Reviews & Ratings for Gerber Compact Sport Multi-Plier 400, Needlenose MP400 5500 — 2 reviews — Page 1

I love this multitool, its small enough to fit in pocket very well, has just the right amount of tools. Have used other multitools and bigger Gerbers, always ran into either tools i never used or not easy one handed opening, this model seems to be just right

I just bought one of these to replace the exact same model I have been using every day for the past 16 years. It has seen everything. It's fixed cars being the only tool I had. It's racked hundreds of servers and routers. I've used it to get thousands of fittings on stiff jacketed coax. The scissors have seen God only knows how much copper wire, welding wire, and anything else I needed to trim. I broke little pieces off of two of the smaller bits and they were still useful. I never sharpened the knife or the scissors and just today I was cutting Velcro wire straps with the scissors.

Lately it's been getting a little sloppy and the nylon belt sheath is finally wearing through. It's time to retire my old one, and it has given me no reason over the past 16 years to buy anything different. This one will retire to my drawer and become a symbol of the help it has given me in my life. Does it have all of the bells and whistles of some? No, but never once did I wish I had something else.

I remember it being real tight when I got it new 16 years ago. Just remember, the pliers are going to slide open tight until it breaks in. It doesn't need lube, just a little breaking in. Give it time and it will open with the flick of the wrist.