Liner Lock on Ken Onion Ricochet

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Buckshot

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I just got my ricochet today, sweet knife.
I got a question though. The liner lock barley engages the blade and is very easy
to close im worried this son of a buck is gonna shut on my fingers and cause severe blood loss. The gal at kershaw said they were designed this way. Should I barely
have to move the liner to disengage the blade?
Buckshot
 
This is nothing to worry about ... yet. Liner locks will often "break-in" very quickly. In that sense, it's almost advantageous to have the lock start a bit over to the left. To break it in, try opening it moderately hard (no need to flick it out full power) 25-50 times, and see if the lock moves over nicely. Typically, I want the entire liner to engage the blade, but as far to the left as possible. After that, you can read the Liner Lock Test FAQ and do whichever tests you feel are relevant for you (I go all the way to moderate spine-whack tests, but some people don't spine-whack at all because they feel it's unnecessary, while other people do hard spine whacks instead of the more moderate testing I do).

Joe
 
Why do you think they call it the Ricochet?
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The devil made me post that.

[This message has been edited by Steve Harvey (edited 03-31-2000).]
 
If they are made that way then it's a darn good reason not to buy one. I returned one of these knives to the store when I found the liner was so easy to move that the blade came loose when the knife was gripped solidly. Other liner locks don't do this and if this is the way the knife was "designed" it is not safe.
 
I returned mine too due to a bad lockup. You can read my rant that I posted on Friday night if u like
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Concerning a new Random Task I had to send back, I found that the liner did engage at the lower left of the tang but it did move rather easily with a "white knuckle" sabre grip. Also, lockup lacked any sort of desired "bite" where it may feel if there is a little galling. It was sent back to warrantee for a Ricochet instead. The replacenment Ricochets locking liner felt a bit weak and lockup was minimal. But after more than a hundred openings the lockup engaged nicely with a good amount of "bite". It did not move with a "white knuckle" grip. Perhaps a longer break in period is needed for some models.

L8r,
Nakano

PS- why didn' t they simply recess the liner and scallop out opposite scale? (Sign...)
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I have had a few of these knives and the liner lock is questionable on most. Some lack spring others seem to engage correctly but do not pass the whack tests. I dropt one and the lock failed and that one seemed to lock up OK.

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Roger Blake
 
Thanks for the replies fellas. The liner is
now starting to lock up more soundly. It took
a lot of flicking the sucker open to break
it in. Its a darn nice knife to bad they dont
pay more detail to the liner lock situation.
If a guy gets a new one of these and is not careful he will be headed to the ER to get stiched up. I guess Im just used to the rock
solid lockup of my spyderco wegner.
Buckshot
 
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