Went to the candlepower forums party at the shot show, and Paul Kim of Surefire showed off some of SF's newest and upcoming products. One of the two that really caught my eye was the Surefire X300 light and laser combo for pistols. It was basically a X200, but with a IR and visible laser mounted above the light.

As I immediately thought upon seeing it, and as Paul Kim quickly explained, mounting the laser over the light, instead of under the light (as you see on about every other light companies light/laser combo) puts the laser closer to the bore of the weapon. This means point of aim and point of impact will be closer for longer distances. Why no one else thought of this earlier is beyond me?

The light, as you might guess, was extremely bright. It seemed to me that it was very much like the X200a 3 watt LED. But Im not 100% sure of that? The laser was crisp and bright. There was a control switch to switch between modes on the light. As I recall, light ony, laser only, light laser only, and IR. Im going off memory from two weeks ago, so I might be mistaken about the controls. Either way, it was pretty sweet!

I dont have a lot of other info on it, but I will answer questions as best I can. I'll tell you up front I dont know how much it will cost, what the specific lumens are, or exactly when it will be available. Mr Kim was not able to answer those questions specificly, at least at the time I was asking. I do believe it will be available sooner rather than later though. He mentioned that some agency (I cant recall which) was waiting on them!

Here's a few of my sucky pictures. Please note that these pics were taken on a USP clone gun using Surefire's new adapter for the USP. Mounting this to a weapon with a standard rail would make it sit even closer to the bore and even less bulky!






I also got one of their new helmet lights, but I have no helmet. So I gave it to a friend of mine who does. He'll be doing a review with pics as soon as time permits. Another very cool new item!

Quoted: With IR, is this going to be an LE/Mil only item? Was there any mention of a version w/o IR?

If it has an IR laser, it will be restricted for sure. Talking with SF, there is no ETA on this. Rumor is that they will become available by Summer (cross fingers).


Thanks for the pics NAG.


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Quoted: So what does SF want for this?  $999.98?

That price is to low.


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Quoted: Yeah I thought so, I missed a 1 in front of 999.98

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The $2k price was a sarcastic guess at the price. While I doubt it will cost that much, Im sure it will be the most expensive model you've ever heard of. That seems to be Surefire's MO; if they cant make something substantially better than the rest of the market, they usually dont bother. So while the prices are higher than anything else available, the quality is generally superior as well.

Quoted: Anybody know the MSRP for the helmet light? Mark

I think retail is around $150.



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Quoted: Anybody know the MSRP for the helmet light? Mark

According to Surefire, MSRP is projected to be $132.00.

Quoted: Quoted: Anybody know the MSRP for the helmet light? Mark According to Surefire, MSRP is projected to be $132.00.

Even better!


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Quoted: Quoted: ...they could release a similar version with only a visible laser. Given their HK-like attitude towards the commercial market since ~2 years ago, don't hold your breath.

They sell almost their entire line of lights and lasers to the public, as well as their suppressors. It would be nice to see them sell everything, and I agree that they should... Im just saying I think SF is a long way off from the likes of HK who wont make or sell a single rifle to us.