Gerber 07563 Pro Scout Needlenose - Multi-Plier

by Gerber Legendary Blades

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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.

Product Description

Needlenose pliers with wire cutters, crimper, file, standard and metric scale, serrated drop point blade, scissors, can opener, small and medium screwdriver,bottle opener, saw coupler, crosspoint screwdriver.

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 1.5 x 5.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004TR4Y
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 07563
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,104 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gerber vs Leatherman: similar but different; different=good, June 14, 2000

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This review is from: Gerber 07563 Pro Scout Needlenose - Multi-Plier (Tools & Home Improvement)

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 the Leatherman though the blade locks). A locking blade is clearly desirable, but a nice feature for other tools as well.

The second advantage is the strength of the pliers. It's hard to see from the image, but the pliers retract into the handle versus the Wave where the handles unfold to expose the pliers. Having looked at both before buying the Gerber, I suspect (but am not sure) that the strength of the Gerber design is greater. While the Leatherman's pliers have a pivot for each arm (plus the center pivot), the Gerber 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 (while with the Leatherman you can get at the blade without opening the whole tool).

Both are fine tools, what sold me on the Gerber is how the pliers retract and the cool sound it makes when you deploy the pliers and they lock into place - a very solid, satisfying metal thunk. Hint: to make sure that you can deploy with one hand, rub a little candle wax into the plier channels in the handle. Also the scissors are made by Fiskar - a specialty scissor maker - nice and sharp. Besides, it's sometimes nice to have something slightly different from what everyone else has.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Serious Tool, a few minor issues, August 24, 2002

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This review is from: Gerber 07563 Pro Scout Needlenose - Multi-Plier (Tools & Home Improvement)

I had one of these until I lost it. I bought a SOG in the meantime (can't remember the actual model, but its the one where the pliers snap out when you push a button). Lusted for my Gerber ever since - the pliers are way better and there was a phillips screwdriver bit (can you believe not putting one of these in the tool?).

Before I got my Gerber again, I looked at the leatherman tools - Wave and Juice models, and the swiss army tool. The reviews on the leaterhman looked good, and I really liked the juice, but their seems to be a problem with the wire cutters being of softer metal and that being a problem. I cut alot of wire and this would be an issue.

The Juice models look really cool, but they are more pocket knives than multitools. Other than that, I think they will give swiss army knife users a serious alternative. But, as a multitool, they really aren't.

I really liked the Swiss Tool from Victorinox. But, and I just couln't believe this, it didn't have a scissors! Yet every swiss army knife I have owned always has had one? Someone was really asleep at the switch on that one!

The pliers on the Gerber do yeoman duty. They are tough, they open wide and you can really exert comfortable leverage.

The ability to use the optional bit adaptor for any 1/4" bit is just way useful. The second most used blade on my tools are the screwdrivers and there never seems to be the right size - with this, it just isn't a problem anymore. You can get the PERFECT bit for the job and always have it with you.

I also like the sheath better on the Gerber than for the SOG. But i do miss the ability to be able to clip it onto by belt instead of thread it. You would think there would be a great 3rd party tool sheath out there, but there really isn't (that meets my specs).

My complaints with this tool - or at least what I would like to see:

- Serrated knife: For some reason, there seems to be an infatuation with multitool mfgs with serrated knives. They have a place, but boy, are they hard to sharpen. A sharp straight edge will do 90% of what a serrated blade will do and is far easier to sharpen and touch up. The Gerber has a half serrated knife and it would be much better if it were a straight edge.

- Using the pliers is the most common use of this for me. However, it would be nicer if there was an easier way to get blades out without having to open the jaws first. This isn't a big deal, but it can get tricky.

- I would like the sheath to have one of those hook style serious clip sheaths. If they substituted this on the vs the belt loop on the sheath, I would be happy. Everytime you undo the belt, the tool and sheath want to slide off and drop to the floor.

I also bought, but did not receive yet, the Legend 800. I had a budget for multitools and the pricing on Amazon was such that I could buy both the Pro Scout and Legend for the same price as a Legend elsewhere. I uses these things so much that having one handy at home and for the boat really works well.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why I chose the Gerber over the Leatherman, November 22, 2003

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Meanwhile (Youngstown, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gerber 07563 Pro Scout Needlenose - Multi-Plier (Tools & Home Improvement)

Simply put, if you use the knife blade a lot, go with the Leatherman Wave. That one has four separate locking blades (2 of them knives) that you can deploy without opening up the tool. If you can make do with one small (albeit really good) blade, then the Gerber 600 is better. Both of these tools (plus the SOG I've bought for a distant relative) are very well made.

Here's why I bought the Gerber for myself:

- What I find myself doing is not-so knife-intensive.

- ALL the tools lock in place, whereas with the Leatherman, only the four blades do. The last thing I want is to be in a hurry (which you will be, if/when you need one of these instead of a full tool kit) and have the screwdriver fold on me.

- As small as the single, half-serrated blade is, it's still a Gerber blade. Marketing or not, Gerber makes knives. Other companies just make little knives for their tools.

- The scissors are of an incredibly simple design, and I can say that they cut like they are truly of Fiskars quality.

- The extra tool kit (6 slotted/phillips bits) that I bought with my Gerber 600 fits neatly in the sheath, instead of in an extra box like the Leatherman's does. The adapter is a lot simpler, too. I highly recommend this little extra kit.

- There's a ruler (3 in./8 cm) imprinted in the sides of the Gerber (none on the Leatherman). I thought this was just for show, basically, until I really needed it one day (at which point, it became invaluable).

- You can replace the saw blade EASILY on the Gerber with standard (I forget the size) blades you can find at the hardware store. You don't have to take the tool apart to do so, either.

- It's WAY less bulky than the Gerber 800 Legend

The Gerber MP 600 Pro Scout doesn't have a lanyard loop, though.