Phantomd aka zach
Newly Enlightened
I am a newb and I am sorry for my ignorance!
I have been a closet flashaholic for a long time (I own 6 LED mag lights)
I have recently gotten into handguns and want to get a tactical light, I have read about as much as I can without going over my head...
here is what i am looking for:
-Bright, good throw (temporary blindness starts at what lux/lumens?)
-runtime on high is not important, a low longer lasting setting would be nice.
-Low(er) price is best $70-80 would be about max
-LED, I really like the color of my LED mags
-18650 batteries do not scare me, the ability to use other (common) batteries would be nice, but not required.
I have never seen a powerful light other then my 2,3,4 d-cell LED mags, so if someone can give me a comparison to those, or even what lumen they are rated I could get a good idea of what to expect.
I do a fair amount of camping/4-wheeling so the light would probably get a lot of usage there as well, although I always have my LED mags with me so runtime would be used up there and not with whatever you have to suggest.
"Tacticool" features are not necessary, I am more of a function over form guy, however given the option of equal lights, I would go for the cooler looking one...
-Zach
I have been a closet flashaholic for a long time (I own 6 LED mag lights)
I have recently gotten into handguns and want to get a tactical light, I have read about as much as I can without going over my head...
here is what i am looking for:
-Bright, good throw (temporary blindness starts at what lux/lumens?)
-runtime on high is not important, a low longer lasting setting would be nice.
-Low(er) price is best $70-80 would be about max
-LED, I really like the color of my LED mags
-18650 batteries do not scare me, the ability to use other (common) batteries would be nice, but not required.
I have never seen a powerful light other then my 2,3,4 d-cell LED mags, so if someone can give me a comparison to those, or even what lumen they are rated I could get a good idea of what to expect.
I do a fair amount of camping/4-wheeling so the light would probably get a lot of usage there as well, although I always have my LED mags with me so runtime would be used up there and not with whatever you have to suggest.
"Tacticool" features are not necessary, I am more of a function over form guy, however given the option of equal lights, I would go for the cooler looking one...
-Zach