What do you CUT with your XM-18?

MostMenAreRuthless

MostMenAreRuthless

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I just got mine and haven't cut, sliced, shaved, trimmed, winnowed, et al with it yet. . .
So, what do YOU folks use your Hinderer for? Pics aren't required, but they would be the cat's meow if you posted them.
 
This morning I scraped dried bird poop off my driver's side window. This afternoon I cut a chunk of flapping rubber off my son's shoe and trimmed off some rough splinters from the end of his skateboard. Oh and I opened a bag of dog food... It's a mundane life for my XM-18... (But in my imagination I whip it out with lightening speed as a mountain lion leaps at me from a rock formation, I duck and roll onto my back opening him up from sternum to scrotum and then I'm on the evening news talking about and showing off my trusty pocketknife...)
 
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After many years of handling an almost unbearable load of bourbon I noticed the liquor cabinet was beginning to sag and pull away from the wall. I quickly discovered the problem and off to the garage I went. Grabbed some wood, screws, drill driver and shims to remedy the solution. Once I got the shims in place I realized I needed to trim the excess of the shim, with no utility knife in reach I went for the ultimate utility knife waiting patiently in my pocket. Out came the XM-18 to make quick work of the soft wood.

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Paper, plastic, wood, cardboard, open all types of packages, trim itchy tags from clothing, thread, twine, nylon rope, 550 cordage, bungee cords, straps, nylon webbing, food packaging, zip ties, thin wire, thin aluminum sheet, treated lumber, rubber straps, rubber tube, plastic tube, stripping wires, leather, fabric, scoring materials, removing splinters, trimming calluses, scraping dried paint, and so much more as this is just a list off top of my mind for "at home" uses.

It's an EDC, it cuts what needs cut!
 
Hmmm. . . It just makes sense that you cut "everyday things" with your "everyday carry!" I guess I expected to hear of paramedics cutting seat belts, firemen cutting into (or out of) a burning building, cops rescuing a cat from a tree by trimming branches! I guess those are the more rarer and romanticized versions of using a knife. When you really think about it, it is sorta boring talking about cutting things (for the most part); however, it is still extremely fascinating to discuss the many, many interesting facets of knives!
 
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Hmmm. . . It just makes sense that you cut "everyday things" with your "everyday carry!" I guess I expected to hear of paramedics cutting seat belts, firemen cutting into (or out of) a burning building, cops rescuing a cat from a tree by trimming branches! I guess those are the more rarer and romanticized versions of using a knife. When you really think about it, it is sorta boring talking about cutting things (for the most part); however, it is still extremely fascinating to discuss the many, many interesting facets of knives!
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Those folks are doing, not posting. For the most part many who do the hard work, don't have the freetime to share their work here.

Plus, I don't see too many guys pulling out a camera showing them do heroic things, those cameras (if any) tend to be in the hands of onlookers.

And some of the best stuff needs DOD approval before a public share for the most part.

I'm content knowing things are done and I don't need reassurance from those who do those things.

I mentioned what I do with my EDC in common areas and for common tasks.

Thank you to all the DOers.
 
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Hmmm. . . It just makes sense that you cut "everyday things" with your "everyday carry!" I guess I expected to hear of paramedics cutting seat belts, firemen cutting into (or out of) a burning building, cops rescuing a cat from a tree by trimming branches! I guess those are the more rarer and romanticized versions of using a knife. When you really think about it, it is sorta boring talking about cutting things (for the most part); however, it is still extremely fascinating to discuss the many, many interesting facets of knives!
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Here is a response I gave recently to Robert Orlando's Thread: Great article, as a retired LEO I found it totally amusing in my career that officers were obsessed with back-up guns and some of these same officers would not even have a knife on them. My department prohibited the display of a knife on ones duty belt, even though you were carrying a gun! I always had a custom boot knife and a folder on me. I told younger officers your chance of using your knife to cut something was always greater than using your gun. Once I became involved in SWAT I carried a Randall #14 sheath knife and a folder, unfortunately I did not know about Hinderer knives then and he wasn't making the XM 18's or I sure would have been carrying one! An example of the things I've cut while on duty: seat belts (of course), rope off a suicide victim (too late), pants off farmer who got them wrapped around PTO on tractor, seaweed off our Patrol Boat, clothes off gun shot victim, thread off uniform, and off course many pizzas.
I've met Rick, Rob and crew and the product they put out is absolutely the best, along with all being stand up guys!

As N2K pointed out not much time to pull a camera and snap some pictures!
 
QUOTE=Maprik;11186950]This morning I scraped dried bird poop off my driver's side window. This afternoon I cut a chunk of flapping rubber off my son's shoe and trimmed off some rough splinters from the end of his skateboard. Oh and I opened a bag of dog food... It's a mundane life for my XM-18... (But in my imagination I whip it out with lightening speed as a mountain lion leaps at me from a rock formation, I duck and roll onto my back opening him up from sternum to scrotum and then I'm on the evening news talking about and showing off my trusty pocketknife...)[/QUOTE]

I hope you cleaned the bird poop off the knife before opening the bag of dog food. :dog:
 
I certainly hope Bushmaster rewarded himself with a nice Bourbon after that project was completed! God forbid THAT cabinet come down!:eek:
Lately I have been on a Chicken and Broccoli kick at the local Asian Food Restaurant and they provide a fork but no knife so, my XM18 3" slicer has been doing the trick nicely BUT.......for a better story (not quite First Responder Drama) as I posted awhile ago, we have a new puppy.
Mason is his name and getting into Everything is his game. I had no time to snap a photo because Friday night his life was quite in danger and thank God I had my XM in my pocket, Thank God it was razer sharp AND thanks that it was a flipper.
Mason has been put away for the night (sleeping) into his crate and his collar was mistakingly NOT removed.
I was upstairs reading when I heard him scream and I immediately knew he was in trouble.
Despite recent injuries that still have me "mobility challenged" the Old Man moved his Arse with blinding speed (beat my wife and 4 teenagers to the scene) :D
Mason had become entangled on one of the wire loops in the side (back) of the cage/crate and had done a "spin" which direction was undetectable so UnSpinning him was not an option and I could not get to the click snap - He was strangling and rather quickly.
I immediately grabbed for my XM and deployed the blade with my free hand ( space and time was at a premium)
I feared getting his skin involved but had no choice he had started to go limp, perhaps because he knew I was trying to save him and perhaps he was losing consciousness.
I was able to get the tip of my 3" slicer in on the ballistic nylon collar and with a quick stroke severed the collar and rescued Mason.
All happened in a matter of 20 seconds but seemed like minutes.....ALL is well - I believe the point was made that puppies will get themselves into danger and that collars must be removed.
Thanks that I had my XM on me because without it - I have no doubt that this story would have had a very different ending and that trully would have been a tradgedy.
So, again - Thank You Rick and Rob, I know you know what it is you do but..... thanks.

Post Trama (asleep)
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Wow - I am so glad Mason is ok, quick action the old military training kicked into high gear! Pets are like family, you saved a life Rubi!
 
The last time I cut something with my XM-18 was... my finger !
Free travel to hospital for repair my finger...
 
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