Why Surefire?

I appreciated reading this thread, I don't own a Surefire yet. To be honest I've been on the fence for awhile now, and seeing how the people who like them show up in droves (<hope that's spelt right) to explain why even though just by checking in the forum day to day almost had me convinced. I'm going to get one. Twinblade with all the guns you have I'm surprised you don't own one already, hehe kidding. I've been collecting flashlights for close to eight years. That and multi-tools, when I stumbled on CPF a few months back I realized I wasn't crazy or alone in my interests.

Thanks CPF peeps. . lovecpf
 
CarpentryHero said:
Twinblade with all the guns you have I'm surprised you don't own one already, hehe kidding.
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3 of my current pistols accommodate lights and other rail mounted hardware. Truth be told, I really just do not have a use for anything to be attached to them. If someone breaks into my house, they have 3 dogs to get past on the first floor before they make it to my room. The dogs might let them in, they will not get out. 😀

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I thought it was the established CPF norm that 'need' does not figure into whether or not you should buy more lights.:nana:

If I had a gun it sure as heck would have an accompanying light, maybe not attached all the time but it'd have one with its name on it..:naughty:
 
If I owned a gun, it'd have a light on it, if I owned 4 guns and a rifle, I'd have lights on 3 guns, a laser and light on the fourth, and a clip on light for the rifle. (my friends would expect it) the first cordless drill that came out with a light I bought. My makita circular saw has an LED too. (shrug) I said kidding at the end of that because he is not me 😗
 
I think what it has come down to (no offense) is that you have (yet) to put much importance on illumination. You have rails on your guns but no gun lights. You spend big money on guns and knifes but less on illumination.

I was that way before too....untill i started doing EP work and realized that illumination is as important as the pistol on my side and sometimes more important. In fact on most of the details i work i use my lights heck of a lot more then my pistol...

I see this a lot in EP (especially with cops) (again no offense) they will carry the best gun with the cheapest holster and even with the cheapest light they can buy in a store/last minute...

Most tac/POST schools are teaching the importance of Illumination....
 
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Why SureFire?

Well, for my purposes SureFire make the best, most rugged, reliable, versatile incan flashlights on the market, and they stand behind their products 110%, here in the US of A. Are they the cheapest? Nope. But like my dad told me, 'Son, buy quality tools. You'll only cry once'. So far, he has been right.

YMMV.
 
TwinBlade said:
As long as we are on the "buying" topic, can I get some recommendations for local dealers on these forums?

Jeff
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As the time goes by you will know more for your question "why surefire" by comparing SF with another brands in real world usage. I found what brands work for me what's not, what UI is the best for me what's the worst for me by comparing many brands and UI and see which one is the best for me.

I started collecting flashlight in mid of 2008 - present. I have various brand such as Fenix,Nitecore,Quark,Surefire,Zebra Light, bla..bla..bla.... with also it have various UI. IMHO Surefire yet is the simplest and the most reliable flashlight. Never had any issue and problem with it, the model i have is E2D, E2DL, LX2 Lumamax.

For dealer i will point my finger to goinggear. Good Luck
 
I will add this as another plus for SF's...their hand-helds lights are cross compatible with their weapons lihghts. I have an M3, M4, M6, 918FA and M961...and I can swap parts, build customs set-ups, replace weapon light parts with hand-held, etc. The bezel breaks on my weapon light, I replace it with the one on my hand-held, until SF replaces it of course, and vice-versa...
 
Well check this out. I called Sherpers (a local military surplus and outdoor gear store) and asked if they had a 6P Defender in stock to get a price quote. He said they only had the incandescent in stock, but had the Surefire drop in LED bulb assembly for it as well. He told me he would sell the light and the bulb assembly to me for $95. I told him to put my name on it. 😀

Here it is. Nearly identical in size to my TK12...or should I say the TK12 is nearly identical to the 6PD?

I may end up getting an aftermarket bulb because I am spoiled by the modern Cree emitters. I will have to use this for a while to get a feel for it though. The 6PD is more comfortable in hand than the TK12 and more grippy than the Inova T2. The machining is top notch and there is a LOT of it now that I look closer at it.:thumbsup:

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You've made an excellent choice - the momentary/twisty tailcap on the 6P is probably the most robust, failure-proof switch on any flashlight, anywhere. If you find the stock P60L module lacking, I suggest looking into one of Gene Malkoff's fine dropins. He also offers a fantastic warranty on his modules, and the options for spot, flood, and color temperature really allow you to choose the beam shape/color that is right for your needs.

http://www.malkoffdevices.com/shop/dropin-mod-dropins-to-fit-surefire-c-1_14.html
 
JCHOO is spot on....

get yourself a z41 momentary and a malkoff and you have bomb proof made in USA goodness....

Also, not trying to stir up trouble but i have had 2 inovas die out on me....1 was not even used much....
 
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You people (And the various Surefire Stories) make me want one of these as my next light purchase. CPFMP for an 18650-bored 6P?
 
The brass Malkoff heads don't float my boat a whole lot.

I saw a list of drop in LED's. I don't have the foggiest damn clue which one is which. I am looking for 2-3 hour runtime on CR123's and a good mix of flood and throw...q5 or R5? I have no idea what I am talking about here so bear with me.

150 lumens is plenty for me if I can get that runtime out of it.
 
TwinBlade said:
The brass Malkoff heads don't float my boat a whole lot.

I saw a list of drop in LED's. I don't have the foggiest damn clue which one is which. I am looking for 2-3 hour runtime on CR123's and a good mix of flood and throw...q5 or R5? I have no idea what I am talking about here so bear with me.

150 lumens is plenty for me if I can get that runtime out of it.
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Put a Malkoff M61W in there and i assure you your boat will float:crackup:

Hi Jeff😀
 
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