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Price and availability. Insight has now discontinued commercial sales of the WMX200 (unsure on the handhelds). Even before they discontinued sales, most retailers didn't carry them, so they didn't have near as much exposure.
FWIW, outside of use with an ATPIAL (or other IR LAM with an IR illuminator), there are better options than the WMX. With an ATPIAL, however, it really is a perfect match.
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They're good quality, just super expensive. Overall Surefire is probably a better option. Insight incandescents are low powered and expensive but in use by the milotary, the WMX is a nice step up (replaced the M3X for SOCOM) but just super expensive. ($500)
I'd say price is the main reason
Price and availability. Insight has now discontinued commercial sales of the WMX200 (unsure on the handhelds). Even before they discontinued sales, most retailers didn't carry them, so they didn't have near as much exposure.
FWIW, outside of use with an ATPIAL (or other IR LAM with an IR illuminator), there are better options than the WMX. With an ATPIAL, however, it really is a perfect match.
Very true Jeffro. Those WMX's don't show up very often anymore since whatever happened with Optics Planet. I've seen a couple on the EE since then used, at full retail. I remember Augee explaining how well the WMX works in conjunction with with the Insight LAM's, in his holy opinion being the best option there is to pair with one.
So it may be worth it to track one down in that case, and chances are if you can afford an ATPIAL-C or a PEQ-15, then you can afford a WMX200.
If not, I think I'd pick up one of the high end Surefire's based on what meets your needs.
PS- you can still find M3X's, I tend to see more of the LED version for sale than the incandescent.