Valhalla
12-21-19, 01:00
Hot of the heel of our very successful Baldr M-Lok light body, we are proud to introduce our latest addition to illumination mounting - Baldr Pivot body! A joint project with Bobro Engineering, we took their excellent Surefire Pivot Mount and made it better: Lower profile, more reliable, and less weight. Here it is!
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And direct link to product page:
https://www.valhallatactical.com/baldr-pivot.html
The Baldr Pivot differs from our Original Baldr "unibody" in that by trading some strength/ruggedness, you can now infinitely adjust the light's position to hug the rail closer than any previous Scout mount can possibly deliver (including the original Bobro Pivot Mount). This is because regardless of how advanced a mount design is, you are always held back by Surefire body's mounting screws and thickness of the screw heads - as illustrated here:
https://www.valhallatactical.com/pub/media/valhalla/Body-Compare.jpg
By re-engineering the body itself, we are able to achieve significantly lower profile than ever previously possible, while improving strength through elimination of components (weak links). Here is an example of how much we are able to streamline the gun, to improve weapon handling and reduce snag hazard:
https://www.valhallatactical.com/pub/media/valhalla/dbal-front.jpg
Simply loosen the two counter-rotating screws, pivot the body to the perfect angle you desire, and tighten those two screws to lock the body in-place. It will survive moderate to heavy impact without coming loose, and even if you smashed it the body simply shifts to absorb the impact. The light stays on your gun, and remains functional. Similar to the original Baldr, the new Baldr Pivot is fully reversible so you can use it on either side of the weapon, and can be easily adapted to different aiming or sighting devices. We've tested it with different models of DBALs, PEQ-15, NGAL, MAWL, RAID-X, just to name a few.
Finally, here is a chat comparing the strengths and weaknesses between the original Baldr light body, and the new Baldr Pivot body:
https://www.valhallatactical.com/pub/media/valhalla/Baldr-OvP.jpg
Comparison footnotes:
1. Strength. Due to it's uni-body design, the original Baldr is practically bomb-proof... however, both are CNC cut from aerospace billet aluminum and both have exceptional strength.
2. Adjustability. The original Baldr also has a wide range of adjustments via using different mount-plates, however the angle can only be adjusted by "steps". Whereas the Baldr Pivot has infinite finetuning capabilities, a clear winner here.
3. Lamps Supported. The original Baldr is available for M300, M600DF, Streamlight HLX, and Nitecore P10GT. Whereas the Baldr Pivot is currently only available for M600DF and compatible LED heads. As time go by this will change but for now the original has a wider compatibility.
4. Ruggedness. This is somewhat subjective, but on the original Baldr, once you torqued down the 2x M-Lok screws, it's aint going to move even under nuclear holocaust. On the other hand, if you really smash the Baldr Pivot, the pivot joint will eventually give and the light will be allowed to rotate. This is not the end of the world but the edge goes to the original baldr.
5. Portability. We are talking about how easy it is to move the light from one gun to another. With the Pivot body, you unbolt it from one gun, loosen the pivot screws, attach-to-next and re-adjust... viola, done. With the original, you may need to get a different mount plate. Plus with the Balda Pivot, you also get the option of purchasing the M-Lok QD version. Therefore, although all can be moved from one M-Lok rail to another, the Baldr Pivot Body is easier to move.
6. Run-time. Because both body accepts the same 18350 batteries, they will have the same run-time against each other. 18350 cells are roughly half the length of common 18650, therefore a significant size reduction can be achieved - you can get 1,500 lumens of output from a package the size of M300 Mini-Scount. But you do give up some run-time; continuously the light can run for 20-30 minutes using a high-quality, modern 18350 cellls. And when used intermittently it will still last all night. Personally we feel the size/weight is worth the trade off in run-time.
7. Installation. With the new Pivot body, installation is super simple... loosen the pivot screws, bolt the body onto your rail of choice, adjust angle to your liking, and just tighten the pivot screws. Whereas on our original body, you may need to switch out several different mount plates to find one that's perfect. So the tweaking process is much faster.
8. Cost. We will be introducing a Baldr Original "starter pack" that includes a complete set of injection-molded mount plates at no additional charge. So the cost of entry on the original will be quite attractive. These polymer mount plates may not be the strongest in the world, but it's enough to get anyone started. Therefore the entry cost is much lower. However, with the Pivot body, you will never need to buy other accessories again... so for long term, the Pivot body would pay for itself.
I hope that gives everyone enough information to get a taste of our new product launch! Please feel free to ask questions and I will try to answer them as quickly as I can!
