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Flashaholic
The last useful SF, in my opinion, was the Aviator.
You remember that epic thread of the colored / photoshopped G2's ? PK dropped in with approval and mentioned the G2 they made that color-changed with temperature.Ironically, the G line of lights is probably the only one that PK didn't create.
@bykfixer How do you know LED flashlight sales are falling? Do you get an industry newsletter or have company contacts saying that?PK used to present a lot of cool ideas to "the boss" who would often try them out. Not always. A lot of good things resulted. Then one day things changed. Lumen wars didn't help. From the hobbyist point of view SureFire aint what it used to be. But that was never the reason for its existence. "The boss" built lights for use in self protection. The hobbyist side of things was just him letting PK explore the boundries of what could be done at the time. It was probably a calculated move by a very down to earth, very smart man who knew good word of mouth meant good reputation, meant more customers willing to pay more for a better product. SureFire is now like Maglite in that they are trying to stay true to their roots in a crowded market place as demand for flashlights is dropping since LED flashlight sales are falling.
I still think the 320 lumen G2x Pro is one of the greatest flashlights ever produced.
8 years ago the flashlight section at WalMart, Lowes, Home Depot, Ace, Grainger etc was huge and empty spaces galore. Now they all have paultry spacing with dust collecting on product.@bykfixer How do you know LED flashlight sales are falling? Do you get an industry newsletter or have company contacts saying that?