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Any flashlight aficionados here?

Dargo

Dargo

Like a bad penny...
Since I'm off the beaten path and my house is basically in the middle of a 12 acre clearing, I've always tried to keep a couple quality flashlights that will throw a good beam at least 600 ft. or so. About 6 or 8 years ago the "best" (meaning bright and very durable and waterproof) was a Surefire M6 Guardian. My version has the crenelated bezel, hardened and coated glass lens and sucks up, um, uses 6 of the 123A batteries. Mine came with the whopping 250 lumen (MN20 Hi-Pressure Xenon/Halogen) bulb but I bought the upgraded MN21 Hi-Pressure Xenon/Halogen (500 lumens). Now I have a CREE penlight that puts out 700 lumens! Here is a link to my Surefire M6 SureFire m6 Guardian. As you can see, they are NOT inexpensive lights.

Since I bought that light for my nightstand, I've purchased a Fenix TK75 for my truck I haul my excavator and track loaders with Fenix TK75 and it makes the far more expensive Surefire look like a match with a reflector behind it! Then for my 4X4 Crew Cab dually diesel I use when going to my remote property, I have a Nightcore TM26 Nightcore TM26 that puts out 3500 lumins; even more than my Fenix TK75's 2900 lumens.

All three of these flashlights are very durable and quality built lights except the SureFire just doesn't cut it with it's anemic lumen output. I really was curious if anyone has added a Lumens Factory Seraph SST-90 M Series Turbo Head to a SureFire M6 Guardian flashlights; one of the most common used in the military? Here is a link to the replacement head that would make the SureFire M6 a much longer lasting 1600 lumen flashlight. Upgrade for SureFire M6 Guardian. It's clearly NOT a cheap upgrade, but I now have what is basically a $450 flashlight that is not being used and I doubt I could get $250 out of it even though it's only been used indoors as my nightstand light. Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks in advance for any potential help!
 

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I'm not a flashlight guy.

I do own a big industrial rechargeable that will throw a very bright beam for 12+ hours. Its the same type that firemen and rescue workers use. Lives in a wall mounted charging base. Weighs a few pounds but has proven to be worth its weight in several situations.
 
I like the shur fire products the only problem is they suck up them expensive lithium batterys. I had a little twin task both high power bulb and led's it worked well for me till some one needed it more than I.
 
No, I'm not a flashlight guy either but a couple of years ago I bought one of those high dollar tactical flashlights with 3 CREE LED's in it (I think). The run time was actually pretty disappointing so to save it for emergencies I put it "somewhere safe" and I've never seen it since. I can't remember where I put it. I dare say that I'll stumble across it one of these days.

For normal use I have a stock of battery powered maglights, headlamps, flashlights and and lamps. For outside use I have two rechargable spotlights (2-1/2 and 3 million candlepower) but they are big and heavy. They do however give me enough light to see into the tree line around the house and that's all I need. I doubt that I'll ever buy one of those super-dooper flashlights again. Now, if I could just remember where I hid that sucker!!!!!
 
light I use a lot of are the super saber diving lights they use cheap c cell batteries they have good light and are intrinsically safe so I can use them inside fuel tanks when I have to enter them.
 
Melensdad said:
I'm not a flashlight guy.

I do own a big industrial rechargeable that will throw a very bright beam for 12+ hours. Its the same type that firemen and rescue workers use. Lives in a wall mounted charging base. Weighs a few pounds but has proven to be worth its weight in several situations.
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Hey Bob, I need one of those. What are the specs on it?
 
I bought a Brinkman Q-beam led spotlight at TSC a while back and like it very much. It is nice and lightweight and holds a charge for a long time. Heck of a lot lighter than my old ones.:clap:
 
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