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    What's so special about Dolphin torches?

    Maybe put 2 li-ion AAs in yours and overdrive a 5 cell Mag xenon bulb? Probably wouldn't run it for more than 5 or 10 minutes at a time to avoid melting the plastic reflector and bulb holder. Of course another $25 invested in the light might be a little impractical...
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    What's so special about Dolphin torches?

    Always been intrigued by these things from a looks standpoint. Before my brother left last November for a five month hike thru New Zealand I just casually mentioned to be on the lookout for them, mostly out of curiosity if they were as common as CPFers seemed to imply. Indeed, several times...
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    For those of you who like Vintage lights

    I had a Rayovac Workhorse too.....mine was a 3D. It was indeed a much brighter light than any of the plastic Evereadys or metal Sportsman Rayovacs of the day. I carried all the extra heft of the thing on a hiking trip when I first got it just to show up all the other Scouts who were mostly...
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    Malkoff "Hound Dog"

    Ha! I knew the word was too strong as I typed it. Suffering the same predicament? Nah, still too harsh. Exhibiting the same phenomenon? Too vague. Being loose as well. Yeah, that's the ticket. I may indeed test the fit of another MD body. I'd already been thinking how coat pocketable the...
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    Malkoff "Hound Dog"

    I guess I'm at fault for not realizing that the other two current HD offerings both sport the same newly designed neck and head as the Super does, albeit with a smaller diameter bezel. So when I was asking for anyone to compare the Super to the other regular HDs, I had in mind the older HDs and...
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    Malkoff "Hound Dog"

    Back on topic...has anyone else felt like their HD Super is awfully easy to rotate between high and low? Have the previous generation HDs been this easy? I posted this question several days ago here in the Malkoff Junkie forum (mostly because that's where the posts I referenced had been), but...
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    Malkoff "Hound Dog"

    I THOUGHT I remembered it being stated as a Judco switch back then, but everyone now was saying Kroll so I just went along.
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    What was your first loved flashlight?

    I think a bump is appropriate after having been shelved for 4 years.
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    Malkoff Recessed Tailcap Blues

    Thank for the pics, mk2rocco. Close up that unsightly Z41 gap with this.
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    Malkoff Recessed Tailcap Blues

    Dave Krohl
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    Malkoff "Hound Dog"

    Re: Malkoff "Hound Dog" I always felt like the newer Malkoff switches were a huge improvement looks-wise. That Kroll boot just looked so cheesy to me. By "stout" I assume you mean the clicking action? Has no one ever tried putting a hard press boot in the Malkoff tailcap with the...
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    Malkoff "Hound Dog"

    Re: Malkoff "Hound Dog" I guess the biggest difference for me is simply the aesthetics of the Z59 vs the Z41. My flashoholism started with the Surefire L4 and other e-series lights. When I got my first 9P about 5 years ago I considered putting a McClicky kit in it, but decided I...
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    Malkoff Recessed Tailcap Blues

    The Surefire Z59 is somewhat shrouded, and 1-3/16" long without the protruding portion of the boot. Shorter and therefore easier to reach with your thumb than the Malkoff, but definitely stiffer to press than the McClicky. I put up a pic of it over here in one of the other Malkoff threads.
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    Malkoff "Hound Dog"

    Re: Malkoff "Hound Dog" My HD Super with a Z59 on it for the time being. I want a black Triad as well, but Oveready indeed says they won't be available until sometime this Fall.
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    The Official Malkoff Junkie thread - Part 2

    Is the relative ease with which the Hound Dog Super's head turns from high to low (and beyond) a characteristic of the MD bodies when mated with any of the smaller MD2 and MDX heads, or is it unique to just the larger diameter Hound Dog heads? Is the wobble that tuelleric mentions present in...
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