Gerber Gear MP600 Pro Scout Multi-Plier - Multitool with 15 Tools, Including Needlenose Pliers - Premium Multipurpose Tool - 07563N

The dominant multi-tool on the market is likely the Leatherman Wave. The Gerber has two main advantages versus the Leatherman (and one weakness).The first advantage is that all the tools lock (not so for the Leatherman though the blade locks). A locking blade is clearly desirable, but a nice feature for other tools as well.The second advantage is the strength of the pliers. It's hard to see from the image, but the pliers retract into the handle versus the Wave where the handles unfold to expose the pliers. Having looked at both before buying the Gerber, I suspect (but am not sure) that the strength of the Gerber design is greater. While the Leatherman's pliers have a pivot for each arm (plus the center pivot), the Gerber only has the center pivot.This strength leads to the one weakness - that the pliers have to be opened to access any of the other tools (while with the Leatherman you can get at the blade without opening the whole tool).Both are fine tools, what sold me on the Gerber is how the pliers retract and the cool sound it makes when you deploy the pliers and they lock into place - a very solid, satisfying metal thunk. Hint: to make sure that you can deploy with one hand, rub a little candle wax into the plier channels in the handle. Also the scissors are made by Fiskar - a specialty scissor maker - nice and sharp. Besides, it's sometimes nice to have something slightly different from what everyone else has.

Tool is same quality as older version I broke after 15+ years use, A good tool.

This multitool used to be much better. DO NOT TRUST THE PICTURES! This multitool is no longer made in the USA and they use a no-name saw blade. It's still a decent tool but not definitely not the same.

My first pair was given to me by a soldier in Iraq. The government provides one in each kit. I’ve used it for years. I bought this one to add to my bug out bag. For the price can’t be beat.

Bought to replace a 20 year-old MP600. Hopefully this lasts the next 20.

I live on a farm and am always in need of a pair of pliers, a screw driver, wire cutters etc. I have tried many other multi-tools in the past and had given up on finding one that was worth anything. One day a friend of mine, who drives a train, said that he did not know what he would do without his Gerber Multi-tool and that he even told his boss that it was his Gerber multi-tool that kept the train running and his boss in business. I was like, "Hey! Let me see that thing.". As soon as I felt it I could feel the quality and I decided to get one right away. I have had mine for about 3 months now, and I honestly don't think I could ever live without it now. While the other tools are useful, it is the pliers that are the real stand out here. No more running to the tool box to search for a pair of pliers for me. I would feel naked without my Gerber multi-tool now.

I bought the $90 15 tool version of this product. I received the multi-tool in an opened box without the extra tools that I paid for. Amazon just sends me to Gerber and Gerber doesn't answer the phone or did they do anything through their warranty department automated system.It is clear that someone either at the factory or at Amazon's end opened up the box and stole the tools. Neither of them will either reimburse me or send me the missing tools.Gerber makes mostly good stuff but if they take your money and don't give you what you pay for I will be staying away from their products and may even kill my Amazon prime membership now. Nowadays, there are other places to shop. ARE YOU LISTENING AMAZON?

Main reason I got this over its Leatherman counterpart was because of the quick deploy system. I don't like having to use two hands (or get crazy contortionist) to get the Leatherman types open. All I have to do w/ my Gerber is take it out of the little pocket thingy, and do a one-fell-swoop action and viola, needlenose pliers.The extra tools are nice. All the blades are super sharp. The saw blad however is kinda wack. It's like sandpaper attached to metal. I wouldn't mind having actual teeth to chop something up.The Amazon-suggested tool bit expansion set didn't work however (Gerber 22-49445 10-Piece Tool Kit) because it's super loose on the screwdriver it's supposed to attach to. Too bad I opened it before reading the damn package for compatibility. I would've returned it.I have yet to put it through military-grade abuse but for everyday people, it's nice.