A blessing that NH posted up!
The Malkoff 6p drop in rated at 450 lumens. I am sure that is a conservative rating. The drop in is 45-55 shipped. What you are really buying with Malkoff is QC and reliability v. max lumens.
Surefire makes a G2 600 lumen flashlight at 75 ish
Surefire makes a G2 800 lumen flashlight at 110 ish
Malkoff makes that 740 lumen light at 155 retail but id you given them an email, you can usually get a 20% off coupon.
When you look at the Lumens Factory Drop in v. the Malkoffs, there is simply no comparison in quality.
From the Lumens Factory Website:
"Precision designed and engineered in Hong Kong, our products are assembled at Lumens Factory’s facilities complying with the highest quality standards."
That strikes me as marketing speak for-Designed in HK, manufactured in the PRC.
If this is a plinker, buy what you want. If you are going to bet your life on the gun, I am not sure you can get there from here absent spending more money than initially intended.
I suspect that you could sell the Surefires you have to take the edge off new purchases.
Let us know what you do and why you do it.