Old Surefire G2s: What to do

[NH Shooter]

Bit of a swerve fellas but need a rec. on a replacement head for the SF in the center & a new drop in for the Z2 on the right?

Looking for something w/ good spill plus some distance throw & disregard the LNIB X200B on the left unless ya know someone that WTB it.

I'm using one of these in my Z2 and really like it - https://www.edcplus.com/p60-dropins-...ite-p-247.html







In fact, I use the same drop-in for the G2 Lego WML;

[HeavyDuty]

Bit of a swerve fellas but need a rec. on a replacement head for the SF in the center & a new drop in for the Z2 on the right?

Looking for something w/ good spill plus some distance throw & disregard the LNIB X200B on the left unless ya know someone that WTB it.

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Not sure about the SF, but the one I ordered lists the Z2:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XCMQWVS

[HCM]

Buy one of these to see if they work. $11 on A Prime. If it works out buy more.

https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Flashl...xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Bought one - did not fit in the G2 or a Z2. The base of the bulb is too thick and doesn’t sit deep enough to allow the lens head to be screwed down.

Well shit. I bought one for an old SF 870 firearm and it worked fine. Thought they took
The same bulb assembly.

It went on this.

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I just had two come in. I tried one in my original 6P, I had to remove the big spring and it fit. I’m thinking that if I trim the spring it will work ok, but I may just send them back.

Edit - I just looked at the listing again, and they mention removing the large outer spring for the 6P. I’ll look for one of my older G2s and see how it works.

You are correct - you need to remove the large outer spring to fit the G2.

[Bratch]

I was just about to post the same thing. My first thought was “oh cool, I have several of those around here somewhere” and my second thought was “f-that, I’m not spending $50/light to rehab lights that probably cost me less than that when I bought them new!”

I bought some malkoff bezels for my gen1 p3 and gen2 p6 most,y for nostalgia and then set to fiddle-farting with them and regretted the whole thing Immediatelyy after I got the wrong click tail cap (which I didn’t realize until after I took the OEM one apart), didn’t get the bezels I meant to... stupid rabbit hole of stupid.

I’m thinking the best route at this point is to list the old ones and just buy a bakers dozen of these.
PolyTac X USB - includes Rechargeable battery https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079DD53KC..._ACoxFbXCRHW0B

I went back and forth on this quite a bit but decided to go ahead with the Malkoff. My reasoning was light output and runtimes. The new G2 is more powerful at 600 and 15 lumens but nothing in between, feels like either a dragster or a tricycle. The Malkoff gave me a couple levels of brightness (100/250 lumens) with a ton of run life and not having to click 4 times to get what I want. I think these will end up more GP use around the house or get dumped in the cars.

[Navin Johnson]

The G2's are best for M61L and LL for utility/BU lights with really nice beams and ok runtimes.

Malkoffs high output stuff is good for metal hosts and task specific activities.

The best value is the in-between lights like the g2x tactical or MV. $60-80 with good output. quality and runtime.

If SF made a high/low twist head on the g2x a guy could buy 5 and have almost everything covered. (I'm sure they don't cause there would be no reason to buy any of there other products)

The 15 lumen low on a g2x is surprisingly useful and ok for many tasks. Probably the best feature of the unit. I think a low of 100-150 would be cool for certain situations but I doubt the runtime would be much more than double the high.

The etc1L-t is the one lacking on low.

[GyroF-16]

You are correct - you need to remove the large outer spring to fit the G2.

Mine just arrived. I will validate tomorrow and report back.

[rob_s]

I went ahead and posted to the for sale section here to offer up the only two G2 lights I could find in my stash. Price is OBO.

[GyroF-16]

Mine just arrived. I will validate tomorrow and report back.

Re: this drop-in from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Flashl...xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Installed in a G2 today, and seems to work fine. I’ll take it outside when I let the dog out tonight to assess throw and spill, general utility, etc.
So far, I’m pleased to make an apparently useful flashlight for $10 and the body of one that I’ve had for about 20 years.
I did need to remove the “big” spring to make it fit.

[Le Français]

Buy one of these to see if they work. $11 on A Prime. If it works out buy more.

https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Flashl...xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

I also got the one to which Lon linked (after seeing this thread, but before he posted - weird). Anyway, I also had to remove the large spring, and so far it works well in a G2. It seems a bit brighter than a 600-lumen Streamlight Polytac, with a slightly larger hotspot. New life to an old favorite! Before this, I had the 120-lumen incandescent lamp in this G2.

Any recommendations for a bezel-down pocket clip? I'm thinking RCS is the way to go. https://www.bigtexoutdoors.com/produ...s-pocket-clip/

Does anyone recommend something else?

[GyroF-16]

Re: this drop-in from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Flashl...xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Installed in a G2 today, and seems to work fine. I’ll take it outside when I let the dog out tonight to assess throw and spill, general utility, etc.
So far, I’m pleased to make an apparently useful flashlight for $10 and the body of one that I’ve had for about 20 years.
I did need to remove the “big” spring to make it fit.

Replying to my own post to update...

Very pleased with this $10 update to an old G2. Similar brightness to a Surefire Fury (600 lumens?). More flood, and larger hotspot than the Fury, with a little less throw. All in all, a great budget flashlight option.