Flood for Home Defense ?

Yeap….far better to secure the dwellings to not let a burglar in or convince him to go elsewhere. But if he/she/they are inside then options are much more limited. Needing a flashlight implies it’s nighttime, and anyone breaking into a place at night has to assume it’s occupied and in my opinion not going to be deterred by a flashlight.

Unless maybe you got one-a these… :laughing:

Whatever flashlight you use for this, get training on low-light shooting!

Nah….I prefer something with standoff range :slight_smile:

In truth I don’t think that the average person is going to win a close-in physical confrontation with someone who has broken into their place, especially if they’re carrying a weapon (knife, club, etc) of any kind. Movies and television not withstanding of course :slight_smile:

Convoy M21A, LD-B4 Driver 8-12A and MosX PCB, 3V XHP50.2. Set the driver to high to low, no mode memory. So when you turn it on, you know a lot of lumens comes out. Great beam too.

Hasmal,

I found some beam shots of the Surfire you mentioned. It looks to me to have a brighter center area that has a gradual taper off moving away from the hot spot. It doesn’t look pure floody to me.
Take a look at the Convoy 2+ with the orange peel reflector with the XM-L2. The beam looks much the same to me on my S2+.
These are inexpensive and might be a good place to start. Pick up a battery or two and an inexpensive charger.

http://www.mtnelectronics.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=80&product_id=582

I dislike the UI on this light however. But the Low – Medium – High – Strobe might work for you.

Also consider the Emisar D4v2. It will run below 1000 Lumens, but has the ability to go way beyond that for brief periods. Indoors it is truly amazingly bright.

http://www.mtnelectronics.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=80&product_id=984

Both these need external charging.

And I guess we need to know what you mean by defense.
Is it to be used in conjunction with a firearm?
As a contact weapon itself?
Or just to try blind an intruder?

All the Best,
Jeff

Like bringing a knife to a gun fight.

“Don’t worry about me. I’ve got the fork!”
— Al Bundy

Yes , I realize it’s like bringing a flashlight to a gun fight !
I was thinking of situational awareness and momentarily blinding an intruder .
For that application Elzetta Alpha Model A113 is one possibility .
No firearm and contact weapon only as last resort of course .

Lightbringer - “Don’t worry about me. I’ve got the fork!”

LOL

“No, It’s the fat that makes you look fat…”

I loved that show

Take a look at this review of a WOWTAC A5 with a 26650 cell. Bright, Floody, USB charging.

A little on the big side maybe.
All the Best,
Jeff

Everyday Carry reviewed the Thrunite TT10 Tactical today :

https://everydaycarry.com/posts/36034/thrunite-tt10-tactical-flashlight

I like this for floody, outside around the house stuff. I make a few walks around the perimeter at night. I like it. It’s built like a tank. Over 3000 lumens on a good high drain cell. Nice simple UI. No onboard charging though. If that is a deal breaker I better quit suggesting things. I don’t think I have a single light with onboard charging.

http://jetbeamstore.com/catalog/product/jetbeam-th20/

I don’t think the Elzetta brings anything to the table in particular that can justify the $150 price.
I’m also firmly in the camp that doesn’t support thinking of a flashlight as being defensive in any way. I can understand using a flashlight to illuminate and disorient a target, but I don’t think the flashlight is doing the defense. The closest we get is the MagLite effect, where the light is also a baton.

I would get a emisar d4s.

So what happens after the intruder recovers from being blinded by the flashlight? Is the assumption that they will run away? Or is it time for hand-to-hand playtime? Just wondering what the game plan is after this happens.

What’s the reason home defense is your main concern?
If bad things tend to happen in your neighborhood, then what you really need is a new neighborhood.

I can sympathise if someone can’t afford to move to better digs.

Still, I can’t quite figure someone hacking his way through a door with an axe, “Heeeeeeeeeeere’s Johnny!”, and the response is to shine him in the face with a flashlight. Mmmmnope, won’t work.

At the very least, pepperspray with dye, a machete, something.

Exactly. I would keep every penny possible in savings to help get out of the neighborhood asap, before something bad does happen.

I want a “sentry” like in “Aliens”…

Ha! I should’ve known there’d be a vid…

It’s very easy to tell someone to move out of a bad neighborhood, even easier to tell a stranger on the internet. But some live in the safest neighborhoods of all of us, and still have home security systems and concealed carries etc. I’d prefer to address OP without assuming nearly so much.