The Hound Dog is a perfect UI for LE use. It has momentary or clicky on/off at the tactical tailswitch, and it has a short twist of the head to select Hi or Low. You can pre-select the brightness mode of Hi or Low BEFORE you turn the light on, or you can select it after it's on. Change back and forth any time with head twist.
You can choose the body length for the type of battery length you want. Choose MD4 body for 2 x 18650. Or MD3 body for 2 x 18500.
Everything about the HD is built for rugged LE or Military type use. Police are one of the largest segments of buyers of Malkoff lights because they are rugged and reliable and they perform. There is nothing from China that even gets into the same league with this light for your kind of purposes.
The SureFire Fury would probably be the 2nd choice, but at the current sale price of the Hound Dog, it's in the same price range as the Fury now.