Long story short, when I wear scrubs, I carry my knives IWB with a deep carry clip. I usually carry a push button auto with a safety, but I wanted to get a manual knife, and I really like the ergonomics of the Buck Ranger.
I picked up a Buck Ranger TRX thinking the back lock would be strong enough to keep the blade closed, which it probably is, but I’m a chronic over-thinker and over-worrier, so I wanted it to be even MORE secure.
I couldn’t figure out where to get a stronger tension bar, and not needing the knife to be deployed quickly nor opened with one hand, I decided to modify the knife to lock closed!
Pics are below, but what I essentially did was took my dremel and very carefully cut a notch for the lock bar to catch when closed, requiring the “button” to be depressed when opening the knife. I also had to grind down the “choil” slightly to give the lock bar clearance to catch the new notch. As you can see in the pics, the only aesthetic difference is the lock bar is slightly raised when closed, but it’s barely noticeable.
It’s definitely more cumbersome to open, but it works perfectly for my purposes, and I have no worries about slicing my giblets!
Taking it apart also let me clean it out…a lot of shavings and gunk from the factory in there!
I picked up a Buck Ranger TRX thinking the back lock would be strong enough to keep the blade closed, which it probably is, but I’m a chronic over-thinker and over-worrier, so I wanted it to be even MORE secure.
I couldn’t figure out where to get a stronger tension bar, and not needing the knife to be deployed quickly nor opened with one hand, I decided to modify the knife to lock closed!
Pics are below, but what I essentially did was took my dremel and very carefully cut a notch for the lock bar to catch when closed, requiring the “button” to be depressed when opening the knife. I also had to grind down the “choil” slightly to give the lock bar clearance to catch the new notch. As you can see in the pics, the only aesthetic difference is the lock bar is slightly raised when closed, but it’s barely noticeable.
It’s definitely more cumbersome to open, but it works perfectly for my purposes, and I have no worries about slicing my giblets!
Taking it apart also let me clean it out…a lot of shavings and gunk from the factory in there!
