can this flashlight be used to disorient a attacker? or is it not bright enough?
1266800
This flashlight is best used as a $50 paperweight. The switch is worthless, and the darn thing willnot even come on half the time. I've had mine in for repair 2 times and although they are niceenough about repairs, why should something less than a year old be this defective? POS IMHO.
1266801
It's very bright and yes it can disorient an attacker. But you have to find the strobe mode. Or you can just Jam it in his neck.
1266802
I would say the light has enough lumens to blind an attacker, BUT, it is cumbersome to get to the strobe setting and to get to the high setting you have to go through low and medium. Having said that, I do like the light, I carry it almost every day but if your main focus is a good personal defense light I would go with one of the Four Sevens tactical versions. They'd be a little bigger but offer more lumens and a better user interface with easy access to strobe setting. Hope this helps.
1266803
I'd say it's definitely bright enough. The strobe is very bright and fast, but it would take you a few seconds to access that function. I accidentally looked into the bulb at 2 lumens today and I was seeing a white spot for about a minute.
1266804
I think it can. The third setting is very bright and this flashlight also has a strobe setting that could be used as that.
1266805
Even though it is very bright for its size, I would NOT count on it to be bright enough to disorient an attacker.
1266806
I guess, possibly, on the brightest setting or maybe the strobe setting. If you are in a high risk area, though, I would go with something heavier duty.
1266807
It is definitely bright enough, but I would not use it as my primary defense. It does have a strobe function but takes six clicks to get to so it takes time to get to it. This light starts in low mode and takes two additional clicks to get to high. High is very bright. You've never seen so much light come out of such a small flashlight
810288
Before we've even took it out into the real world we tried it out at home . It is fricking bright. Could probably blind someone at close range if looking directly at it, I would think. In a brightly lit road, it's still visible, even in rain. I'd say it reaches about (from your standing point) to maybe a bit over twenty feet away? An approximate, tried it in an unlit hall.
1653788
Not too bad if you aim it just a few feet in front of you. But that means you can't go too fast and the beam is pretty narrow. I found it's not much brighter than some 1 watt lights I have had. I replaced it with a Cygolite Metro 360. It's about $20 dollars more but it's a far, far, better light with a much wider and brighter beam, good for safely going about 18mph. Best light I have ever had. I would highly recommend it as a reasonably cost effective alternative. (There is also a Cygolight Metro 400 which is only a couple dollars more than the 360) I believe the top of the mount of the blaze will swivel if you loosen a screw but I'm not positive of that. Don Solt
1654647
I am not a big fan of this flashlight. You can hang it around your neck, but no matter what you do, it will never point where you want it to. The best feature of this gizmo is the bright light, and the beam width can be adjusted. That's it! I think it is a piece of junk!
459686
Mine is the same brightness on strobe as the constant on. It will definitely disorient whoever is on the other side of it.
689694
I'm not sure, but the question you should be asking is," is this flashlight any good"? It's a good sized EDC and fairly bright but I really dislike the delay when you press the side button and the light level changes. You press the hold the side button and it goes through 3 different light levels. Sometimes the light levels don't even change. There are plenty of other lights out there that are better than this one. I really like LED Lenser F1. It's maybe the brightest EDC out there at 400 lumens. It has great fit and finish and comes in a neat box.
173269
Does this flashlight actually put out 1600LM... I need to know as I am in security and will use the light as a non-lethal defense weapon. Thanks.
1379844
Yes it would work as a tactical light with the exception that it does not have the sharp pointed edges if you wanted to use it as a weapon to strike a attacker in the face.
1934304
Not quite. It is a close copy. The switch is not as robust. The housing seems to be from the same source. The laser itself is not quite as bright as other 5mw lasers we own. Probably <4mw but usable at defensive ranges. Most self defense encounters are less than 25'.KB
1253354
You can shoot at other targets and see the light but I wouldn't recommend it for that as it will train you to look away from the sites.
678183
You couldn't really use this as a flashlight if that is what you mean. The light dots are bright- like in the photo- but it doesn't reach far. You can see a blue hue on the ceiling when it stands on the floor, but not enough to see objects in the dark.
1827911
I purchased two of these flashlights as Christmas gifts to my friends so I don't really know much about it's performance. Sorry I could not be of much help.
131157
I don't really understand what you're asking, but these flashlights are not very bright. They are abut as bright as those cheap keychain LED lights they give away as promo items all over the world.
1653790
Not too bad if you aim it just a few feet in front of you. But that means you can't go too fast and the beam is pretty narrow. I found it's not much brighter than some 1 watt lights I have had. I replaced it with a Cygolite Metro 360. It's about $20 dollars more but it's a far, far, better light with a much wider and brighter beam, good for safely going about 18mph. Best light I have ever had. I would highly recommend it as a reasonably cost effective alternative. (There is also a Cygolight Metro 400 which is only a couple dollars more than the 360) I believe the top of the mount of the blaze will swivel if you loosen a screw but I'm not positive of that. Don Solt Not too bad if you aim it just a few feet in front of you. But that means you can't go too fast and the beam is pretty narrow. I found it's not much brighter than some 1 watt lights I have had. I replaced it with a Cygolite Metro 360. It's about $20 dollars more but it's a far, far, better light with a much wider and brighter beam, good for safely going about 18mph. Best light I have ever had. I would highly recommend it as a reasonably cost effective alternative. (There is also a Cygolight Metro 400 which is only a couple dollars more than the 360) I believe the top of the mount of the... » Read More Not too bad if you aim it just a few feet in front of you. But that means you can't go too fast and the beam is pretty narrow. I found it's not much brighter than some 1 watt lights I have had. I replaced it with a Cygolite Metro 360. It's about $20 dollars more but it's a far, far, better light with a much wider and brighter beam, good for safely going about 18mph. Best light I have ever had. I would highly recommend it as a reasonably cost effective alternative. (There is also a Cygolight Metro 400 which is only a couple dollars more than the 360) I believe the top of the mount of the blaze will swivel if you loosen a screw but I'm not positive of that. Don Solt « Show Less
910398
It IS bright, but it is designed to be an area light. There arendifusers over the panel LEDs, so you are not going to see far away with it, but an individual panel is plenty for a trudge to the (outdoor) bathroom. It won't replace your flashlight, but you'll love not needing to use a flashlight to do anything around the campsite.
326573
Doubtful. Too big for that purpose. There are better lights available for guns.
1637237
Absolutely, in broad daylight even. If you really are considering this flashlight, it is the brightest I've ever owned. I've been a cop for over 10 years now and other than the handle having a larger diameter than what I'm used to, it's by far my favorite.