just recieved the a8 in today, thanks pacific tactical, i ordered as soon as i read stephans review. all that i have to compare it to is a surefire 9p with the 200 lumen head. surefire is in serious trouble!!!! stephan, was wondering since the reflector is (better) than the one on the mrv, but doesnt easily switch, could the flupic driver you were using, be put in the a8? if so, what model or version would you recommend and how hard is the assembly and tweaking? i am interested only in max throw with battery life second. thanks again for a great review