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Spec
IMALENT SR16

IMALENT SR16

55,000 lm21700
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SureFire M640 U-Pro

SureFire M640 U-Pro

1,000 lm18650
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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$296$280$60$113$120$330$33
MSRP$296$280$80$90$120$330$33
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens55,000 lm1,000 lm2,836 lm3,300 lm2,800 lm1 lm1,000 lm
Sustained Lumens15,000 lm500 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm1,000 lm—400 lm
Peak Candela—16,000 cd120,000 cd63,000 cd36,000 cd——
Beam Distance—250 m692 m505 m380 m——
Beam Patternfloodhybridthrowthrowhybridthrowhybrid
IP RatingIPX8IPX7IPX8IP68IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)60 min90 min60 min140 min180 min——
Runtime (500lm)—110 min90 min190 min220 min——
Turbo Stepdown15 s60 s30 s80 s120 s——
▾Physical5
Weight—184 g230 g121 g169 g——
Length—155 mm145 mm155 mm145 mm——
Head Diameter—25.4 mm55.0 mm25.4 mm27.0 mm——
Body Diameter—25.4 mm35.0 mm25.4 mm27.0 mm——
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type217001865021700, 26650217002170018650AA
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Replaceable BatteryNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidetailsidedualdualtailtail
Strobe ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
LockoutNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70——
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score43.551.778.475.774.379.375.5
EDC Score56.640.281.874.674.379.374.3
Value Score44.937.280.674.573.079.376.0
Throw Score49.057.388.081.975.479.370.5
Flood Score75.248.083.581.279.079.367.7
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews872901,893857928316
Amazon Rating4.34.74.64.04.84.74.5
Release Year2,0232,0222,0212,0242,0222,0232,024
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