clickie tailcaps (you like on your surefire)?
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Morelite
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Did you mean L1? The L4 doesn't have a two stage from SF.
carrot
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I love the clickie on my E1L... and I love the dual stage on my A2... honestly I don't have a preference, as I like both the way they are. A clickie is much faster to deploy, or at least requires less dexterity, however.
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I also find that it is just as easy to turn on a twisty as a clickie one-handed.
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I also find that it is just as easy to turn on a twisty as a clickie one-handed.
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InfidelCastro
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carrot said:
I needed one in a situation a few months ago. It worked great and gave me the advantage. Now I'll never use anything else on a carry light. E2O with MN03 and clicky all the way!
SCblur
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I like the feel of a clickie, but I like the features of two-stage. That's called a dilemma!
Big Bob
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I'm a real clickie fan. Where the option existed to replace a twistie with a clickie, I've done it. Mind you, I've kept all the twisties because you never know when a clickie is going give you some grief.
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Size15's
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Two-stage for me.
RemingtonBPD
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Although a two stage gives the light a more "upscale" feel to it, I prefer a clickie. I guess I just don't see as much need of a low/high selection on my lights. I have always been a fan of more light is better anyways. In a pinch it is easier to click the light on then twist it.
savumaki
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I love the L2 switch with the momentary on (I detest reverse clickies) and two stage.
I am in the process of modifying a Z57 clicky (on an E2e body) into a two stage same as the L2.
Karl
I am in the process of modifying a Z57 clicky (on an E2e body) into a two stage same as the L2.
Karl
wasBlinded
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I like a twistie best. I've become very accustomed to using it one handed on a number of lights, and the higher reliablility of a twisty is comforting to me. Somehow, every time I click a clickie, I can't help but think of part wear.
leukos
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I don't care for mechanical clickies such as the kind most manufacturers produce (except maybe the SW02). For my lights with dual output, the two-stage can't be beat. For multiple output levels, I appreciate the reliability of the switch on my HDS. 
cheapo
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i will stick with my u2's setup.... clicky, and multiple stages... cant go wrong.
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Jurphaas
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I put a clickie on everything that I use. All my Surefire lights have a clickie. I just want light and don't need several levels to go thru before I have what I want. I truly dislike twist tailcaps - Sorry Don!
I really like the new Ti-Clickie that Don made. It fits my Alephs and my E1L perfectly and makes these lights look really great! (yes, they are expensive, but I bought them also as "must have " collectables)
Jurphaas.
I really like the new Ti-Clickie that Don made. It fits my Alephs and my E1L perfectly and makes these lights look really great! (yes, they are expensive, but I bought them also as "must have " collectables)
Jurphaas.
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InfidelCastro
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Two stages aren't "tactical" enough for me.
Size15's
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I consider two-stage switches to be significantly more "tactical" than click switches. With a two stage you can instantly have high output and when you release the light goes out. Click switches latch on which isn't very "tactical"
Al
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TorchEnvy
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I kinda wish my SF L2 had a clickie. Sure, it's quick to press part or all the way to get the two output levels, but I find it kind of awkward to hold it part way for lower output. (Obviously, I could just twist it.)
I think I like recessed ones a bit more, too, because that allows them to stand on end, which would be handy in the L2's low power mode.
I haven't officially looked into it, but I'm sure there are multiple ways to remedy this through modding the light.oo:
I think I like recessed ones a bit more, too, because that allows them to stand on end, which would be handy in the L2's low power mode.
I haven't officially looked into it, but I'm sure there are multiple ways to remedy this through modding the light.
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kumar762
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knowing the way they are at surefire we won't have to have a preference,before you know it they'll have two stage clickies . . .
I'f they can make clickie tailcaps with pressure switches(the XM's)then somethinglike this shouldn't be an issue for them.
kumaR
I'f they can make clickie tailcaps with pressure switches(the XM's)then somethinglike this shouldn't be an issue for them.
kumaR
