You are talking history here...when products where made with quality...to last! Many names HAVE had a great history: Zenith, Black and Decker, Westinghouse, Sylvania...these today, are not the companies of the past...they are ONLY names.
bob_v
I always though an odd number of batteries was a stupid idea (unless it's one)?! I have the 4-cell Mag.
bob_v
I've had good results with HF brand. I've seen some other batteries leak in the pagkaging. I did buy some Infinity Beyond, off ebay. AAA cells, and maybe 1 of 10 leaked, new in the package.
I hear that. Rayovac rechargable NiMH cells rattle around, in my mini mag.
A single-size lug wrench is lighter and faster, and it won't break when ya split a skull.
AQ
Yeah but the flashlight is a big help for finding all the teeth afterwards.
neither will the maglight
on 8/21/2009 10:38 AM (ET) Aloysius Q Roger-YoMama wrote the following:
The 5 cell MagLite, being thick aluminum, will not break. That is why they are the choice of police officers.
It might be easier to explain having a flashlight in one's car. Just have to remember to wipe off the blood.
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The one item that I would use rechargeables in - my digital camera - won't accept them. so I'm stuck with disposables. However I've found the Energizer E2 to be excellent.
nate
A flashlight has plausible deniability, at least after dark. A lug wrench, unless you are standing next to a jacked up flat tire, not so much.
(I was just walkin' home, officer, mindin' my own business. I was even carrying a flashlight so people wouldn't run over me. This fellow just came up from behind and grabbed me- I'm not really sure just what happened then....)
Come to think of it, I haven't seen my 4-cell in awhile. Wonder where it is? Maglights were a lot cooler when they were not mass-market. They used to come in a cardboard box at the gun store, not a blister pack at Sam's Club.
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aemeijers wrote in news:kYudnWd7Q__ZrxLXnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:
you can get LED upgrades for the Maglights now;either 1 watt or 3 watt Luxeon LEDs.
Then when you whack someone,the lamp doesn't fail. B-)
Some departments have banned them from the worn belt for that reason- looks and is perceived too much like a club. Scares and offends the populace.
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Lowe's had a one day sale on the 3D LED Mags, and I bought one for each vehicle. Very bright, and I havn't dropped it. But, when I had my very first 4D mag, I did drop it, and the filament bent. Threw a really strange light pattern after that.
Flashlight scares people, but the semi automatic pistol with high capacity magazine is just fine? I find that astounding.
I was chatting with an old man, in the hallway of my church, a couple weeks ago. He mentioned my pocket full of pens. I replied that not all are pens, one's a thermostat screw driver, and one's a utility knife. As I pulled it out, I saw his eyes grow wide. He probably doesn't even own a knife for the kitchen.
The "Task Force" 3W LED flashlight kicks a Mag-Lite's ass anyway, unless you're talking about bulk and weight. I have both a 3-D Mag-Light and a
2-C Task Force and the TF is way brighter and has a more even beam pattern.nate
Okay, scares and offends the underemployed inner-city preachers who are the self-appointed spokesmen for the populace? The underclass isn't too afraid that the cops are going to shoot them- they know there is publicity and paperwork attached to that. They are (justly, in some cities, sad to say), afraid of random beatings in dark corners and behind closed doors. Not as bad as 30-40 years ago, but it still goes on, and most have heard their parents talk about it. Most inner-city cops do not carry batons any more either, especially the high-tech ones. A shame, really, because with good training, they are very effective less-than-lethal weapons. Tasers seem to have replaced them in the tool kit.
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This source shows it only ten bucks for the light. 150 lumens is very bright.
Where did you get yours? What did it cost?
I looked at a couple ads for Maglite LED, and they didn't list lumens output. Also checked Maglite web site, but could not find the lumens listed, either.
This is the one that I have
nate
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