Aggressive knurling

beam0 · 2018-03-20T04:55:27.000Z

Another one from way in the past with great looking pineapple knurling!

Discontinued but they’re may be still a few available.
ThruNite Catapult V5

Photo from a 2014 review here:

beam0 · 2018-03-20T05:24:55.000Z

southland:

Solarforce L2X

OMG, I really want to thank you right now!!… I actually have one of these from years ago and totally forgot I had it until just now when I read your post!

Mine is the 2x cell version, just the tube with a different tail and head. The head is some type of Surefire head I believe, (M something?) I’m not sure what it is or what kind of drop-in it takes, but I think it’s for a Xenon bulb.

Years ago I came across some photos of an L2X and decided I wanted one real bad, but they were long discontinued, I didn’t really care for the matching head and wanted to build a light based on the 2x tube, I searched high and low for months and finally got one. It was actually someone here on BLF who tipped me off there was one for sale on CPF and I managed to snag it. I planned to sell the Surefire head and change to an L2T head and get a drop-in but never got around to it as other new lights went to the front of the line. So it’s been buried in a box of forgotten flashlight stuff for years until I read your post tonight, I just went and dug it out! So now I’m stoked!

Here’s some photos of it, now I need to get this thing built!

Unknown model of Surefire head:

beam0 · 2018-03-20T05:32:32.000Z

southland:

Solarforce L2X

OMG, I really want to thank you right now!!… I actually have one of these from years ago and totally forgot I had it until just now when I read your post!

Mine is the 2x cell version, just the tube with a different tail and head. The head is some type of Surefire head I believe, (M something?) I’m not sure what it is or what kind of drop-in it takes, but I think it’s for a Xenon bulb.

Years ago I came across some photos of an L2X and decided I wanted one real bad, but they were long discontinued, I didn’t really care for the matching head and wanted to build a light based on the 2x tube, I searched high and low for months and finally got one. It was actually someone here on BLF who tipped me off there was one for sale on CPF and I managed to snag it. I planned to sell the Surefire head and change to an L2T head and get a drop-in but never got around to it as other new lights went to the front of the line. So it’s been buried in a box of forgotten flashlight stuff for years until I read your post tonight, I just went and dug it out! So now I’m stoked!

Here’s some photos of it, now I need to get this thing built!

Unknown model of Surefire head:

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Video from the Foy review you linked:

LOL when I saw the steak at 2:20

southland · 2018-03-20T07:54:44.000Z

There is another L2X on Ebay right now, $151, A001 head and 2x 18650 tube. link

KawiBoy1428 · 2018-03-20T09:03:09.000Z

That’s a Surefire Z32 head….https://www.ebay.com/itm/Surefire-Z32-Shock-Isolated-Bezel-BKHA-Color/162948838404?hash=item25f081f404:g:2akAAOSwd8FamUhw

southland · 2018-03-21T01:21:26.000Z

Other Solarforces with nice knurling. L2X’s at 2, 7, and 16 counting from left. Skyline II’s at 4, 5, and 6. Skyline I’s at 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

Pulsar · 2018-03-20T09:40:06.000Z

I still want one of them skyline IIs

southland · 2018-03-20T09:48:42.000Z

Pulsar:

I still want one of them skyline IIs

Yep, I remember, kind of brushed you off last time, thing is I never wanted to sell one. If I ever do I will be sure you get one.

WaylonJennings · 2018-03-20T13:03:31.000Z

The Manker MK35 has very little actual knurling, but the light is very grippy due to sharp edged deep cut outs on the battery tube and widely spaced cooling fins near the switch. The only light that has ever slipped out of my hand was an Eagtac. Luckily it landed safely on a grassy surface without a scratch. If my MX30L4Cvn and 6XPvn were not such special performers the lack of “grippiness”, much less (eagle)TACTICAL grippiness, would make them undesirable to me.

Pulsar · 2018-03-20T13:06:55.000Z

southland:

Pulsar:

I still want one of them skyline IIs

Yep, I remember, kind of brushed you off last time, thing is I never wanted to sell one. If I ever do I will be sure you get one.

It’s ok. I don’t really need one, it’ll rlprobably end up sitting like all the other lights I need to mod lol

Persechini · 2018-03-20T13:48:00.000Z

Is knurling really aggressive if it’s not being used for aggression?

The_Driver1 · 2018-03-20T16:29:57.000Z

Olight SR-50 (2010)

It looks more agressive than it actually feels in the hand though.

beam0 · 2018-03-20T21:31:55.000Z

southland:

There is another L2X on Ebay right now, $151, A001 head and 2x 18650 tube. link

Interesting, that is exactly the configuration a saw in a photo years ago that made me want to build a 2-cell L2X with a different head and tail. For a long time I tried unsuccessfully to find an A001 head and finally gave up looking.

I’ll bet that Lux-RC 334 light engine was expensive, Lux-RC flashlights are “Sci-fi” looking, I guess they’re custom “one-off” pieces, all sold though!

lux-rc.com

Lux-RC Labs - Products - Artifact Flashlight - Artifact 2023 - On Sale

We design and manufacture custom flashlights and unique lighting fixtures for demanding customers and applications

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Originally I was thinking of putting a triple in mine too, one of the Sportac’s. Now I’m considering one of these XP-L2 Drop-in:

NW-5000K: http://www.kaidomain.com/p/S027568.KDLITKER-P6-XPL2HD-Cree-XP-L2-HD-NW-5000K-1100-Lumens-3V-9V-2-Groups-of-3-to-5-Mode-SMO-P60-Drop-in
WW-3000K: http://www.kaidomain.com/p/S027570.KDLITKER-P6-XPL2HD-Cree-XP-L2-HD-WW-3000K-1100-Lumens-3V-9V-2-Groups-of-3-to-5-Mode-SMO-P60-Drop-in

beam0 · 2018-03-20T21:44:08.000Z

KawiBoy1428:

That’s a Surefire Z32 head….https://www.ebay.com/itm/Surefire-Z32-Shock-Isolated-Bezel-BKHA-Color/162948838404?hash=item25f081f404:g:2akAAOSwd8FamUhw

Thanks for ID’ing that head! :+1: I couldn’t find it.

