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How many Surefire lights do you have ?

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I currently have 10:

6PL
6P
6P - Malkoff M60LL
9P
9P - Malkoff M60
G3
G3L
A2 - White
A2 - White
E2L

I need to branch out more.

Edit: Oops! 11 now, I just aquired a second E2L. I've got to stop leaving them alone in the dark

C.P.T.
 
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All this talk about us (CPF members) not using Surefire products for what they were designed for has me scratching my head.
I thought the sole purpose of a flashlight is to illuminate the darkness,when i want to see something in the dark i turn the light on and point it to where i need it.
I know there's many different beam characteristics but i like to keep it simple when i'm purchasing a light,flood or throw,a bit of both and output. I like to use the KISS (keep it simple stupid🙂) method.

Here's an interesting notion.
Surefire was kind enough to listen to some feedback from the FBI and other agencies in regards to designing a light that was small powerful and won't snack clothing (pockets),the result was the E1B backup.
A great little light but the beam is very similar to my L1.
Any ways i'm not trying to step on any toes here.
My point is.. let's not feel like were not worthy of owning SF products because they weren't designed for the average consumer.
 
schiesz said:
21If a police officer uses a E2o with a KL4 head to clear a room in a suspected drug house, or a computer technician uses a A2 to inspect a motherboard, are they really not using the light as it was designed or intended because they are not an outdoorsman or an aviator?.
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I use the E2x combo with the KL4 to clear rooms, and why wouldn't you. I want to light up as much as the room as possible (wall of light), and the KL4 provides that. The outdoorsman on the other hand has less lumens and a TIR, not the best for clearing rooms. The KL4 is/was a scoutlight, so it fits the role perfectly.
 
SureAddicted said:
I use the E2x combo with the KL4 to clear rooms, and why wouldn't you.
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I think someone was missing my point. 🙄

This is exact what I was saying. Many of surefire's lights are not specifically designed for super tactical secret squirrel activities. That does not make an E2O with a KL4 head unsuitable for those activities any more than it makes a 3P unsuitable for me to use while camping in utah, or an A2 unsuitable to use in a submarine :thinking:.

And not that this matters at all, but the E2o was an incandescent light just like a E2e except with the weaker power bulb. It was not TIR, but a clear window. The E1L and E2L are also called Outdoorsman, and have the optic.
 
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SureAddicted said:
I use the E2x combo with the KL4 to clear rooms...
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When I want to clear a room I eat lots of garlic and hummus!

Seriously, I use my SFs for work and recreation.

I use a 6P or L4 for work doing safety inspections.

For the trail its my L1 or L4 w/KX2C.
 
Guys, let's be sure to keep the comments thread title oriented. This thread is not a forum for pro and con discussions of any type, but strictly about how many SF's we own, those of us that have them, and comments in that vein.

Bill
 
Eight Surefires plus some Lego parts that give me nine (at least in my mind). I'm surprised I have that many...I quit counting my lights a long time ago when I realized I don't have to justify my obsession to anyone. I don't anticipate buying anymore anytime soon.
 
I think Surefire did a good job in taking the demands of men and women in stressful, life threatening decisions and making the best series of lights out there.

What came from it was a set of lights that could handle any job and take the beatings.

Whether you're a cop, a firefighter, an EMT, a Marine, a pilot, a grandma, a little boy, a hiker, a climber, a biker, a walker, a jogger, a prepared citizen, or even the president, there is a light made that will suite your needs, and do a damn good job at doing it without failing.

There is a reason why so many people buy Surefire and there is a reason why I will only by Surefires in the future. I gave my PD30 to my girlfriend to keep in her purse. I can't use it and not want my 6PL.

Point is, no matter which light you buy from Surefire for whichever job you use, you can bet your life that light will work.
 
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Search said:
Point is, no matter which light you buy from Surefire for whichever job you use, you can bet your life that light will work.
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Sadly, not always the case.

I still recall threads full of upset CPFers over two specific issues... E-series tailcap failures & U2 failures.

I never experienced the former, myself. But quite a few other CPFers reported clickie failures. As to the latter, it is one that I will never experience since I will never add a U2 to my Surefire collection. Once again, quite a few CPFers bought U2s that were either DOA right out of the box, or completely stopped working after literally a few clicks of the tailcap. And Surefire did not do a very good job of rectifying the U2 situation.

If someone were to truly stake their life on the reliability of a Surefire light, they would be much better off concentrating on a Surefire that uses the z41 tailcap.

Surefire's z41 is bullet-proof reliable, and several Surefire models feature it.
 
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