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| Ran across this via an email and figured I'd share to find out if anyone knew anything about them or felt that pricing is in line with expected norms. I know you guys out there on the two way rifle range are always looking for tactical items that work well and are dependable. http://www.pentagonlight.com
 
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| I have never used Pentagon lights, but I have heard great things about them. If you are looking for a good, but inexpensive flashlight, the G2 Nitrolon from Surefire is definitely worth a look. They are brighter and have a steadier and fuller stream of light than those huge MagLites, and fit in your pocket. I keep one in each car. You can find them for around $30 and if you want the LED version of it, it retails for about double the price of the incandescent.
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| LED based flashlights are nice. They do provide a cleaner beam than standard incandescent and yes they are twice the price....but they only cost about the same as the incandescent version to actually manufacture. Talk about a nice markup.
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I own the MOLLE light in coyote color and I like it. Like a small L head flashlight, takes one AA bat-tree and the LED has 40 Lumens of light.
I also carry a Surefire G2 with 65 Lumens of eye blinding power. I can go up to 80 Lumens but then your battery drain is quick.
I have one in OD green for my flying with the military, and a black one I keep in the house or my truck for any other time. Thinking about getting a third to keep upstairs all the time...... 1st one I bought was $24.95, since then the prices keep going up. Now around $30.00 in the clothing sales store.
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| I have the Pentagon MOLLE and love it. I bought mine at Miramar (?) MCAS and it was cheaper then the website price.
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PATHFINDER 6 (4/3/2008)
LED based flashlights are nice. They do provide a cleaner beam than standard incandescent and yes they are twice the price....but they only cost about the same as the incandescent version to actually manufacture. Talk about a nice markup.What do you mean by "cleaner"? My understanding is that the only advantage to the LED is battery life. They don't produce every wave of the visible spectrum which is why they have that bluish tint and their light is not as full and white as an incandescent. This is the main reasons why LEDs are not optimal for dedicated mounted lights, except for maybe pistols. I guess, as with everything else, mission will drive gear and everything is a trade-off.
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Another quick note on the Surefires... I have been using a G2 for years and just recently picked up a G2 LED version (after thinking the field monster ate the first one and of course finding it 2 days after I bougt the new one). The LED version is just as bright and uses much less battery power to do so. However, if you need to place one of the filters over it (for instance I have the red-lens filter for most night stuff) the LED version beam strength is somehow degraded. In other words, with the surefire red-lens filters on, the standard G2 (incandescent) is somehow much brighter.
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Battery life is only one of the advantages of LEDs. The other is lifespan. Compared to a bulb they will last forever.
The cleaner beam that Pathfinder mentioned has to do with how the LED made (i.e doped). A white LED with a bluish tint has to do with color binning or color temperature as well. These are controlled via the doping process of the semiconductor material.
LEDs are current controlled devices even though they can be voltage controlled. Its the current control method that allows them to run for so long an a set of batteries.
If you get a flashlight that uses a current control method to drive the LEDs and if you happen to get one where the manufacturer did not cheap out on the LEDs then you will have a nice crisp white beam which will last quite some time. Which by the way is great for killing a persons night vision. 
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