Weaponlight Collection

Teh

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A 17 Gen3 OD

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I can only imagine how dim the old old/original/very first Surefire weaponlights must've been compared to how nice they are now. I'm thinking the original ones must've been something like less than 75 lumens, right?

I guess it was better than nothing.

(let me say I've never been in a tactical situation involving clearing rooms, etc. but I'd imagine current technologies and optics are a million times safer for those who have to do the clearing since they have such an immense focus or amount of light available to them nowadays)

I'm just thinking the original ones probably didn't do much for a LEO
 

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I can only imagine how dim the old old/original/very first Surefire weaponlights must've been compared to how nice they are now. I'm thinking the original ones must've been something like less than 75 lumens, right?


Actually no. The big one M111D was a M3 coverted into a pistol light. Rather than three cells in a row, they were clustered together. Anyway it can use M3 bulbs or any other M-series compatible head.

Here is mine with a Porcupine clone head.

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jamie.91

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Love the pics in this thread :thumbsup:

Looking to buy my first weapon light soon:) I like the look of the streamlight TL lights, probably the 300 lumen model with no laser YAY

Gun laws are different in the UK and its virtually impossible to get a pistol ( especially at the age of 22 ), so I've done the next best thing and bought an air pistol lol
 

DaFABRICATA

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bound, if you EVER decide to sell that X200 prototype...please keep me in mind!

VERY COOL!!! and Unusual!!

How cool! Thanks for sharing!
 

AR_Shorty

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I just purchased a Surefire X300 Ultra, that the seller says was made for DARPA. It carries almost all the same markings as a normal X300 Ultra, with one or two minor differences. The big difference is that this light has a greenish LED that was requested by DARPA since it is very disorienting on the receiving end. Check out the serial number.

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Here's a beamshot.
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nice lights/weapons!!

strange how things end up ... early weapons lights that used a plain ole P60 bulb are now amongst the most desirable. update with a P-60 drop-in LED for cheap $$$ for state of the art performance again.

best of all .. assuming LED is not perfectly centered. P-60 can be carefully rotated until Point of impact matches beam's hot spot.

now you've got a dual purpose weapons light that acts as a aimpoint and light .. where ever your hotspot is pointed .. that's where your bullets are headed!

beats the crap out of any laser sight ...

here's my old Scattergun Technologies with Surefire weapons light that uses a P-60 drop-in.
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tobrien

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I just purchased a Surefire X300 Ultra, that the seller says was made for DARPA. It carries almost all the same markings as a normal X300 Ultra, with one or two minor differences. The big difference is that this light has a greenish LED that was requested by DARPA since it is very disorienting on the receiving end. Check out the serial number.

9e14691e-f85f-4aa5-aa6c-5acbb8ed0a3c_zps72fef202.jpg


Here's a beamshot.
f3735ab8-08ef-4fe6-93c7-a03bb8bcd511_zpsc8df97c0.jpg

I can't believe I never responded to this... until now.

what LED does that use? that X300 Ultra of yours is freaking awesome! can you show us what the business end looks like?
 
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