So you want to buy a flashlight?

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Old thread, I don't even know if these guys are still around the forum.

I wasn't expecting to spend so much time in looking for a light, but here I am.

I'm stuck between a few. It has to be a belt light, rechargeable or not doesn't really make a difference to me.

I'm eying: EagleTac P20C2 MKII XP-G R5 380 Lumen LED Flashlight.---- anybody have it? I was just about to buy either the fenix tk11 or lenser t7 when I saw it. Eagle claims to have 300 lumens which is much more than the other two. Thoughts?

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Sorry to drag up such an old thread but those of you with older incandescent stingers take note, Malkoff now makes an led upgrade for $35. I am a big fan of Gene's products, I've been back and forth between my old m60 and dereelight drop ins for my surefire 6p on patrol and I look forward to using the stinger with the malkoff as a back up. I will give a review once its in.

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I just received my LED upgrade from malkoff while I was at work so here I am at 0352 hours getting home, installing my drop in and running around the neighborhood like a creeper lighting everything up. I'm only going to post my first impressions b/c I haven't had the chance to use it on patrol yet.

WOW...I consider myself a flash-aholic if you will and a plain Jane stinger, incandescent, with the stock ni-cad battery for use in law enforcement is like bringing a kia rio to the Formula 1 guys and asking them to do laps at Monaco in that for competition. This take a boring, stock, near useless light unless you are in a pitch black room and makes it into something useful.

The tint is on the cool side and maybe even a bit green/blue ish(could be my half charged ni-cad battery) but it gives out a much more pleasant and useful beam of light, throws further with better spill a happy medium without need to adjust. When I get my Ni-Mh battery and a chance to use it on patrol I'll go more in depth but for those of you with old stingers, metal body and incandescent bulb, this is a worthy $35 upgrade with a better reputation than Terra-lux.