The SureFire P2X-B "Fury" 500lu flashlight thread

[Glock 22]

Surefire really did a great job by releasing this Fury. Easy on the wallet just a little over $100., awsome otf lumens 500. Light weight small enough that if you wanted to you could put a pocket clip on it and use it as an edc light. And if something goes wrong like my lens getting scratched to say in general, no questions asked they sent me a brand new one, great service. But all in all I'm really impressed with this light and the work Surefire put into it. If your thinking about buying a Fury it's money well spent, and I don't believe you'll be disappointed.

[smoses]

Does the polycorbonate lens scratch easily? If so how much is a replacement lens for this light? I imagine that I would be using this light fairly heavily...

[Robin24k]

SureFire may also release a single-output version of the Fury (P2X-A) with simply the 500 lumen output.

I've gotten further confirmation, the Fury is actually going to be a family of lights.

Tactical, Defender, and CombatLight versions should be available within a couple months...

[Robin24k]

Does the polycorbonate lens scratch easily? If so how much is a replacement lens for this light? I imagine that I would be using this light fairly heavily...

Very easily. Windows are not user-replaceable, but they have switched to AR coated glass, so it shouldn't be an issue anymore.

[ganymede]

I've gotten further confirmation, the Fury is actually going to be a family of lights.

Tactical, Defender, and CombatLight versions should be available within a couple months...

[arcane]

I ordered my Fury from BatteryJunction on 1/31 and it shipped out on 2/29. Came with a glass lens w/ an AR coating.

was my initial impression!!! I was looking for a 2xCR123, XM-L that has decent throw and not just a wall of light.

There's one small flaw though... there's a little speck of dirt or marking on the actual domed lens of the LED. I contacted SF and got an RMA to send it back.
I'm sending it out today but can't wait till it returns.

[Glock 22]

You contact Surefire if it ever gets scratched and send it back to them and they'll replace it with a glass one. But they just sent me a new fury instead. Surefire takes care of there customers, so if that was to happen you don't have to worry.

Does the polycorbonate lens scratch easily? If so how much is a replacement lens for this light? I imagine that I would be using this light fairly heavily...

[arcane]

I've got a G2X Pro w/ a plastic lens that scratches just by looking at it hard enough. I wish I could just send it in and have them replace the plastic lens w/ P2X glass.

[880arm]

You hear quite often about how they send out new lights rather than making simple repairs to old ones. This makes me wonder one thing. What do they do with the (almost) perfectly good lights that are sent back to them?

You contact Surefire if it ever gets scratched and send it back to them and they'll replace it with a glass one. But they just sent me a new fury instead. Surefire takes care of there customers, so if that was to happen you don't have to worry.

[Toohotruk]

I don't know, but it would sure be cool to get in on a "garage sale" and get some sweet deals on previously owned lights!

[Glock 22]

That's a good thought.

You hear quite often about how they send out new lights rather than making simple repairs to old ones. This makes me wonder one thing. What do they do with the (almost) perfectly good lights that are sent back to them?

[jalcon]

Interesting thought. However when you guys say you are getting "new" lights, are they still in factory packaging? I say this because I sent in my 6px pro for repair and they sent me a "new" light but it was in a plastic bag. Upon inspecting, this wasn't a new light at all. It had a huge scratch on the head. I emailed surefire.about this and.questioned why I didn't a brand new light in its factory surefire packaging. They told me that the lights tHohat they use in the replacement process such as mine were lights that were purchased by someone, and returned within 30 days. Those were.then "inspected" and sealed and put.on the shelf as a new light. Anyways after some bickering they told me to send back the.defective, scratched "new" light, (at their expense) and they would replace with a new one in original surefire factory packaging. I was not alone in this as someone else in the 6px pro thread had a similar issue. I'm in the process of waiting on that new light now and should get it Monday so we'll see.

I might add, yes Surefire has a great warranty service, but it sure does get used a lot. I mean just the small, minuscule sample of fury buyers in this thread and a few have had to send theirs in for repair. Makes you wonder about the other hundreds of thousands sold.

Idk, I'm very new to the flashlight world and by starting with Surefire lights thought I was starting near the top, but am kind of left with a less than impressed feeling. Idk, maybe I'm being unfair and just expecting too much?

[Robin24k]

Since the Fury had been in backorder for so long, there are no any refurbished lights to send out as a replacement so they sent a new one. Once they get a couple of them back for replacement, those will be refurbished so that new lights won't be sent as warranty replacements anymore.

You hear quite often about how they send out new lights rather than making simple repairs to old ones. This makes me wonder one thing. What do they do with the (almost) perfectly good lights that are sent back to them?

See above. They will refurbish them and use them as future warranty replacements.

[freeride21a]

You hear quite often about how they send out new lights rather than making simple repairs to old ones. This makes me wonder one thing. What do they do with the (almost) perfectly good lights that are sent back to them?

