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Old December 16th, 2012, 03:07   #16
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I'm necroing this post to see if anyone has new suggestions. I bought two flashlights like Deadpool suggested, but the damn pressure switch is cheap as hell, passed through 3 of them in a year! So I have 2 nice flashlights, but I can't live without a pressure switch in a game!
So you didn't really save any money over a higher quality one then, did ya?
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Old December 16th, 2012, 08:08   #17
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So you didn't really save any money over a higher quality one then, did ya?
Actually, they would be fine if I was not "needing" a remote pressure switch. I finally bought a Fenix TK15 and it's remote. If the switch of this one last for real, effectively I didn't save any money. But when you read other people's comment about the same flashlight (Romisen) I seem to be among the first to be unsatisfied about it though, it was a "safe risk" in my opinion. And also, you need to try a CQB game or a night game with a flashlight to be ready to spend a lot of money on a flashlight. I would have never bought a 100$ flashlight right away without knowing if I enjoy using one or not. At least the 2 other flashlight will still be used somewhere else, without a remote!
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Old December 16th, 2012, 20:26   #18
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I have a TK15 as well, they're awesome! I also have a PD20 and a TK35.
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Old December 16th, 2012, 21:53   #19
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I have a TK15 as well, they're awesome! I also have a PD20 and a TK35.
Found a nice canadian website for Fenix that does a price match with anyone, even ebay sellers! Got the flashlight and remote for 100$ shipped and received within a week, seemed a decent price.

http://www.fenixtactical.com/

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Old December 16th, 2012, 23:15   #20
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what website is this... How can you post that without a link! lol
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Old December 16th, 2012, 23:36   #21
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Found a nice canadian website for Fenix that does a price match with anyone, even ebay sellers! Got the flashlight and remote for 100$ shipped and received within a week, seemed a decent price.

http://www.fenixtactical.com/
Yup that's the Canadian distributor/wholesaler. I got my 3 and a pack of CR123's for around $220 or so, but that was a test order when I was thinking about carrying them in my store.
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Old December 17th, 2012, 00:44   #22
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huh, I asked them about price matching about 2 years ago and they said no. Good to know they do it now, no more getting my lights from the US! lol
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Old December 17th, 2012, 07:36   #23
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huh, I asked them about price matching about 2 years ago and they said no. Good to know they do it now, no more getting my lights from the US! lol
To give you an idea of their effectiveness, I sent an email a Saturday night saying I want the price match and that if they do it to send me the paypal invoice, woke up un Sunday with an invoice in my mailbox!
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Old December 17th, 2012, 20:04   #24
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I'm actually looking into reasonably priced flashlights for field games as well and found these

http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/accessori...ser-sight.html

&

http://www.barska.com/Flashlights-26..._Tactical.html

I'm curious what all your opinions on tactical grip flashlights are. I'm in the middle of buying myself a RIS for my M4 and it seems like it's a good way to kill 2 birds with one stone for anyone else who's also looking for a foregrip
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Old December 17th, 2012, 20:39   #25
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Barska stuff will be nicer than the airsoft stuff but they will have an issue shipping to Canada.
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Old December 17th, 2012, 21:06   #26
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Maglite xl 50....or for a few more buxs, the Xl200
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Old December 18th, 2012, 05:30   #27
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You can probably buy a real Surefire 6PLED for around $70 new (I did), and buy a Kings Arms Surefire 6P pressure switch for $15.

It is only rated at 65 lumen max output, but its light is much brighter then most of the ACM ones I see on the field that have a advertised lumen output of 200-300.
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Old December 20th, 2012, 15:35   #28
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Costco sells CREE LED flash lights 3 in a pack (each takes 3 x AAA) for a good price. For some reason I can't find it on their website, but if you go into the STORE itself, you'll find it.
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