Soooo true! Yes this is what is MOST important! Some may not agree, but in my mind, it’s actually more important than where the guns are kept.
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My son is 10 and he’s a pretty damn good shot! For the record yes a pistol could be sitting on the table here, but WITHOUT the MAG… (I ALWAYS remove the mag and keep it where only I have access to it) And at the time of last nights episode it was sitting right beside me, right next to my C8F!
I do it this way instead of hiding it loaded, (locking it up would defeat the purpose) this way there’s never a loaded gun anywhere. And all the chef knives are in the block on the counter, right next to the car keys.
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Out of spontaneity in my post (pre-edit) I mentioned picking up the pistol, but didn’t bother to outline all the specifics of how I operate.
Wasn’t going to elaborate here and hope not to entice further derailment, but since Dale went first… :innocent:
Walked the big trash can down to the road for morning pick-up carrying the C8F with me. It’s really a nice light, easily carried, enough modes to cover a wide range of uses, some sheer power to belt out coverage at 250-300 yds. I ran it mostly on high, with some Turbo. It warmed up but didn’t get hot. The night was about 67º and humid, ground wet from a previous light shower with more promised. The more I use it, the more I like it, and the less action my other lights get.
But remind me, what size boot do they use on the switch?
If I get one of these xpl versions I’d probably do a clear boot cover, custom color leds and maybe a TA driver with narsil.
I think I would like to use the SST40 leds on it, but I’m not sure how easy that would be. It would be nice if Mtn Elec could put them on one of his triple boards, but I don’t think he carries that led, yet.
Edit, I think he does carry the sst40, but maybe not a triple mcpcb that they fit on.
Yeah, they were definitely slightly coiled from the factory such that the wire could bend in the middle. The wires are also super pliable being as thin as they are. They seem to have fatigued at the solder joint. Both sides went after maybe 10-20 cycles combined with carrying it in my pocket daily.
Looks to be 11mm for the actual switch button Jason. The SST-40 might require the holes in the reflector to be opened up, the XP-L2 is close in output and would fit without alteration.
Richard did have a 32mm MCPCB from Cutter that was triple XM footprint, that would work.
There was discussion on the SW cover in IMA4W review thread. Dimensions were listed. Stock cover is shallow, L6 fits but too high IMO. You can light under the stock SW cover, it is translucent. Review: Sofirn C8F XPL (Pic Heavy)
TPad has an XM size board and Richard sells them. I can’t say it will work in the C8F reflector but it is the same LED circular footprint (Ledil Optic fitment) as the XP32 dale used. TPAD XM / XHP50 32mm Copper MCPCB
Right, TPad is a Cutter product. Whatever Richard has left in stock is probably the last T-Pad’s he will have. Then they will have to be ordered from Australia.
And while the emitters will center properly on the reflector openings the substrate is larger and may cause the need to open the emitter hole in the reflector.
Out of curiosity, will a Convoy C8 tail cap or the Sofirn tail cap with the switch fit this C8F?
I’d like to get this C8F, but I need to change a lot of stuff. I don’t like NW emitters, so I gotta change that. I’d like a tail switch so I can shut off all power. I’d like a clear side switch cover so I can do my custom color leds (which cause drain). I’d want to swap the driver to a TA version with NarsilM. I’d also like it to use a 26650, but I guess I can settle for an 18650. Idk, maybe I should just hold off on buying this light.
The original C8F tail cap fits and the switch works as a lockout, the Convoy C8 tail cap won’t thread on, the Sofirn has square threads. (My Convoy C8 is an older one with a threaded pill, using ryansoh’s copper pill)
Narsil, like the OEM driver, has lockout fwiw.
Yeah, sounds like you’d rather have the LuckySun F3X.
