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is this really worth it??

slipgateslipgate Member Posts: 12,741
edited May 2006 in General Discussion
I don't know much about the fancy flashlights, but this tactical light seems really expensive for a flashlight. How can they possibly justify over $1200 for a flashlight? Maybe I am missing something like perhaps it comes with a gold coin or something. I can't believe this costs more than $20 to produce.

Can someone explain why these cost this much?

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=47951657
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  • MosinNagantDiscipleMosinNagantDisciple Member Posts: 2,612
    edited November -1
    maybe the gun comes with it [:D]
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  • DancesWithSheepDancesWithSheep Member Posts: 12,938 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think when the need for extreme tacticalness presents itself, in that insane world of life-and-death struggle at night when most folks are playing Parcheesi with loved ones, one cannot skimp on lumens or the device that provides those lumens when they are most needed. I would therefore ask yourself: What is my life worth? Surely $1250 is a small price to pay.
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  • mondmond Member Posts: 6,458
    edited November -1
    wow, now thats serious dosh !! i just got something similar ,good quality lazer & mini 120m/w flash light,& mount..$25 approx ,5 day delivery, hong kong......
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  • hughbetchahughbetcha Member Posts: 7,801 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They make them for the govt.(our govt or some other govt.) Who else can pay that much? On the plus side, I'll bet it is a very good little flashlight.
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  • dolfandolfan Member Posts: 4,159
    edited November -1
    What's an IR Generator? Anyone know?
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  • WarbirdsWarbirds Member Posts: 16,937 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I.R. infrared I would assume. Or maybe that flashlight is also a photon laser circa 1960's star trek episodes and can not only be set to on/off but also stun.

    And to answer your question, No I don't believe it is worth it. but lets' see if it sells.
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  • tsavo303tsavo303 Member Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    it has a IR light that works w/ NVGs
    good for ninjas
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  • COLTCOLT Member Posts: 12,637 ******
    edited November -1
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    ...geez, wonder how much replacement bulbs cost?...[:0]








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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    To be fair, it does look like it has a lot of do dads on it.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • KEVD18KEVD18 Member Posts: 15,037
    edited November -1
    not even close. surefire makes essentially the same light and sells it for 300 +/-. if it cam w/ the ir, i might consider it worth 5(at best, on a good day after a lottery winning) but certaintly not 1000+. whoever said the part about the military contract hit the nail on the head. military contractors often think that when they branch into the civilian markert, the overinflated price they gave the g-men will fly. fat chance!

    also, its says that "This is the identical unit in every way to the original factory model, without the IR". no where does it say that the producer of this is also the producer of the gov. model. the "we cant sell the ir" might be a cop out in which case its juts another case of a knock off trying to get a brand name retail price. either way, load of crap.


    p.s. i also find it ammusing that people, even the pd's, are runnig out to buy lights the attach to the gun it self. these lights are designed to be bright enough to blind you. if i cant see my aggressor because he's pointing a flash light in my eyes, i'm shooting at the light, which will give me a decent chance of hitting him. just a thought......
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I can't even begin to imagine the SureFire is worth $300 or $120. DWS, in the tacticalness of things, my life is worth a good Maglite.
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  • spanielsellsspanielsells Member Posts: 12,498
    edited November -1
    Can't I just take the flash-hider off my Mini-14 and use the light from the round exiting the barrel to see my opponent? [:D]
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I just put my UV leds in my Maglite and make 'em glow in the dark.[:o)]
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  • LaidbackDanLaidbackDan Member Posts: 13,142 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Uhhhhhhh, does it come in any color other than black??
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  • One shotOne shot Member Posts: 1,027 ✭
    edited November -1
    1911 Government model with a good Everready flashlight. Nuff Said!![:D]
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  • Henry0ReillyHenry0Reilly Member Posts: 10,892 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by tsavo303
    it has a IR light that works w/ NVGs
    good for ninjas


    Even though the pictured device shows an "IR" setting the text claims that IR models will only be sold to LE.

    I'm not sure what the point of $0.05 difference between the start and buy now price is.
    I used to recruit for the NRA until they sold us down the river (again!) in Heller v. DC. See my auctions (if any) under username henryreilly
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  • DancesWithSheepDancesWithSheep Member Posts: 12,938 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by He Dog
    DWS, in the tacticalness of things, my life is worth a good Maglite.

    This ain't no disco. We're talkin' insane stealth and extreme tacticalness here, Dale; kevlar knee and elbow pads worthy of Monica Lewinsky on coarse Berber; when those pixels in the darkness are being rearranged to trick you and you got one shot and there's a madman betting you have brought a Maglite to a gun fight. It's a friggin' jungle out there, Dale. For God's sake, get with the program!
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  • slipgateslipgate Member Posts: 12,741
    edited November -1
    ROFL!
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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've always kind of wondered why anybody would want to put a lighted target on their weapon. I'm sure there is a reason.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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