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Harbor Freight has this two-pack of 9-LED flashlights on sale for $4.00! Batteries are included (3 AAA each). I'm surprised at the quality and brightness. The length is 3.5", the weight is only 2.1 ounces, and the tube diameter is one inch. A PERFECT tactical flashlight (with rear push button)... except for the colors of purple and red. I'm going to sand and paint mine. If you want to buy a black one you have to get a single on sale right now for $5.

I have a Leapers picatinny flashlight mount on order right now. I'll let you know how everything fits. Maybe even get a picture of it painted and assembled.

I think the sale ends March 9.

Enjoy!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=97036

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I must be missing something I click on the link its $8 for 2 pack

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my basket says $7.95

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Not to rain on anyone's parade but I've had a couple of those and they are complete junk. The lenses fall out, and the things just quit working long before the batteries or the bulbs die.

You may get lucky and get a decent one - but you're gambling either way.

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Must have been an error they fixed.

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This stuff is all crap made in china

99% of everything at harbor freight is junk

MADE IN CHINA

BUY AMERICA

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These lights are sold at the local flea markets.

Usually about $3.

They are just cheap Chinese LED lights.

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These lights are sold at the local flea markets.

Usually about $3.

They are just cheap Chinese LED lights.

Might be ok on your paintball gun but I wouldn't want to rely on one at 3am when things go bump in the night.

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These are pricey, but it'd be the last tactical type light you'd ever need...

http://www.surefire.com/E2DL

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No, enough suckers got hooked.

An LED light under $10? That's like a car under $6000. Yugo 2009, anyone?

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If you have one of these (I have over a dozen throughout my home) and IF they stopped working, I USED MY HEAD.

DUH. It's the SPRINGS inside the light.

CAREFULLY pull the springs out just a little.

AND I MEAN CAREFULLY. AND I MEAN JUST A LITTLE.

Now, if you are trying to say that these are not a Surfire Tactical light, you are correct.

But I've been using these since at least last summer and they work great.

The first thing you do is THROW OUT the AAA batteries that came with them. Replace them with Duracell Coppertops. These have replaced my Maglites as my flashlight of choice for when things DO go bump in the night.

But hey, I've got dogs that will warn me of all but NINJAS. And probably even then I will get some kind of warning.

These flashlights DO have a place in your kit. They work well IF you take care of them.

For lenses falling out? Use a SMALL DROP of super glue and then carefully snap it back in place and that WILL solve this problem. As mentioned above, stretching the springs will resolve most of the other issues regarding contacts for the batteries.

And as I said, do yourself a favor. Replace the batteries with Duracell Coppertop and you will have a flashlight you can depend on.

I use mine a lot. When I take my dogs out after dark, which occurs four or five times every night, I use this flashlight. It can be for a minute or two OR for as long as five or ten minutes. And the batteries last for about two months with that amount of usage. If you just want something that you can pick up off of your bedstand to go to the bathroom or for some other reason, keep the batteries fresh and the interior parts in good shape and this flashlight will definitely serve you for a long time.

Mine have. Especially for $2 - $3 each. Again, is it a Maglite or a Surefire? Of course not. But for what it is, IT IS A GOOD LITE.

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Was going to post almost exactly what Wallew said. You can make these work well with just a little tinkering.

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They don't put their in-store sale prices online. It was advertised in their circular that was mailed to my house. I think the sale price is good until 3/9.

I sanded one down, primed it, and painted it flat black. Doesn't look so bad.

I agree with Wallew that their batteries are junk (they will leak and destroy things). We'll see how it holds up to the recoil on my SKS.

- Only $2 each
- Only 3.5" long
- Only 2.1 ounces w/batteries

Good grief. I could buy a lot of these disposable flasghlights for the price of one Surefire. It won't be my "bump in the night light". I'm thinking about hunting nocturnals like racoon with this SKS.

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Bought 2 of those at a flea market for $3 /ea. The lens fell out of one and the led's stopped working. The other one held up ok. I think the chinese batteries brand was (no joke) panaphonics.

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T-rev,
As I said, use super glue on the lens and lengthen the spring on both ends and your other light should start working again.

OR send it to me. I'll gladly fix it and add it to my collection.

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very nice. thank you for all the info especially the wallew tips!

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You're right. Like most made in china stuff, it can be beefed up and made reliable. The LED's were not staying on, and was probably a loose connection. Im sure your spring trick would have fixed it. At the time, I replaced the batteries and it didnt help. I figured it was kaput and threw it out .

I gave the other one to my girlfriend, and as far as I know it still works.

