

Really disappointing NRA.
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My only hope is the NRA has a different crew running the NRA store. Hopefully they suck at their job but their lawyers and lawmakers are more intelligent and skilled in doing their job.

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Well, I tend to stay a bit pragmatic on this. The China Bucks are still putting money into Buck, and helping them to stay afloat in an extremely competitive product arena. Spyderco, and I believe Benchmade, also have Chinese, Taiwan, and Japan-built models, along with models still entirely made in USA.

Now, as to 'traditional' pocket knives, ala Grandpa's EDC, there are several companies making great USA-built product. Great Eastern (GEC), Queen(City), Canal-Street, Case, etc.

As to Swiss Army knives, I'm shocked that clones from Asia even exist when you can find genuines under $20-$30 or even less if used. Victorinox and Wenger folks, if it's not clear on the tang of the main blade, PASS IT UP.
 
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charlie sherrill said:
I got a Chinese made NRA marked Stone River with wood handles. It'll do to gut a rabbit.
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Yep...sent me the same thing. It was a pretty big let down from the Buck I was hoping to get. I mean, I can just go out & buy one, but it won't say NRA on it.
 
I received a postcard dated Feb 6, 2014 few weeks ago ( the second time I received one - I received one last fall / early winter) that says "we have a back order on your specially made NRA-ILA American Buck Odyssey Knife. Your delivery should arrive within the next 45 days" and apologizing for the delay. So hopefully eventually I will get the Buck; I already promised it to my daughter.
 
I got mine about a week ago. Totally useless to me but I have to admit I like it! I also got the key holder as well a few days prior.......strange. Why wouldn't they send the knife & key holder in the same package? Hey.....at least the key holder is genuine leather!
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Last year, I sent in a donation to NRA-ILA and received a blaze orange BuckLite knife, the one with the plastic handles, which keeps down the weight. I just checked it and the blade is marked USA.

It is also sharp as heck. Don't ask me how I know that. :(
 
I got the cheap Swiss Army clone, too. It's now in the same drawer as the cheap knife they sent a couple of years ago. Oh well, maybe my grandson will enjoy them someday.
 
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