Well boys and girls, I just recieved my Cabela's 12V XPG Xenon Performance Head. This is the 1.7 inch turbo head, that is an advertised 240 lumens and costs $30 + $8 shipping. Digilight sold these before going out of business.
First of all, it is SureFire C/P body compatible. It seems to be level 2 black shiney annodizing. The machining is very good and the lens seems to be glass. I installed it on a SF 9P + extender body and every thing fits and works. I have a Leef 4 battery body on the way, that will be it's permanent home. In order to remove the bulb you unscrew the top third of the head and the reflector, with bulb, comes out. The bulb screws into the reflector just like all the G&P bulbs. I had hoped this bulb would exchange with other G&P 12V bulbs but, it will not. This Cabela's bulb has two long springs soldered onto it in order to make contact with the batteries in this long turbohead. This is the one problem with this set up. Cabela's does not sell replacement bulbs, I guess you just have to buy a whole new head. The manufacturer seems to be Ultimate-Lite of Hong Kong. They also have a Las Vegas office and I will be Emailing both of them and Cabela's to see if I can buy a replacement bulb. I'll post here to let you know the answer. BlackHawk carries this line of flashlights also, and charges $40 just for the bulb. Dont even ask what a whole flashlight costs from them. As stated earlier the whole head and bulb only cost $ 30 from Cabela's, so, that makes BlackHawk way over priced. The Head makes the flashlight a little front end heavy. The overall length, with the body and the tailcap is 8.5 inches.
Ok, now we get to what you relly want to know: PERFORMANCE. To my Mark 1 eyeball it seems fully 240 lumens. The beam size is somewhere between my SF M6 and my SF 12P(9P+extender+12V Digilight LA+ 1.25 SF bezel). For about $130, I think this light is very close to a SF M4 that costs $330. If I can find a replacement bulb for a decent price, this is a great flashlight for the money. Questions, comments?
First of all, it is SureFire C/P body compatible. It seems to be level 2 black shiney annodizing. The machining is very good and the lens seems to be glass. I installed it on a SF 9P + extender body and every thing fits and works. I have a Leef 4 battery body on the way, that will be it's permanent home. In order to remove the bulb you unscrew the top third of the head and the reflector, with bulb, comes out. The bulb screws into the reflector just like all the G&P bulbs. I had hoped this bulb would exchange with other G&P 12V bulbs but, it will not. This Cabela's bulb has two long springs soldered onto it in order to make contact with the batteries in this long turbohead. This is the one problem with this set up. Cabela's does not sell replacement bulbs, I guess you just have to buy a whole new head. The manufacturer seems to be Ultimate-Lite of Hong Kong. They also have a Las Vegas office and I will be Emailing both of them and Cabela's to see if I can buy a replacement bulb. I'll post here to let you know the answer. BlackHawk carries this line of flashlights also, and charges $40 just for the bulb. Dont even ask what a whole flashlight costs from them. As stated earlier the whole head and bulb only cost $ 30 from Cabela's, so, that makes BlackHawk way over priced. The Head makes the flashlight a little front end heavy. The overall length, with the body and the tailcap is 8.5 inches.
Ok, now we get to what you relly want to know: PERFORMANCE. To my Mark 1 eyeball it seems fully 240 lumens. The beam size is somewhere between my SF M6 and my SF 12P(9P+extender+12V Digilight LA+ 1.25 SF bezel). For about $130, I think this light is very close to a SF M4 that costs $330. If I can find a replacement bulb for a decent price, this is a great flashlight for the money. Questions, comments?
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