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http://www.calottery.com/winningnumbers.asp
Looks like number five on the daily three.
Who's the winner?
Looks like number five on the daily three.
Who's the winner?
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Surefire E2e HA arrived!
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Ahhhh, I was looking at the other page, "Past Winners". I see we have a winner! Congrats Ryan! I will ship 'er out to you directly. Soon as I burn out the bulb in a bulb life test, use up the batteries, and complete my "spine whack" test to see how it holds up against a mini mag light.
Should have a review on those tests shortly.
Should have a review on those tests shortly.
I meant to say the second number wins the light.
Hey, congrats Ryan0619! Hope you enjoy the light, and hope it serves you well.
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Well, I shipped 'er out today, it's now winging its way to Ryan's house, where it long shall reside.
I tested the light against my usual users. A mini mag light and a 3D cell mag light went up against it. As everyone here already knows, neither light could hold a candle to the Surefire. The light was bright and white, the pattern was flawless.
I stepped out onto the back porch and hit the fence line with all three lights. The mini mag didn't make it to the fence. The 3D put light out there, but it was so dispersed by the time it got there that I couldn't pick out much detail. The Surefire lit up whatever spot you wanted to see with good clean light. Details were easily picked out, I could read the brand names on the football and basketball out there.
Instances where I could see an absolute NEED for this thing:
Tracking. If you've ever hit an elk near the end of shooting hours and had to go get it, you know that a blood trail is very difficult to follow in the dark. A mag light or an LED headlamp does not show color truly enough. This light not only would allow you to pick out the color you were looking for, it would allow you to do so at a distance. Ditto this if you were in a search and rescue situation, where you needed to pick out details on the ground. Usually, we use a Coleman lantern to put off enough light, but the lantern is bulky, and has a blinding effect on the holder, i.e. it shines just as much light back into your eyes as it does where you are looking. Problem solved with the Surefire.
Spelunking. We once went caving down around the Columbia. We took Mag Lites, LED headlamps, and a couple other lights with us. The inky blackness and lack of reflective surfaces allowed us to only see about 6 feet ahead of us. This was enough to scramble around with, but there was one problem. If you wanted to look ahead to pick out your route, you were pretty much SOL. The darkness swallowed the light. A Surefire's ability to focus an intense beam and keep the pattern would have been a real asset. At times we had to pick our way back and forth to see which way was out. Sure would have been nice to see a ways more.
I'm not much of a 'tactical' fellow, but if I were going downstairs to check out a bump in the night, this thing would be just about the minimum I'd want. You want an instant, momentary on feature. This has it. You'd want enough light to make sure you saw every detail. This fits the bill. You'd want to activate the light with one hand, leaving the other hand free. Good feature of the SF. And lastly, you'd want something that had a stunning or disorienting effect on anyone you'd happen to meet unawares. The Surefire works here, let me tell ya. I used a couple of co-workers as guinea pigs just to see if it would throw them off for a second. Boy did it. The two fellas I hit were both fellow martial artists, one black belt and one brown. They were both sufficiently thrown off guard and blinded by the little light that I could have de-nutted them both. And in the case of the black belt, who came in LATE for work at the time, I should have.
I went easy on Ryan and didn't do my 'spine whack' test. I mean, hey.... people want to know how much abuse this thing can take before it fails, right? I was only gonna do what any good reviewer should do to a tactical light. Sure wanted to make Cliff Stamp proud, I did.
I was also going to get the Tactical Impact Device (TID) for it to try it out, but I dicked the dog long enough and forgot about it until it was too late. But in retrospect, I have to say that I'm glad I didn't. The light was way smaller than I expected, and I figure that it wouldn't make that much difference whether it was installed or not. 3 things I can think of for the price that I would buy before the TID: Fox Labs pepper spray, a decent tactical folder, or a month's worth of Martial Arts lessons. Either of these would be a more effective self defense option, IMHO.
After all that, I think I'll probably buy one down the road. Accessories I would get? The LED head, for one. When you don't need enough light to burn holes in denim, it would be nice to have a head that would allow you to see, and not burn the batteries out in 45 minutes. The other thing that I could think of would be the "click-on" tailcap. It is nice to be able to activate the light with one hand, but it would be doubly good if you could activate the constant on mode with one hand as well.
