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Posted: 7/16/2004 3:07:42 PM EDT
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Okay, I just got me a pre-ban lower, so now I need a bayonet. Which one should I get? M-7  M-9  M-10  Ontario Ultra Special Operations Model, blah blah blah  The only one I have any experience with is the M-9 from when I was USGI. Anyone have any recommendations or suggestions? |
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I voted for the M-9 only because "Don't get one!" or "Get both!" weren't options. 7+ years active duty Army and the only time I used a bayonet outside of training was so we looked "more tactical" at a change of command ceremony. As if 180 soldiers in BDU's with Kevlar Helmets, LBVs, and M-16A2s doesn't look tactical enough... those fixed bayonets made people afraid to fall out if nothing else. YMMV. -Randy Edit for typing... I spell just fine, thank you. |
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M-7 = better bayonet M-9 = better field knife "Get both" applies.  Have no experience with the others. The only time I really used a bayonet (issued M-9s at the time) was to cut razor wire off a supply truck's suspension/driveshaft. The 2 cute female drivers were w-a-y lost on some Camp Lejeune back road and I was on some land navigation exercise. The wire cutter worked as advertised... though I think they momentarily freaked as I popped the snap and drew the M-9.  p.s. voted for the M-9 |
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Get the M-7 for pure bayonet use and a good field knife for everything else. I am sure someone in the knife forum can point you in the right direction regarding a good field knife. I have the M-7 and for field knives I have a Gerber BMF and a Chris Reeve Yarborough. Bayonets should just be that, not Jack-Of-All-Trades knives. Just my opinion. |
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I put my vote in for the M-10. I have one, and I absolutely love it. Its factory-sharpened blade is VERY sharp. In fact it is so sharp I accidentally just about cut entirely through my left thumb (bone stopped it just enough to give me time to figure out what just happened and react) with minimal force on a camping trip. The blade is just as sharp on the front top angled portion of the blade as well. The serrations on the bottom of the blade will saw through 2"diameter rope like butter (I experimented on some stuff I had laying around), and I am not exaggerating one bit. The grip is absolutely the most tactile (almost sticky), supple (it is ever so slightly "squishy" for lack of a better word), and ergonomically shaped for quick orientation in the dark. It is also longer than an M9. Not sure if this is an advantage or not, but does give it a bit more menacing look - and possibly a slight "reach" advantage of some kind in a "poking" fight. Just my two cents :) |
| I have an M9 that I keep in my truck all the time . The thick blade makes it a good knife to carry hog hunting and the wire cutter came in handy when I had to get a deer untangled from a farm fence. It may be biiger and bulkier than the old M7 but I vote for the M9 . |
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