I got to thinking and I don't think I actually gave the ml25 3c a proper review. I like the light and don't regret buying it. The head is looser than the 2c version, but it makes it easier to turn on with one hand. The threads on the tailcap were rougher than the 2c, but a little vasoline smoothed everything out quite well and even made the threads on the head smoother. It is the only flashlight that I ever remember scratching the lense while in my pocket. It feels good and man is it bright--too bright for close up work which I found out the hard way when working on a 2d mag switch. I don't think it's good for a person's eyes to use it any closer than 10 or better yet 15ft to be honest even though I know it is adjustable. I didn"t want to order online because of shipping charges and I couldn't find it in stores, but I finally found it at target. A year later I bought it. It was silver--I would have taken it in any color than that, but I wanted it for that 18 hour runtime so I went on ahead and bought it. It doesn't seem to have quite as much qc on the threads as the 2c ml25. I'm just being honest--I feel like the 2c version was a cadillac and the 3c is a chevy. I do like it though and probably won't be as picky with it. It is like a small user frindly spotlight and it would probably be a very good light for coon hunting and can hold its own against lights with 3x the lumens. It's like a rifle (30-30) and the ml50 is like a 20 guage magnum shotgun with an extra tight turkey choke as far as beam pattern goes. The tint on the 3c is slightly warmer than the nw tint on the 2c, but you can't tell it unless you do a side by side bounce off of something white.