Surefire X300 Ultra

[N/Apower]

i think i got one of the new tlr1s' theoretically rated at 300 lumens and i will tell you its about the upper limit for operating in my house between mirrors, white walls, white tiles in the bathroom it defiantly washes out my night vision (not nv just eyes used to darkness)

and it will easily overpower my trijicon rmr if the room is dark and i just turn the light on with no ambiant light to make the auto rmr ramp up a little

so here is my question for running in your house/ tight confined spaces eg car where you might hit the light while presenting on a threat with your window up which do you prefer ultra or regular x300

another fairly nice thing is if i can id a threat i dont have to apply holdover on my tsd combat systems rmr g19 frankengun ~60-80 yds till a 9 starts really dropping off

This is why I hate ACOG's, RMR's, and anything else that's not an Eotech, Aimpoint, or S&B Shortdot equivalent. They suck at night, and you will quickly learn to hate them in the day-time in some situations.

That said, I have yet to encounter a light that is too bright to use indoors. Even 80 lumens in a mirror will blind you, just be aware of your surroundings. I have white walls and a few shiny things, too. No issue.

I like extra juice for outdoors, as my lights are mounted on a rifle and an SBR. For a pistol, I am a fan of the hand-held because IWB holsters + lights don't mix so well for me.

Currently I am running a P60 400 lumen drop-in on my M4 and a M300A (soon going to test out the M31 XP-G2/VME). I would love to run the EB1/M600 Ultra combo, but it's not out yet.

 

[Edwood]

Is the X300 Ultra's Head removable? or is it locktite'd on? Almost looks like an E-Series head.

 

[grnamin]

Is the X300 Ultra's Head removable? or is it locktite'd on? Almost looks like an E-Series head.

Definitely locktite'd.

 

[Rob Babcock]

I've had my X300 Ultra for about two months now and I really love it! It attaches nicely to the rail of my FNP45 Tactical. No problem with the recoil of a .45 ACP and it's incredibly bright (as bright as I could imagine a use for). Down the road I might try it on my 870 Remington.

 

[270winchester]

Yeah at first I wanted the X300 Ultra cause of the 500 lumens, but I have rethought my needs and the reality is that, anything over 200 lumens is too much for my house, and I don't have any plans on kicking doors in to "assault" anyone, so there is no point in getting something that will just work negatively against myself when I go to use it. I ended up getting the Inforce APL at pretty much $100 less than the X300 Ultra, and about $70 cheaper than the regular X300. It has an output of 200 lumens and only weighs 2.8oz with the single CR123 battery in it. The beautiful thing about this light is, it doesn't have a super intense hotspot, so it won't throw super far, but it'll light up most of my house with a well placed actuation of the light, so I'm happy about my purchase.

You never know when you might need a light out doors. It's a tiny cost compared to say, ammo these days.

 

[SoSideways]

I don't plan on pursuing anybody into the night, as I am not a LEO or in the MIL, so I doubt I would need a super bright light to chase someone down with.

I also don't plan on going out hunting in the dark either, so that's not a problem for me. Well... maybe some hog hunting in the future, but I've got more things to worry about before I could do that than just a flashlight lol

 

[pposey]

So has anybody applied one of these to a shotgun? I need a new light for my 590 and this could be the ticket as I often find myself in the backyard with 2am coyote problems, already have a mount on the mag tube that should position the rear of this light near my front hand.

 

[silveradohd39]

Nice photos, thanks for sharing!

 

[tugsus]

So has anybody applied one of these to a shotgun? I need a new light for my 590 and this could be the ticket as I often find myself in the backyard with 2am coyote problems, already have a mount on the mag tube that should position the rear of this light near my front hand.

Get a fury and a mount for the same amount of light and save money in the process.

 

[Dioni]

Updating:
Now being offered with 600 lumens and screw for attachment.

What about it guys?

http://www.surefire.com/illumination/weaponlights/handgun/x300-ultra-led-weaponlight-3.html

 

[IsaacL]

More efficient emitter, higher output, increased platform durability? I'm down with that. :thumbsup:

*Notice that the new version is designated X300U-B, whereas the old was X300U-A.

 

[bykfixer]

HOLY COW, man!!!


So much for not buying any more Sure Fire lights!

 

[Dioni]

I really like the QD mount and have no problems with it so far. Dunno why SF go to kinda of mount.

 

[IsaacL]

Surefire corporate restructuring

Purely speculation on my part but it looks like it now shares commonality with the X400 series. I'm guessing using the same tooling and production process saves money and provides a more hardened platform. Not that I've heard any complaints amount the old one coming off...

I was/am hoping to see the X400 get bumped to 600 lumens as well (an X400U-B I suppose), but I couldn't turn down buying a X400U-A-GN on sale for $570.

 

[IsaacL]

The guy I spoke to at Surefire last Monday said there is no 600 lumen X400U-B-XX in the pipeline. :shakehead That doesn't mean they aren't working on one but the sales department hasn't heard anything.