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Title: Streamlight ProTac HL on Sale
Post by: alfsauve on January 04, 2016, 05:09:46 AM: Optics Planet is running a sale on this flash light, 750 lumens. Normally around $109 on sale for $69.79.

http://www.opticsplanet.com/streamlight-protac-hl-led-flashlight-w-batteries-holster.html?nldata=baf/17/448337eb2adc0e2ba3495aabec0c5c13&&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=clearliq16 (http://www.opticsplanet.com/streamlight-protac-hl-led-flashlight-w-batteries-holster.html?nldata=baf/17/448337eb2adc0e2ba3495aabec0c5c13&&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=clearliq16)
Title: Re: Streamlight ProTac HL on Sale
Post by: Big Frank on January 04, 2016, 02:31:40 PM: They have a 1,100 lumen light on sale too. Being that bright it must turn night into day. My "tactical" light may be 300 lumens. It's nothing like the new breed of lights. http://www.opticsplanet.com/streamlight-protac-hl-3-flashlight.html
Title: Re: Streamlight ProTac HL on Sale
Post by: alfsauve on January 04, 2016, 04:10:56 PM: OH MY GOSH. OH MY GOSH. 1,100lumens. MUST HAVE. MUST HAVE. They should call it a "magnum" flashlight.

The "arms race" is on.
Title: Re: Streamlight ProTac HL on Sale
Post by: Magoo541 on January 05, 2016, 03:02:41 PM: Quote from: jumbofrank on January 04, 2016, 02:31:40 PM
They have a 1,100 lumen light on sale too. Being that bright it must turn night into day. My "tactical" light may be 300 lumens. It's nothing like the new breed of lights. http://www.opticsplanet.com/streamlight-protac-hl-3-flashlight.html
I have a Streamlight scorpion that was all the rage 20 years ago at 60 lumen. ::)

Time for a few new lights I think.
Title: Re: Streamlight ProTac HL on Sale
Post by: alfsauve on January 05, 2016, 04:40:14 PM: 60 Lumens? We got lighten' bugs in GA brighter than that. (I suppose Texans have twice that bright, too.)
Title: Re: Streamlight ProTac HL on Sale
Post by: GASPASSERDELUXE on January 05, 2016, 06:46:36 PM: 3X
Title: Re: Streamlight ProTac HL on Sale
Post by: Big Frank on January 05, 2016, 10:40:04 PM: Quote from: Magoo541 on January 05, 2016, 03:02:41 PM
I have a Streamlight scorpion that was all the rage 20 years ago at 60 lumen. ::)

Time for a few new lights I think.

That's what I have. I thought it was in the 200-300 lumens range but I was way off. The Scorpion HL was 600 but now it's 725 lumens. When they say how many thousands of candelas the old one is it sounds impressive but If you look at the lumens it's only 78. I'm almost embarrassed to own it now. ;) The only good thing about it is it fits my weapons mount just right but the batteries are dead and I haven't even been using it. I think the lights I got for free at Harbor Freight are brighter.
Title: Re: Streamlight ProTac HL on Sale
Post by: PegLeg45 on January 06, 2016, 12:04:55 PM: I carried a 200 lumen three-way (high-low-strobe) in my pocket for a year.....just went back to a simple on-off 200 lumen for personal carry.