Topic: NEBO tac light (Read 905 times)

447MSGT · « **on:** October 17, 2010, 01:27:50 PM »

I have a Streamlight M3 with a xenon bulb and I've used it for duty for the last 7 or 8 years. It has gotten dull and I wanted a brighter light. I was looking for an LED upgrade bulb for the M3 when I ran across a different light for only $40 bucks. It is called a NEBO 5569 PROTEC. It boasts about being 190 lumens and it has a strobe function as well (been wanting a strobing light for a while). Its gotta be better than my old dull M3, we"ll see< even if its not suitable for duty and I stick with my good ole M3, I'll throw it on to something else. I'm a flashlight freak and my wife agrees. Been that way after getting seriously taxed in a low light close quaters crisis resolution course

you cant have enough lights around....batteries fail....halls are tighter in dark....and there are alot of things that go bump in the dark that are worse than the boogie man

I'll post up a review when it gets here.

imschur · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2010, 01:33:56 PM »

Awesome, I look forward to your review

447MSGT · « **Reply #2 on:** October 21, 2010, 06:34:33 PM »

Okay so the shipping of the light was pretty dog gone quick!! The light takes 1 CR123 battery and is all metal. The on/off switch slides from side to side. Push it on for steady light and push it on, immediatly off and immediatley back on and this actuates the strobe function. I had to file the insides of the rail mount to get it to slide freely on my pistol's rail. I also had to dremmel the top corners of the rear off so that it would seat fully and lock into place securely. Making the mods didnt bother me, I like a challenge and making mods on gun stuff is just fun. The light is intensly bright and I think this is going to work well for street duty use. My wife angrily expressed a great dislike for the strobing light, so I geuss that works well to. And lastly it fit right onto my Streamlight M3 holder on my duty belt, so I wont have to go and find a new holder.
Pics to follow once i figure out why my Blackberry wont send them