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Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)

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Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
on: May 09, 2014, 07:02:41 PM
Well not started a club for a while and as got a mp600 coming i thought i need pics and thoughts on this mt,pics asap  :salute: im on nights so need  :drool: pics too see me through the night  :tu:


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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #1 on: May 09, 2014, 08:31:03 PM
MP600?  :think:  I think I have one around here somewhere.......  ;)
There's no such thing as "Too pretty to carry".  There's only "Too pretty NOT to carry"...... >:D


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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #2 on: May 09, 2014, 08:34:34 PM
I cannot believe there wasn't a mp600 club!!

I just assumed there was and it was buried deep within the threads.
I got a fair few of them  :D , but the group shot has already been posted elsewhere on here.

Still not to worry, I'm pretty certain Chako and Greg will soon turn this into a full blown encyclopaedia all about the venerable Gerber 600  :tu:

I wanna see pictures pictures pictures and more pictures please!!

Gotta love the mp600s!! :drool:

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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #3 on: May 09, 2014, 08:37:07 PM
I'm actually surprised we don't either.  I'll get some pics up in a bit, my camera is actually charging at the moment. 
There's no such thing as "Too pretty to carry".  There's only "Too pretty NOT to carry"...... >:D


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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #4 on: May 09, 2014, 08:42:10 PM
I couldn't  find one  :think:


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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #5 on: May 09, 2014, 08:48:46 PM
I couldn't  find one  :think:

Nor could I.  We have the flicky Gerber club, but nothing 600-specific.
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #6 on: May 09, 2014, 08:51:56 PM
Figured I'd get the pictures rolling...

Two custom MP600's.

SS one is my 'Urban Scout' and is used for in-city carry.
BO  one is my 'Ranger Edition' and is carried in my woods kit.
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #7 on: May 09, 2014, 08:57:07 PM
I've just spent 5mins trawling back....
Pretty certain J-sews did something a while back??
Found Gareth's mp600 show off thread

But I agree, the mp600 series is so vast it really does warrant its own Club - maybe it should be made a sticky??  :pok:
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #8 on: May 09, 2014, 10:54:24 PM
Keep them coming  :tu: the standard mp600 is similar too the Mr pintchy then  :tu:


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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #9 on: May 10, 2014, 12:29:05 AM
I only have one, a BO BN MP600, but it really is a gem!!


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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #10 on: May 10, 2014, 12:56:42 AM
My three 600's.

First up is my Pro Scout, which is probably my favorite multitool.  This sucker has seen a ton of carry time and use, and has never for a second let me down.  It's my go-to tank.  :tu:



Next up is another Pro Scout.  The scissors on this one are marked Fiskars, the other one not.  Notice (hard not to) it's red and black - NJ Devils colors!  >:D  This has been carried and used, but I'm afraid of damaging the red, which is just paint.  Not that it would be difficult to patch up given what I do for a living......



And last but certainly not least is a US Army issue BO MP600.  No scissors, no saw coupler, but replaceable cutters, plain-edge blade, and one wicked serrated blade.  Great tool, this has seen a fair amount of use in my hands as well.



And there you have the 600 family as it stands right now.  I can guarantee you that there will be more in the future.  Blunt next I think......
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #11 on: May 10, 2014, 01:15:41 AM
Sweet 600's you have there Tom! :tu:  I know if you get a BN one, you'll fall madly in love with it!! :D


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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #12 on: May 10, 2014, 01:21:41 AM
Sweet 600's you have there Tom! :tu:  I know if you get a BN one, you'll fall madly in love with it!! :D


There's one in my Amazon cart as of two minutes after I typed that.  :D  Next kickba-tip!  I mean next tip  ::) I get from a contractor at work it'll be mine.
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #13 on: May 10, 2014, 03:04:48 AM
Sweet 600's you have there Tom! :tu:  I know if you get a BN one, you'll fall madly in love with it!! :D


There's one in my Amazon cart as of two minutes after I typed that.  :D  Next kickba-tip!  I mean next tip  ::) I get from a contractor at work it'll be mine.

I'm in

I own 1 mp600 a blunt nose.

you better get one Tom. Seems indestructible.

 
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #14 on: May 10, 2014, 09:23:27 AM
I'm in.