You are spot on about the batteries. I was kind of pissed, spending $3 on a flashlight then $4 on batteries.

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Mark, do you ever post anything other than Harbor Freight bashing?:biggrin:

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:emotions16:

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how about this

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Oh yea,


just glue in the lense, replace the batteries........


Not too bad if you do a little work to them.....


GRP

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you can buy a surefire G2 for $35-40. 80 Lumens of blinding light. No modification required to make it work.

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DITTO ~ I've had trouble with mine and it's not the bulbs or the batteries.........connections are terrible.

Maybe I got bad ones, too.

:confused_ma:

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Try this one TA, more than double the light output of the Surefire at half the price. I have had one for a while now, and I don't think you can beat it for bang for the buck. It is hard anodized (not the cheap regular type anodizing) and has excellent build and beam quality. When our puppies got out of the kennel in the middle of the night with a storm coming in, this light was a godsend. I was able to spot black puppies in a field from 75-100 yards away. I gave away my Surefire G2 after using this light for a week, and plan to buy another for the wife.

https://www.eagletac-store.com/produ...roducts_id=611

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I picked up four more at HF today. I've spent $12 on 6 flashlights. So far they all work fine.

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its a good deal. Now I remember what killed mine. I dropped it, and it fell about 9 feet to concrete. The outside aluminum tube is really thin, and had a pretty bad dent in it. Thats what caused the lens to pop out and the leds always flickered after that. I guess you can expect that with a $3 light, probably not with a surefire or maglight tho

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I got some very similar at Home Depot a few months ago, brand is Husky. It was a pack of 10 for $15 on sale. 1/2 in black, other 1/2 in silver. They have held up great so far, and are strong enough to see what I need inside in the dark. Light up a whole room, or a corner of the downstairs from the top step. Not bad for the price if anyone doesn't have Harbor Freight, or doesn't want to deal with shipping.

SLV, I'm interested in seeing what you get put together for a mount.

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get yourself a G2 and compare. You will see how much brighter and further the beam of the G2 is.

or watch this:

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I gotta get one of these surefire lights and put in on my web gear...

you can shine the bad guys and make em say cheese before you "take their picture":4_1_72::applause_

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nothing wrong with maglites if one doesn't have the funds for surefire or another comparable brand. Just saying before one pisses away money on a cheap $2 flashlight, they might consider somehting mroe durable and reliable if it is to be used in an emergency.

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I assembled the painted flashlight and Leapers UTG mount yesterday. It was a tight fit -- I had to spread the tangs with a screw driver while working the flashlight into place without scratching the new paint. I like the final combo -- Only $13 total! I'll try to get a picture tonight and post it tomorrow. Here is a link to the mount that I purchased ($11). This seller is top notch - great prices, excellent service, and prompt shipping:

http://www.milsurpstuff.com/proddeta...GFL860&cat=141

http://www.milsurpstuff.com/prodimages/RGFL860.jpg

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$2 is a cheap piss and worth the gamble in my book.

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-but there is the very matter, you see...... the gamble isn't now, playing with the light at your leisure. The gamble comes when you need that light to work.....

-end-

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The deal has been sweetened! I just got a coupon in my e-mail box from HF -- they will now take $3 for a 2-pack! Just $1.50 each! (Batteries included). For some reason I'm having a hard time getting the coupon downloaded. I'll post it here when I'm able to do so.

BTW... I'm sure that I'll survive if my flashlight gives out while coon huntng.

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Here is a link where you can print out the coupon (DO NOT PRINT THE IMAGE BELOW. It is incomplete.):

http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/...9&keycode=0000

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ema...A/Images/6.jpg

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I'm debating on either the eagletec light mentioned above...or the Fenix series that uses a cree5 LED.

These things let da bright line chine! :4_1_72::shine:

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Here are the pictures. I'm building the world's most awesomest tacticool CDI SKS. It is mounted on a Tapco T-6 w/lower rail stock. The barrel is at the smith getting a DSA FAL Steyr flashider installed. I'll post more pics, specs, and cost analysis in a new thread when the project is done in a couple weeks. It is going to be a flat-top w/2x20 scout scope on quick-detach rings and picatinny flip up sights. Look out racoons!

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I have both. The Fenix is great, but the Eagletac puts out more lumens, throws farther and has a more usable spill.

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thanks bro! Looks like my first good flashlight will be an eagletac

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LED ... ? Tactical ? Give me a break.

My tactical flashlight is a 100 watt halogen rechargeable spotlight.

Blind the perp !