Probably repair it at their leisure to swap out with a future warranty claim. Faster turnaround when you have swaps ready to go rather than rip a light apart to troubleshoot it before returning it to customer. I bet you could ask that you get the light you sent in back, but the turnaround wont be as fast.

ETA: beat by some posts above.. but I am leaving because I bet you can ask to get the light you sent in, back.

[Glock 22]

Mine came in a plastic bag, but I wrote the serial number down before I sent it to Surefire and the one I got in return had a different serial number. That way I would know if I got my old one back or a new one, just so happen it was a new one.

Interesting thought. However when you guys say you are getting "new" lights, are they still in factory packaging? I say this because I sent in my 6px pro for repair and they sent me a "new" light but it was in a plastic bag.

[wrueckert]

Hey all, first post, unfortunately it has to be a negative one, but I figured I better share this: Just got my Fury after waiting about a month on back order, I was working on a hot water heater when my brand new light rolled off the top and landed on the concrete floor (maybe 4 foot fall) and now it has a nice crack in the glass. So now my new Fury is already headed to the shop after less than 24 hours of play time. I've dropped plenty of Surefire's from much higher, never had an issue before, I'm hoping I just got a defective lens and this isn't some oversight in the changeover from plastic to glass

SN A96814 for those keeping track of changeover.

And thanks for the awesome treasure trove of photon knowledge by the way!

[tobrien]

Hey all, first post, unfortunately it has to be a negative one, but I figured I better share this: Just got my Fury after waiting about a month on back order, I was working on a hot water heater when my brand new light rolled off the top and landed on the concrete floor (maybe 4 foot fall) and now it has a nice crack in the glass. So now my new Fury is already headed to the shop after less than 24 hours of play time. I've dropped plenty of Surefire's from much higher, never had an issue before, I'm hoping I just got a defective lens and this isn't some oversight in the changeover from plastic to glass

SN A96814 for those keeping track of changeover.

And thanks for the awesome treasure trove of photon knowledge by the way!

maybe it happened to hit at just the right angle, you know, to break the lens. :/

so you've already contacted SF?

[wrueckert]

maybe it happened to hit at just the right angle, you know, to break the lens. :/

so you've already contacted SF?

I'm hoping this is what happened, I contacted SF so its just a matter of waiting a bit longer. The fall put a little dent in the side of the bezel ring which is what broke the glass I'm assuming. most of the other models with glass lenses seem to be a bit beefier around the head/lens area which is where my concern is.

[tobrien]

I'm hoping this is what happened, I contacted SF so its just a matter of waiting a bit longer. The fall put a little dent in the side of the bezel ring which is what broke the glass I'm assuming. most of the other models with glass lenses seem to be a bit beefier around the head/lens area which is where my concern is.

gotcha. SF will take care of you.

[Robin24k]

Unfortunately, glass will always be breakable...even if it's thick and encased by shock-absorbing material, that only makes it more difficult to break. If you think you the light will be dropped on a regular basis, you might want to look into one with a polycarbonate window...

[M I K]

I was at a Gun Show yesterday and there was a vendor there with a bunch of SureFires on display. Low and behold there was a new FURY there. I shined it on the white wall behind his table. E gads, that beam had a Green tint that looked like my front lawn.




"Uh yes, I'll have an L4 over-easy with a side order of 17670's please!"

[naked2]

Makes you wonder about the other hundreds of thousands sold.

You think they've already sold at least 200,000 Furys? I'd be surprised if someone confirmed they've sold tens of thousands (size 15's?).

[Robin24k]

First run of Fury's was 3000 units, and that was sold out by December. Not sure how many more they've made since then though.

[Robin24k]

Here's an interesting review of the Fury. It also discusses the new rechargeable batteries that SureFire will be selling.

http://www.led-resource.com/2012/03/...x-fury-review/

That looks familiar...

But yes, I published my review of the Fury yesterday, so if there are any of you that are still considering the Fury, I hope it will be helpful.

[naked2]

I just read your review; those are not SureFire batteries or charger and are not sold by SureFire. I noticed in your review that you didn't include who supplied you with your review sample; it couldn't have been SureFire (since they don't sell rechargeable batteries), right?

[Robin24k]

It was a pre-release sample that we received for testing, but they are representative of the final product that will be released soon. Unlike disposable 123A batteries, the rechargeable batteries and charger won't be re-branded by the OEM, which is K2 Energy.

I believe SureFire first announced lithium phosphate rechargeable batteries in their 2011 catalog, and if you look closer, there's actually a SureFire UPC on the back of the packaging for the batteries. For the charger kit, there will be SureFire-branded throw-away packaging, which is still in the works. Once the packaging has been finalized, the kit and batteries will be sold by SureFire exclusively from their website.

[naked2]

But you didn't answer my question; who supplied your review sample?

[Robin24k]

SureFire.

[csshih]

SureFire.

now I'm quite curious.
who are you? you seem to have a bit more insider access than most.


Craig

[Tana]

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