On the ground next to a hog tripped by dogs DQ'd my knife. My Ridgebacks are gun shy. To shoot safe I have to get close ne way. Are the screws strong?
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I have one coming, but I plan to wrap the spearhead shaft and the first foot of the wood shaft in rawhide. Once that dries it will be like iron and tighten down on the haft and hold the head to the shaft like it was glued on there. Plus it will strengthen the first foot or however far down I wrap it of the wood shaft. I might even wrap the first 40 inches or so in rawhide and then the balance in paracord. Will decide once I get it.
361324
This is not a hog spear, it lacks the boar quillons to keep the hog from ramming itself up the shaft in a successful effort to gore you. You're screwed.
361325
The thing you need to worry about is if the screws are Chinese pot metal. I ran into that at an ACE Hardware store a number of years ago. Really pissed me off.
361326
Personally, I dont think the screws are the weak link. All they do, is hold the spearhead in place. I can't remember how long they are. 3/4" I thnk. Maybe shorter. Now. Ash, if you know anything about wood, is brittle. It looks nice stained etc. But if the shaft were willow or hickory. It would be an improvement. But, as far as the screws holding the spearhead in place. They'll do the job.
361327
The screws that some with the spear are 2x 1/4" diameter, 1/2" long. Personally, I took one look at the the factory screws and said, "forget this, I need 1" screws at least." The shaft is about 1 1/2" diameter, so I had no problem with splitting or cracking driving my 1" screws in with a drill.
361328
Well, I can not say how strong the screws are, but it would depend on if you are using the supplied wood shaft which would break first before the screws would. You could use a different shaft to attach to the spearhead. The spearhead edges are very sharp and make sure you protect your dogs from getting near it. If you do not think the screws are strong enough for your purpose, you can alsways change them out with something else. Good luck. JP
361329
The screws that it comes with are not real strong but screws are not to expensive plus if you get the head on far enuf you don't even need the screws.
892333
The Tops / Buck Knife CSAR-T is the tightest most solidly built folder I have ever owned bar none .If you are not totally happy with yours return it and have it replaced.Buck usually stands by there products , the one I have is a tank !!!!!
355203
I wouldn't hammer with the pommel of any knife that's worth anything at all, and this certainly is a good knife. I made the mistake of hammering in tent stakes with the brass pommel of a Buck Ranger a long time ago. I put dings in the brass and I always regretted it. Use a rock if nothing else. Don't pry with a knife, either. I've seen them with tips broken off. People who abuse their knives don't appreciate them!
991354
To toque the screws buy a fat torgue screwdriver you can get that on Amazon , i think its about 65 lbs of torque, to keep mount scope from loosening. You may want to double check.
2099974
Yes, as already replied. Look at the side of the knife for a small tab and remove the screw from it.
961754
The bolt and nylock nut may be to tight, just loosen both just enough that the arms move freely. The amount that you loosen them should be very minute at first and a small amount of some type of spray lube is okay too. The wood screws it came with should also be replaced with a higher quality screw And pre drill out the holes first before shooting screws into studs. I really like mine. Hope this helps.
1067011
Yes, bus don't Worry uf you bought a good batt. Longs almost a year , my advice use Green loctite to screw not a heavy one because in te future yo Will not able to unscrew andar yo Will damage the sight, if you have more questions please be my guest regards Hugo N. Gunsmith
1515319
I used smaller screws then what came with the product so the longer ones wouldn't poke Thur on the inside of my new cubbards .. Good luck in ur project .
318403
I am unsure, but my guess is that your tire would be punctured before you caused any damage to the knife. They are built unbelievably solid. I love mine.
2014783
I've only had my RST IIs for a short time,but I haven't noticed that problem.I haven't noticdd it in my RAT Is,either. I must admit I rarely put them to much use. I do open and close the blades using the thumb studs and haven't experiencedthe pivot screw loosening. I read almost all the reviews of this knife and didn't see any mention of that being a problem.
1172536
Mine broke while grinding semi-formal deer meat. It would definitely break with bone
1248177
The screw holes should line up. Blackhawk's stuff usually fits everything. If not, there's nothing a drill wont fix.
2107362
No idea... I've never broken one in ten years, multiple camping trips per year... I thought they were about bullet proof, but I don't pull on that part to get them out of the ground. I use a big vicegrip pliers to pull them out of the ground by gripping the metal head and twisting. That breaks the tension and then they just slide out. Works great. If i were you, I'd just put a big washer on the "nail". You can get those at the hardware store.
2138285
go to Hogue and look it up to be sure, screws might not be the same and ect.... better safe then sorry!
1888049
I haven't tried myself, however it looks like a small Allen key will work. On the side of the housing that has the safety, the top screw by the clip appears to be a hex. Let us know if that works out for you!
1861080
I don't think there's any danger of injury. I've been shocked a few times by mine on accident, and it's like a really bad static shock. Just a quick pop. Works great with my dogs. They've completely stopping trying to dig out under my fence.
1682310
On my unit the 3 screws that hold the blade will not release. I have tried both directions...thinking they may be reverse thread...still no movement.Tried some penetrant...no luck.Any thoughts