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Posted: 11/26/2006 1:51:20 PM EDT
[#1]
B.
A does not cover enough area for a handgun light, but has adequate reach for 25yd encounters. IMHO |
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Posted: 11/26/2006 1:56:04 PM EDT
[#2]
B. I have had both, I think the B is superior for a pistol light.
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Posted: 11/26/2006 2:16:21 PM EDT
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I'm in the same boat and was kind of leaning towards the A version. I want the precision and the option to reach out should I need a longer shot. I don't like the thought of limiting myself to only close-up work.
Just my 2 cents. I think I'll end up buying the A though. |
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Posted: 11/27/2006 6:44:52 AM EDT
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Why is the B superior?
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Posted: 11/27/2006 6:52:50 AM EDT
[#5]
The A model puts out 60 lumens and is a tight, focused beam.
The B model puts out 100 lumens. It has the tight focused beam but also has more spillage (think of it as light that goes around the bright center beam). Thus, it's better for identifying peripheral targets. I went with the B model because, indoors it will fill up an entire room and still have a tight beam for blinding targets. |
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Posted: 11/27/2006 6:54:16 AM EDT
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More usefully lit area with similar intensity as the 200A.
The A is on the left and the B is on the right....  The B is on the left, the A is on the right... 
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Posted: 11/27/2006 6:54:42 AM EDT
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A model is 60 lumens with a tight focused beam
B model is 100 lumens with a wide "flood" beam A model was originally designed for blinding and point shooting where the B model will intensely light up a room and have the same benefits as the A model. IMHO. YMMV ETA: Man I type slow |
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Posted: 11/27/2006 7:12:00 AM EDT
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I spent my money on B and here's why:
When I was buying, the proprietor of the store took me into his back room, turned out the lights, and showed the different beam patterns. The room was about 25 feet deep. The hot spot of A was slightly brighter than B. However, A had no "spillage," or illuminatin outside the hot spot. None at all, you just got a hot spot in an otherwise dark room. B's hot spot was nearly as bright, and there was sufficiant spillage to illuminate the entire room. The "throw" is slightly longer with A, but throw is generally not the strong point of LEDs anyway. In my mind, the B gives a much more usable beam pattern. If you are really planning on using it primarily outside, you don't want a LED, you want an incandescent, for the longer throw. Unfortunately, there is no incan x200, and all of the other SF options tend to be more problematic for holsters and such. As always, this information is worth exactly what you paid for it. |
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Posted: 11/27/2006 7:13:11 AM EDT
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SHIVAN, what distance is that?
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Posted: 11/27/2006 7:23:11 AM EDT
[#10]
 The person who took the photos said it was approximately 20ft. |
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Posted: 11/27/2006 7:29:53 AM EDT
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Fair enough, I just don't remember there being that big a difference in a similar comparison. My memory might be failing, or I might have been in a shorter room. |
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Posted: 11/27/2006 7:45:07 AM EDT
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Probably a shorter room. ~20ft. |
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Posted: 11/27/2006 11:52:04 AM EDT
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Ok, so it looks like the B model is a better all around weapon light. Know of any place that has good prices and service...that I could direct her to? :)
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Posted: 11/27/2006 11:56:11 AM EDT
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Nearly everyone who sells them is within a few dollars of one another.
She should not be paying retail price. Tell her to search the vendors here and on other gun boards. Do not pay MSRP for it. |
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Posted: 11/27/2006 1:01:51 PM EDT
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x200L from surefire it is coming soon. it is the surefire x200 with a laser.
i seen it in the new surefire /gun and ammo combat tactics magazine. looks pretty slick. |
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Posted: 11/28/2006 3:56:23 AM EDT
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I posted this information in the EE in a WTB add for a x200B. Back in October 2006 I bought a x200B from Dawson Precision Inc. for $198.99 BNIB. When I received it I really liked it and a few weeks later I went back on their website to order another and the price has increased to $240. That’s still the best price by about $30 for a brand new one. They are located in Central Texas if anyone is interested.
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Posted: 11/28/2006 11:17:59 PM EDT
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I went with the "B" on my duty G22 and here is why. You can light up a whole room when clearing it and on road stops I can keep the weapon at a low ready and still see what is going on. Just having a weapon mounted light frees up a hand that I might need for something else.
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Posted: 11/28/2006 11:57:56 PM EDT
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Does someone have a pic? |
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Posted: 11/29/2006 12:14:46 AM EDT
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its in the magazine thats highlight in red. it looks like a regular x200 just and a small bump underneath for the laser and there you go. |
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Posted: 11/29/2006 7:57:43 PM EDT
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Here you go: Notice they use the X200B   Also, go for...    Or try a W111D Military tac light: 
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