The Tactical Flashlight

[Excaliber]

I love my little Surefire G2 Nitrolon. As bright as you could ask for, compact as a roll of quarters. No strobe feature, but that's not something I'd use much anyway.

One note on CR123 battery-powered lights. At least with my experience with the G2s...

NO WARNING when your battery is getting low. Light will be full bright, turn it off, and it won't turn back on. Dead batteries.

Always carry spares.

I have a little velcro pouch on my duty belt right behind the weapon holster. In it, I keep three pairs of tightly rolled up latex gloves, a pair of disposable earplugs and a pair of CR123s.

That's true of most electronically regulated lights, regardless of battery type.

[glbedd53]

Yep. I just found that out. Just like you said.

[G26ster]

Picked up this http://www.klaruslight.com/products/Flash_light/68.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; last week. Maybe I am easily impressed, but for $75, I am impressed.

I've seen some video reviews and it looks like a terrific light and a terrific buy. You can find it for about $60 here.

There are several other lights in the same line, with one using just one CR123A battery, and two others that use AA batteries. The goinggear.com site also has some excellent videos that go over the pros and cons of each light in detail so you can be sure of what you're going to get before you buy.

Thanks for the link. I watched the video, and ordered one. I've been comparing these little buggers for months, and never got around to making a decision. This was easy.

[drjoker]

NO WARNING when your battery is getting low. Light will be full bright, turn it off, and it won't turn back on. Dead batteries.

ALL LED lights are like this. You may want to carry a spare el cheapo (Harbor Freight $4) LED flashlight. I find them barely acceptable for "tactical" use. They illuminate into visibility about 20-25 ft away. They are not waterproof nor are they shock proof. However, they are LED, have a click switch in the back where other tactical lights have a momentary on switch. They work in a pinch or on a very tight budget. A spare flashlight weighs only one ounce and take up one half inch more space than just the batteries, so it would be better to have a spare flashlight instead of a spare battery only because when seconds count, you can't be fumbling with changing batteries.

[apostate]

NO WARNING when your battery is getting low. Light will be full bright, turn it off, and it won't turn back on. Dead batteries.

ALL LED lights are like this.

That's not necessarily true but carrying spares is a good idea nonetheless. Two is one & one is none.

[Dave2]

Two is one & one is none.

So does two plus one equal one, two, or three?

No wonder the USA is falling behind in math & science... this new math is confusing.

[tbrown]

No wonder the USA is falling behind in math & science... this new math is confusing.

And that's how we know The Earth to be banana shaped.

[seeker_two]

If you want a great "tactical" LED light in your price range, I'd recommend http://www.streamlight.com/product/product.aspx?pid=34


....if you want two or more good, inexpensive LED lights, I'd recommend http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemanc ... 110&brand=

[v-rog]

Wow! just added a "Solarforce 300 Lumens R2 CREE Bulb Led bulb" (assembly) to my G2 surefire. The difference is like night and day (no pun intended). OTD it was $12.99 on ebay.