The Masterpiece Pro-1 and 2 don't have drop-ins. They're not P60 compatible although an L2/L2P tube fits. That's all a Masterpiece Pro-1 is; a "Turbo" head with an L2P body. The MPP-2 uses the L2X body, sorta.
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The finish on the MPP-2 is like the previous version L2P. A new L2P body looks fine screwed on the MPP-2 but to my eyes, they are different.
From the department of truth: I never use this flashlight. Every couple of months, I put some batteries in it, shine it on the wall, spin it in my hand, admire its good looks and try to imagine how small the market must be for a 2 x 18650 MC-E flooder.
Solarforce logic 405: Kill the $8 L2i and L2r but keep the $70 MPP 2.
Is it well made? Yes. Does it have perfect reliability? Yes. Does anybody care? No. Are rhetorical questions stupid?
The L2r would make much more sense, seeing that it is one of only a few P60 style 2-AA lights out there. I have a gun metal L2r. It is very nice. I also have 2 L2i’s.
No MP2 or any of the “big” headed lights.
You must know Ted. That cat murders anything that moves in the back yard . . . very slowly. He likes to play with lizards during a lengthy twitching, suffering, mutilation period prior to blessed death and then bring the severed body in the house as a trophy. My vet says it's a loving gesture of affection toward his owner because the cat thinks you will experience the same euphoria he does.
Guess the Gladiator is the replacement for the L2X. I’ll guess that some dealers may have a few leftovers so a quick email might score one. The UF 504 and the WonderLite [FiveMega] 2x18650 hosts are the only other SureFire C thread compatible tubes I can recall. Leef made really nice 2x18650 tubes but those are $$$$ now for collectors.
I have about a year of steady usage on both a Pro and an M8 from SF. Steady but not spectacular is how I would describe them. Wonderful quality, but limited capabilities and neither really lived up to my expectations, a bit of a disappointment with both, especially given my fondness for everything else Solarforce that I own.
According to those who know such things, neither unit is readily moddable. I got both at decent prices. And service/shipping was a small let down from the Intl seller. Had better luck with a US supplier for everything else SF I own.
If we are ‘talking flashlights’ with a visitor in my house, I normally show them an old Goncz monster xenon unit or my Sky Ray King or a modded SF EDC. I like to look at them, show them off a bit, handle them, admire, but usage, not so much anymore…