I wonder if mine’s genuine SureFire, or were there clones of these? I don’t think they had any printing on it other than “Caution Hot Surface”
Mine has the glossy finish like this one: SUREFIRE(シュアファイア）Z32 SHOCKPROOF BEZEL ショックプルーフベゼル　激安特価販売：アカリセンター

KawiBoy1428 · 2018-03-20T22:26:55.000Z

beam0:

KawiBoy1428:

That’s a Surefire Z32 head….https://www.ebay.com/itm/Surefire-Z32-Shock-Isolated-Bezel-BKHA-Color/162948838404?hash=item25f081f404:g:2akAAOSwd8FamUhw

Thanks for ID’ing that head! :+1: I couldn’t find it.

I wonder if mine’s genuine SureFire, or were there clones of these? I don’t think they had any printing on it other than “Caution Hot Surface”
Mine has the glossy finish like this one: SUREFIRE(シュアファイア）Z32 SHOCKPROOF BEZEL ショックプルーフベゼル　激安特価販売：アカリセンター

The Z32 had a shock absorbing system inside it, a metal ring, foam and a plastic ring at the lens, to protect the Incan Bulb, the Z32 was from the 951/952 weapon light, https://www.ebay.com/itm/Surefire-M951-tactical-weapon-light-USED/123019658714?hash=item1ca48b05da:g:y6IAAOSwt2paqFPy

Here is a good idea what an original looks like, click the alternative view picture below and then go up to check the magnified picture to see if yours looks like it…

skdtac.com

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beam0 · 2018-03-20T23:59:06.000Z

KawiBoy1428:

beam0:

KawiBoy1428:

That’s a Surefire Z32 head….https://www.ebay.com/itm/Surefire-Z32-Shock-Isolated-Bezel-BKHA-Color/162948838404?hash=item25f081f404:g:2akAAOSwd8FamUhw

Thanks for ID’ing that head! :+1: I couldn’t find it.

I wonder if mine’s genuine SureFire, or were there clones of these? I don’t think they had any printing on it other than “Caution Hot Surface”
Mine has the glossy finish like this one: SUREFIRE(シュアファイア）Z32 SHOCKPROOF BEZEL ショックプルーフベゼル　激安特価販売：アカリセンター

The Z32 had a shock absorbing system inside it, a metal ring, foam and a plastic ring at the lens, to protect the Incan Bulb, the Z32 was from the 951/952 weapon light, https://www.ebay.com/itm/Surefire-M951-tactical-weapon-light-USED/123019658714?hash=item1ca48b05da:g:y6IAAOSwt2paqFPy

Here is a good idea what an original looks like, click the alternative view picture below and then go up to check the magnified picture to see if yours looks like it…

All Brands - SureFire - SKD Tactical

Yeah mine looks exactly like that, inside and out. Will a standard P60 LED drop-in fit? (I actually don’t have one to try, this is my only P60 type body)

KawiBoy1428 · 2018-03-21T01:10:10.000Z

Yes since the Surefire Incan module is the original (D26) P60!

beam0 · 2018-03-21T02:33:39.000Z

KawiBoy1428:

Yes since the Surefire Incan module is the original (D26) P60!

OK thanks, that’s good news I’ll give it a try first.

I’ve also inquired at Solarforce-sales about buying just the L2T head (they used to sell it separately there) I can’t seem to find one anywhere without buying a whole light.

mmalive · 2018-03-21T03:08:49.000Z

Speaking of aggressive knurling check out Bushnell Pro Series lights. All models from 50 lumen up to current 1500 lumen models. Some serious knurling. But only drawback is that can only be dropped by 1 meter. No typical 2 meter fall.

beam0 · 2018-03-21T04:12:05.000Z

mmalive:

Speaking of aggressive knurling check out Bushnell Pro Series lights. All models from 50 lumen up to current 1500 lumen models. Some serious knurling. But only drawback is that can only be dropped by 1 meter. No typical 2 meter fall.

Yeah those are VERY aggressive! I have a Bushnell pro 350. I posted about it earlier in this thread (posts #7 & #15)

I bought it some time ago (at least a year or two) at a Walmart on a whim, because I liked the look of it and to try it as a host, but I never opened the package until I started this thread and remembered I had it!…. but for a host it’s a no-go, unless you have a lathe to make new internal parts and completely re-work it somehow, internally it isn’t constructed anything like what we’re used to seeing. The tint is horribly cold and bluish but I didn’t plan on using the stock emitter anyhow. They have a real neat mechanical “lock out” feature on the tail, but I didn’t see the need for that on a clicky tail switch light anyway.

Bushnell has since revamped their flashlight line, mostly called “Rubicon” now with smooth bodies. That whole “Pro” series line with the aggressive knurling is discontinued / no longer produced, there’s still a lot of them available on ebay, and a few on Amazon and there’s still a good many in some of the Walmart stores. The 1500lm is harder to find, I think there’s one on ebay. Adventure Sport reviewed the 1300lm, the battery on that one is built in/sealed (non-removable). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kplnVzIQwZQ