DHart
Flashlight Enthusiast
I had thought that a P7 or MC-E might make the best choice as a tactical blinder in a defense/confrontational situation because of the extra output from 4-emitters vs the more common single Q5 or R2 emitter.
In a quick and non-scientific test, I asked my wife to blast me from the bed to the bedroom door with a variety of lights, Malkoff P7, MTE SSC P7, Malkoff M60, Malkoff M30, Malkoff M60F, and Solarforce R2.
It seemed to me that the M60/M30 (if they are aimed precisely well into the eyes) were the most blinding in the eyes (because of their beam focus) with the MTE SSC P7 coming in very close behind. The MTE SSC P7 has four emitters of brightness vs one in the M6/M30, and didn't need to be directed into the eyes with quite as much precision as the M60/M30 did to achieve it's effect.
I was a little surprised at first, but found that the Malkoff P7 much as I love it as a general use flooder, was just too diffuse to have as much brute impact as the more focused MTE SSC P7 and Malkoff M60/M30 lamps.
What are your thoughts on the subject... if you needed a brilliant light for tactical defense use on the street, for a tactical blinder, would you prefer having a broadly diffuse quad emitter (P7 or MC-E), a more lens-focused single emitter light (which would require greater pointing accuracy to achieve desired effect), a more reflector-focused quad emitter like the MTE SSC P7, or... something else?
In a quick and non-scientific test, I asked my wife to blast me from the bed to the bedroom door with a variety of lights, Malkoff P7, MTE SSC P7, Malkoff M60, Malkoff M30, Malkoff M60F, and Solarforce R2.
It seemed to me that the M60/M30 (if they are aimed precisely well into the eyes) were the most blinding in the eyes (because of their beam focus) with the MTE SSC P7 coming in very close behind. The MTE SSC P7 has four emitters of brightness vs one in the M6/M30, and didn't need to be directed into the eyes with quite as much precision as the M60/M30 did to achieve it's effect.
I was a little surprised at first, but found that the Malkoff P7 much as I love it as a general use flooder, was just too diffuse to have as much brute impact as the more focused MTE SSC P7 and Malkoff M60/M30 lamps.
What are your thoughts on the subject... if you needed a brilliant light for tactical defense use on the street, for a tactical blinder, would you prefer having a broadly diffuse quad emitter (P7 or MC-E), a more lens-focused single emitter light (which would require greater pointing accuracy to achieve desired effect), a more reflector-focused quad emitter like the MTE SSC P7, or... something else?
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