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After a considerable amount of research and
development we are ecstatic to announce the
new "Hinderer Armorer's Kit/Strider (HAK/S)".
Calling a small tool like this a "kit" might
sound a little overboard, but trust us...
there is more to this kit than the keychain-like first impression!
Hinderer's manufacturing methods are second
to none. Utilizing state of the art
CnC machinery and CAD/CAM technology we have
no doubt this will be the smallest and most
well thought out tool of its type that you
will ever own.
Constructed of 174PH hardened
stainless steel, the features you see from
the outside are the spanner near the ring that
exactly fits any of the Strider folders or
fixed blades with the proprietary oversized "bull
pivot". Most commonly those include
the Strider AR/GB's, SMF's, RC/RCC's, SnG's
folders as well as a number of Strider fixed
blades like the EB and CP series. The
knurled end cap has the 1/8th inch hex
wrench on the outside.
The idea is simply that you unscrew the cap
and
insert and the spanner onto the spanner side
and the hex on opposite side.
With a little leverage you can tighten or loosen /
remove the pivot pin. Rick even
thought to put a small hole in the end cap
to make a field-expedient T-wrench should
you need even more leverage. From there removing
the screws that hold the scales in place is
done with the replaceable T10 Torx bit
that's secured with a small rare earth
magnet. That same T10 Torx is used
extensively on most Strider fixed blades
that have G10 scales too, so your able to
remove scales with that same bit. Now cleaning, lubricating, and
maintaining your Strider is easily
accomplished.
All this with one small
self-contained tool that will easily fit
into your gun cleaning kit or any other
small storage compartment should you choose
not to do the obvious and just dummy-cord it
onto your gear. I've found
that it even fits easily into a small OTIS
Deluxe kit which is pretty much general
issue to all military units and is about the
size of a hockey puck.
Words of wisdom...
Prior to taking apart your Strider, I highly
recommend you have some idea of what you are
doing and not just dive in. Actually
READ the link below which was written by
Lynn Little. It gives a
wealth of information as to what to do and
how to do it. The website / forum is cool as
hell too!
http://www.badlandsforums.com/faq/HowDoIFieldStrip.shtml
There is also a model that is designed to
maintain the popular Hinderer XM18 folder.
Includes a free sample size of the MMC
Conditioner.
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