I saw that one. Looks nice. Wish it came in a better presentation. Yes I know...means nothing, but it is all part of the wow. I saw a Surefire e1B backup on amazon, but don't know much about them. I want something that can bring down an attacker at night! I know, won't really, but that bright! He has maculer degeneration (sp), so losing eyesight. Brightness would be key!
What about the Fenix PD30? Any thoughts on that?
If you want a truly bright light, a surefire M6 with optional lamp can do 500-600 lumens. A fenix would usually be about 3/4 of its rated power. Surefire is one of the only companies (I think Pelican does too) that uses an integrating sphere to measure their lights' outputs.
Fenix makes nice lights but usually overrates them.
If you want my personal opinion, get him a Surefire L4 if he wants flood (One of my all-time favorite lights) and a 6p led + Malkoff M60W if he wants throw. They'd both cost about the same and both would be magnificent lights.
Surefire makes the finest lights I've seen outside some customs, and I'd definitely recommend them to any factory buyer. Gene Malkoff makes the finest Surefire dropins around, using gorgeously heatsynced LEDs hand-picked for good color temperature and output.
http://www.malkoffdevices.com/shop2/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_8&products_id=33
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http://www.surefire.com/6P-Led
All you gotta do is, as it says, drop it in. It comes with instructions, I believe, if you can't do it, and if those don't help we'll be glad to!