Review of Gerber 07563 Pro Scout Needlenose - Multi-Plier

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 theLeatherman though the blade locks). A locking blade is clearly desirable,but a nice feature for other tools as well.
The second advantage is thestrength of the pliers. It's hard to see from the image, but the pliersretract into the handle versus the Wave where the handles unfold to exposethe pliers. Having looked at both before buying the Gerber, I suspect (butam not sure) that the strength of the Gerber design is greater. While theLeatherman's pliers have a pivot for each arm (plus the center pivot), theGerber 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 (whilewith the Leatherman you can get at the blade without opening the wholetool).
Both are fine tools, what sold me on the Gerber is how the pliersretract and the cool sound it makes when you deploy the pliers and theylock into place - a very solid, satisfying metal thunk. Hint: to make surethat you can deploy with one hand, rub a little candle wax into the plierchannels in the handle. Also the scissors are made by Fiskar - a specialtyscissor maker - nice and sharp. Besides, it's sometimes nice to havesomething slightly different from what everyone else has.

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Product Description:
The Gerber Pro Scout Needle-Nose Multi-Plier with Sheath features a one-handed plier opening for ease of use. No handle rotation or gyrations are necessary to open the Pro Scout -- just a flick of the wrist slides the plier jaws into the locked and ready position. The locking system is safe and easy to use with components locking up against a solid bar of steel, rather than a spring. It also features independent tool rotation, allowing access to components you want without other tools following it out. The multi-plier includes needle-nose pliers, wire cutter, crimper, standard/metric scale, crosshead screwdriver, bottle/can opener, serrated sheepsfoot blade, drop point blade, Fiskars scissors, replaceable saw blade, file, lanyard ring, and small, medium, and large flathead screwdrivers. The multi-plier comes with a limited lifetime warranty.
What's in the Box
Multi-plier and sheath.

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