I bought 6 CR123 batteries from the gun show because the sale girl was simply a perfect 10. I got them for $10 total. I do have a weapon light that takes CR123 but I rarely use my weapon light so I think these batteries may go bad before I use them. Therefore, I like to buy a good but low priced flashlight that takes CR123. I have two LED flashlights from BJ's for $30 and they are great and take AAA. I now only need one more flashlight that takes CR123. I would prefer to use my weapon light, which is much brighter than my BJ's ones and very small, but it gets very hot even only after 5 minutes of use. I don't know the lumen rating but I am sure it is way up there in the 300 range since it is very bright.
I stopped by Gander Mountain and saw some nice Surefire for $40. I know it is a nice light but it is not LED and probably won't have a decent run time. It is probably not any near as bright and my BJ's lights so that would defeat a purpose of getting a new light.
Can anyone remember a good LED lights for under $50 that has great run time and take CR123. Either that or advice me of a good way to store these CR123 batteries to rotate out of my weapon light every two years regardless of use. Can CR123 battery last more than 5 years in storage? Thanks.
Update to add: I just saw this light and may serve my purpose as I don't have any hand-free light that can be useful for camping, fixing car on the side of the road, or just general use. The best part is that it use AA batteries, which are plentiful and cheap. Is there any reason why high price flashlight use CR123, which is quite expensive? Aren't they running around $3 each instead of AAs, which can pretty cheap when purchased in large pack from Costco or BJ. I also like to add that it seems like Fenix lights using AA have longer run time than those using CR123. I always thought CR123 was supposed to be super battery meant for super light since only super expensive lights use them a few years ago when I got into flashlights.
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I stopped by Gander Mountain and saw some nice Surefire for $40. I know it is a nice light but it is not LED and probably won't have a decent run time. It is probably not any near as bright and my BJ's lights so that would defeat a purpose of getting a new light.
Can anyone remember a good LED lights for under $50 that has great run time and take CR123. Either that or advice me of a good way to store these CR123 batteries to rotate out of my weapon light every two years regardless of use. Can CR123 battery last more than 5 years in storage? Thanks.
Update to add: I just saw this light and may serve my purpose as I don't have any hand-free light that can be useful for camping, fixing car on the side of the road, or just general use. The best part is that it use AA batteries, which are plentiful and cheap. Is there any reason why high price flashlight use CR123, which is quite expensive? Aren't they running around $3 each instead of AAs, which can pretty cheap when purchased in large pack from Costco or BJ. I also like to add that it seems like Fenix lights using AA have longer run time than those using CR123. I always thought CR123 was supposed to be super battery meant for super light since only super expensive lights use them a few years ago when I got into flashlights.
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