vadimax
Flashlight Enthusiast
I wish there would be a forward clicky tail cap as well.
Well that will be easy enough, it will be e tail compatible right?
I guess this should be interpreted as "no": ...
I see your point KentuckyMike but SF doesn't really make them as bombproof anymore do they? Malkoff's superior putting jobs would seem to play to the Military/Police market.
I was just thinking there is no reason that a 'Yeager Light' couldn't be made from Malkoff's MDC host.
My first reaction was to say this seems shortsighted, but I think it's rather part of a well-planned effort to end consumer-level LEGO'ing of their lights. This one, in particular, but really all their lights, are designed for a specific purpose. Given the loss of government contracts, I'm surprised we haven't seen more of a pivot toward the Flasaholic market, but I don't think we'll see that after a decade of market strategy moving away from us. To Surefire's mind, and, I'm sure, Yeager's, this light is perfect for its purpose and no mods are needed or desirable. As someone pointed out above, the market this was made for doesn't play LEGO or white-wall hunt, so I don't think we should be too surprised at the lack of interchangeability.
Maxvision is horrible for any "tactical" use, and I have tried one working at night, in a law enforcement capacity. The wide, almost non-throw beam is useless. This light seems simply like a Defender, updated with an LED...Not exactly revolutionary.
Here is a close-up picture from the YT thumbnail:
Maxvision is horrible for any "tactical" use, and I have tried one working at night, in a law enforcement capacity. The wide, almost non-throw beam is useless.
I disagree with this, but there are many pros and cons to the maxvision beam. I don't think you can say it's horrible for all "tactical" use. Stopping a group of 15 people I would love a beam pattern that let's me see everyone at once without moving my light around. I often use triples which I believe have a similar beam pattern. Also the UI is the biggest update here.Maxvision is horrible for any "tactical" use, and I have tried one working at night, in a law enforcement capacity. The wide, almost non-throw beam is useless. This light seems simply like a Defender, updated with an LED...Not exactly revolutionary. And since he's involved, definitely not interested.
I purposely tried to mask the light so as to not cast aspersions on the company who made it.
This is the first surefire that I am considering to buy in a long time, the ui is really nice, with two modes.
What I am not totally enamored with is the low is too low for this reflector and the high is most probably rated down to surefires "tactical" output. I would rather a higher usable low and a lower but constant lumens (longer runtime) on high.
Otherwise the size, floody beam and ui are perfect for edc use.
Yeah, that won't happen. Lol. I'm surprised they did this light. Yeager is a surefire fan for sure even though he doesn't know lights all that well. I still feel this is the best UI surefire offers now. I am not afraid to say the surefires of today are total crap! Made by people who don't use lights anymore. It's all about production. It really pains me to say that. Lol.I hope this UI becomes available on other SF lights. Add in a choice of beam tint, perhaps a high CRI version, and boom, I'm a Surefire fan for the first time in a decade.