SureFire DM Defender. Will there be one?

Hi guys,

I have been out of touch for a couple of months. I had been waiting for SureFire to release the 500lumens DM Defender. They have now released the P2X Fury Defender. The thing that's missing for this is the TIR lens.

So should I continue waiting for this DM Defender that they were due to release in Q3/Q4 this year or is this Fury Defender it as far as 500lumens torches with strike bezels are concerned?

Thanks.

The P2X Fury Defender being released, along with the other Fury variants, makes me worry about the prospects of the DM Defender and some of the other 500 lumen/TIR lights making it to market this year.

yeah same here, especially since the Defender is also tactical (1 setting).

could it be that SF have decided against using a TIR lens with these super bright XM-L LEDs?

The updated E2DL, EB1, LX2 and LX2U all have TIR.

enomosiki said:

The updated E2DL, EB1, LX2 and LX2U all have TIR.

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...and are all vaporware at this point in time.

It will be interesting to see if they do release any small XM-L lights with TIR optics.

The DM2 is on my "must buy" list for sure. I like the two speed, and I'm hoping the TIR makes it a mega thrower.

With the optional tactical two stage tailcap, it seems pretty similar to the updated LX2 in performance... I think I am going to get the clicky, though.

...of course this is all if they ever actually come out!

happyguy82 said:

They have now released the P2X Fury Defender. The thing that's missing for this is the TIR lens.
Thanks.

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The P2X Fury throws well enough without a TIR lens. Some users actually PREFER reflector based lights. Like what SF used on the L2, L4, and L6 for instance.

Paladin

RobertM said:

...and are all vaporware at this point in time.

It will be interesting to see if they do release any small XM-L lights with TIR optics.

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SHUT UP AND STOP RUINING IT FOR ME!

fresh eddie fresh said:

The DM2 is on my "must buy" list for sure. I like the two speed, and I'm hoping the TIR makes it a mega thrower.

With the optional tactical two stage tailcap, it seems pretty similar to the updated LX2 in performance... I think I am going to get the clicky, though.

...of course this is all if they ever actually come out!

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The updated LX2 and LX2U are supposed to out-throw the DM2, at 12,000cd for LX2/LX2U and 9,700cd for DM2.

Paladin said:

The P2X Fury throws well enough without a TIR lens. Some users actually PREFER reflector based lights. Like what SF used on the L2, L4, and L6 for instance.

Paladin

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That might work for a first time buyer but for one who already owns the P2X Fury like myself, I'm not sure if I want to fork out the same amount for the same thing with a strike bezel

So back to my original question, will the DM2 Defender be manufactured and sold at some point? Any ideas?

Thanks.