I have never actually seen one of those lights but I sure would like to have one.
The Fox Fury MF 1000 is a pretty good example, but a bit largish for concealment/convenience carry. Just recently available is the Streamlight ProTac HL 600 Lumen Tactical Flashlight [circa $75] which puts out just about double the amount of light that my daily carry light does.
Both have *winky* modes generally described as *lighthammers.* Both are deserving of consideration for the applications for which they were designed. But my requirement for a tactical light includes the ability to use it in a range outside of visible light with night [not always, as inside a theatre with the power cut] vision equipment.
Thanks for the info. I am eventually going to buy one of those or something similar but will have to wait at least 3 months while I pay off some car repairs.
I bought a Sure Fire several years ago. It was bright but really ran through those CR-123 batteries. I actually got a little note from the owner of Sure Fire when I ordered a box of 24 batteries. After probably no more than an hours use, the bulb burned out. I checked and a new one plus shipping is almost as expensive as the light.
I saw a good deal on a Browning LED at CDNN. It is about the same size as the sure fire maybe just a bit larger at the bulb end plus heavier, and I think it is even brighter plus the bulb if that is what you call it, is supposed to last extremely long.
This Browning was marked down from $99 to $19 and I really like it. It also takes those 123 batteries and has 3 brightness levels. It is 5 watts so the batteries won’t last really long in it either tho I think it is more efficient than the sure-fire.