Not specifically, I wanted to hear what everyone thought of it. I ask because I have to order something from Numrich anyway and I can just add this to the order pretty easily, if I went with the Streamlight I'd have to wait until after Christmas.Are you asking me for MY opinion?
I totally thought you were being sarcasticOK, Now I feel like a total dumb ass 'cuz that pic of the stage light fooled me into thinking somebody was actually make a weapon light such as that. I'm laughing at myself because I got duped so easily. Ya got me good!!!!!
Yes
I'm not qualified
Plus it's a Spanish military light, I figure if anyone's seen one it's probably youThe heck you say. Swedish Military background, I'd say you always had the best of everything with regards to military gear.
Not specifically, I wanted to hear what everyone thought of it. I ask because I have to order something from Numrich anyway and I can just add this to the order pretty easily, if I went with the Streamlight I'd have to wait until after Christmas.
Fair enough.Okay. So my opinion is that anything that says Milspec and "used by SWAT" yet imports and sells for $29 is very questionable.
I really do not want to be taken for a snob, but I know I sound kinda like one.
I think I'm going to go with the Streamlight Polytac for its price and reliability. Going to put it in an ATI barrel clamp because I think that would be the least intrusive way to go, and the GG&G mount is $35 not including the actual light mount itself. I'm also going to work on a red light filter for it, if possible I'm going to slip a piece of gel film under the main lens. Otherwise I'll stick something on externally, probably repurpose an old scope lens cover. I want the red light for hunting coyotes.Flashlight ordered ! I had to lend some money from my old mother to get it before Christmas. The light is expensive over here, aprox $230
How is it going @S.R. Crawford ? Found any interesting lights ?
Exactly! Figure I can just make one and save a few bucks. Slipping it in under the lens just means I can keep everything a bit cleaner, although a bit of 100mph tape always looks sweet.S.R., years ago, before folks like Maglite came out with filters we used various colored bottle caps. Some caps would slip over the end of the flashlight while others we cut out the actual flat portion of the top and used either tape or a ranger bands to hold them in place. Different colors were used for signaling on missions and red for reading maps.
Old school but it works!
Regards
Thanks for the suggestion! I thought I had some red transparent film that I was going to use but I can't find it. I see your point about putting it on the inside. What are ranger bands?S.R., with the advent of today's thin plastic soda bottles you could probably cut some rounds to fit from the bottle itself.
Back in the early days after Maglite came out with their thin color lenses we would stack them achieve the level of light transparency and color we needed for missions. You could do the same with multiple rounds cut from these one liter soda bottles. They seem to come in all colors.
I'd be careful putting them inside the original clear flashlight lens on some of these newer led flashlight that get very hot after a few minutes. Probably would melt the colored lenses and make a mess inside the flashlight. But you certainly could use either tape or ranger bands to attach them to the outside.
Good luck. Let us know how it works.
Regards