I just bought a second Malkoff Bodyguard2. Nothing I’ve tried comes close in brightness to size ratio. It’s as bright as the Stiletto Pro.
I just bought a second Malkoff Bodyguard2. Nothing I’ve tried comes close in brightness to size ratio. It’s as bright as the Stiletto Pro.
“There is no growth in the comfort zone.”--Jocko Willink
"You can never have too many knives." --Joe Ambercrombie
I miss those Raven clips. So simple.
It is an EagTac D25LC2 MKII I found on a website; the company may be modifying them? Not sure, I put one in my cart and then quit looking.
Good idea staying away from "tints" -- once you get something with a high CRI you realize how much it helps. I should never have bought one, now I'm hooked and appreciate the subtle differences a high CRI LED brings without washing out everything with brightness.
--Jason--
Nice, I just found the website you were referring to; it may be either a new model or a custom variant for that webstite.
In terms of performance, here's how the regular XM-L2 U4 performs at 1150lm out the front.
50 yards to wall, at night:
50 yards, Eagletac D25LC2 (photo blurry because hard to camera with one hand holding a light)
So for 'Pistol' applications, theres plenty of light and spill at 50 yards to both ID a distant target, and illuminate the surrounding area and foreground.
Where are Eagtac flashlights made?
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China.
I try to buy made in the USA/Japan/EU whenever I can, but for Flashlights, China makes the worlds most advanced, and has for the last 10+ years.
Surefire and Malkoff still dont have a light as advanced as my 2009 era Foursevens Quark, for example. A $200 Modlite OKW puts out 69k Candela; a $80 Maxtoch Archer M1 is putting out over 250k Candela from the same 18650 format... and on and on. And there's nothing like the Eagletac D25LC2 - at any price - made in the USA.
So for Fireworks and Flashlights, China is actually leading in quality, not just price.
I only go USA for weapon lights, as the Chinese haven't figured out fully potted electronics for recoil. But for EDC lights, a good Chinese brand is the way to go for most applications in my experience.