What I’ve always liked about SS as compared to anodized aluminum or blued steel is that it can be kept pristine much easier. Get a scratch? Polish it off. Sand it, file it, polish it, heat blue it, whatever strikes your fancy… you don’t have to match a black or blued finish so it’s easy to work on it or simply refresh it.
And it’s heavy enough, strong enough, to beat on things with. Not just as a weapon but a hammer, a bludgeon, whatever.
I like a solid, robust feeling light. The X6 with a big chunk of copper in the head just has a great feel to it. Really really anticipating a Stainless Version and the smaller copper 14500 variant is a dream come true!
Yes, I’m on the list for Rey’s Titanium variation…. being a Ti freak makes me do things like that. But this true EE X6 reformulation is making me reconsider that as far as EDC goes, I’ll have to create a rotation to be sure, what with the 7 X6’s I still have on hand for daily carry.
I had Bucket make a 2 cell 304 SS tube for a Convoy C8. He also made a finned copper pill and mated it to the C8 head, ala the Solarforce M8. This is now an MT-G2 light and it’s got that robust club-like feel to it that really makes it a joy to use. The tube itself cost me $40, so as you can see this is one sweet deal of a Group Buy offering! It’s like buying a Custom SS X6 and getting the little Cu 14500 mini for free!
Thanks for the compliment Joz....but salesman I am not. LOL. I am just good at quickly adding up value. Comes from all of the years buying tools as mechanic. :)
Really...this deal that Kronos has come up with is a no-brainer. Here is another example. I know many of my coworkers lost their X6's to their wives and girlfriends. I am certain the 14500 version will be a hit not just amongst us but also the non-flashaholic spouses, etc.
What Dale mentioned about SS is also true. I have certain stainless weapons that although a bit heavier they are super super easy to keep clean and looking like new. And hell...the aluminum versions with Wight's driver and the new XPL..you cannot build those lights for the money these are selling for out of the box.
Here is another example..MItko made a killing with some of the X6's. I am sure he would do just as well with the Al versions but I also wonder what he could do with the SS/Cu versions.
Actually I cannot update the list in that post because of passwords but I will try and update it in one of my posts later tonight. ....just keep 'em coming and keep adding. The more the merrier!
Good; now I don't feel so bad having just invested in a X6R less than 10 days before this GB was announced!
I seem to remember in Krono's review he mentioned that most of the components are slightly different between the X6 (regular/BLF/SE) and X6R, meaning they can't be interchanged for lego-ing.
I guess that will probably remain true for this X6 v2, so we likely won't be able to retro-fit the charging head/parts into this one? Not that you'd especially want to of course!
Basically despite similar sounding model-numbers and aesthetics they are two different enough lights to justify having them both...
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