New Product Preview Gripknife

Going forward with your backup

- Mike Mccourt

One of the longstanding tenets that preppers and survivalists live by is the need for a good Plan B. Whether it’s about where you’ll take shelter, what your ongoing food source will be or how you’ll defend what’s yours, having a backup is a necessity and just makes good sense. Most of us have heard, and use, the phrase, “Two is one and one is none,” and for good reason. We never know when or what type of threat will come our way and how serious it may be but we’re pretty sure that we’ll only have ourselves, and maybe our group, to depend on. These situations often come down to the simple adage: If it is to be, it is up to me, so it is crucial to have your Plan B close at hand. The folks at Gripknife understand these concepts and concerns and have come up with one of the most innovative and functional backup self-defense products we’ve seen in a long time. Soon to be debuted to the hunting, outdoor and tactical industries in Booth 1328 at the 2020 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, the Gripknife is a unique blend of a firearm accessory and anout-the-front (OTF) knife. “It sounds like a bayonet,” you say? But it’s not. Not even close; then again, it’s closer than that. It’s already in your hand. Each time you grab your Picatinny-mounted foregrip, you’ll feel a measure of confidence by having your close-quarters backup weapon in your hand and just a quick button push away from deployment. In cases when you’re actively engaged in close quarters and your ammo runs dry or your rifle jams, having Plan B queued up and ready to go can give you the advantage you need to go fr