Valhalla.Tactical
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https://www.valhallatactical.com/pub/media/catalog/product/cache/74c1057f7991b4edb2bc7bdaa94de933/w/z/wz6_6608.jpg
And direct link to product page:
https://www.valhallatactical.com/baldr-pivot.html
The Baldr Pivot differs from our Original Baldr "unibody" in that by trading some strength/ruggedness, you can now infinitely adjust the light's position to hug the rail closer than any previous Scout mount can possibly deliver (including the original Bobro Pivot Mount). This is because regardless of how advanced a mount design is, you are always held back by Surefire body's mounting screws and thickness of the screw heads - as illustrated here:
https://www.valhallatactical.com/pub/media/valhalla/Body-Compare.jpg
By re-engineering the body itself, we are able to achieve significantly lower profile than ever previously possible, while improving strength through elimination of components (weak links). Here is an example of how much we are able to streamline the gun, to improve weapon handling and reduce snag hazard:
https://www.valhallatactical.com/pub/media/valhalla/dbal-front.jpg
Simply loosen the two counter-rotating screws, pivot the body to the perfect angle you desire, and tighten those two screws to lock the body in-place. It will survive moderate to heavy impact without coming loose, and even if you smashed it the body simply shifts to absorb the impact. The light stays on your gun, and remains functional. Similar to the original Baldr, the new Baldr Pivot is fully reversible so you can use it on either side of the weapon, and can be easily adapted to different aiming or sighting devices. We've tested it with different models of DBALs, PEQ-15, NGAL, MAWL, RAID-X, just to name a few.
Finally, here is a chat comparing the strengths and weaknesses between the original Baldr light body, and the new Baldr Pivot body:
https://www.valhallatactical.com/pub/media/valhalla/Baldr-OvP.jpg
Comparison footnotes:
1. Strength. Due to it's uni-body design, the original Baldr is practically bomb-proof... however, both are CNC cut from aerospace billet aluminum and both have exceptional strength.
2. Adjustability. The original Baldr also has a wide range of adjustments via using different mount-plates, however the angle can only be adjusted by "steps". Whereas the Baldr Pivot has infinite finetuning capabilities, a clear winner here.
3. Lamps Supported. The original Baldr is available for M300, M600DF, Streamlight HLX, and Nitecore P10GT. Whereas the Baldr Pivot is currently only available for M600DF and compatible LED heads. As time go by this will change but for now the original has a wider compatibility.
4. Ruggedness. This is somewhat subjective, but on the original Baldr, once you torqued down the 2x M-Lok screws, it's aint going to move even under nuclear holocaust. On the other hand, if you really smash the Baldr Pivot, the pivot joint will eventually give and the light will be allowed to rotate. This is not the end of the world but the edge goes to the original baldr.
5. Portability. We are talking about how easy it is to move the light from one gun to another. With the Pivot body, you unbolt it from one gun, loosen the pivot screws, attach-to-next and re-adjust... viola, done. With the original, you may need to get a different mount plate. Plus with the Balda Pivot, you also get the option of purchasing the M-Lok QD version. Therefore, although all can be moved from one M-Lok rail to another, the Baldr Pivot Body is easier to move.
6. Run-time. Because both body accepts the same 18350 batteries, they will have the same run-time against each other. 18350 cells are roughly half the length of common 18650, therefore a significant size reduction can be achieved - you can get 1,500 lumens of output from a package the size of M300 Mini-Scount. But you do give up some run-time; continuously the light can run for 20-30 minutes using a high-quality, modern 18350 cellls. And when used intermittently it will still last all night. Personally we feel the size/weight is worth the trade off in run-time.
7. Installation. With the new Pivot body, installation is super simple... loosen the pivot screws, bolt the body onto your rail of choice, adjust angle to your liking, and just tighten the pivot screws. Whereas on our original body, you may need to switch out several different mount plates to find one that's perfect. So the tweaking process is much faster.
8. Cost. We will be introducing a Baldr Original "starter pack" that includes a complete set of injection-molded mount plates at no additional charge. So the cost of entry on the original will be quite attractive. These polymer mount plates may not be the strongest in the world, but it's enough to get anyone started. Therefore the entry cost is much lower. However, with the Pivot body, you will never need to buy other accessories again... so for long term, the Pivot body would pay for itself.
I hope that gives everyone enough information to get a taste of our new product launch! Please feel free to ask questions and I will try to answer them as quickly as I can!
Valhalla.Tactical