I will list the cheapest version suggested mate unless they have driver issues etc. Thanks for the link, i will edit the table
EDIT: OK with the suggestions we now have the STL-V2 and HD2010 in the same price bracket. What do you guys think, should i add an alternative for each price range or will that make it too comlicated/busy? Also im not sure i like just having a aspheric taking a bracket, although this thread is simply about throw…… What do you guys think?
OK mate, i will edit, i was trying to round them to the nearest 5 lux due to variances, but with these so close your right, i might have to put those figures to show the difference.
I looked at some of the ****fire HD2010 flashlights from DX and Tmart. Some have one emitter, and some have three emitters. Should both variants make the list?
As Slewflash, i think the triple will not be competative in Lux measurements although obviously any multi-emitter lights will be added if they are the best in the price range although with the TK70 out due to the TN31 i cant see any making the grade.
Silverfish, I believe the main objections to the “recoil” concept are difficulty of heat dispersal and the emitter support arm and emitter being in the way of the beam. I have one recoil, a Pelican 2010, that produces a small hotspot and virtually no spill, from a comparatively weak emitter, but i think the heat problem may negate the use of the better emitters.
That UltraOK eBay special needs some serious modding before it starts to perform decently as a thrower. Even after fixing the hollow pill, using lower gauge wire between the driver and the star, and reducing the resistance in the tail switch, it still has less throw than a UF 980L, which itself has less throw than the HD2010 judging by the accounts of those who own both.
In a nutshell, I don’t really think it has a legitimate place in this thread. Having said that, it does of course smoke the A60 in terms of total output, being that it sports an XM-L.
@ margamanos : No they are not compared. The Jacob has bigger reflector and XR-E led for higher lux numbers (throw) whilst the other one has smaller reflector and XM-L led for floody beam with higher lumens number for total illumination of the nearer area.
@ Jeansy: The UniqueFire HS 802 has somewhere around 30 Kcd throw but with some variation due to driver differences. A new pill sporting a XR-E R2 in either green or red can be had from manafont.com but no lux measurements have been given for those.
This light deserves mention as a good colored rifle light because a tailcap with a remote pressure switch is also available from Manafont.com.
I see that Manafont.com only sells the light complete with either red or green color XR-E and not a white R2 bin emitter anymore. A remote pressure switch tailcap for the light is still available bringing the total cost for a well throwing colored weapon light to 34 usd.