Question about Mag-Lite

Mandragore

Mandragore

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I have a 5 D-cells Mag-Lite in my country house (damn it's really heavy and tough!). Since i have it, i'm wondering about its defensive capability. Can such a flashlight be really use as a defensive weapon? Have you ever had to use it this way?
 
They're great weapons. We had one behind the counter of the liquor store I worked in during the early 80s. I never had to hit anyone with it but I pulled it out at least twice that I remember. I guess It was pretty intimidating to the two drunks because they both left.
 
It also helps that it has utility purposes other than as a weapon.

Of course, knives do too, but people often don't seem to acknowledge that.
 
To answer your question, Mandragore, yes, a Maglite can be a very effective weapon, especially the 5D and 6D models. Think of them as small aluminum baseball bats.
I've never had to use one as such,
but I wouldn't think twice about it if the opportunity arose.:rolleyes:
 
My neighbor and I walked around the area around Halloween and during some short blackouts, with 3 D-cell Maglites. Very comforting heft to them. As a fire marshall here, he had used his a few times to persuade drivers that they were not going to drive through fire scenes. (Dent!)

Check out the Grip'n'Clip from Nite-Ize. It's a neoprene sleeve that fits over the shaft, gives a better grip in rain and cold, and has an adjustable strap so you can actually hold onto it without gripping it. At the end of the strap, it's got a snap-clip you can hook onto a belt loop.

I got mine from Smoky Mountain. They've got them for the mini-Maglite, too. They're only a few bucks.
 
Short, and funny anecdote on Maglite's as weapons...

My Uncle, early in his LEO career as a Patrolman (early '70's?), pulled over a drunk driver while on patrol with his Chief (of all people). Anyway, the drunk driver was a rather large and strong female of the alternate-lifestyle persuasion. She got beligerent during the sobriety tests, and assaulted my uncle--tying up his hands.

Meanwhile his Chief, standing nearby, grabbed a non-Maglite 3D flashlight of my uncle's duty belt (Patrolman had to buy their own gear and guns back then, and Maglites were considered to be high-tech and expensive!) and whacked the drunk across the back. As my uncle describes it, the flashlight disintegrated...with batteries, lens, housing parts going everywhere. Nevertheless, they eventually subdued and arrested the drunk.

The next morning, my Uncle was called in to the Chief's office for what he was thinking was a congrats. Instead, he was berated and told to GET A GODDAMN REAL FLASHLIGHT (i.e. Maglite)!
 
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