I just received mine yesterday. Playing with it and comparing it with my P1, it will easily throw over 50 yards across my pond. Probably further. By throw, I mean not just be able to see a faint spot, but light up the follage enough to count leaves. It's significantly brighter than the P1 which throws about the same as my EDC U60. As others have reported, the rings, while present on a white wall, are not an issue in actual use.
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