knucklegary
Flashlight Enthusiast
Few folks live in Wyoming bc Winters are a mutha.. Snow flying sideways for days.. Hunting is good tho,, if you survive the Winters!
Do you use the Mini-Maglite butt cap lanyard hole?
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M@elstrom
Flashlight Enthusiast
Citizens of Australia once enjoyed similar liberties to their US contemporaries however a "Bill of Rights" was deemed by our Government during Federation in 1901 as potentially too restrictive on Governance.
Lanyards on the other hand are completely legal and accepted worldwide, would lanyards constructed from paracord be considered tactical? 🤣
IMA SOL MAN
Flashlight Enthusiast
Oh! Absolutely! You have to label everything "Tactical" these days! That's where the money is!
I've never used a lanyard on a flashlight, but it's nice to know the option is there. I'm sure people would complain if they got rid of it. Now if we can just get HDS to make a decent pocket clip standard on the Rotary...
swampgator
Enlightened
Back in my army days I carried a red lensed mini Mag with a Paracord wrapped ALICE clip on the body clipped to my LBE shoulder strap.
I dummy corded it to the metal loop using the lanyard hole on the light.
Probably redundant given it was clipped the the nylon strap but it was added protection should the the ALICE clip have failed.
I dummy corded it to the metal loop using the lanyard hole on the light.
Probably redundant given it was clipped the the nylon strap but it was added protection should the the ALICE clip have failed.
Unfortunately for me, it's going to be not for several years as I have certain obligations here in New York that must be taken care of, for now.
I feel obligated to point out if you speed read this thread title it says "Do you use the butt hole?"
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There's a few other reasons as well. Mostly having to do with historical circumstances and reasons as to why neighboring Colorado has enjoyed staggering population growth every year, since it became a state. If Colorado literally didn't exist, Wyoming would be packed with people and major cities. That sweet country livin' in Wyoming is all thanks to City Slickers moving to Colorado instead, so they can live in cities while still enjoying a bit of Nature occasionally.
Doh!!
My buddy from Pittsburg, Dave "club" Sandwich just sent me a 1990 nip minimag. It's still amazing to me to think how bright they must've seemed to the wack-a-palm flashlight market back then. And a kubatan device? Whuh? Bonus; spare bulb in the tailcap woohoo!!
My '96 model always had a wrist strap but for some reason I have no desire to add one to the 1990 one.
Maglite will never admit it, but yes; the 2AA Mini-Mag was originally created as a street-legal Kubaton. It just happened to be the best EDC flashlight when it was released and for many years to come. Became so popular with the masses that Maglite decided any self-defense connotation would hurt sales if governments started restricting or outright banning sales due to it being a "weapon."
IMA SOL MAN
Flashlight Enthusiast
Most people don't.... And they never will.Now that I did not know!
