Buck Strider/Tarani Police question on grip

[Daniel L]

Hi all,

Since I live in New Zealand its very unlikely that I will ever be able to handle one of these before purchasing so...

For those that own the Police model, does the grip provide good protection in a stabbing motion? From the pictures they look more like "speed bumps" and that your hand would slide forward and get cut pretty easily?

Say compared to an AFCK which has moderate finger protection to a Emerson Commander with a large index finger cutout...

Feedback appreciated!

 

[trout #2]

I haven't gone stabbing through car doors or anything like that to test mine but it seems pretty secure. If I have my index finger wrapped around the first choil in the handle, the slanted butt of the handle braces nicely against the side of my palm. My hands are kind of medium glove sized for reference.

 

[X at 10]

I carried a mini ACFK around the Pacific rim for 6 years. Great little knife. I currently switch between an SnG and the SBT for EDC. I have medium size hands and have no problem with sliding forward toward the blade with my finger on the blade choil. The ergonomics are amazing and the handle material grips the hand well. As trout stated, “the slanted butt of the handle braces nicely against the side of my palm”. Where the slanted butt really shines is in the reverse grip. Your thumb rests directly along the top of it allowing firm indexing and a good grip. It was, after all, designed by some of the most knowledgeable people in hard knife use, tactics, design, and materials.
BTW, I don’t know why but the SBT is the easiest knife I’ve ever sharpened. The edge comes up clean really fast.

I would advise buying one, whether partially serrated or plain edged, it’s your preference. But it is one nice folder.

 

[gud4u]

I have the plain edge version of the Tarani, and I highly recommend it.

NIB, I think you'll find no problems with grip security. One of my problems was that the scale-checkering was too sharp. I sanded down the scales a bit to reduce pocket fabric wear - and I find grip security just fine.

In a hammer grip, I think you'll love the ergos of the choil-cut for forefinger and the deep non-slip thumb milling.

In stab grip, keep the meaty edge of your palm in the cutout behind the choil-cut, where grip is aided by the serrations on the liner lock arm. This will give you a stab-depth of 4" and excellent stab-grip security.

Hope this helps!