Surefire and Tactical LED Flashlights

[Brandon Pattison]

I have an old 6P (Xenon I think) and it is a nice light but the thing is old and so is the technology. I was looking on Surefire's website and their LED conversions are nearly as costly as a new light. So I did some searching on the internet and found some upgrades on Amazon for like $10 with mixed reviews. The funny thing is they are ALL made by Cree in the US of A but ship from China. I want an aluminum tactical light with a 1" O.D. because I use a Weaver ring to mount it on a quad rail. Easy on and off with a lock washer without tools. Has anyone used the Chinese replacement or have another 1" option? I hate the 3V batteries but they work well for this application. The longer burn time of the LED is very inviting. The 6P is only rated for 65 lumens at one hour of burn time. That is pretty short and where I live I need more range. A MiniMag LED is brighter than this relic. Any suggestions out there?

 

[Browtine]

I have Surefires, 4Sevens and Fenix lights and the latter two are very good lights for the money with lots of options.

 

[Brandon Pattison]

http://www.m-guns.com/tool_new.php?product=ilm

I like this idea better. Those two you mentioned look nice.

 

[ffparamedic]

I carry Surefire and Streamlight exclusively....well worth the money.

I'd just buy a new(er) surefire if I were mounting it on a rifle.

 

[Travis Bertrand]

Fenix!!! Absolutely love them. I carry a pd35. Bought a few now just to have around the house.

 

[cody6510]

I have two surefire 6px pro's. One is in my hunting pack and I carry the other one for work. It's dual output, which I like a lot. It has really good battery life as well. Overall I think it's a great light for the money. Can typically be had for about $80.

http://www.surefire.com/6px-pro.html

 

[Ironman8]

Look into Surefire 6PX (as shown above) or the G2X. I prefer the Tactical models due to the single output though. 320 lumens and has really impressed me with the beam pattern and throw. Even compared to the Fury at 500 lumens, it still holds its own...which aint bad for a $50 light.

SKD Tactical is having a Christmas sale right now and has the G2X Tactical in stock in both black and tan colors.
http://www.skdtac.com/SureFire-G2X-Tactical-p/sur.170.htm

 

[Brandon Pattison]

Look into Surefire 6PX (as shown above) or the G2X. I prefer the Tactical models due to the single output though. 320 lumens and has really impressed me with the beam pattern and throw. Even compared to the Fury at 500 lumens, it still holds its own...which aint bad for a $50 light.

SKD Tactical is having a Christmas sale right now and has the G2X Tactical in stock in both black and tan colors.
http://www.skdtac.com/SureFire-G2X-Tactical-p/sur.170.htm

Can I swap out lamp assemblies? I like aluminum bodies better.

 

[Ironman8]

Can I swap out lamp assemblies? I like aluminum bodies better.

Not sure. These are LED, so I'm assuming you have to switch out the whole head assembly.

FWIW, I have the G2X on my rifle and haven't had a problem at all with the polymer body. Very durable IMO....and tend to be lighter than aluminum.

 

[danarnold]

I use a Nitecore MH25 Night Blade, it's pretty badass. mfg discription below

• MH25 Night Blade Light - 6 3/8" overall. CREE XM-L U2 LED. Turbo mode with 860 lumen output and 1 hour, 45 minute runtime. Five customizable modes: strobe; SOS; low - 40 lumen output with 28 hour runtime; medium - 130 lumen output with 8 hour, 30 minute runtime; and high - 320 lumen output with 3 hour, 15 minute runtime. 236 beam distance. Uses one 18650 Li-Ion rechargeable battery (included) or one disposable CR123 Battery (Not included). Includes tactical ring, black cord wrist lanyard, USB cable, detachable pocket clip, black nylon belt holster, spare switch cap, and spare O-ring
  
  
  

 

[Roy68]

The Elzetta Bravo & Alpha series interest me. 25mm bodies. They are pricey but per the YouTube videos they appear to be a solid performer.

 

[Brandon Pattison]

 

[Avid Hunter]

I used to use Surefire light but have switched to Solarforce lights. They are made in China but are very well built and priced well. Take rechargeable 18650 batteries and you can swap out the bulbs. Actually almost all of their flashlight parts are interchangeable. (Head, tail cap, lamp etc). Insanely bright dropins, I will never go back to surefire. Check them out. They have the same dimensions of a 6P body and they fit in the weaver ring as I have one mounted on an AK.

http://solarforceflashlight-sales.com/index.php

 

[Ironman8]

Bro, 1990 called and wants their light back

 

[Nalgene]

The Surefire E2B is the best white light currently made in my opinion. I also really like the Surefire Aviator because it has bright white light while also having red LEDs when less light is needed. To upgrade old surefires check out Malkoff Devices.

 

[Brandon Pattison]

Bro, 1990 called and wants their light back

Ha! No kidding! It's getting updated. Santa brought some Magpul and Midwest Industries goodies. Saliva dripping from the corners of my suck.

 

[Ironman8]

Ha! No kidding! It's getting updated. Santa brought some Magpul and Midwest Industries goodies. Saliva dripping from the corners of my suck.

Nice! Well you'll definitely see a huge difference when you light up your house at night with the new polymer and LED lights

 

[Beendare]

I have about 20 flashlights including a Streamlight and a couple of the Ray O Vac home depot specials and I really like the ROV 120 lumens for $22

 

[trapperjay]

Brandon, I like the surefires but what I REALLY like is the surefire host and an LED dropin from malkoffdevices.com. Gene is a genius and his technology is always current.

 

[gelton]

Picked up a miniscout recently and it is way brighter than I thought it would be and runs on a single 3 v battery, impressed.

http://www.laruetactical.com/surefire-mini-scout-light-m300b-w-lt272