"Tactical"/EDC AA Handheld Lights- What To Get?

[Canonshooter]

ETA: Canonshooter, I'm defiantly going to give finger lanyard a try on Protac 1L.

The finger lanyard works very well, but be sure to use a break-away connector so an adversary can't tourniquet-your-finger-off if they were to gain control of the light;

http://www.lighthound.com/Lanyard-Br...tor_p_737.html

[CatSnipah]

Streamlight ProTac 2L.

[Canonshooter]

A quick tip for those using the ProTac 1AA - it uses the same head circuitry as the 2-AA version and can handle up to 3.4 volts. Place the TI 14505 3.0 volt lithium battery in the 1AA and get about 150 lumens on high with no ill-affect on the light.

Unfortunately, a 14500 Li-ion rechargeable is a no-go because it comes off the charger at 4.2 volts, beyond what the ProTac 1AA can handle.

For those using any of the current Streamlight 2-CR132a lights, this rechargeable is reported to work just fine - http://www.illumn.com/batteries-char...utton-top.html