whizdumb, your black version XM-L is rare bird.
I know, I'm gunna baby this light due to it's rarity..
Just a few more remarks about this light:
1. Weight. This flashlight is not only very light but it's very well balanced.
2. Nasc is right... it's precision in every way. Thread action is smooth, battery fit is excellent, LED centering is spot on, even the reverse clicky is a solid piece (reminds me of my JET III Pro ST clicky). The annodization is superior quality and very evenly finished with no flaws.
3. This thing is bright. The beamshot above doesn't really do it justice. You'll haveta see it for yourself.
4. I didn't realize that this light had a second group built in to the driver until I was playing around with the light and noticed the flash in low mode.. The second group is nice to have there and yet very well hidden in the modes. The strobe and quick flashing beacon are very nice options to know you have around.. The strobe itself is awesome it's the second best I've seen next to my Olight M20s. I'm rather glad to see that SOS is not an included option because that would be a rather useless setting.
5. The Glow ring is definitely one of the better I've seen. Some glow rings look powdery or cracked on other lights. This one is smooth and high quality. Not to mention good at it's job.
6. Lastly is Download himself. He's a very helpful guy and you can tell that he enjoys not only making these lights for us but also wants to see his customers happy. He always gets back to me within 24 hours and is very professional and nice in his correspondence. He's a top notch custom maker and great guy to boot. If you are on the fence about buying one of his lights. I'll tell you now its totally worth it.
Cheers Download and Thanks Again for this Rare Bird. I really hope this mini review helps somebody that may still be deciding.
Whizdumb