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Posted: 12/22/2015 6:36:53 PM EDT
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I know its been asked before but flashlights evolve quickly, havent seen this discussed in a while.
Im looking for an aa flashlight for my AR. It can be a handheld light with a mount or one made for guns like a tlr. 2 cells is fine. Im hoping for 300 lumens but not sure whats out there. Thanks guys. |
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LOL, I'd also like to know the latest. IMO, not worth the time. It's obvious no one has the correct ingredients. A light of that type and size, it's not could it work, it's that they can't seem, to figure it out yet. If you want distance, look to the very effective handheld types. What can you"build"? Build your own. Get creative. BUILD IT!! I think you'll have better end results for the need  |
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I was looking at the four sevens quark AA
http://www.amazon.com/FOURSEVENS-Quark-QP2A-X-Finish-Lumens/dp/B007JO9HDG/ref=sr_1_4?tag=shuttermuse-20&ie=UTF8&qid=1406674191&sr=8-4&keywords=foursevens And the fenix ld22 http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00KA50G68/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1450848141&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=fenix+ld22&dpPl=1&dpID=51%2BdFt0WLIL&ref=plSrch Both of which have lumens in the 300 range. Not sure how to mount them though and wether they can handle the recoil (i have an ar10). Interestingly this little zebralight shoots out over 500 lumens on 1 AA. Why cant we have atleast that in an AA http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B015TJG0U0/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1450846777&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=zebralight+sc5&dpPl=1&dpID=41AZAFkdIgL&ref=plSrch |
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I just discovered the Sig Sigtac STL 300 Stoplite. It has a 450 lumen Cree LED built into a vertical foregrip and uses 4 AA's. Controls look fairly ergonomic, even for the included laser. While I have no interest in a laser, the rest looks interesting and I may have to pick one up for experimentation.
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Have an M600AA and I'm a bit underwhelmed by the 200 lumens.
This is also within my interest because I wanted a SHTF setup that is ALL AA batteries...and let's face it, buying 123s on the civilian side just isn't worth it. (Don't hate) 
It sure looks like Surefire is coming out with a dual illum AA that is supposed to be 250 lumens white light but its not out yet (labeled the M600VAA. Another option out there is to have HDS Systems build you a AA bodied light with your choice of LED. |
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I just discovered the Sig Sigtac STL 300 Stoplite. It has a 450 lumen Cree LED built into a vertical foregrip and uses 4 AA's. Controls look fairly ergonomic, even for the included laser. While I have no interest in a laser, the rest looks interesting and I may have to pick one up for experimentation. Tomac It's out of production from what I could figure out. |
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The only decent AA WML currently available that I'm aware of is the Surefire M600AA, but it's pricey and only 200 lumens (I'd like a decent AA WML myself). Tomac Quoted:
The only decent AA WML currently available that I'm aware of is the Surefire M600AA, but it's pricey and only 200 lumens (I'd like a decent AA WML myself). Tomac Who'd have thought that 2 1.5v AA batteries would have the performance of a single-cell 3v CR123 while being bigger than a 2-cell CR123 light? Lol. Quoted:
I just discovered the Sig Sigtac STL 300 Stoplite. It has a 450 lumen Cree LED built into a vertical foregrip and uses 4 AA's. Controls look fairly ergonomic, even for the included laser. While I have no interest in a laser, the rest looks interesting and I may have to pick one up for experimentation. Tomac POS, run and quickly. |
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Looking into the AA sizes a bit more and found the Mini TC-6 AA XML2. It has the profile It puts out 320 lumen, 2-mode Low/High. 1-mode/high would gain more of my interest. Finding/making a mount "should be" fairly easy There's not much for a review anywhere. http://www.customlites.com/Mini-TC-6-AA-XML2-SH-TC6-Min.htm |
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I think the ideal would be a light made to run on 14500s day to day, that can run on AAs in a pinch (it would just have lower output). I just bought a light like this for my Dad, but it is a single AA/14500 and set up for GP carry, would be a poor weapon light. I think that this would be the best solution at the current time of AA battery technology. I have a COAST pocket clip single AA flashlight that can run on 14500 battery and it doubles the effective output of the light with a slightly shorter run time. |
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