Old-Lumens has given you some great resources, may take you a week to read through the CPF thread though! 
I'm no expert on throwers, but I'll offer a suggestion that you should consider: Solarforce M8
It's a thrower, but not really dedicated. It has a rather unique reflector that's small part Orange Peel for flood but the rest is mirror finish, plus it's large and deep. Throws well, but also gives off a mild even flood and it can be operated in 1x or 2x 18650 configurations. Nice Review here.
Another to consider is the Xintd L2 for the 1x or 2x flexibility, just not sure about it's throwing capability.