The combination of small size and C4 LED output results in one of the brightest tactical personal carry lights for its size
| 81 of 83 people found the following review helpful:  Sweet little light with a great switching system, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Streamlight 88031 Protac Tactical Flashlight 2L with White LED Includes 2 CR123A Lithium Batteries and Holster, Black (Tools & Home Improvement) What kind of flashlight can you get at this price point? A really good one, that's what kind. This seemed to be promising too much for the dollar amount, but I gave it a try and I'm glad I did.Firstly, though, about that 180 lumen rating -- she's bright, but 180 seems a little, um, optimistic.... My very informal and very unscientific assessment would be around 120 or so, which is still pretty darn bright. Throw is decent, and the beam is a good balance between spot and fill. Very useful. The best part is the switching system. You switch between modes using just the pushbutton on/off click switch in the tailcap (as usual, a little pressure gives you momentary on, push in further to click it to constant on). Press once, and you've got high beam. Press twice within .4 seconds, you've got strobe. Press three times within .8 seconds and you cycle to low beam. I like the feel of the switch; there's quite a bit of travel before you hit the constant-on click. The... Read more 42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:  Down and Dirty, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Streamlight 88031 Protac Tactical Flashlight 2L with White LED Includes 2 CR123A Lithium Batteries and Holster, Black (Tools & Home Improvement) I have the Surfire Backup to compare this to, and for price buy the Streamlight 88031. If you have to have a heavier feel with a blinding white light get the Surefire Backup (I use it in my job).Surfire is the Caddy Streamlight is the dependable Chevy. Cons with the 88031 as others have said, the strobe should be the third press to the tailcap not the second, but it sure does mess with someone coming at you. I am in the Marines and we tried this out as a warning or to distract someone coming at you. All those we tested the strobe on in the dark hated the disorienting flash. That being said I use the plain bright white light or the dim light much more than a strobe. Bottom line I'm buying another to put in the car to use a a safety and back up light. Buy it for work and play. Easy to carry and lots of light. 39 of 42 people found the following review helpful: Impressive little light!, By basicblur (Virginia) - See all my reviews This review is from: Streamlight 88031 Protac Tactical Flashlight 2L with White LED Includes 2 CR123A Lithium Batteries and Holster, Black (Tools & Home Improvement) With their recent price drops for LED lights and the addition of the C4 LED, I ordered a number of Streamlights to do my own comparison. This and the Streamlight Nightfighter are my favorites so far. For comparison, I ordered the below Streamlights-they're listed in order of decreasing PERCEIVED light:Streamlight 88005 Night Fighter NF, C4 LED Tactical Flashlight, Black (2 CR123) 120 lumens Designed (with removable doughnut) for use with sidearms/2-handed hold-very comfortable grip. Seems to be brighter than the higher rated PT-2L, but probably because it has a larger reflector. Simpler switch design (to eliminate mistakes under stress)-no strobe/various outputs-just push for momentary on-twist the end cap for constant on. EDIT 6-19-11: I see Streamlight now has a Nightfighter X, which appears physically... Read more |
