Here's A Great Deal On Trustfire TR-1200 With Extension Tube

My C8 Q5 is good to about 100 yards. I define good as able to see details, not guessing at what is lit.

My STL-V6 is good to 200 yards, not guessing at what is lit.

I also live in the country, woods all around, and take my eyeball readings on tree targets up and down the road here.

My eyes may be tired in my old age, but the only thing I have that will throw 400 yards is my 12" reflectored 130 watt Halogen spotlight.

On a good clear night with a 1/8 moon in an opean field mine will throw 300 meters and I can clearly see what the torch is pointed at. We used new fence lines with a known distance and a measuring wheel to confirm it really helps to be away from the cities, towns and houses as they create to much light pollution, we whent to alot of effort to measure and record a bunch of lights. The light in question will out throw hard driven Xm-l,s just a different beam

benckie, I use a laser range-finder for distance measurements. I suppose perception of "throw" entirely depends on the individual's, well, perception.

Maybe this will stop the doubters. That's right at 380yds to that barn. I zoomed in on it about on 9 power with my camera. It is a little blurry, but that image expsosure is about almost exactly what I see with my eyes and I have way better than 20/20 vision with my glasses. Now to me if you can light something up at whatever distance and be able to tell for certain if there was a deer standing there that would be what I call lighting it up. Now I hope this answers your doubts.

And I will say that I now know the TR-1200 will out throw my Ultrafire C8 Q5 light after doublechecking.

I took one with the Ultrafire C8 but it wasn't as good at that distance. But it still lit it up pretty well.

I did take one with the Ultrafire C8 Q5 at a 110yds. And again this is about exactly what I see with my better than 20/20 vision. This beamshot is just a hair low off the neighbors pool and deck but you can see it lit it up extremely well and it will throw a lot farther than that very easily.

Now before someone starts to question the distance being legit here's the exact same picture but at about 20yds farther back and at 400yds. In the picture above this one I was standing at the neighbors driveway at the immediate left that you can see in the picture below.

this is where i got mine

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/trustfire-tr-1200-cree-q5-wc-5-mode-1200-lumen-white-5-led-flashlight-2x18650-3x18650-4x16340-57380

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people who dont own the light will just say im full of bs but the TR-1200 will throw and has good spill, on the same night i tested the Jetbeam BC40 i got 250 meters (273 yards) if you dont belive me this known seller claimes 300 yards (274 meters) here is the video

i belive my conditions where more clear then in his video but i claim less usible range and the TR-1200 will out throw the Jetbeam BC40 but i used the same measuring methods to test both and the on the same night we tested TF C8 XM-L, KD C8 XM-L, TR-1200, UF-2100 XM-L, USA168, Jetbeam BC40 and the TR-3T6 3 x XM-l

the torch with the most throw on the night was the TR-1200 and the TR-1200 has a constant current driver and is driven in the same way as the TR-3T6 so its got a good driver and can be used for long runs.

Well this photo I took regardless of who want to study shutter speed is just about how damn bright this light is. And this was only 2 18650 batteries. I believe the 3 18650 is a little brighter at least to my eyes, but maybe it isn't. That last street sign is about 250yds roughly. Now if that ain't throw I don't know what is. I'll take this light and put it up against a lot of $100 lights and probably even beat a lot of them for throw.

And here's another one you take your pick which one you like the best.

And here's one I just went and took at 110yds at my neighbors pool and deck. Now that is pretty close to what I see with my eyes. This is with the extra entension tube and 3 18650 batteries. And it is pitch black tonite.

ilikeflashlights people still will not belive us they will just pick holes in our post and make comments about a torch they dont own, even though there is 3 difrent people saying this torch will do 300 meters or more.

Well I say bring their best lights and for the money we will smoke em.

That last telephone pole to the left of the pool is probably well over 200yds. And if you notice I don't even have the main part of the beam on it. This light sucks. LOL!

I'll add I just went and shined my Keygos 6X Q5 led at my neighbors pool and it lights it up even more. I have stated in the past that the TR-1200 throws better than my Keygos 6 led light, but it would be close. The beam is definately smaller on the TR-1200. But the Keygos appears to be brighter.

yeppers my cheap 34 buck TR-1200 torch with cheap 10 buck batteries will throw with the best of them the TR-1200 will come close to the throw my car head lights but not enough spill to drive comfortable with the lights off at speed, my car's high beams are 55 watt + 100 watt left and 55 watt + 60 watt right we drive on the left and we have kangaroo,s so good night lights are needed where i live out in the sticks.

I hear you. Mine is a lot brighter than my car headlights even on high beam.

Hey have you got one of the Keygos 6X Q5 led light? With the extender, it is one bad sob.

no i dont i think the TR-1200 is a better choice but thats just me, but im looking at a 7 x p7 light Wink

Well I just took some photos with the Keygos 6X Q5 light. We will just have to compare them here. Give me a sec.

Here ya go. Keygos KE-7 6X Q5 110yds

And here's another zoomed in more. I like this one.

That definately looks brighter to me. That's with 3 18650's.

looks like more spill

This just in. On the the TR-1200, I just checked my tailcap reading and on 2 18700 2600MAH batteries it is 2.02 amps. With 3 Xtar batteries it is 1.204 amps.