You could use a couple of washers or something else to fill the space the knife blade occupied, so you don’t need to have the accessory kit to do this conversion (but you do need to add a spacer of some sort). Also included with the review sample was the maintenance kit (details to follow), and this allows for replacement of the wire-cutter blades, punch, scraper and line cutter, so you can happily give all these plenty of use, knowing it is easy to bring them back to like-new performance once they wear out. He says: “I have carried the Leatherman MUT since mid-2010 and my first foray into the month-long Mojave Viper training evolution. However, I found this screw bit to be very sticky, and at one point it required me to pull the installed bit out with a pair of pliers, which is a very bad sign if the MUT is going to be your pair of pliers in the field.

The moral of this story is not to rely on the Torx key provided with the accessory kit, and don’t go blindly for T8, but try out the T8, T9, and T10 bits you have to find the best fit. A removable clip which allows the user to wear their multi-tool attached to a pocket or belt loop without the use of a sheath. If it doesn't, we will gladly repair or replace it, at our discretion, with one of equal or greater value under our 25-year guarantee. The screwdriver bit is nestled inside the strap cutter and features a passive locking system that keeps it fairly secure unless you pull on it. My experience with multi tools, be it from Victorinox, Leatherman or Gerber is that they just don’t stand up to the punishment of everyday use; they do everything poorly and are awkward to use.

Laugh all you want, but a) I ride in helicopters sometimes for work and b) I drive one of the most dangerous roads in BC to work everyday, mainly because it’s filled with SUV drivers who think snow tyres aren’t useful in, well, snow.

Thanks to the design of the MUT you can easily apply a lot of force to the bolt for those stubborn jams that require this. Replaceable Pocket Clip: A removable clip which allows the user to wear their multi-tool attached to a pocket or belt loop without the use of a sheath.

I am not a member of the armed forces and cannot comment on its use beyond a cutting tool or field/hunting knife. Inside the white plastic insert is the tool itself, the included MOLLE pouch, and the ⅜-inch socket along with the front sight adjustment tool.

I understand why they included this tool, but it’s not something that I could ever see myself using, considering that my personal AR is a free float design and lacks a front sight post. What was very impressive is the state of the 154CM cutters after a lot of work, they looked like this, pretty much untouched. With the handles closed, and the knife blade able to open, if you look inside the opening hole, there is a small metal pin sitting back inside the handle as shown by the arrow. The bronze scraper performed exactly as advertised, and its irregular shape actually helped me get into some of the more troublesome areas, like inside the bolt carrier and in between the teeth of the bolt of my AR. A small detail, but a really important one that stops what could be a nasty accident if the blade opened when using the pliers.A great deal of thought has been put into the MUT and another aspect that shows this is the use of bronze for the carbon scraper. To aid your faulty claim please can you ensure your item is clean before sending us photographs, as we use these photographs to create a claim on your behalf. If you’re in the market for a do-it-all mutli-tool that even Chuck Norris would be proud of, get an EOD.

The punch: I sharpen the punch, and create a new 3d printed part that have more space, I have some ideas for additions to the 8 32 thread part.The last feature which is underplayed somewhat is the Large Bit Driver, which is a bit holder for the three double-ended screwdriver bits that are included in the MUT. We’ve seen it in the hand, but here is a little size comparison between an original PST, the MUT and the OHT.