I gifted my BW MP600 to my flat mate when he started hi rep job to keep in his van,or to dazzle any of his customers in the model shops.

It leaves me with a BO blunt nose and needle nose stainless,one of which Zed will be getting
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #15 on: May 10, 2014, 10:16:18 AM
Still not to worry, I'm pretty certain Chako and Greg will soon turn this into a full blown encyclopaedia all about the venerable Gerber 600  :tu:

I haven't really focussed on MP600's, as the older Mr Pinchy's get most of my attention.

I do know that they came with a variety of plier heads and an even greater variety of tool loads. 

Just looking at the plier head variants I think there are :

SS Needle Nose
SS Needle Nose "Archer" (special arrow nock crimper notch behind the pliers)
BO Needle Nose
BO Needle Nose EOD (cap crimper) 
[ I've only seen SS EOD in a Gerber MP650, or MP600 EOD knock-offs ]
SS Needle Nose with replaceable wire cutters
BO Needle Nose with replaceable wire cutters
SS Blunt Nose
BO Blunt Nose
SS Blunt Nose with replaceable wire cutters
BO Blunt Nose with replaceable wire cutters
SS Extra long Needle Nose ("Fisherman" or "Technician")
Cable Cutters

Any omissions or errors in this list ?
« Last Edit: May 10, 2014, 10:19:11 AM by gregozedobe »
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #16 on: May 13, 2014, 12:53:45 PM
A PIC of my first mp600 ,thanks again kirky  :salute:
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #17 on: May 14, 2014, 01:45:09 AM
Very nice, Paul!  :tu:  Wait.....  :think:  You started the owner's club before you were actually an owner of one?  :P
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #18 on: May 14, 2014, 11:02:27 AM
Very nice, Paul!  :tu:  Wait.....  :think:  You started the owner's club before you were actually an owner of one?  :P


Yeah I was desperate to start a new club tom  :facepalm:


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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #19 on: May 23, 2014, 03:39:59 PM
Mp600 military edition:





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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #20 on: May 23, 2014, 03:57:00 PM
Very nice MP600!!  :tu:


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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #21 on: May 23, 2014, 04:03:24 PM
Very nice MP600!!  :tu:
Thanks buddy! It's seen quite a bit of use although I've been carrying my Wave a lot recently.
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #22 on: May 23, 2014, 04:04:00 PM



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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #23 on: May 23, 2014, 04:09:47 PM
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #24 on: June 06, 2014, 12:14:44 PM
Count me in.

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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #25 on: June 06, 2014, 01:15:25 PM
Count me in.



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Mine outside yesterday,im sure there are more mp600 fans on here  :tu: its a much better mt than i thought it was going to be, the wire cutters cut through nails pretty well,its mt go to mt at the moment  :tu:
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #26 on: June 08, 2014, 08:10:40 PM
I'm a big fan of the 600, the one in the center is my Scout model which I've used close to 10 years both on the farm and my job in maintenance at a food plant. The ones to the right and left of it are my backups. I'm on the fence about getting a carbide cutter version with the stories about shattering inserts. A lot of people complain about the 600 design but I would trust one with my life!

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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #27 on: June 08, 2014, 09:25:28 PM
Okay, I gotta ask now... I've seen several multitools where all the tools are on the inside. Isn't it a pain in the butt, to have to open the pliers everytime you need a blade, screwdriver or whatever kind of tool you have? Of course the blade part could be covered by carrying a dedicated folder or fixed blade, but if you only carry e.g. a MP600, I can't help but thinking it would get tedious to slide out the pliers everytime.  :think:


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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #28 on: June 08, 2014, 10:02:42 PM
You get use to it. When I had an MP400, I used to just flick the pliers out, get the tool out that I needed and slide the plier head back in. Its a routine that you quickly get used to.
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Re: Gerber Mp600 owners club ;)
Reply #29 on: June 08, 2014, 10:40:05 PM
You get use to it. When I had an MP400, I used to just flick the pliers out, get the tool out that I needed and slide the plier head back in. Its a routine that you quickly get used to.

Exactly.  The fact all the tools on the MP400/600 are really easy to fold out is a bonus as well.
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