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Arisaka 300 and 600 Series Lights

By on May 6, 2015 in Flashlights, Guns

You can now purchase a complete 300 or 600 Series Light from Arisaka. These lights are built from Arisaka’s line of Surefire Scout compatible light bodies and new tailcap. They are topped off with the excellent Malkoff Devices Scout Head.

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The 300 Series Light weighs in at a scant 2.8 ounces and boasts 250 lumens of output from a single CR123A battery. The 600 Series Light weighs 3.5 ounces and churns out 325 lumens from 2 CR123A batteries.

Arisaka is offering these lights as a limited first run with special pricing of $149 and $159 for the 300 and 600 Series Lights respectively. There is no mount included but there is no shortage of Scout compatible light mounts available including multiple options from Arisaka.

Check out Arisaka’s illumination products.

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M300/M600/E-Series Tailcaps from Arisaka

By on May 1, 2015 in Flashlights, Guns, Tactical Gear

It is entirely possible to build an M300/M600 weapon light without using a single Surefire part. Arisaka, who already makes an great M300/M600 body and mount, has now introduced their M300/M600/E-Series Tailcaps. These tailcaps feature a forward clickie switch with a fence to prevent inadvertent activation. Most importantly, the tailcaps are built around the proven McClicky internals.

Check out the M300/M600/E-Series Tailcaps from Arisaka.

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Elzetta Mini-CQB Now Shipping

By on April 30, 2015 in Flashlights

The Elzetta Mini-CQB weapon light is now shipping! This highly anticipated light is the result of a collaboration between Elzetta and Impact Weapons Components. You can read more about it in the review that I completed on a preproduction Mini-CQB.

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From Elzetta…

Elzetta Design, LLC is pleased to announce that the new Mini-CQB Modular Weaponlights are now shipping and production models are even better than promised. The Mini-CQB delivers 375 lumens (60 more lumens than previously revealed) of neutral-tint white light from a single CR123A battery. As the name implies this new weaponlight is designed specifically for close quarters battle engagements and home defense applications. With its high-lumen/low-candela output, the Mini-CQB produces an effective wall of light to optimize threat assessment and situational awareness. The Mini-CQB is available with any of six Tailcaps (Rotary, Click, Alpha High/Low, High/Strobe, or Tape Switch with 5″ or 12″ Cable). It is also available with three ambidextrous attachment mechanisms; M-1913 Picatinny, Keymod/M-LOK™, and MOE™ handguards. The Keymod/M-LOK™ system fits both mounting systems by utilizing patent-pending reversible nuts in one direction for Keymod and flipped for M-LOK™. The Mini-CQB Weaponlights join Elzetta Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie Modular Flashlights as The Toughest Flashlights on the Planet, featuring fully-potted electronics and solid-acrylic optical lenses (no reflectors). Mini-CQB Weaponlights weigh less than 5 oz. and start at just $210 MSRP. Like all Elzetta products, Mini-CQB Weaponlights are Made in USA with a lifetime guarantee.

The light is available from Elzetta or Impact Weapons Components (IWC). You can use code “triggerjerk” to save 5% at IWC.

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Elzetta on Candela

By on April 21, 2015 in Flashlights

Elzetta released the latest video in their excellent flashlight education series…

Browse the weapon light related posts on any firearm related forum and you are sure to see someone claiming that tactical lights with a certain lumen rating are too bright for indoor use. It may be useful to generalize like this with lumens as a guide but it is not correct. Lumens are a measure of total output and they really don’t tell the whole story when it comes to what is too bright. The way those lumens are shaped plays a larger role than total output in determining what is “too bright”.

Fortunately, Dave at Elzetta has taken the time to break down a unit of measure called candela which is a measure of brightness typically applied to the brightest part of a flashlight’s beam. After you watch the video, you can use this new found knowledge along with the FL1 Standard that most reputable flashlight manufacturers provide these days to make a more educated decision on the type of light that you need for your application.

Elzetta on Batteries

By on April 2, 2015 in Flashlights

The most recent Elzetta video blog content is an important look at CR123A batteries. I have seen a handful of lights destroyed by mishaps with CR123A batteries and in all cases the batteries were cheap batteries that weren’t made in the USA. I have purchased cheap batteries in bulk only to find that the runtime was less than half in some cases.

US made CR123A batteries don’t have to cost much more than cheap foreign made batteries. This video points out that all domestically produced CR123A batteries are made in the same factory. Both Panasonic and Rayovac brand CR123A batteries are produced domestically and can be found at prices barely higher than the cheap non-domestic batteries. I have had great results with both.

Buying cheap, questionable quality CR123A batteries is false thrift… you’ll pay the price eventually.

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