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Over the years our old flashlights just gave up. We had a couple of those little give-away 8 LED array light that work well enough to find a real flashlight...if you have one. We didn't. I returned a worthless xmas present to the Big 5 and using the money, bought a Nebo 5587 U.S. Army Strong Tac-180 . This is my first super LED flashlight and was really impressed with the sharp focused penetrating beam. It uses 3 AA batteries which is also very nice. Too bad it did does not have a variable focusing feature. Batteries last seemingly forever. It alway comes on bright after ~5 seconds between off and back on. After ~2 years of go-to use, it has never failed.
Looking for an inexpensive gun light, I bought an Ultrafire SA9 which uses three AAA or one 18650. It has a focus ring and a XM-L T6 LED. A single 1" UTG ring makes a perfect mount. Easy on and off. This light only cost me ~$10 and seems well made. Threads are smooth and focus ring is also smooth. It also has a beam that penetrates well out to 200-300 feet with sharp focus or 150' easy on flood focus. Actually this is the second SA9 that I have purchased. The first one had a Q5 LED and after almost 2 years, I smoked it by trying to use 2 CR123 (6V) batteries. 1 1/2 amps was too much for the Q5 LED. The new one can take it so I can use either 3 AAA's or 2 CCR123's or one 18650. This light always comes on bright after ~5 seconds between off and on.
Being impressed by the quality and price of the Ultrafire lights, I just purchased one that seems to be lacking a model. It has multiple battery options, 2 18650's, 6 AAA's or, by removing the extension tube, 2 CR123's or 2 RCR123's. This light is also of seemingly high quality, for the price ($16). I tested it on bright with 2 CR123's and it ran 2 hours before it began to dim appreciably. It has 3 brightness settings, High, Medium, and Low as well as strobe and SOS. This light comes on the step after it was turned off. Not a big problem for me. A light touch on the on/off button brings up the next stage. Because of the multiple battery options there is excess room in the battery compartment. I use a filler tube with the CR123's and even a business card wrapped around that to keep it from rattling. Somehow, I just can't bring myself to spend any more than this for a light that really doesn't do much more than these do. Nothing wrong with Surefire, I'm sure, but I can buy 5 of these for the price of the cheapest Surefire I can find. It is focusable and on spot beam it penetrate well out to 400 feet. The Lumens is certainly not 2500. The T6 LED throws 900 Lumens at 3A max. I haven't checked tha amperage of this light at 9v (6AAA). This light is seen here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/360844417284?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Looking for an inexpensive gun light, I bought an Ultrafire SA9 which uses three AAA or one 18650. It has a focus ring and a XM-L T6 LED. A single 1" UTG ring makes a perfect mount. Easy on and off. This light only cost me ~$10 and seems well made. Threads are smooth and focus ring is also smooth. It also has a beam that penetrates well out to 200-300 feet with sharp focus or 150' easy on flood focus. Actually this is the second SA9 that I have purchased. The first one had a Q5 LED and after almost 2 years, I smoked it by trying to use 2 CR123 (6V) batteries. 1 1/2 amps was too much for the Q5 LED. The new one can take it so I can use either 3 AAA's or 2 CCR123's or one 18650. This light always comes on bright after ~5 seconds between off and on.
Being impressed by the quality and price of the Ultrafire lights, I just purchased one that seems to be lacking a model. It has multiple battery options, 2 18650's, 6 AAA's or, by removing the extension tube, 2 CR123's or 2 RCR123's. This light is also of seemingly high quality, for the price ($16). I tested it on bright with 2 CR123's and it ran 2 hours before it began to dim appreciably. It has 3 brightness settings, High, Medium, and Low as well as strobe and SOS. This light comes on the step after it was turned off. Not a big problem for me. A light touch on the on/off button brings up the next stage. Because of the multiple battery options there is excess room in the battery compartment. I use a filler tube with the CR123's and even a business card wrapped around that to keep it from rattling. Somehow, I just can't bring myself to spend any more than this for a light that really doesn't do much more than these do. Nothing wrong with Surefire, I'm sure, but I can buy 5 of these for the price of the cheapest Surefire I can find. It is focusable and on spot beam it penetrate well out to 400 feet. The Lumens is certainly not 2500. The T6 LED throws 900 Lumens at 3A max. I haven't checked tha amperage of this light at 9v (6AAA). This light is seen here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/360844417284?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
