If so I have a deal for you. I have the O-Light Maruader which is now discontinued but I have the 10000 lumen version that preceded the last model. Although it is no longer made it is a bright flashlight I take hunting,

Marauder

Through Experticity I noticed that S&W had a similar version on sale and I was about to buy it for $179 before I searched around. I am not positive but it sure looks close to the O-Light so I assume maybe they make it for S&W

S&W

So before I purchased I found it here for $129.99

FIn Fur Feather

I have not received mine yet so I cannot compare but I thought I would pass on the info since i know there are some guys jonesing for a new light.

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"Night Terror" would be what would happen to me when my wife found out I paid $130 for a freakin' flashlight

To each their own, though. Enjoy your new toy

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
"Night Terror" would be what would happen to me when my wife found out I paid $130 for a freakin' flashlight

To each their own, though. Enjoy your new toy

The O-Light version works really when when I am searching for a feral hog I shot at night. It lights up a large area. The O-Light is built well, if the batteries ever go bad they can be replaced and being LED the light should last decades. But, you are correct, it is a toy although one that I get plenty of use out of.

Co worker has one of those Marauders. More of a spot/search light if anything. Gets hot quick.

I had to read that twice, thinking it was a typo. He must have meant 1,000 lumens, I thought. The ad actually says 12,000, which should be just enough to illuminate the international space station from say, South Dakota.

I'll spend a lot on a good flashlight, but not a chinese light.

I bought a few olights several years ago, and gave them away. They were not well made; cheap in construction, and very disappointing. If I were going to get a Chinese light, the best ones I've found are the Fenix line. Still Chinese, though.

Olights are no joke. A buddy has the Javelot Pro and we've used it to illuminate things up to 800yds away pretty easily.

That's a great deal, though I've never heard of the brand. I have a 12000 lumen light from Fenix, though.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
"Night Terror" would be what would happen to me when my wife found out I paid $130 for a freakin' flashlight

To each their own, though. Enjoy your new toy

Buy a pistol and tell her they threw the light in.

Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered one for the boat

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
"Night Terror" would be what would happen to me when my wife found out I paid $130 for a freakin' flashlight

To each their own, though. Enjoy your new toy

Hi, I'm Brad and I have a problem with flashlights, custom knives and watches [obligatory Hi Brad]

Years and years ago when I became a member of our local fire department my ever patient wife told me that since I was the one getting out of bed in the middle of the night when my pager went off that I should spend whatever pay I got on stuff for me. So that fed my um er habit. I just got notice that a custom knife I ordered 3.5 years ago shipped and should be here Monday. It was more lots more than a $130 flashlight But I have more than a couple of those too

The website says the flashlight can use 12000 lumens for 2 minutes, then it goes down to 3000 lumens for the duration of the battery.

I have one. Bought it around X-mas at half off. Mainly to see what 12000 lumens looked like. I use it at work and have found its strength pretty useful.

My o-lights have faired better than my streamlights and now most of my guns wear o-light valkyrie.

It would be fun if they made a gun mount for the Marauder.

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Originally posted by ChicagoSigMan:
The website says the flashlight can use 12000 lumens for 2 minutes, then it goes down to 3000 lumens for the duration of the battery.

Good point, they snuck that one in. You'd assume high is the highest setting:

7 MODE FUNCTIONS: LOW, LOW-MEDIUM, MEDIUM-HIGH, HIGH, TURBO 1, TURBO 2 AND STROBE FUNCTIONS

2HR. RUN TIME ON HIGH

34 HRS. RUN TIME ON LOW

BEAM DISTANCE: 352M

I have an Olight Maurader and it is a beast. Will definitely light up the backyard.

While that SW branded one may look similar, I don’t think it is the same. Looks like a proprietary charging cable vs USB-C, deal killer for me trying to keep track of special cables.

No rubberized grip or tripod mounting hole on the Marauder either.

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Originally posted by 911Boss:
I have an Olight Maurader and it is a beast. Will definitely light up the backyard.

While that SW branded one may look similar, I don’t think it is the same. Looks like a proprietary charging cable vs USB-C, deal killer for me trying to keep track of special cables.

No rubberized grip or tripod mounting hole on the Marauder either.

I'll get mine later this week and post a comparison to my O-Light and see if I threw $130 down the drain. I'm hoping the batteries are removable since I have a good O-Light charger to charge them out of the light.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
"Night Terror" would be what would happen to me when my wife found out I paid $130 for a freakin' flashlight

To each their own, though. Enjoy your new toy

$130 would be a bargain in my household. I have lights that cost many times that

My Fenix E30R at 1600 Lumens lights up our 3 acre property just fine and that's all I need. Wifey says cool it with the flashlight habit, so there's that too.

Jim

I've got, as well as gifted several of the small, rechargeable O lights. All seem to work fine.

They have some silly cheap sales occasionally.

When you hit that intruder with 12,500 lumens.

Yes; yes I do.