The Battle Arms Development – Ambidextrous Safety Selector (AKA BAD-ASS) is hard to miss with your thumb thanks to its large levers and great grip surfaces. Now, it is hard to miss with your eyes too. Check out the High Visibility Orange Cerakote BAD-ASS at BattleArmsDevelopment.com.
I recently cam across a couple of cool Swiss Army Knife related websites. The first is MacGyverOnline.com where they have listed every identifiable Swiss Army Knife used in an episode of MacGyver. I used to love that show as a kid and it is probably at least partially responsible for my love of Swiss Army Knives (SAK). The second site is SAKSelector.info which you can use to find the perfect SAK for you based on various criteria like size and types of tools (or you can use it to identify that SAK in the bottom of your glove compartment).
The first knife that I bought with my own money was a Victorinox Nomad (the one shown in the above picture with the fancy hand cut checkering) and it is still rare to find me without a SAK. I have some that I use for every day carry and some that I prefer when I am outdoors but I almost always have one with me. I prefer a compact model with scissors like the long discontinued Executive or the Mini Champ for every day carry. I like to have a model with a saw blade and an awl when I am in the woods so I often reach for my Farmer or Rucksack.
I think that, while the MacGyver cool factor drew me in as a kid, I still carry SAKs because they are actually really usable tools at a very reasonable price. The blades has tall flat grinds that let them cut like lasers and they are easy to maintain. The saw blades offer incredible performance which is very helpful when processing wood for a campfire. The screw driver tips aren’t great but they have worked for me in a pinch. The cap lifter and can opener both work well if you know what you are doing. Even the corkscrew is useful (I often use it more like a marlin spike than a corkscrew). You get a ton of functionality in an easy to carry package that can cost less than $10 for common models on the secondary market.
Which is your favorite SAK? Do you have different SAKs that you carry for different tasks?
My family and I love the Y.U.C.K. from Fight and Flight Tactical. Our daughters use their backpacks all the time whether they are going across town or just on an “adventure” across the living room.
My oldest operator… planning her next mission.
Fight and Flight Tactical recently posted some interesting information about how the Y.U.C.K. can accept soft armor plate backers:
“Around Christmas last year, the family and I were driving to see some family in Texas, and Sandy Hook came up in conversation. The wife and I engaged in an in-depth discussion on what kids could actually do to protect themselves in the case of a mass shooting. Many schools subscribe to the “duck and cover” line of thinking (however flawed it may be), and it occurred to me that it just so happened that the Y.U.C.K. and Y.U.C.K. II are perfectly sized and shaped to hold an armor plate backer in their hydration bladder pockets. So, if your kids’ schools don’t allow a common sense approach to protecting your kids (like armed security, or teachers with concealed carry permits), using a Y.U.C.K. or Y.U.C.K. II with a level IIIA plate backer will give your precious little ones an extra edge towards surviving, should another mass shooting occur in YOUR hometown.”
~Dave
For a Y.U.C.K., use an 8″x10″ shooter cut plate backer,
For a Y.U.C.K. II, use an 10″x13″ or an 11″x14″ shooter cut plate backer.
I checked it out and they do fit quite well. Just when I thought the Y.U.C.K. couldn’t get any cooler.
Check out FightandFlight.com.
Check out this slick looking, two-tone version of the Enhanced SOPMOD stock that B5 Systems is making for War Sport Industries LLC. That is going to look pretty darn good on the LVOA.
Echo Nine Three (E93) has a couple of new items in the works. The first should make Yugo M92 PAP AK Pistol enthusiasts pretty happy. The V4/YP/QD Sling Plate is going into production and should be available soon. It is a new version of the V4/YP which is compatible with QD sling swivels.
E93 is also working on a new sling. It is sewn from 2″ seat belt webbing so is is comfortable and bears weight well. Each end has an ITW Clash Hook (HK style snap hook) sewn in and there may be a QD variant eventually. This sling is designed to be extremely simple. It doesn’t have a name yet but you can suggest one on the E93 Facebook Page.
Check out Echo93.com.
