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Posted: 12/29/2003 12:09:52 PM EDT
Well I finally broke down and bought a Surefire, which was really bright but now has become a teeny tiny club. I guess I played with it too much and those batteries don't last very long.
From the "Surefire" name on the side of the battery am I too assume that I am not going to replace these batteries at my local Radio Shack? I guess I should have already bought the $ 25 pack of batteries for it  Too bad I wanted to try a low light shoot this weekend, guess I'll be using the Coleman spotlight in the FBI hold 
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Posted: 12/29/2003 12:39:19 PM EDT
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Quoted: Well I finally broke down and bought a Surefire, which was really bright but now has become a teeny tiny club. I guess I played with it too much and those batteries don't last very long. I know the problem [;)]. Its been hard NOT to play with my 650 - I don't want to use up the 'battery stick'. So I'll have to keep a pair of 123s around for practice. From the "Surefire" name on the side of the battery am I too assume that I am not going to replace these batteries at my local Radio Shack? Sure you can. These are VERY common batteries - you can get them anyware that sells film (as they are commonly used in cameras). The catch is you'll likely pay $8 for a single battery - or $12-15 for a pair. Order them from Surefire.com and you'll pay $15 for 12 batteries (that's $1.25 each). MUCH more economical. Too bad I wanted to try a low light shoot this weekend, No problem - hit Safeway, CVS, or Walmart and spend the $12 for a pair (or $16 if you have to buy them individually) so you'll be able to use it this weekend. Then order a box or two from Surefire. |
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Posted: 12/29/2003 12:46:04 PM EDT
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Forest comes through again [hail]
I was 1/2 though my "Coleman lantern/duct tape/pipe insulation shock bezel" though Hey how long do these things last? I bought the light new a few days after Thanksgiving and although I have fiddled with it pretty incessantly it really wasn't on THAT much. Honest-okay my g/f was sort of getting annoyed "Are you blinded? Stunned? Do you think you could shoot back?"x 100 |
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Posted: 12/29/2003 12:47:45 PM EDT
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Being "forced" due to time pressure or whatever to buy 123A batteries from a "shop" is very good motivation to order an SF72BB (72 x SF123A) from SureFire so you can play with your SureFire all you like for a while at least!
Al |
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Posted: 12/29/2003 12:49:11 PM EDT
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Well, I'm not too proud to admit I learned something from this thread.
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Posted: 12/29/2003 12:52:53 PM EDT
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SF72BB (72 x SF123A)=?
Al are you the british flashlight guy? You should come over for Bulletfest, it's a shoot in Ohio with machineguns toward the end of June, we could find someone to run you out from NYC to Ohio. Even if you're in the military over there it's still a lot of fun. How often do you get to run a couple of thousand rounds through an AK or AR for fun? |
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Posted: 12/29/2003 12:58:59 PM EDT
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Just did a huge order on Surefire batteries direct from them for everyone at work.
The savings is WAY too good to pass up after years of paying Walmart's "discount" prices. |
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Posted: 12/29/2003 1:06:16 PM EDT
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Quoted: Hey how long do these things last? Surefire advertises the 65 lumen lamps (P60) last for an hour. My experience has been they give full 65 Lumens for 30-40 minutes then it starts falling off. But this was during heavy use - more intermittant use and they probably do go the full 60 minutes. My weaponlight has a P61 (120 lumens) which is rated for 20 mintutes - I wonder how long it will really go with heavier use. BTW I also buy alot of these batteries. My wife is a photograph/scrapbooking nut so she's always in my stash for her camera. |
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Posted: 12/29/2003 1:12:42 PM EDT
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I have 2 12 packs on the way from Surefire right now. Can't beat their price! (at least on the batteries, for now...)
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Posted: 12/29/2003 2:14:28 PM EDT
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Am I the "British flashlight guy" ?
I am friends with PK - the man who heads up SureFire's New Products Development. I am British and living in England. I work for a testing & certification lab (not military) [img]http://www.pk-engineering.com/pk/familynfriends/hooterscrew.jpg[/img] I'm the one in the SureFire unifrom next to PK... This was taken at the SHOT Show 2003 in Orlando. I would rather call myself the British SureFire guy as SureFires are my hobby: [img]http://www.pk-engineering.com/Size15/images1/SureFire%20E1e-Size15%2064.jpg[/img] Getting hold of SF123A batteries is slightly more difficult for me. I order the SF72BB brick from friendly SureFire Dealers (who can ship internationally) and sometimes my friends at SureFire send me some (which is very kind of them). I usually stock up when I visit the States. I hope to be at the SHOT Show 2004 in Vegas again. If you see me I'm likely to have some of the coolest SureFires on me that you'll see at the show. As for firearms - I'm not a user and have little interest but it would be cool to start to learn the basics. This trip to the States will be just be to Vegas I think. There'll be other chances to experience the AR15/M4 and others I'm sure. Al :) |
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Posted: 12/29/2003 2:29:51 PM EDT
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I'm still debating on the Shot Show, sorry I missed you last year.If we go we might have a gun or two with us [x] I'll at least come by to pester you about Surefires as it's something I am obviously not that knowledgeable about. Just don't try to get my imaginary gunstore to buy any ha ha [;)].
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Posted: 12/31/2003 4:26:24 PM EDT
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Become a member of CandlePowerForums and you can get 123s for $1 each.
[url]http://www.batterystation.com/cpf.htm[/url] Does anyone know if you can cut a Duracell 223 open and use the cells as seperate 123 cells? If so you can get 123 Duracells for $.50 each. |
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Posted: 12/31/2003 4:35:46 PM EDT
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Goddam...
there's a whole fuckin subculture out there about batteries and I didn't know about it!!! I'm going there now. |
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