to knife or not to knife

[Wayward Son]

Mono isn't the problem here. A lot of SW fishermen lately use kevlar line & a lot of knives won't touch the stuff. shears will.

 

[shark.byte.usa]

... but my knife looks cool strapped to my leg.

Seriuosly though, what is the benifit of carrying a shear?

I'd say it would be like using scissors vs a steak knife to cut something around the house, the right tool for the job in certain circumstances. I've always had a disdain for scissors since I'm a lefty and they aren't designed for "my kind"

 

[agilis]

RI Coder, its .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), not USP, which has to do with chemical and drug purity level.

I never dive or snorkel without a small, sharp blunt tip knife that has a good line cutter notch. When diving heavily fished areas I carry shears as well. I pity the punk who tried to tell me I had to leave my knife on the boat. How else could I quickly sever one of his hp hoses, should my Haldol wear off during the dive?

This "no knife no gloves" idiocy has to be stopped. What's next? Compulsory logging of dives? God help us all.

 

[Dragon2115]

Actually it is in fact 45 USP. It is produced by Heckler & Koch.

http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg11-e.htm

 

[Dragon2115]

I'd love to see what happens when that bullet tries to rapidly exit through a barrel filled with water!

How about trying it out on your next dive. Have your buddy about 10' away so he can report back to us on the results. :banana:

That would be the P11, also by Heckler & Koch. They make such cool toys.

http://www.hkpro.com/peleven.htm

 

[Diver Dennis]

I'd love to see what happens when that bullet tries to rapidly exit through a barrel filled with water!

How about trying it out on your next dive. Have your buddy about 10' away so he can report back to us on the results. :banana:

I'm not sure about other handguns but you can fire a Glock underwater. The effective range is about 3 - 4 feet.

Link: http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg15-e.htm

 

[Dragon2115]

Hey, they even have an underwater assault rifle for folks that think dear hunting shouldn't be limited to just on land.

http://world.guns.ru/assault/as69-e.htm

 

[Diver Dennis]

Very cool. I didn't see that Dragon. I wonder if dive boats might put that in the same category as the "No Glove" rule?

 

[Dragon2115]

Umm, yeah. I think that would be a safe bet.

Definitely turn some heads at the local shore diving site. That's for sure.

 

[Dragon2115]

Spear gun?!? We don't need no steenkin spear guns, we got full autos man.