norbs007 Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 I noticed most shooters got some kind of a pocket knife clipped on them, but in all the years shooting IPSC I still haven't shot a stage that required the use of one. I'm only asking 'coz somebody told me that it's for stages that requires one. I know there's the dark house that requires a flashlight, so can a stage be designed to have something for a knife? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtr Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 I've never used mine in a stage, I have used it a lot for opening packages and cutting miscellaneous things. I've seen plenty of shooters use it as a tool when working on their guns at the range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Phan Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 The concept is to use the knife during an emergency: a stuck casing inside the barrel or some other gun malfunction during a course of fire. Hopefully it's not a speed shoot, then you're SOL . Otherwise, it's always handy to have a knife on you (unless you are at TSA line in the airport . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFoley Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 I think that most shooters you see with a knife also carry one every day for obvious duties like opening things, trimming things, peeling things, puncturing things, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshooter3 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 SSMM3G had a stage the to started by stabing a target the retrieving your gun. i here it is a tradiction. I think there is rule against useing any tool to fix a jam while under the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Used to be in some older versions of the rules you could use tools to clear stuck cases and the like. I think that's where the root of it comes from, though I've never even had to do that. I carry a small folder everyday just for opening and cutting things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caspian_45 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 The Boy Scout motto is............anyone anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 I think they were pulling your leg I carry and use mine everyday, never really used one in a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainmcphersn Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 The Boy Scout motto is............anyone anyone? Beware the scoutmaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbs007 Posted January 7, 2006 Author Share Posted January 7, 2006 Thanks guys! I was actually thinking of starting a stage where you have to cut something to retrieve the gun. Starting the folder close and clipped on the person. Just having second thoughts due to safety issues. It would be exciting to see different techniques in opening a folder fast . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay1 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Never heard of a COF for USPSA but have heard of it at an IDPA shoot. I carry a blade every day, the utility of the tool is something that if you don't carry one you seem to get by without one. If you start to carry one, it seems that you can't live without it. I carry a Leatherman Wave in the shooting box and it is the cat's meow for the range bag. Blades and guns go together like fish and chips. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainmcphersn Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 (edited) Hmm, SOG Paratool Small Swiss Army knife Medium Swiss Army knife, with the precision screwdriver set Sheffield folder that takes utility knife blades I used to carry an old CRKT folder too but figured it was redundant. Edited January 7, 2006 by iainmcphersn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercomp9 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 We shot a stage at the Dbl Tap championship where you started with your hands on a wooden full size uspsa target that had a 6" piece of starfoam attached to it , at the buzzer you had to take you knife and stabb the block of foam and then shoot the stage, there were penealties if the knife fell out , ws a blast of a stage and I am glad that I carry a emerson comander because bringing this knife into action is to say Very Fast... and it gets the job done.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooney Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 I carry and use one daily- have seen a knife start mounted in pumkin- upon start, draw knife with both hands, put aside, pick up rifle and engage targets. Also, there was an IDPA COF I heard about that started with a "victim" in a car- seatbelt could NOT be undone by usual method- you were required to free and remove victim from vehicle within set time prior to engaging targets with pistol- from what I heard, only one person figured it out..."cut" the seatbelt (the SO stopped them from actually performing the cut and told them to proceed). I shoot almost strictly IPSC, but that sounds like one heck of a mindbender! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishy Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 In the last 10 years or so at local matches I have had to use my knife 3 or 4 times at the start of a course of fire. Mostly use my knife as a tool to open things at work or home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbs007 Posted January 7, 2006 Author Share Posted January 7, 2006 We shot a stage at the Dbl Tap championship where you started with your hands on a wooden full size uspsa target that had a 6" piece of starfoam attached to it , at the buzzer you had to take you knife and stabb the block of foam and then shoot the stage, there were penealties if the knife fell out , ws a blast of a stage and I am glad that I carry a emerson comander because bringing this knife into action is to say Very Fast... and it gets the job done.... I carry and use one daily- have seen a knife start mounted in pumkin- upon start, draw knife with both hands, put aside, pick up rifle and engage targets.Also, there was an IDPA COF I heard about that started with a "victim" in a car- seatbelt could NOT be undone by usual method- you were required to free and remove victim from vehicle within set time prior to engaging targets with pistol- from what I heard, only one person figured it out..."cut" the seatbelt (the SO stopped them from actually performing the cut and told them to proceed). I shoot almost strictly IPSC, but that sounds like one heck of a mindbender! Now that is what I'm talking about. So stages can be designed for using a knife, great! I need to come up with something as ingenious. Supercomp9, I just picked up an Emerson Commander this morning...excellent folder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey QuicksDraw! Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I used mine on a stage two years ago at Rocky Mountain. Lost the operating handle to my Remmy 11-87 on a shotgun stage. I had to jam the blade of my Kershaw into the operating handle hole to rack the bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Nooooooo, please god nooooooo. Trust me it won't be as "cool" as you think it will be. Please keep stages about shooting, please. I've shot a ton of gadget stages, and only a few were worth it, the rest are just a pain for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C. Shooter Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Like my Father, his Father and his Father "Never leave home without it". Never used it in a match yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 At a non-USPSA 3-gun you had to cut a rope that blocked your path and released a target. There was a ushioned box to toss the knife into rather than re-sheath on the clock. At our three gun a couple years back, you started kneeling in front of your "Capture" You took the knife from his belt and stabbed him, he fell back and cleared your way into the stage, you recovered his (your) gun and "Fought" your way to freedom at the far end of the stage. For safety on this stage, we used an Ice-Pick, didn't want sliced fingers. Jim Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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