Ever run into non-CPF'ers using premium lights?
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american lockpicker
Enlightened
At a gun show I seen a surefire weponlight mounted in a shotgun like this
http://www.frontsight.com/alaska/images/PagePhotos/Shotgun_Skill_Builder_01.jpg
http://www.frontsight.com/alaska/images/PagePhotos/Shotgun_Skill_Builder_01.jpg
angelofwar
Flashlight Enthusiast
Took an etcher to it, (a real small jackhammer?) and etched his name (sloppily) and a bunch of slogans into it, right through the HA...:shakehead
bogeymachine
Newly Enlightened
only: Men and Women with Badges, EMTs, Smoke Eaters, Hunters, Fishermen, Boaters, Hikers, Campers, Dog Walkers, Maintenance Professionals, Cyclists and a few others that just plain "worked nights".
maybe people carry these things instead of having them moved by the OP?
maybe people carry these things instead of having them moved by the OP?
chibato
Newly Enlightened
Good post, although it took me a few days before I got around to reading it. 😗 Like most, I see a lot of SF around; however, I did once run into a LEO in north Florida with a Lumapower, which at the time was pretty interesting. I have managed to turn my brother, dad, and uncle on to some "premium" Fenix lights. They too think they're the greatest thing since sliced bread, although none are CPF members. My brother works at a hospital and is always showing off his Fenix LOD Q4. Once you get the bug it is hard to stop.
kosPap
Flashlight Enthusiast
we I did too..on an green led Aviator...
there was a to-be new guy in our gun club, we were talking gear & prep and showing off flashlights...
When I pulled out the Rexlight he pulled out the A2..I was definetely outflashed!
there was a to-be new guy in our gun club, we were talking gear & prep and showing off flashlights...
When I pulled out the Rexlight he pulled out the A2..I was definetely outflashed!
Saint_Dogbert
Enlightened
Never seen any flashlights at all beyond a small keychain led light. Once saw a paramedic in target (while I was on my way to the flashlight section, haha) with a light holstered on his belt, but on closer inspection it was a minimag.:shakehead
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Echo63
Flashlight Enthusiast
I havent seen anyone with a good light for a while
looking through pictures that have come in from photographers at work, i have seen a cop carrying a pelican LAPD light, and a TRG Officer with a SF M1 mounted to his MP5
when i was working security, i ran into people all the time, cops with 6ps and g2s, one with a Z2 and a M3T.
other guards used to carry some decent gear, Inova, Streamlight, Pelican, i will include Magcharger in this too, as it is a well built torch, with a reasonable output.
looking through pictures that have come in from photographers at work, i have seen a cop carrying a pelican LAPD light, and a TRG Officer with a SF M1 mounted to his MP5
when i was working security, i ran into people all the time, cops with 6ps and g2s, one with a Z2 and a M3T.
other guards used to carry some decent gear, Inova, Streamlight, Pelican, i will include Magcharger in this too, as it is a well built torch, with a reasonable output.
greenLED
Flashaholic
On my flight to South Africa, there was this group of hunters who had SF lights (mostly e2e's).
Actually, that's where I first heard about SF lights.
I once bumped into a gentleman in Corvallis, OR, who was carrying a Fenix P1D on his belt.
Another time I saw a gentleman with a SF 6P in a nylon holster (at Lincoln City, OR).
Actually, that's where I first heard about SF lights.
I once bumped into a gentleman in Corvallis, OR, who was carrying a Fenix P1D on his belt.
Another time I saw a gentleman with a SF 6P in a nylon holster (at Lincoln City, OR).
Cool thread!
Lights ive seen in the wild:
-An Arc AA light on a keychain (Building engineer)
-Surefire E2L (Contractor)
I took out to show him my E1L with a McR20-S / SSCP4 and he said that his was going to be way brighter because it used 2 cells. one look at the output of my light and he said "yeah, i just need to buy some more batteries but mine is just as bright"
-Surefire E2D (Mall Cop)
-The last light i Saw was a Fenix L2T , being used by a ticket checker at the 9:30 Club in DC.
Never saw anything custom outside of these forums. I will say that all the lights i see in the wild are all USERS which is awesome.
-Bobby
Lights ive seen in the wild:
-An Arc AA light on a keychain (Building engineer)
-Surefire E2L (Contractor)
I took out to show him my E1L with a McR20-S / SSCP4 and he said that his was going to be way brighter because it used 2 cells. one look at the output of my light and he said "yeah, i just need to buy some more batteries but mine is just as bright"
-Surefire E2D (Mall Cop)
-The last light i Saw was a Fenix L2T , being used by a ticket checker at the 9:30 Club in DC.
Never saw anything custom outside of these forums. I will say that all the lights i see in the wild are all USERS which is awesome.
-Bobby
I have never found anyone with a decent light other than those I advise or have sold to, including UK LEOs. Generally they think a stock Mag-LED is the best out there, but the situation is improving....
..... thanks to me! 😀 Spread the word!
..... thanks to me! 😀 Spread the word!
rizky_p
Flashlight Enthusiast
never seen one.....
Kestrel
Flashaholic
Saw a guy in front of me in the line at the post office, he was EDC'ing a SF L1 luxeon (aspheric). Which was funny since I was carrying the exact same light at the time.
A SureFire during a camping trip to neighbouring Malaysia. The trip leader was a good chap and he only carried 1 light, a SureFire G2.
Its year 2003, I was still a newbie in SureFire models. Well... actually I stopped reading about SureFire after I read all the 3 digit prices on its online shop :sick2:
I ignorantly asked him, is it SureFire M6? (its the only model number i remembered from the website, since it was one of the most expensive haha) Which he answered, 'nah, its just a G2, I have a friend with M6 in the army. Its crazy, 500lumens...'
Now that I think about it, he could be a cpf member, since knowing that lumens rating of M6 sounds pretty knowledgeable to me 😎
My only light back then was my first high powered led purchase, its not even a full flashlight purchase. It was the infamous lambda ill-pill :twothumbs: with my 8 years old minimag 😀
Well... I've come a long way since then, I now EDC an L1 and 1 McGizmo LunaSol27 in my cupboard 😗
Its year 2003, I was still a newbie in SureFire models. Well... actually I stopped reading about SureFire after I read all the 3 digit prices on its online shop :sick2:
I ignorantly asked him, is it SureFire M6? (its the only model number i remembered from the website, since it was one of the most expensive haha) Which he answered, 'nah, its just a G2, I have a friend with M6 in the army. Its crazy, 500lumens...'
Now that I think about it, he could be a cpf member, since knowing that lumens rating of M6 sounds pretty knowledgeable to me 😎
My only light back then was my first high powered led purchase, its not even a full flashlight purchase. It was the infamous lambda ill-pill :twothumbs: with my 8 years old minimag 😀
Well... I've come a long way since then, I now EDC an L1 and 1 McGizmo LunaSol27 in my cupboard 😗
Kestrel
Flashaholic
Now, if he would have said, 'Emitter vs OTF lumens', 'SureFire lumens', or 'output at 50% discharge', that would have been a dead giveaway...😗
none of my friends or family would ever spend $50 on a flashlight. I did a Malkoff 3D for my dad's birthday and one of my friends got the Costco leatherman package as a groomsman gift for a wedding. That's it for the immediate friends/family. I've seen a few surefires, but those were all gun nuts or cops.
PsychoBunny
Enlightened
No.
I have never seen any of these high end lights in anyone else's hands
but my own.
About the best I have seen guys use are the Mag's.
When I show them my lights, they almost always buy one for themselves
and sometimes I even turn a innocent nice person into a drooling
flashaholic!!! 😀
I have never seen any of these high end lights in anyone else's hands
but my own.
About the best I have seen guys use are the Mag's.
When I show them my lights, they almost always buy one for themselves
and sometimes I even turn a innocent nice person into a drooling
flashaholic!!! 😀
GUYUTE
Newly Enlightened
I used to work with a guy that went out and got a SF E1D after seeing my E1L. Other than that just some LEOs and security personnel I know.
On another note, when I got home tonight my wife asked me if I had spent $200 on a flashlight. :help: I told her no, it was more like $140. I had just my Jetbeam M1X delivered and my in-laws were watching our daughter and saw the invoice.😳 That conversation didn't go so well. I didn't have the heart to tell her that I'm waiting on three more packages to arrive this week. One from DX, one from Bugoutgear and another from Cheaperthandirt. I only hope I'm the only one home when they show up.
On another note, when I got home tonight my wife asked me if I had spent $200 on a flashlight. :help: I told her no, it was more like $140. I had just my Jetbeam M1X delivered and my in-laws were watching our daughter and saw the invoice.😳 That conversation didn't go so well. I didn't have the heart to tell her that I'm waiting on three more packages to arrive this week. One from DX, one from Bugoutgear and another from Cheaperthandirt. I only hope I'm the only one home when they show up.
