HD rifle, and the legacy head is the F (Flood) vs the T (Throw). I had a 1000 lumen Surefire 600U whose throw was weak but served an HD purpose fine. Candela on the Surefire is about 12,000.
I really prefer using CR123 batteries to rechargeables, hence the purchase.
Thoughts - if this thing is the Flood version, the Throw version must reach the moon. The light is whiter than the Surefire, the hotspot much more noticeable, and the spill/flood is more of a dropoff than the uniformity of the 600U.
It's also .5 ounces heavier and a little bulkier, but that's fine.
Overall, not bad. Malkoff makes similar heads for cheaper that are a smaller package, but the Modlite is impressive in its reach especially for the Flood version.
And we're not even talking about modern spec'ed options.
I run Surefire dual cell Vamps on the go-to's; generally weak white light but an easy transition to IR. I'm almost tempted to get the newest gen Modlite or Rein, but keeping the IR option is just too valuable right now.
Not bad overall. $209 is steep, and the flood is definitely different than the Surefire. Taking it outside you see a significant reach difference to give it better universality...