I take it with a grain of salt. for $50, i would buy an Olight, jetbeam, or fenix and be alot better off in the long run.
Sure, then it will break and you just wasted $50.
Buying a Surefire is never a waste of money.
I take it with a grain of salt. for $50, i would buy an Olight, jetbeam, or fenix and be alot better off in the long run.
depends on the features you want. the g2x is a waste of money in my opinion. you want quality with surfire, cheap for the masses.Sure, then it will break and you just wasted $50.
Buying a Surefire is never a waste of money.
I have not bought a surefire at all.Clearly someone must be buying SureFire at their price level.
Sure, then it will break and you just wasted $50.
Buying a Surefire is never a waste of money.
I have not bought a surefire at all.
you are right, i am a value shopper, that is why i like to modify or build my own lights. If they don't work, my own fault and no warranty hoops to jump through.Nor have I. But if nobody at all is buying, they'd be out of business. I suspect they sell more into the government and LE markets where price is less of an issue. You also have those who just have to have the best of the best of the best no matter the cost.
They appear to be well made but there are plenty of alternatives that are of similar quality and construction for a lot less. I guess I'm a value shopper.
I find it funny that you have such a negative opinion on something you've no experience with. That pretty well sets a value to your opinion at "zero".I have not bought a surefire at all.
They're good flashlights, but the price is heavily inflated. High price on things like these make people feel like their getting more than they really are. Maglite has a lifetime warranty and are pretty tough. Redline by Nebo makes a good tough light as well. Neither of them have super-inflated prices.
A flashlight is just a tool. Look at the tool world. You have Matco and SnapOn. Both warranted for life, both high quality and high dollar. Then you go to Husky and Craftsman... still quality, still lifetime warranty. Then you can go to Harbor Freight and get a Pittsburgh... good quality, lifetime warranty. Does a 1/2" combination wrench really have that big of a gap in price? I can exchange that Pittsburgh 100 times and still be ahead. And I'll most likely never have to.
It's amazing to me, no matter what genre you're discussing (weapons, tools, motorcycles, computers.... take your pick), you always get those people that will tell you that the over priced hype is somehow far superior and that anything else is just a waste of money.
If you have a Surefire, and you're happy with it, then good for you. I don't have one, and I'll never let anyone wallet rape me like that. If you think I'm wrong, go play with your flashlight....
Just because I have not bought one, does not mean I don't own any. I never said all surefire lights are bad, I just didn't believe the G2X was a surefire quality. Personally, I would not pay for a surefire light, I would rather build a light than to pay the price for the light. Because I believe surefire is not the only light on the market, that makes my words of no value. surefire lights are quality, but not the only light on the market that is of quality or trustworthy.I find it funny that you have such a negative opinion on something you've no experience with. That pretty well sets a value to your opinion at "zero".
Nice Thread.
There is always a debate about the price of Surefire lights. At the end of the day, it's all about what works for your personal needs. I have a SF I take out backpacking, because i know if will work. I have some nice Fenix and foursevens lights I take on shorter hikes and use around the house.
I will say, that after 5 years and over 3000 lights surefire lights sold, I know of two lights that came back to us defective. Which means they failed in under 30 days.