Well the light looks great. If I didn't have so many Malkoff MD2 lights already I might consider it. Like many on this board, I'm willing to pay more for quality American made products and this looks like a well made product (I have no first hand experience). The advertising video, however, needs to be rethought (IMO). An acrylic optic is a choice, not a clear advantage. Heck, some day Elzetta might find a reason to produce a reflector-based light. And the bit about 18650s seems motivated more about the lack of US sourced 18650 batteries. Will his pitch change if someone opens a US-based factory (and if so, why)? Also what if (God forbid) the US factories for CR123 batteries close? What then? Perhaps he could say something like "CR123a batteries will maintain a more consistent light output throughout their usable life which could be a factor in life or death situations". (My experience with Malkoff dropins is that with a single LiIon cell, they fall out of regulation about 2/3 of the way through the usable life of the cell). BTW, these lights use a modern version of the older M60 dropin, yes? Or did I miss something there?