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Here is 1/4" shock cord for comparison...

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It is way too large for a lanyard imo. I would not go larger then 3/16 personally and I think 1/8" is fine too.
 
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Hey, I tried...

I work with 4 fingered fellows who'll tell ya, even a wedding band can snag and rip off a finger...
We use flexible string to establish a straight line and you won't see a single person wrap it around their hand.
The one guy who did it way back when was nicknamed "lefty" after it ripped his hand off...
 
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bykfixer said:
Hey, I tried...

I work with 4 fingered fellows who'll tell ya, even a wedding band can snag and rip off a finger...
We use flexible string to establish a straight line and you won't see a single person wrap it around their hand.
The one guy who did it way back when was nicknamed "lefty" after it ripped his hand off...
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Lol, yeah I totally agree you have to be careful if you are working around machinery. I was a mechanic for many years and I never wore any kind of strings, rings, bracelets, watches etc. on me at work.

But, considering the main design purpose of this light the last thing I want is it coming off my hand because of firearm recoil or during a battle with an assailant.

I suppose it all depends on what the user with be using it for. A breakaway feature would definitely be a good idea if one will be using it at work around machinery.
 
Is the SF Tactician in stock anywhere? I can't tell if it's backordered on surefire.com or not.

Thanks!

-- Frank
 
It’s not in stock anywhere, and SF is backordered until the end of January at the very least I believe. There is one on the auction site going for auction, but I expect it will go for higher than the MSRP as there is low supply and high demand.
 
the0dore3524 said:
It’s not in stock anywhere, and SF is backordered until the end of January at the very least I believe. There is one on the auction site going for auction, but I expect it will go for higher than the MSRP as there is low supply and high demand.
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Thanks!
 
So, as I mentioned before, the tactician head works well on a LX2 body. With the head tight you get a nice useful low. Id say 25 lumens. If you want less of a low, loosen the head and you get roughly 5 lumens or so. Small package as well.

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I’m really happy with my Tactician but yesterday it burned a hole through my shirt! Apparently I didn’t back off the tail cap enough and it actuated the light while I was driving. I started to smell something burning when I noticed the heat coming from my left rear pocket. So FYI back off the tail cap until it only actuates by pressing the switch.
 
Thanks Teak for trying that head on an Lx2. You kind of made the Lx2 we always wanted. This may have already been mentioned somewhere but does the tactician head work on the edcl2-t body? Or does the edcl2-t tail cap work on the tactician? Thanks
 
Bronc6901 said:
Thanks Teak for trying that head on an Lx2. You kind of made the Lx2 we always wanted. This may have already been mentioned somewhere but does the tactician head work on the edcl2-t body? Or does the edcl2-t tail cap work on the tactician? Thanks
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The tactician head works on the edcl2. However. You pretty much only get a single mode. The low barely changes from the high output when you light press the tailcap. Tailcaps do not interchange on either. The threads are longer on the edcl2 and it has a much longer spring.
 
Too bad. I was wondering how the tactician head would look on the edcl1-t. But looks like that won’t be happening.
 
Hello everybody. Been reading this thread since it got started way back when. I preordered 2 of these lights when then link was up. I was using a tan eb2 backup. I personally like the "whiter tint" of this light more. However i do find myself missing the longer throw of the eb2. Thinking of purchasing a edcl2t for comparison. Or maybe trading that extra Tactician towards it.
 
Venom505 said:
Hello everybody. Been reading this thread since it got started way back when. I preordered 2 of these lights when then link was up. I was using a tan eb2 backup. I personally like the "whiter tint" of this light more. However i do find myself missing the longer throw of the eb2. Thinking of purchasing a edcl2t for comparison. Or maybe trading that extra Tactician towards it.
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Unless you like the length of a 2xAA with the girth of an EB you may want to hold out for the EDCL1-T to arrive.

The 2-T has a retina blistering football field away beam no doubt. But between the extra length of the head and tailcap it may be longer than some prefer.

I had mine beside a 2xAA on my coffee table in tv light and grabbed the 2-T thinking it was the AA. Pictures of the 1-T appear like it's close to the EB1 length.

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I really like the length but...
Others may think it's too long.

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Here's a few to compare the 2-T to.
 
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What makes the EDCL2 particularly longer than the Tactician? Is it the tailcap?
 
Head and tailcap are longer then tactician. Plus the threads on the edcl2 are longer as well.
 
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