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Gedanken · 3 June 2009, 03:05 PM

I used to be a maglite user, but I switched to Surefire. Got this little puppy a year ago and the original C123s are still working in it!

Lisa · 3 June 2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Gedanken

I used to be a maglite user, but I switched to Surefire. Got this little puppy a year ago and the original C123s are still working in it!

When I heard the explanation for the design at the end...

Gedanken · 3 June 2009, 03:27 PM

That's the fun part!

Lisa · 3 June 2009, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Gedanken

That's the fun part!

Now, why does your answer come as no surprise?

Gedanken · 3 June 2009, 03:46 PM

Surely it couldn't be my charming personality!

Deep Sea · 3 June 2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by gmh1013

I wish I could but I cant walk very far....we are helping out my wife's brother
while they go on a 7 day cruise to AK. They are suppose to be gone
13 days....so we have to make sure nothing gets the cattle at night.
I have a Surefire but I dont think the beam goes far enough for counting cows
in the dark and looking for Willy E Coyote

Man, I never get asked to do the cool jobs!!!

I would use this as an excuse to invest in some night vision equipment, and a good 5.56 or .308 (assuming you don't have one already). Wiley Coyote would never know what hit him.

Either way, have fun on the farm.

Jimbits76 · 3 June 2009, 09:48 PM

I use a candle...cheap and cheerful.

If it's windy...a hurricane lamp jar.

If it's raining a bicycle light.

I aint got no needs for no expensive torch!!!!!

J

gmh1013 · 4 June 2009, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Deep Sea

Man, I never get asked to do the cool jobs!!!

I would use this as an excuse to invest in some night vision equipment, and a good 5.56 or .308 (assuming you don't have one already). Wiley Coyote would never know what hit him.

Either way, have fun on the farm.

I have this:

http://www.binoculars.com/night-visi...hbuiltinir.cfm

works pretty good too

Latrodectus · 5 June 2009, 02:48 AM

surefire

hba · 8 June 2009, 05:38 AM

at SharpUniqueGifts.com (610-584 1818), owner has 10% discount for Fathersday.
Great guy to buy from!

Best, Herman

BTW store is in Skippack PA, a very nice little town - lots of bars and restaurants....

Jet · 8 June 2009, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by gmh1013

I just need a very bright flashlight to check on livestock at night (horses and cattle)

I would recommend these two.

Surefire M6
Battery-powered incandescent. Ultra high-output incandescent flashlight for tactical, duty, or searchlight use.

Max Output: 250/500* lumens
*With included ultra high-output lamp
Runtime: 60/20* minutes
*With included ultra high-output lamp
Price: $425.00

Surefire M4
Battery-powered incandescent. Ultra high-output incandescent flashlight for tactical, duty, or searchlight use.

Max Output: 225/350* lumens
*With included ultra high-output lamp
Runtime: 60/20* minutes
*With included ultra high-output lamp
Price: $349.00

Gedanken · 8 June 2009, 11:56 AM

^ Both well over Greg's budget as stipulated in the original post.

hba · 8 June 2009, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Gedanken

^ Both well over Greg's budget as stipulated in the original post.

I'm sorry but I love it when someone is thorough and 'on the ball'

Thank you Sir!

Herman

no offense to any one but sometimes we tend to drift away (guilty

)

l1k2gadd · 8 June 2009, 12:06 PM

If you are driving to a fence to look into a large field and you will be in or alongside your vehicle buy a Q-Beam that plugs into your cigarette lighter or power port and has the coil cord that you can extend out your door when you step out of the vehicle. There are also rechargeable versions of the Q-Beam or some knock-off brands that have a computer-style UPS-type wet-cell battery inside of them. Even the rechargeable types of Q-Beam lights will "light up the night" at great distances and last a while in use at night.

Coyotes are very smart. I told a former co-worker in Lakeland that he needed to shoot the two that were coming into the far reaches of his pasture that borders the Green Swamp in Polk County. He blew it off. I told him there would be three times that the next year, and whaddaya know, the next year they came back in greater numbers and took many of his neighbor's young livestock. He still got lucky because they killed many of his neighbor's calves instead of his. After I moved away from Lakeland I didn't keep track of what he ever did about this.

Gedanken · 8 June 2009, 12:09 PM

Well Herman, as Frank keeps saying, RTFT!

Sperry · 8 June 2009, 08:25 PM

I've used my E2E now for two years, and am on my third box of CR123 batteries.
I've recently sprung on the V26 leather holster for the flashlight, even though it now looks like Mace on my belt.

gmh1013 · 8 June 2009, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lisa

When I heard the explanation for the design at the end...

I will bite.....what is the end for?

Lisa · 8 June 2009, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmh1013

I will bite.....what is the end for?

I should probably PM you....

Gedanken · 8 June 2009, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by gmh1013

I will bite.....what is the end for?

It's great for cutting cookies.

Jimbits76 · 9 June 2009, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by gmh1013

I will bite.....what is the end for?

Greg it's a crenelated strike bezel...that should pretty much sum up it's use.

They are illegal to carry in the UK and will be confiscated by police officers should they be discovered on one's person.

Most metal bodied torches can be used as kubatons, they are solid and weighty enough so it renders a CSB rather pointless.

I studied various martial arts as a teen and with the right guidance and knowledge a mimi maglite can be used in self defence to render an assaliant disabled.

However to be on the right side of Liz and her laws, I'll stick to me candle!

J

Gedanken · 9 June 2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbits76

They are illegal to carry in the UK and will be confiscated by police officers should they be discovered on one's person.

