Do the heads interchange?
If so, will they consider just selling the new head for us who bought the sniper?
Thanks
Keith
I have been waiting on this light since you and mudgripz were talking about it in the M24 GB thread. This and the Convoy L6 will make for a great combination
Muto,
All I can do is ask if they will sell heads separately and let you know.
This is only my opinion but , I don’t see it saving much to be honest maybe 10 bucks over buying the whole light, and then you have double the wear on the head threads and the tube threads on both changing the tube out.
How is the tiny shift in these DD U3s? If they release a XP-L HI version will it have huge lux drop?
The 2X started out with XP-L Hi and a 6amp driver in it to achieve the same 360 to 370K lux output that the 4.5 amp with dedomed XM-L2 U4 1A is doing. The 6 amp version also required a stepdown after 2 to 3 minutes where the 4.5 amp version does not. Also longer run times with the 4.5 amp version.
I also tested my M24 with 4.5 amp driver and XP-L Hi in it originally , from the GB I did last year. It also had a signifigant gain in output when the emitter was changed to the dedomed XM-L2 U4 from the HI. the M24 goes from 250K lux to 300K lux with the simple emitter swap.
The U3 emitter will be about 10K lux less then the U4 I think.
The introductory price for the 2X of $88.83 (regular price $93.50) is up and working on the Aliexpress site , this will be good through May 8th.
Also I am talking with Amanda at Maxtoch about a possible Group Buy for the forum. This would consist of making a list and waiting to get to the minimum number of pieces (not yet determined) to get the GB price. I am shooting for an even lower price than the introductory offer of $88.83 , but I can make no guarantees that it will go any lower than the introductory price is now.
So if you are wiling to gamble on a lower price or the numbers being high enough after this introductory offer , the choice is there, we just gotta decide to gamble on , save 5 bucks now , or gamble on getting enough names for the number of required pieces for a GB.
Best information I can give ya for now folks but I am tryin. 
My budget is shot this month so I’ll take a gamble on it being a lower price next month in the group buy.
In for the group buy Robo, nice work team!
Everything about this light is purpose designed for hunting - head size, tube diameter, light weight, optimized tint for best target picture down range, mode output ratios for different hunting tasks, runtimes, beam balance between throw/flood etc. But … I think its gonna be equally useful as a general purpose outdoors light. The light weight, very big throw, plus some flood will be ideal for that. I use mine alot for walking in the country as well as hunting, and the low mode (about 45k) is great for walking - has beam range out to about 400 meters max, and great for spotting possums up trees
The mode I find most useful though is the medium or hunting mode. This pumps out a whopping 260-265k (more than the Olight Javelot M3X-UT on high), and has great colour picture down range. I very seldom have to use the 365k high beam because medium is daylighting stuff at hundreds of meters.
I am interested to see what Dale, Tom E (who helped in earlier Maxtoch design) and other modders might get out of this light. I suspect 450-500k could be achievable if you are not concerned with runtimes etc.
Note Maxtoch have a remote switch and single batt tube available for this light.
I’ll wait for the GB. If it parallels the last one in size it won’t take long to fill the list, and for good reason. I’ve become nervous with some other manufacturers after seeing GB results but MaxToch impresses me quite nicely.
Phil
I just joined the BLF forum today so I can hopefully get in on this GB. I missed out on the BLF M24 GB and have been waiting on this new X2. The specs on this X2 are impressive. I’m still learning about the latest in flashlight technology and appreciate the work done by members of this forum. I just bought the BLF X6 Limited Edition flashlight and love the way it performs, especially its UI.
Nuts.
But what more can / could be done to achieve those numbers ?
I’m not a hunter but I want one. Count me in for a GB.
Should prove interesting indeed. A de-domed XP-G2 with a driver swap for 5.5A Buck should really be a laser of a light…
(might not even take a driver swap, just a bit of a bump)
I’ll wait for the GB.
Muto,
To answer this question “Do the heads interchange?
If so, will they consider just selling the new head for us who bought the sniper?”
Thanks
Keith
Yes the tubes will interchange but………
No they are not going to sell the heads only.
They do have a single battery tube that fits the M24 (ONLY) though if you wanted to make one a shorty single cell light.
I did not ask why , but I am guessing it is because they already have X amount of tubes made for the same amount of heads and if they did not sell the tubes from that same production run then the tubes will not match the next production with the color on the anodizing as each batch varies somewhat. This would leave them with the cost of the unsold tubes which I am sure they do not want.
Will the single cell short tube mean only shorter runtime or will there be a performance drop also? And will the BG include single cell tube?’
The run time would of course decrease with a single cell in the M24. The output should be about the same , just 1/3 to 1/2 the run time.
These tubes DO NOT work with the 2X and single cell setup.
They will not be part of the GB , sorry
The tubes are sold separately on the Aliexpress site. I am not positive but I think they only come in gray.
Until I’m done with school this semester, my light budget is zero so I will wait and see how the GB goes.
Will this be on Banggood, fasttech or similar or only via Ali?