js
Flashlight Enthusiast
Here are some links:
First, to LED61's thread
Next, check out the X-LOLA link in my sigline, and also the M6-R link.
First, to LED61's thread
Next, check out the X-LOLA link in my sigline, and also the M6-R link.
Bryan said:I really want to get an M6 also, but it seems like I could build a Mag for half the cost and it would be much brighter (and I could recharge it). But I do appreciate Surefire's quality so it is a tough decision.
The cost of the Ultrafire 500 seems very reasonable as well so that's another option. If I didn't have so many other hobbies I'd buy them all lol.
Skyline said:Wow. I wouldn't even try to have any comparison between the M6 and all the wannabes.
Bryan said:Do you own a modified Mag? Most of the beamshots I've seen of a Mag are much brighter than the M6.
The runtime for the MN20 is 250 lumens at 60 minutes. For the MN21 it is 500 lumens at 20 minutes.adirondackdestroyer said:How long is the runtime on the 6 CR123 cells?
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If all else is roughly the same I have no idea why anyone with a head on their shoulders would even consider the M6 when you factor in cost of actually using it.
JimmyB said:People often complain about Surefire prices. You can get just as many, if not more lumens from many lights out there or by building your own hotwire, get much more light than an M6. If your only measure of performance for a flashlight is the amount of lumens, then pass on the M6.
The M6 is designed to be bashed into the brick as you're rappelling down a wall, knocked against a metal door jamb as you're breeching a door, and dropped onto the floor and kicked across the room as you're fighting for your life with a crank head. Then after more use/abuse of this kind, it still pumps out 500+ lumens.
If you can buy or build another light that can do all this and more, then by all means get it. I'll be next in line to get one. Until then there's the M6.
cy said:WOW... didn't know tigerlight was that tuff!
impressive... is there a comparable video showing M6 abused like that?
PK is famous for high end light toss.
js said:Also, I do not think the lumens ratings of the M6 are irrelevant (with all due respect to Size15s). A mag85 IS NOT twice as bright as a SF M6. The mag85 is probably putting out around 800 lumens out the front of the light if the batteries are fresh. The M6 is putting out 630 lumens with fresh cells. NOT half as bright at all. More like 3/4 as bright, in a much smaller, much more reliable and rugged package.