Best lumen for the buck?

[Long_Bong]

This may help all flashlight newbee like me out there

http://www.flashlightreviews.com/fea...t_vs_throw.htm

[n1ch0]

Try Olight M20 Warrior.. the Premium version run laps on TK11 ehehhehe.. its on R2 Led.. about 250lmns ... this is a review of the Q5 version http://www.light-reviews.com/olight_m20/

and it came in OD.. well, more Olive green, but its still different

http://www.batteryjunction.com/premi...0-warrior.html

[T_A_N_K]

airsoftparts, sells a Surefire 6P knockoff, ultrafire i think that has an available pressure switch. Its pretty good, and economical.

[trevor]

I was on a flashlight forum and their rule of thumb is to cut any knock offs ratings by 1/2when comparing to surefire's specs. I know my 110 lum surefire was brighter then a guys 225 lum knockoff.

Surefires are overpriced but when I broke my pressure switch and bulb they fixed it for free-no questions asked, no problems with me in Canada. Most people will never break their light but it is nice to know they stand behind their stuff.

[SHÖCK]

What about on dealextreme.com? Any experience with the flashlights there?

[cbcsteve]

YES DEALEXTREME

My flashlight got shot out by ShelledPants by his MP5 in TTAC CQB and it still works!

Thats my review
Airsoft Canada

[lemegacool]

also bought a flashlight from dx and very satisfied 700 lumen flashlight 15000lux she is bright!!!!!!! ask KND! lol http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16501 made a custom pressure pad for it

my flashlight also got shot out the first time and still work wonderfully (leds are virtually unbreakable) , replacement glass ares available at DX

also look in this section for mounts

[KND]

Originally Posted by lemegacool

also bought a flashlight from dx and very satisfied 700 lumen flashlight 15000lux she is bright!!!!!!! ask knd!lol http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16501 made a custom pressure pad for it

lol, yes. it's just way too bright. Mine is already bright enough but I can barely see mine once I put close to your and turn on together.


KND

[Pivot]

Alright, I'll admit I'm biased.
<AHEM>
Hi, my name's Shawn, and I'm a SureFire junkie.

It also helps that I sell the stuff for a living. I'd recommend a Surefire G2, upgrade right out of the gates to a P61 lamp assembly. Mount it with a M79 light mount, and put it all together with a Pelican tape switch. Cheap cheerful and gets the job done. It also puts out a proven 120 lumens (I've seen the light spectrometer results myself, kids. Some companies overstate their outputs) for 20 minutes.

I run EXACTLY this same setup myself, and I play nothing but low-light CQB. Nice beamshape, and the yellowish light of the Xenon cuts through haze and smoke better than blue-white LED lights.

If you want to take it to the next level, change the G2 to a G3, and upgrade to a P91 lamp. 200 lumens for 20 minutes (which is an eternity for tactical applications).

I've seen too many cheap knockoff tape switches that fail, and offer too much resistance, resulting in lowered output, decreased runtime, and overheat.

Personally, I'm starting to move away from tape switches after watching Chris Costa talk about them.

[lemegacool]

the 15000 lux on mine has been tested by a custommer and i design my pressure pads myself so they are very reliable... i know surefire are great but they are not the best lumen for the buck imo and switching on the leds flashlights are electronically controlled so not so much resistance

just my 2 cents

[G26]

For some serious lightling... this would be nice (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15685)

But lumens for buck, I think this one is good enough for me
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.976
Comes with pressure pads, rail mounts and stuffs.

It's Xenon, hence it might have issues with heat and batt life for prolong usage. But for skirmish/CQB use, don't think it's of an issue though.

[SHÖCK]

For the dealextreme lights, they sell several pressure mounts but it's not very clear which flashlight uses them.

Does anyone have experience buying flashlights off DX and one of their pressure switches and having it work? Mind posting the combination so I can have a look or potentially buy it?

[Cheesevillage]

Whatabout this?

https://www.sealsactiongear.com/cata...?idProduct=556

[G26]

Originally Posted by SNK

For the dealextreme lights, they sell several pressure mounts but it's not very clear which flashlight uses them.

Does anyone have experience buying flashlights off DX and one of their pressure switches and having it work? Mind posting the combination so I can have a look or potentially buy it?

You can try posting in www.candlepowerforums.com

They're some serious torch modders there and I believe they would be able to answer your questions?

BTW, which model you're looking at?

[wildcard]

Try the G&P HID it's supposed to be some insane 3500 lumens but I'm not that crazy to shine it on myself, but putting side by side with my car HID and stood like 30ft away they look the same to me. The only shitty thing about it is that a replacement bulb will cost me $130 US