I do sincerely hope that this forum does not become another quarrelsome, contentious place with people coming along looking to start stupid arguments or strut their self imagined superiority. That’s already starting to show itself in the FW3A thread.
There’s a flashlight board elsewhere on the ’net that supports members with that kind of attitude; lets keep this one as a place where people help each other out with technical advice, unbiased opinions and helpful tips for newcomers.
there are many motivations here
mine is to optimize good UI, decent light levels, small size, and expense
if it fails .01% of the time, i can use another one, that isn;t my main thing
i carry a light ALL THE TIME, and use it about 100 times a day
most of those are not life threatening
but i do want to enjoy the UI, have a range of light levels, easily accessible, and be small enough for ME to like carrying
wle
Tellarites Humans do not argue for a reason. They simply argue.
I’m from the area around Ft. Bragg. If you meet a real “operator” it will likely not be on any forum. The few I have the privelege of meeting never identified themselves as such. They were family men who spent as much time as they could with their family and friends. It was telling though when two of the guys in our neighborhood would be home and then be gone ,as in right now, and not return for 10 or more days. One fellow even left in the middle of the day and left tools in the yard as he was building a picnic table at the time. Putting one together with the other led me to ask a retired E-8 about it. We are close friends and he said those two were part of a special outfit that was kept on a short leash until they were needed to make “a special point”. I am not sure if that phrase has a special significance to it or no. Maybe a vet can elaborate.
Most of the preppers and survival cowboys “would shoot your eye out kid” even with all the neat attachments that gun shops are happy to sell them.
Makes me think about a certain time long ago but not forgotten. When some old country boys in a new land, modded and played with musket’s that could accurately shoot further than the enemy. So they kept their distance and stayed hidden, while the enemy in bright red could fire away with their production guns and never hit a thing. We won our independence.
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/military-history/revolutionary-war-weapons-the-american-long-rifle/
Mine was to find a mail order bride.
So far, all I got are budget flashlights…
Worth it tho.
You’ll just have your money get taken and then receive a fake tracking number on the bride 
Later,
Keith
And if you ever do get her she will have low freq PWM eyes!
LOVE IT!!
Check out my Tacticool strike bezel! …you mean tactical?… No, TactiCOOL! …That’s not a word… lol yeah I know, but did you really think there have actually been cases where a 3-7mm strike bezel on a flashlight ever provided an actual tactical advantage?
For all here on BLF… that creates a whole new meaning to the term… FUN BAGS
Don’t lose sight of your objective! I’ve come across a couple threads where people were working on a new advanced UI for exactly what you’re looking for!
Just wait until you try the new turbo mode
Which will only last 30 seconds, but that may be plenty enough for most guys.
Some might even prefer momentary
Best part is you can shut it OFF when you are done playing with it.
And the Inventor of the Year award goes too… 
Thanks, dude, now I have another voluptuous and brilliant gadgeteer to be a fan of
“Lower output reliable lights to save lives”
It’s not going to save anybody’s life if it’s not there when needed, we usually keep the brightest light around.
99% of said life-saving situations is to actually being able to see in the dark.
To the fella asking if a strike bezel has ever had a use I can say yes to that. Being unable to carry a personal firearm when traveling to and from my duty station, I EDC a folding pocket knife and of course a flashlight. I used to carry a Klaurus XT11 with the aggresive strike bezel. Sitting at a stop light one afternoon a questionable person approached the window of my truck and asked for change and I didnt have any. He kept asking and getting a little more aggresive with his tone and pleading. Meanwhile his hand was on the doorsill and he starting sliding it further into the truck as if reaching for something. Not wanting to eacalate anything I pushed his hand back firmly. He then proceeded to shove his whole arm in the window across my body. Now I was mad and pulled the flashlight with my left hand since I was pushing his arm away from my body with my right and whacked his forearm with it like a baton. He started yelling at me and wildly grabbing around so I jabbed pretty hard with the strike bezel a few times and he jumped back from the truck. Now Im looking for somewhere to pull away but traffic still wasnt moving. Meanwhile he is kicking my front tire and slapped my mirror forward and Im fumbling for my cell phone which slid somewhere in the tussle. Finally the light turns green and traffic pulls away, I drive about a block and pull into a lot to call the Police. Turns out they have had several calls about this man being forcefull and snatching things from vehicles. I do think a flashlight has a place as defensive tool even to average people. The situation did not warrant deadly force with a firearm or even my pocketknife and the officers agreed that I made the right choice in self defense. I feel this was a scerario that is more commonplace to average citizens than combat or intruders in the home so maybe strike bezels have a place for a low level self defense and there are many classes offered that teach how to use the small keychain kubatons and Im
sure the same techniques apply to maybe a Convoy S2 also. In combat training using a flashlight combined with a pistol we train a few different ways of use. Never with a WML on a pistol since you may not want to point the pistol at a non combatant but still need a light. Using multiple styles of holding the flashlight we practice scenarios of coming around a corner and finding yourself face to face with another person. Being so close ID can be difficult, having the pistol extended in front of you becomes a liability, either in unitentionally pushing it into someone and having the slide come out of battery or tucking too close to yourself and trying to fire can cause the weapon to not cycle properly causing a jam or misfeed. With a good flashlight in the other hand we practice striking towards the face or hands with it to create distance and maintain suprise. At worst you poke a friendly instead of shooting blindly in a panic, and youve given yourself a split second longer to assess the situation. Any ways long rant but yes strike bezels on flashlights have a place in and out of combat. But with any tool out there training and practice is critical. Muscle memory is king.
Take it as you will.