Tactical Flashlight Review: Six Popular Manufacturers
The attached video is an evaluation of several compact tactical flashlights on Amazon.
The Streamline Night Fighter flashlight has high, low and strobe modes and a tail cap momentary push button switch and rotary on off. It has a high temperature glass lens, which is gasket-sealed and has a tested 3-meter drop resistance. It showcases detachable pocket clip and anti-roll head. It is priced at $63.40, which may be steep for some.
The Fenix PD22 flashlight has a little better water proofing so it submerges 2-meters in water for 30 minutes. It has modes like low, medium, high, turbo, SOS and strobe. This flashlight is apt to be utilized for camping. It includes a restricted lifetime warranty, has no zoom mode and offers brightness at 190 lumens. It is fairly priced at $50.
Next is the Four Sevens QP-2L. Together with modes like high, med, low, it has an added extra reduced mode, which is also called moonlight mode. It brightens at 230 lumens and is made with Type-III hard-anodized airplane grade aluminum. It has an average battery life of 720 hours and is priced at $54.17.
The Surefire Backup tactical dual output LED flashlight has just high and low modes with 200 lumens being highest. It’s made of high strength aerospace aluminum body, hard anodized for extreme durability. However, at $151.43, it may be out of your price range.
The Pelican M6 2330 LED flashlight has 41 lumens and has a battery runtime of 40 hours. It includes a nylon holster and is made of CNC machined aluminum body. You pay $70.66 for this.
The Vizier VZ230 LED compact tactical flashlight is a police-quality torch with 230 lumens. It is water-proof and is exceptionally durable. With high, med, reduced, zoom, SOS and strobe modes, it is best for scouting, outdoor camping, protection, industrial, law enforcement. It makes use of AAA battery or a rechargeable one, making it hassle-free to charge. It is special as it has a zoom ability to adjust from wide-angle lens to spot. It includes a plastic diffuser; you put it on and brighten whole room rather of an area making it easy to change a flashlight into an emergency lamp. It also includes a good holster and battery case. It can be mounted on weapons. It has a service life of 80,000 hours and is inexpensive at $39.97.
