Earlier this year I was looking for a yellow SureFire G2. Never found it, but I put a Streamlight Polytac on my "save and compare" list at that time and then never removed it.
Fast forward to Xmas morning...here it is!
I never actually intended to get the Polytac, but now that I've got it I'm pretty impressed with it. It's the 2-mode model that claims 275L and 14L modes, but while the 275L seems plausible, I suspect the 14L is closer to 40L. It seems brighter than my 33L HDS setting and pretty close to the 50L Malkoff drop-ins I have. Output seems the same whether I have 2 CR123A's in it or a 16340 in it.
The "ten tap" programming is pretty simple. The light defines 3 mode groups: H->Strobe->L, H only, and L->H. To advance to the next group, quickly press and release the switch 9 times then hold the switch until the light turns off. I did this twice in order to use the L->H group.
The beam is pretty nice and is relatively artifact free. There is a distinct hot spot, but it's pretty large so the light is a moderate thrower at best (typical for this size flashlight). The tint looks more like a neutral white than a cool white, but I don't see the color temp advertised on the package anywhere.
I've never seen it listed as a potential P60 host, so I'm guessing that if the module ever fails, I probably won't be able to replace it with a P60-style drop-in. I tried to remove the head, but it must be glued or something. Clearly they never anticipated that someone might want to remove the clip since it's between the head and body.
The plastic body is very comfortable to hold. Grippy without being tacky. Subjectively, it feels better in my hand than the G2 does.
Anyways, those are my impressions of it. It was a nice surprise this Xmas morning.
--flatline
ps. if the head does come off and it can be made to accept a P60 drop-in, I'd love to hear about it!
Fast forward to Xmas morning...here it is!
I never actually intended to get the Polytac, but now that I've got it I'm pretty impressed with it. It's the 2-mode model that claims 275L and 14L modes, but while the 275L seems plausible, I suspect the 14L is closer to 40L. It seems brighter than my 33L HDS setting and pretty close to the 50L Malkoff drop-ins I have. Output seems the same whether I have 2 CR123A's in it or a 16340 in it.
The "ten tap" programming is pretty simple. The light defines 3 mode groups: H->Strobe->L, H only, and L->H. To advance to the next group, quickly press and release the switch 9 times then hold the switch until the light turns off. I did this twice in order to use the L->H group.
The beam is pretty nice and is relatively artifact free. There is a distinct hot spot, but it's pretty large so the light is a moderate thrower at best (typical for this size flashlight). The tint looks more like a neutral white than a cool white, but I don't see the color temp advertised on the package anywhere.
I've never seen it listed as a potential P60 host, so I'm guessing that if the module ever fails, I probably won't be able to replace it with a P60-style drop-in. I tried to remove the head, but it must be glued or something. Clearly they never anticipated that someone might want to remove the clip since it's between the head and body.
The plastic body is very comfortable to hold. Grippy without being tacky. Subjectively, it feels better in my hand than the G2 does.
Anyways, those are my impressions of it. It was a nice surprise this Xmas morning.
--flatline
ps. if the head does come off and it can be made to accept a P60 drop-in, I'd love to hear about it!