Flashlight recommendations ... ?

[Baggerdude]

Looking for a flashlight for the 15/22 right side hand guard mount.

I have one, but it's just one I had hanging around.

I did look at some offerings from the picture thread, but would like more detailed suggestions from those that have them.

Thanx in advance.

 

[2hawk]

Some good choices here:
SureFire Flashlights & Tactical Lights

I just mounted a G2X™ Tactical on one of my carbines, I am very impressed.

 

[MR_T]

I have an ultralight p7 that I bought from this site a while back

DealExtreme: $20.15 UltraFire WF-501B SSC-P7-CSXO 3-Mode 900-Lumen Memory LED Flashlight with Strap (1*18650/1*17670)

It was only $ 20 but brighter than any flashlight I have ever seen. Only con is that it took about 2 weeks to ship. Very good build quality, and I think the Cree P7 is the brightest led bulb out there right now.

 

[Scuds03]

I have this light: DealExtreme: $17.00 UltraFire A10 HA-III Cree Q5-WC HA-III 220-Lumen LED Flashlight (1*AA/1*14500) Also from Dealextreme and it kicks butt. I wanted a light that uses AA batteries and not the specialized rechargeable ones that tend to lose charge if they sit for too long. You can always have buttloads of AA batteries on hand for CHEAP and they hold charge for 15 years when stored, not a matter of days like alot of those chinese rechargeables you find. 220 lumens is bright and battery efficient. Anything above 50 lumens within a 10 yard distance may cause temporary blindness when viewed directly. This one gets about an hour and a half runtime off of one AA. Because its only one AA and made out of Aluminum its VERY light weight. I've held it underwater and the o-rings didn't leak. For $17 for the light and $10 for the mount, I'm very happy with this light setup.

 

[arizona98tj]

Advertising is cheap and so are big numbers.

I have compared a number of the cheaper Chinese flashlights against the Surefire Backup I daily carry in my pants pocket. A great place to do this is at the gun shows where everyone seems to be selling those 150+ lumen flashlights for cheap.

My Backup is a dual output unit, rated at 110 lumens @ 1.3 hours and 5 lumens @ 37 hours. It is powered by a single CR123A battery.

Unless I am comparing my Backup to another quality brand name light, it is amazing how so many of these 200 lumen lights give off a beam that is half (or less) as bright as my Backup. It would seem that someone isn't quite telling the truth when they print those specs on that $15 flashlight box.

If you doubt what I am saying, test it for yourself. Most of those cheap lights at the gun show pale in comparison, literally, and the folks selling them come up with the craziest things in an attempt to explain it away.

 

[scootle]

If you have the change, Surefire is probably the brand most people would trust their lives with... but I'm not sure I'd plan to bet my life on the 15-22 in the first place... so...

Take a look at the offerings from 4sevens and Fenix as well though... they are pretty highly regarded in more than a few places for cost vs. effectiveness.

I've owned lights from all three companies and you really do get what you pay for...

 

[Jav]

If you have the change, Surefire is probably the brand most people would trust their lives with... but I'm not sure I'd plan to bet my life on the 15-22 in the first place... so...

Take a look at the offerings from 4sevens and Fenix as well though... they are pretty highly regarded in more than a few places for cost vs. effectiveness.

I've owned lights from all three companies and you really do get what you pay for...

I Love 4Sevens

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Surefire makes a great product, it's hard to go wrong with anything they produce.

the only issue I have with lights is that no matter how hard I torque down on the screws, stuff just keeps sliding down my equipment rail after 11 rounds (.45, I don't know what a 9mm would do)

Anything attached to the side rail of the 15/22 should be a lot more secure.

 

[Scuds03]

Output of any LED flishlight comes down pretty much to what LED is in it and the total volatge its getting from the batteries driving it. Most flashlight makes get their LED diodes from the same chinese manufacturers such a CREE. When you are shopping, find out what led the light has it in and then look up what the output of that LED should really be.

Here is a link of a pdf file from CREE with specs for all of their LEDs which most flishlights makers use: http://www.cree.com/Products/pdf/XLampXP-E.pdf

 

[Chuck Jones]

The S&W forum of flashlights: CandlePowerForums

Gotta say, the set-up Scuds03 has sounds (and looks) incredibly good for the price.

/c

 

[Rustpot]

Output of any LED flishlight comes down pretty much to what LED is in it and the total volatge its getting from the batteries driving it. Most flashlight makes get their LED diodes from the same chinese manufacturers such a CREE. When you are shopping, find out what led the light has it in and then look up what the output of that LED should really be.

Here is a link of a pdf file from CREE with specs for all of their LEDs which most flishlights makers use: http://www.cree.com/Products/pdf/XLampXP-E.pdf

CREE is based out of North Carolina, and their genuine lamps are great. They have facilities in Hong Kong and China, but the example I bought from dealextreme is a genuine POS. Yes, it's brighter than my incandescent SureFire, but the reflector assembly, the wiring, the spring, everything but the actual LED is pure garbage and give a very bad light pattern.

I don't need a light on my gun unless I were to be night hunting raccoons or using it defend myself. My SureFire and Sig 226 take care of my life and I can't legally hunt or control pests, so I took the light I had on my 15-22 off and sold the mount.