kamagong
Newly Enlightened
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- May 9, 2006
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Anyone have an idea of how many 6Ps were made during their entire run? My newest 6P has a SN of 81****. Maybe a million total?
im looking for a titanium head to fit a surefire 6P. can someone point me to the right direction please? any leads would be fully appreciated
I still use 6P xenon bulbs.This thread seemed lonely so bump time
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This one was once removed from the SureFire roster. Yup it sure was. So was the 3P that never returned.
The 6P was brought out of retirement and started an entire industry of copies and improvements
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Complete with a radical new "that'll never catch on" anti roll feature.
I think the old one looks kool & the gang but the new one is definitely easier to grip and use.
This thread seemed lonely so bump time
View attachment 31745
This one was once removed from the SureFire roster. Yup it sure was. So was the 3P that never returned.
The 6P was brought out of retirement and started an entire industry of copies and improvements
View attachment 31750
Complete with a radical new "that'll never catch on" anti roll feature.
I think the old one looks kool & the gang but the new one is definitely easier to grip and use.
You guys are killin'me
I look at the 6P, which I don't own, as being a lot like a 1911 (Colt) pistol in many ways. Of the most influential designs, it is the oldest and arguably the most influential. I prefer the P35 (Browning Hi-Power) design, and have more than one, but for a long time never owned a 1911. I finally realized no proper pistol person should be without a 1911, so I eventually bought one (25-30 years ago now), and am glad I did.
At some point when I have some spare change, I'm gonna cop a 6P, and I'll be posting here at CPF for advice on exactly what variant I should get. It's inevitable. No flashlight person should be without a 6P. I'm ashamed I don't have one, and I should be!
In about 2015 in a 1 horse town I was working in a police office was sitting in a parking lot one morning and I walked up and asked "what flashlight do you use sir?" He pulls out an incan SL20 and shines it in my eyes. "Good grief" I said. He said "eh some day I'll get one of those new fangled LED numbers." Meanwhile another officer, a young man approaches and asked what was up. The more seasoned officer told him what we were talking about and zaps me in the eyes again. The young guys says "pft that's nothing" pulls out his 6P and says "check this out". I turned his way and "zap" he hits my eyes with a 6P beam from 5 feet away. I'm like "dammit guys that aint funny" but they sure thought it was.The 6P was my first "tactical" light. I remember paying the princely sum of 60 bucks (without batteries) and getting what, at that time, was the brightest and smallest flashlight I'd ever owned. I carried it on my duty belt until I retired and it followed me to many protective details after that. I upgraded the bulb to LED some time around 2010 and passed it onto a friend who was still in the business. It's still on his belt today.