That's about it for me. I didn't need the whole week to figure out that this was one hell of a light, and probably worth the money. I couldn't see having Ryan wait 'til next week either, and with 2 destructive youngsters in the house, I figured I'd better get it to him before my little destructors had teeth marks in it.
This passaround was well worth the money to me. I thank all of you for getting it off the ground and for keeping it running smoothly and on time. Ryan, I have tracking info here if you want it, feel free to e-mail if you want it.
I tested the light against my usual users. A mini mag light and a 3D cell mag light went up against it. As everyone here already knows, neither light could hold a candle to the Surefire. The light was bright and white, the pattern was flawless.
I stepped out onto the back porch and hit the fence line with all three lights. The mini mag didn't make it to the fence. The 3D put light out there, but it was so dispersed by the time it got there that I couldn't pick out much detail. The Surefire lit up whatever spot you wanted to see with good clean light. Details were easily picked out, I could read the brand names on the football and basketball out there.
Instances where I could see an absolute NEED for this thing:
Tracking. If you've ever hit an elk near the end of shooting hours and had to go get it, you know that a blood trail is very difficult to follow in the dark. A mag light or an LED headlamp does not show color truly enough. This light not only would allow you to pick out the color you were looking for, it would allow you to do so at a distance. Ditto this if you were in a search and rescue situation, where you needed to pick out details on the ground. Usually, we use a Coleman lantern to put off enough light, but the lantern is bulky, and has a blinding effect on the holder, i.e. it shines just as much light back into your eyes as it does where you are looking. Problem solved with the Surefire.
Spelunking. We once went caving down around the Columbia. We took Mag Lites, LED headlamps, and a couple other lights with us. The inky blackness and lack of reflective surfaces allowed us to only see about 6 feet ahead of us. This was enough to scramble around with, but there was one problem. If you wanted to look ahead to pick out your route, you were pretty much SOL. The darkness swallowed the light. A Surefire's ability to focus an intense beam and keep the pattern would have been a real asset. At times we had to pick our way back and forth to see which way was out. Sure would have been nice to see a ways more.
I'm not much of a 'tactical' fellow, but if I were going downstairs to check out a bump in the night, this thing would be just about the minimum I'd want. You want an instant, momentary on feature. This has it. You'd want enough light to make sure you saw every detail. This fits the bill. You'd want to activate the light with one hand, leaving the other hand free. Good feature of the SF. And lastly, you'd want something that had a stunning or disorienting effect on anyone you'd happen to meet unawares. The Surefire works here, let me tell ya. I used a couple of co-workers as guinea pigs just to see if it would throw them off for a second. Boy did it. The two fellas I hit were both fellow martial artists, one black belt and one brown. They were both sufficiently thrown off guard and blinded by the little light that I could have de-nutted them both. And in the case of the black belt, who came in LATE for work at the time, I should have.
I went easy on Ryan and didn't do my 'spine whack' test. I mean, hey.... people want to know how much abuse this thing can take before it fails, right? I was only gonna do what any good reviewer should do to a tactical light. Sure wanted to make Cliff Stamp proud, I did.
I was also going to get the Tactical Impact Device (TID) for it to try it out, but I dicked the dog long enough and forgot about it until it was too late. But in retrospect, I have to say that I'm glad I didn't. The light was way smaller than I expected, and I figure that it wouldn't make that much difference whether it was installed or not. 3 things I can think of for the price that I would buy before the TID: Fox Labs pepper spray, a decent tactical folder, or a month's worth of Martial Arts lessons. Either of these would be a more effective self defense option, IMHO.
After all that, I think I'll probably buy one down the road. Accessories I would get? The LED head, for one. When you don't need enough light to burn holes in denim, it would be nice to have a head that would allow you to see, and not burn the batteries out in 45 minutes. The other thing that I could think of would be the "click-on" tailcap. It is nice to be able to activate the light with one hand, but it would be doubly good if you could activate the constant on mode with one hand as well.
That's about it for me. I didn't need the whole week to figure out that this was one hell of a light, and probably worth the money. I couldn't see having Ryan wait 'til next week either, and with 2 destructive youngsters in the house, I figured I'd better get it to him before my little destructors had teeth marks in it.
This passaround was well worth the money to me. I thank all of you for getting it off the ground and for keeping it running smoothly and on time. Ryan, I have tracking info here if you want it, feel free to e-mail if you want it.