thanks PBJM.. yep beam from a P60 bulb is good as it gets for a 2x CR123 light. an amazing amount of engineering has gone into a P60 bulb.
G2 is one of the best bargains in the flashlight world! price out a P60 bulb and two surefire cells and you'd pay close to $20.
Sorry Gentlemen, but have to disagree with both of you. My first Surefire was a C2 model. Saw the Maxfire at Target while visiting a friend. Couldn't believe that it could be as good as my much more expensive C2, in terms of performance anyway. Boy was I wrong! I took both to work, tried them out,
and realized there was no difference in terms of performance!
A few months later, I got a good deal on two Surefire G2s. So I went for it! (Any self-respecting flasaholic would).
Once again there was zero difference, in terms of performance, between the Maxfire and the G2.