18sixfifty,
In pictures above XM-L U3 is de domed, XP-G2 is de domed, XRE with dome on.
There is a lot of point of putting XP-G2 into aspheric. But If you are not field using you will never know.
What is the point of overdriving XML to 6,5 A when you can have all that with even more throw with XP-G2 at 3A? It will maybe equal lux/kcd performance but it will kill 18650 battery in few minutes.
I definitely don’t recommend overdriven(6,5A) XML for aspheric flashlights and any single 18650 battery flashlights.
You will not see target? That is just to funny for me… Yes you will not fully light extra big objects if you want to look for them.
When you talk about XP-G2 as pinpoint light which is unable to illuminate the target is just ridiculous to me. I am using that every day and I am well aware what it can illuminate especially at larger distances.
You should take things out from other perspective.
I will only talk for hunter population of people who can actually find use for “pinpoint beams”,
Currently there are no more useful scope hunting light than the one with XP-G2 (well and XP-E2 in smaller hosts).
Hunters should pay attention on:
1. Flashlight size will you be able to mount TN31, Olight SR95, BTU shocker and other on your rifle? No you will not. Ideal hunting light should not be more than 55 mm in head size.
2. Light intensity you don’t need high lumens here. You need as much lux/candela at the target as possible. So more lux/kcd means that you will reach and bring your target more clearly to your riflescope.
Lux/kcd will determine Usable light distance Sure there are lights that can reach very far with some faint light but do they have usable light distance? Distance at which you can clearly identify your target? You must find light that will satisfy your need at range.
3. Perception or what you can really see at night. What type of light you will perceive better? Reflector or aspheric type of beam?
When you turn on reflector LED light, your night vision is killed by spill light that is reflecting from those nearby objects(grass,ground, trees). Your pupil of the eye narrows and you see less. The brighter the environment is, the narrower is the pupil of the eye, so there’s a reduction in light that hits the fundus. It ruin your night vision
Aspherical light beam has sharp borders, so there is better contrast between illuminated area and dark area. The enhanced contrast lets you to perceive it brighter. It preserves your night vision
Aspheric type of beam does not scares game so much as reflector because they can also notice perception differences between these two types of the beam.
I would like to say that each of us should find use for certain type of flashlights, and not just talk about pinpoint, laser beam, no use, etc. which will actually repulse newbies from taking the light they could actually need.
At the end I will say that Dereelight is top quality hunting light that was well recognized among hunters in Europe especially in UK, able to withstand highest caliber rifle recoils but probably USA hunters started to recognize such qualities when Saablusters sells them tuned at onestopthrowshop.com
It offers:
Quality, Durability,Versatility, Upgradeability
With one flashlight you can have all this:
- No 1 commercial available 50mm aspheric thrower in a world(260KCD of throw with tuned pill)
- With IR P60 drop in One of the best IR illuminators in a world
- With aluminium pill holder it accepts any classic P60 drop in(just unscrew reflector and screw back into pill holder).
- Probably the best P60 host in a world with excellent heatsinking ability
Upgradeable with:
- 70 mm Xsearcher(aspheric) head (400+KCD of throw with tuned pill)
- red,yellow,blue,white, multimode/singlemode drop ins
- extension tube to run 2×18650 or 3×16340 if needed
And I don’t know if it still can but for older versions(DBS) you could even order reflector heads with desired reflector style(reflector for XRE,XML,MCE)