Fenix TK10 on AR?

[EzGoingKev]

I looked around online and saw they made some improvements to the TK-10 in the TK-11 model and it was about the same price so I bought one. From the reviews I read these seem to be very nice lights at a great price.

[toasterlocker]

I would not trust my life to a chinese light. Fenix lights are inexpensive but you get what you pay for.

Just like we are "getting what we paid for" with your post.

I would bet my life on a $80 Fenix + mount before trusting one of the ridiculously overpriced $400+ Surefire incandescent systems. As for Surefire LEDs, you're getting the exact same thing (or worse) and paying extra for Surefire's marketing costs.

Surefire is just like buying a Mercedes. You get an impressive brand name, but it is consistently unreliable and expensive to repair.

[Byron]

A buddy of mine says I'm queer for lights (I have more than I can count at this point) and I have plenty of Fenix lights. I wouldn't bother putting a TK## on an AR though. Not because I don't think it would hold up (any decent LED light can easily take the recoil of the AR) but because it's such a heavy light to mount.

My AR's sport SureFire G2's with Malkoff drop-ins. Fantastic brightness and runtime, bombproof in all regards, and still under $100 total. I would not personally but one of SureFire's LED units: I'd rather use one as a host and get a Malkoff LED for better performance.

I am sure the Fenix lights will work, I just wouldn't want all that weight on my gun. Also, as a general rule, clickies aren't as reliable in the long run. I'm not knocking clickies: I have and carry many. I'm just saying that all things equal, a clickie is not as reliable as a push/twist switch. I also like that with the push/twist I won't accidentally switch the light on when I am just trying to use momentary.

[EzGoingKev]

I wouldn't bother putting a TK## on an AR though. Not because I don't think it would hold up (any decent LED light can easily take the recoil of the AR) but because it's such a heavy light to mount.

I did look around at weights, but not everyone states whether or not their weight is with or without the batteries.

How much heavier is than say a Surefire or Pentagon?

[Byron]

Fenix TK10 without batteries 5.4 oz
123 cell @ 0.6 oz x2 = 1.2 oz
total approx 6.6 oz

(I actually thought it would come out to be more based on those I've handled *shrug*)

SureFire G2 with batteries 4.1 oz

Probably not a big deal to some people (and less of a discrepancy than I thought in my head), but since lights are usually mounted so far out on the gun, increased weight can be more noticeable.

[Jimdo]

As to "trusting ones life" with a Chinese light, I would trust my life to a Fenix or an Olight LED much quicker than the American made Surefire Incan, no doubt about it.
All things equal, the Surefire is an utter ripoff in todays lighting industry, compared to that of the Asian manufacturers, who make just as good a quality light (if not better in some cases), with many more features, for much less cost.
The Asian lighting market is miles ahead of the American.
What, "Surefire is lifetime guaranteed" , guess what... So is Olight.
"My surefire emits a massive 90 lumens!!!" , guess what.... So does Olight, and multiple other levels of output, up to 250!
"I sure wish my Surefire had a tactical strobe feature" , Yep.... you guessed it, Olight does, and for those that don't like the Strobe feature, they don't have to use it. It is far better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.

[EzGoingKev]

The Asian lighting market is miles ahead of the American.

That's not the only market.

[Shihan]

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The Asian lighting market is miles ahead of the American.

Please explain.

[sonrider657]

Don't confuse features with quality. Look at the way a Fenix (or other chinese) light is built and then look at the construction of a Surefire or NovaTec. The materials, machining, finish and design are much better on USA-made devices.

High output and strobe features won't matter much when you bang your rifle and your light quits working.

[EzGoingKev]

High output and strobe features won't matter much when you bang your rifle and your light quits working.

There is a thread where some guy tossed the thing off a 5 story building after beating the shit in other ways and the light still worked.

If tossing it off that building didn't kill it, banging your rifle isn't going to do shit to it.