Anyone else addicted to lights?

[mkmckinley]

NO Pentagonlights?!?!

Those were some great lights, I wish I still had mine. I loaned it to a friend and it became a permanent gift when he moved before returning it.

[Dennis]

Let's see... Many dozens of most every Surefire made over the past 20 years with multiples of classic weaponlights, shotgun forends, M900's, 6P's, 6Z's, and now X300's. Malkoff Streamlight, SF and Maglite drop ins, MD2's, Wildcat, and Hounddog. A beautiful RaClicky. Olight M20, M20S, M30, and i6's. Many more Streamlights, Eagletacs, Petzls, Fenixes, SOLA, Princeton Tec, Photon, Night-Ops, Inova, Pelican and others I've forgotten.

Basically just about every light I could find with a tactical-ish UI or occasional unique use like for diving. I have seen lots of ideas come and and go and been able to indulge my crazy flashlight obsession in the continual pursuit of the ultimate carry, weapon and duty lights.

My current favorite light for duty and general use: Thrunite Scorpion v2.

Dennis.

[ShipWreck]

Let's see... Many dozens of most every Surefire made over the past 20 years with multiples of classic weaponlights, shotgun forends, M900's, 6P's, 6Z's, and now X300's. Malkoff Streamlight, SF and Maglite drop ins, MD2's, Wildcat, and Hounddog. A beautiful RaClicky. Olight M20, M20S, M30, and i6's. Many more Streamlights, Eagletacs, Petzls, Fenixes, SOLA, Princeton Tec, Photon, Night-Ops, Inova, Pelican and others I've forgotten.

Basically just about every light I could find with a tactical-ish UI or occasional unique use like for diving. I have seen lots of ideas come and and go and been able to indulge my crazy flashlight obsession in the continual pursuit of the ultimate carry, weapon and duty lights.

My current favorite light for duty and general use: Thrunite Scorpion v2.

Dennis.

U da man!

But, I gotta say:

[TOrrock]

With all those lights, you need to invest in a good low light training class.

[seb5]

With all those lights, you need to invest in a good low light training class.

I agree, and I have many hours of training and several classes in lowlight conditions.

[ShipWreck]

I used some Amazon credit card points and ordered a new light this morning (yes, ANOTHER one)

I've never owned a Jetbeam before, so this will be my first - a Jetbeam BC40.

http://www.jet-beam.com/links/pro/bc40.aspx

It states it puts out 830 lumens. In the candle power forum tests of the light, the output seems pretty close to this in the real world. For $69, it is a good deal.

I considered buying the Eagletac G25C2... Their newest light. Lumens are close, but its $109 for the base 2 cell model, and my favorite vendor doesn't sell on Amazon (so, I can't use my credit card points)

And, the reflector on the G25C2 is just big enough on that one to be almost too big for pocket carry, despite being a 2 cell light (without the extender). So, I wouldn't be carrying it anyway...

This Jetbeam will put out a tiny bit more, and will have a larger reflector head, so output should be a little better.

My daily carry light is my Eagletac T20C2 MK II, so anything I buy now is just to play around with anyway.

For the money, this should be a good light from a name brand (and for the money, it's free for me with those points)

[ShipWreck]

With all those lights, you need to invest in a good low light training class.

I may one day. I haven't seen anything like that in my area. And unfortunately, I've been on and off crutches since October... Can't do much right now with knee problems in both knees (bone on bone).

I haven't even been shooting since Sept.

[Dennis]

Haha, I would like to do it but I have lights stashed and scattered in probably a dozen or more locations.

With all those lights, you need to invest in a good low light training class.

Yup. Various low light shooting courses, Dept. training, practice shooting at night and in the dark, clearing my house backwards and forwards hundreds of times, and practical application indoors/outdoors on duty.

Just another reason to play with my lights

Dennis.

[maximus83]

Wow, I thought I was bad, with the following plus an assortment of cheaper LED's like the kind you get at Home Depot. You guys put me to shame.

- Surefire (G2z, G2)
- Fenix (PD20, LD20, LD10, )
- Petzl (Tikka Xp2 headlamp)

Coming soon:
* Fenix PD31 (a 300 lumen, 2-battery CR123a light. Awesome!)
* Fenix TK35 (820 lumens. Gives new meaning to the British term of a "torch" :-) ).

[Elkhound]

Thank you for this thread. It assures me that I am not totally abnormal in my intrigue with high power flashlights. I have quite a few, but my assortment is rather inferior to some listed here.

My fascination is not limited to tactical lights. I have specialized flashlights in our cars; rechargeable lights in most rooms; several Surefire lights in my workbench and some assorted 1500 + lumen rechargeable flashlights; LED work lights, lights on tri-pods, etc. But, thanks to this forum, I no longer feel like I have a weird illumination fetish! lol