Well, since I have one (and one more on order), I have done a few mods over time, and my loyalty is at the BLF community, I guess I can do a small review one of these days :-)
It is of similar quality as the Convoys and Eagle Eye's, but this model is a bit different, so if you like the style: yes you want one. The finish is great, everything fits well and comes apart easily, there's no unpleasant surprises like hollow pills and such, there's a good heat path from led to pill to body, the body has enough meat in the right places that the heat can spread well, without the light having a fat head the reflector throws noticably better than the tube style lights, with a distinct hotspot, the switch is not too tiny, the driver is 17mm (a familiar one, same as in the Eagle Eye flashlights: high PWM, good mode spacing), stock the output of the XM-L is 600 lumens.
I'd say it has everything to easily make a fine pocket rocket of it, and that is my plan with one of them :-)
I will post a short picture-review tonight (have to go coffee-drinking around the corner with the family now -life is tough-)
Interesting. Seems like so far the SupFire brand has had a good level, consistent quality, and is typically a nice platform for modding. I've seen or heard nothing of any degrading of quality or consistency, and they've been around for a while. Impressions below:
The C8 T6:
head style and basic size appears to match up well to the SupFire L6, and the L6 has a true standard C8 pill, though with a raised top. I'm thinking the C8 T6 will have the same pill as the L6, not sure though, but if it does, can be replaced with a brass one like I did with the L6 (Post #1: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/26046)
simple typical 5 mode (ugh) but should have a good mode memory like the L6
The A6:
looks like a nice quality 18650 EDC
I'd go by djozz's recommendation for sure - seems to be typical SupFire quality - nothing really special or outstanding, but solid value, quality parts and build, nice and moddable
So from the picture it’s an aluminum pill — the silvery metal part that has threads and screws into the head — but I don’t see the two dimples (like you can see in the C8 picture) so how does it unscrew?
Got my 3 SupFires today (post #52), all in excellent condition, packed well, all are working well. The threads were dry, so lubed them up with Nyogel and that was it. The F3-L2 zoomie is pretty darn nice for $12, and with an XM-L2. I just modded up a UF T6-875, comparing side by side, the F3-L2 is much shorter, can tailstand, no mode memory but reset to high in like 1 sec, and has a flood width that match's the 875 which is pretty good because the 875 is the widest I have. Also, it appears to be perfectly focused when zoomed in for max distance - can see all the XM-L2 bumps clearly. It appears the optic match's the 875's in width too. The C8 is classic SupFire styling, overall quality looks good, and the A6 is a nice little light too, nice clean beam pattern. Not too crazy the A6 and C8 can't tailstand because of bumped out buttons, but I'll see if it's fixable.
Dang - now I'm look'n at these: dhgate-5-xml-u2-supfire-l1 and dhgate-supfire-x6 - Oh boy... The X6 is a classic 2 cell thrower and seems to match up to a STL-V6 well, but cheaper, and it's a SupFire.
Thanks Tom E. I’ve got a friend who really likes zoomies but doesn’t appreciate the aesthetics/size of any of the 18650 pocket zoomies on the market. The large [ineffectively finned] heads, the fluted bodies, etc really just don’t sit well with him (or me!). The only pocket sized 18650 zoomie that ever satisfied him was the EDI-T P4… which is pitifuly weak by today’s standards (and he’s misplaced it anyway). Sounds like the F3-L2 is a good option in terms of aesthetics and power. The head is still much larger than his old EDI-T, but I think this is the closest thing to that light that I’ll see any time soon.
Ohh - is it the ED-T p14? I got two of those right here - size match's the F3-L2 exactly - scary close in fact. The P14 won't tailstand, and both of mine came all scratched up - I was disgusted with them, tell you the truth because of all the nicks/scratch's. In flood, the P14 has a tiny width area and the lens is much smaller than the F3-L2, even though th head diameter is the same - the F3-L2 has a much more narrower bezel - -the P14's is a total waste of lens space, because bigger lens, more throw. Comparing these, the F3-L2 should cost 5 times more - huge difference.
I'm not crazy about leaving it like this because there's no pressure holding down the MCPCB because they have grease under it. You could thermal epoxy it down, or tap in screws (my preference). What's wild is the measured light in the lightbox stays dead on from power up to 30 secs - perfectly stable.