Damn, really? I was happily traipsing through London with mine!

Jimbits76 · 9 June 2009, 12:15 AM

I'm hoping you didn't rake anybody across the eyes with it.

In fairness if anybody had driven their car into the Thames, you could have dived in and broken their car window to save them (copyright flashlight manufacturer's bs excuses for scalloped bezels).

As far as I know, they would confiscate the torch. My brother once had his Maglite confiscated by a police officer whilst walking his dog and he had to go to the station the following morning to pick it up.

I guess here in the UK anything can be deemed as a weapon...you should try walking down the street with a cricket bat!!!!!!!!!!!

J

Lion · 9 June 2009, 12:17 AM

Jim, anything can be used as a weapon I've seen someone stabbed with a Bic pen in the chest before so where do you draw the line!!!

Jimbits76 · 9 June 2009, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Lion

Jim, anything can be used as a weapon I've seen someone stabbed with a Bic pen in the chest before so where do you draw the line!!!

on paper after you've pulled the pen from his lung.

J

Lion · 9 June 2009, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbits76

on paper after you've pulled the pen from his lung.

J

jim, I can see from your posts this morning you are on a roll!!!

Jimbits76 · 9 June 2009, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Lion

jim, I can see from your posts this morning you are on a roll!!!

Nope a chair!

J

Lion · 9 June 2009, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Nope a chair!

J

With melted butter!!!

Neoseikan · 5 August 2009, 12:53 PM

sorry, double posted.

buhweet · 5 August 2009, 07:47 PM

Check out this website for all your flashlight reviews.

http://www.light-reviews.com/reviews.html

Cheers

3 June 2009, 03:05 PM	#31
Gedanken "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Sir Location: Melbourne Watch: F-series SD Posts: 8,589	I used to be a maglite user, but I switched to Surefire. Got this little puppy a year ago and the original C123s are still working in it! __________________ You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

3 June 2009, 03:27 PM	#33
Gedanken "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Sir Location: Melbourne Watch: F-series SD Posts: 8,589	That's the fun part! __________________ You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

3 June 2009, 03:46 PM	#35
Gedanken "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Sir Location: Melbourne Watch: F-series SD Posts: 8,589	Surely it couldn't be my charming personality! __________________ You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

5 June 2009, 02:48 AM	#39
Latrodectus 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Fred Location: KY, USA Watch: GMT-Master II Posts: 10,043	surefire __________________ Member # 16057 4-Hands Club Tosser Club Member TRF Skypers Group

8 June 2009, 05:38 AM	#40
hba Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Herman Location: Philly burbs Watch: hmm a rolex Posts: 238	Just bought a Surefire E2D... at SharpUniqueGifts.com (610-584 1818), owner has 10% discount for Fathersday. Great guy to buy from! Best, Herman BTW store is in Skippack PA, a very nice little town - lots of bars and restaurants....

3 June 2009, 09:48 PM	#37
Jimbits76 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 9,407	I use a candle...cheap and cheerful. If it's windy...a hurricane lamp jar. If it's raining a bicycle light. I aint got no needs for no expensive torch!!!!! J

8 June 2009, 11:56 AM	#42
Gedanken "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Sir Location: Melbourne Watch: F-series SD Posts: 8,589	^ Both well over Greg's budget as stipulated in the original post. __________________ You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

8 June 2009, 12:06 PM	#44
l1k2gadd "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 12	If you are driving to a fence to look into a large field and you will be in or alongside your vehicle buy a Q-Beam that plugs into your cigarette lighter or power port and has the coil cord that you can extend out your door when you step out of the vehicle. There are also rechargeable versions of the Q-Beam or some knock-off brands that have a computer-style UPS-type wet-cell battery inside of them. Even the rechargeable types of Q-Beam lights will "light up the night" at great distances and last a while in use at night. Coyotes are very smart. I told a former co-worker in Lakeland that he needed to shoot the two that were coming into the far reaches of his pasture that borders the Green Swamp in Polk County. He blew it off. I told him there would be three times that the next year, and whaddaya know, the next year they came back in greater numbers and took many of his neighbor's young livestock. He still got lucky because they killed many of his neighbor's calves instead of his. After I moved away from Lakeland I didn't keep track of what he ever did about this.

8 June 2009, 12:09 PM	#45
Gedanken "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Sir Location: Melbourne Watch: F-series SD Posts: 8,589	Well Herman, as Frank keeps saying, RTFT! __________________ You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

8 June 2009, 08:25 PM	#46
Sperry "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Jim Location: Alpha Posts: 3,383	I've used my E2E now for two years, and am on my third box of CR123 batteries. I've recently sprung on the V26 leather holster for the flashlight, even though it now looks like Mace on my belt.

9 June 2009, 12:15 AM	#52
Jimbits76 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 9,407	I'm hoping you didn't rake anybody across the eyes with it. In fairness if anybody had driven their car into the Thames, you could have dived in and broken their car window to save them (copyright flashlight manufacturer's bs excuses for scalloped bezels). As far as I know, they would confiscate the torch. My brother once had his Maglite confiscated by a police officer whilst walking his dog and he had to go to the station the following morning to pick it up. I guess here in the UK anything can be deemed as a weapon...you should try walking down the street with a cricket bat!!!!!!!!!!! J

9 June 2009, 12:17 AM	#53
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Jim, anything can be used as a weapon I've seen someone stabbed with a Bic pen in the chest before so where do you draw the line!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

5 August 2009, 12:53 PM	#58
Neoseikan "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: China Posts: 4	sorry, double posted.

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