Red Cherry switches are probably the closest to buckling springs, but it’s still very different. 
I’d get a Unicomp - good condition Model Ms are hard to come by these days. 

On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 8:50 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
Do the Cherry keyboards sound and feel like a model M keyboard? I've
noticed a wide range of prices for the Cherry keyboards. If only some
models sound and feel like a model M, which ones?

On 4/17/20 10:48 PM, Aaron Jones via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> Get one from Germany. They call them Cherry. Google it. Best keyboard.
>
>> On Apr 17, 2020, at 9:53 PM, Jim via PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>>
>> I've decided I want one of the buckling spring keyboards.  Would I be better off buying a new one from unicomp or one of the used IBM model M keyboards?
>>
>> thanks
>
---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss