FASTCAR
Banned
Was at the local shooting range. Capped off a few rounds on the new .50 cal DE...talk about kick !!!
Few of us started chatting about flashlights we used.Guys started pulling out lights from all over !!!.Mags, pelicans,surefires the list goes on ( Streamlight stinker seemed most carried)
Size for size no 1 could hang with me.We had a 50+ light shootout in back of Rey's sport shop.Had T5,6a/cree 9a/cree and 13v wolf eyes.
Heck I think my tiny T5 bested all of the other lights regardless of size.
B4 I left I went to the car and grabbed the PL24 H.I.D.( they assumed was a mag) Mostly to show off to be honest.Those of yall that have HIDs know the reaction you get from people new to HID.
Well that took the cake..or so I thought.
A state trooper commented on how nice my "little" PL24 was!!! YES HE SAID "LITTLE"...mumbled about how it is a nice cheepie HID.
He left and came back 2 mins later with a light I thought was a rumor.
Surefire "BEAST"
Well I have been humbled finally.
He claimed it is worth 4000$+ new.A PL24 is like 300 bucks.Was it 13 times better then the PL...no.Lol I think it took like 15 or so 123s ( really).
I must say it was DAMN bright.PL is rated at 1300ish lumens. This beasty was maybee double.
If any here own this "Beast", I bow to you :thumbsup:
B4 I left I said lets arm wrestle HID for HID. ( joking)
In typical cockey state trooper fashion he said :
#1 you got 150lbs on me
#2 I would'nt want to win that "thing"
***1 question..is that "Beast" really only 24W ? I cant figure how its roughly 2x more lumens with the same wattage.
Sorry I let yall down :mecry:
My 2cents
Few of us started chatting about flashlights we used.Guys started pulling out lights from all over !!!.Mags, pelicans,surefires the list goes on ( Streamlight stinker seemed most carried)
Size for size no 1 could hang with me.We had a 50+ light shootout in back of Rey's sport shop.Had T5,6a/cree 9a/cree and 13v wolf eyes.
Heck I think my tiny T5 bested all of the other lights regardless of size.
B4 I left I went to the car and grabbed the PL24 H.I.D.( they assumed was a mag) Mostly to show off to be honest.Those of yall that have HIDs know the reaction you get from people new to HID.
Well that took the cake..or so I thought.
A state trooper commented on how nice my "little" PL24 was!!! YES HE SAID "LITTLE"...mumbled about how it is a nice cheepie HID.
He left and came back 2 mins later with a light I thought was a rumor.
Surefire "BEAST"
Well I have been humbled finally.
He claimed it is worth 4000$+ new.A PL24 is like 300 bucks.Was it 13 times better then the PL...no.Lol I think it took like 15 or so 123s ( really).
I must say it was DAMN bright.PL is rated at 1300ish lumens. This beasty was maybee double.
If any here own this "Beast", I bow to you :thumbsup:
B4 I left I said lets arm wrestle HID for HID. ( joking)
In typical cockey state trooper fashion he said :
#1 you got 150lbs on me
#2 I would'nt want to win that "thing"
***1 question..is that "Beast" really only 24W ? I cant figure how its roughly 2x more lumens with the same wattage.
Sorry I let yall down :mecry:
My 2cents