Surefire G2x Pro Review After 10 Years of Heavy Use
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2022
- Purchased this Surefire G2X Pro flashlight 10 years ago for military use. I have put it through the ringer. This is in fact the older 200/15 lumen light NOT the 600/15 lumen light which is what they upgraded it to.
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"This did drop and get ran over by my Humvee once... but it survived it." Damn, hell of a light. Thank you for your service too.
Ive dropped this thing many times over the years. I was at NTC (National Training Center) and did accidentally run it over. Realized i left it on the hood, and thankfully it wasnt broken. The ground was decently soft where it happened so I will take the win.
I got the gx2 law enforcement I’m excited to see if it last me 10 years
I absolutely love my g2x pro im all over the place with all different kinds of lights i have the red tip off filter for mine it is my main futs trail light and saved my dog from being attacked by another with just the level of light it puts out at high
Glad to hear you have had a similar experience with yours. It's probably one of the best hand lights ever made IMO.
16 years and still going for mine thing a beast if u know u know God bless
Good to hear! One of the best lights ever made. Glad yours is still rockin!
I have owned several of the pro version. Low, high, click to stay on. First, the low goes away, leaving you with high only, which is a chip, not switch problem. The plastic lens retainer breaks out with heavy use and multiple drops. These MIGHT last me 5 years at the most. Still the best available in my opinion.
Wow, I have not heard of folks having that many issues. Thanks for sharing, so folks have something to look out for.
Appreciate the video
good to hear!
Just curious I've seen people say not to use rechargeable 123s in it is that true and if so how often do you go through batteries?
I cant speak to reachargable batteries as I do not use them.
As far as regular batteries under normal military use. I have to change them out approx every 6 days. If under heavy use (night operations), every day they need replacement. The low setting is why the batteries can last for so long, your eyes will adjust easily to the lower light and if using night vision devices you will use low more anyway.
I don't know from experience but surefire says on the website that you can use the actual surefire rechargeable batteries they just don't perform as well.
Fuckin ten years… crazy!
I was really suprised myself when I did the math. In this comment thread, someone did help me determine that I have the 1st gen version. The current version has more lumens and tougher electronics.....cuz apparently they could, so why not do it.
You talked about 600l but 10 years ago they had 200/15. So you did an upgrade?
Thank you for the comment. After looking back at my light you are absolutely right! This is in fact the older 200/15 version. My wife has the newer upgraded 600/15. I will have to add a comment on the video to correct the mistake! Still an absolutely stellar light.
@@LuckyLoonOutdoors But can you upgrade your older version? Does Surefire sell the new led separate? On ebay you can get led upgrades aftermarket from chinese brands that fit.
Thats a VERY good question. As far as I can tell they didnt change the housing just the LED. That would be a good question to send over to surefire, their customer service has been super responsive based on my experiences with them. With the new version of the light (600/15) only being $80. I would rather keep my old one as a backup and get the new version.
@@LuckyLoonOutdoors The newer versions have thicker springs in the head and they are already conformal coated electronics which makes them more durable compare to the older generations with 200 and 320 lumens output.
@@yourfilipinotv6477 Thank you for the information! Helps clear some things up.
Well, the head is full aluminum.