Hello all. This is my 2nd post overall. I'm still the FNG I guess. Anyway, a lumen-infected mosquito bit me a few months ago and I caught 'lumen..nesia' (on a low budget) and picked up the Ultrafire Triplet - 501B, 502B and C8. The 501B and 502B are running 1000 lumen CREE XM-L T6s and the C8 is running the 1300 lumen CREE XM-L T6. I've transitioned the SF-6P I purchased back in 2001 to a weapon light role on a picatinny tri-rail. It (the 6P) is running a 750 Lumen Q5 drop-in but will be upgraded to a 1000 lumen CREE XM-L T6 drop-in as soon as that drop-in arrives in a few days it also sports a Solarforce Tactical Head.
I work a 2nd job - 4 nights - in an armed security role and find the 502B an easy fit for my left hand after extracting it from a left-side holster. The dominant right hand is free to handle the G32. The 501B is kept in the car's console. The C8 replaces the M@glite 3D that been the household goto light source for years. The "Boss" of me - the wife - has warmed up to the 502B and now wants one for her car.
My glove size is 'large' and she is a size smaller. She is an avid 'shooter' as well and had no problem running the 6P concurrent with her G19 and it appears that she's gotten cozy with my 502B of late.
Lighting tools, IMO, are just 'that' - tools. I am impressed at how brilliantly that 502B lights up a freight yard at 3am on a 'dark' night. And, the beam is downright intimidating on foggy nights too!
In my case, the 502B is the 'worker' and the 501B is staged in the car's console. My wife wants a 502B for her car.
Take care
Sounds like a plan. Not that it matters a lot, but do a little reading and you'll find that the lumen claims for these lights are inflated considerably. The sellers use theoretical maximum brightness (as in "lab conditions") to advertise their wares. So your lights aren't putting out anywhere near the claimed brightness. Those numbers are okay for relative comparisons, but just know they're not real world brightness.
Having said that, the XM-L lights ARE bright, and make useful tools for people like you. If I were you, however, I would get a small (maybe a single-AA) pocket light as a backup. These budget Chinese flashlights are pretty reliable, but for situations that could involve your safety, or maybe even your life, I wouldn't rely on them to always work when you need them. Word to the wise there.
I'm also a little surprised you don't use the C8 more. It seems to me to match the smaller 501/2 twins in sheer brilliance, and the bigger head allows for a wider beam (more spill) as opposed to the tight beam of the smaller lights. I have a bunch of 501's and 502's, but when I got my first C8, I quickly ordered another one and all but retired the 501's and 502's.
Now, get your wife that 502 she wants. They're cheap.
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