Hi guys! Rant mode, sorry.
Just received my zebralight sc5 mk2. Everything is great about that light - UI, tint, size, weight, anodizing, etc.
But i'm not going to use it - because of the knurling. It has a rockwell-60 hard file on the outside that is going to mess up everything that has prolonged contact.
I usually carry flashlights on 4000ft hikes where i'm not going to take great care what i put together in my bag and pockets. When i carry this flashlight for two days, constantly rubbing against eg. my cellphone, knife, headlamp, camera - there is going to be a mark. The knurling can easily scratch the plastic handles on a benchmade griptilian as well as the G10 handles on a benchmade 300. This is not wear from use, this is unsuitable equipment.
When i buy a flashlight, i dont want to have to think about details like this. It is possible to build flashlights with good knurling that is not too sharp - zebralight did that on the SC600 mk1. The days of useless shelf-queen flashlights should be over.
My point is - be warned and dont buy flashlights without taking every detail into consideration.
Just received my zebralight sc5 mk2. Everything is great about that light - UI, tint, size, weight, anodizing, etc.
But i'm not going to use it - because of the knurling. It has a rockwell-60 hard file on the outside that is going to mess up everything that has prolonged contact.
I usually carry flashlights on 4000ft hikes where i'm not going to take great care what i put together in my bag and pockets. When i carry this flashlight for two days, constantly rubbing against eg. my cellphone, knife, headlamp, camera - there is going to be a mark. The knurling can easily scratch the plastic handles on a benchmade griptilian as well as the G10 handles on a benchmade 300. This is not wear from use, this is unsuitable equipment.
When i buy a flashlight, i dont want to have to think about details like this. It is possible to build flashlights with good knurling that is not too sharp - zebralight did that on the SC600 mk1. The days of useless shelf-queen flashlights should be over.
My point is - be warned and dont buy flashlights without taking every detail into consideration.