Surefire 1st gen 3p/6p

[egp320i]

anybody here own one and have you ever replaced the lens?

I measure 28mm x 2mm but without a caliper I might not accurate

AI is actually no help as surefire never stated what their size actually is

surefire

 

[Darkwind]

Sorry, man, but I've never even heard of Surefire.

 

[Concerned American]

anybody here own one and have you ever replaced the lens?

I measure 28mm x 2mm but without a caliper I might not accurate

AI is actually no help as surefire never stated what their size actually is

Link? I assume you're talking about a flashlight, but I have no idea what you are asking.

 

[egp320i]

Link? I assume you're talking about a flashlight, but I have no idea what you are asking.

first tactical flashlight and one of the best, all our LE and military use them

no link, if anybody removed the lens did they measure it precise

you can't even buy the original lens, the item has been discontinued since 1999

it's vintage and worth big money on ebay

 

[egp320i]

Sorry, man, but I've never even heard of Surefire.

best flashlight you can buy, bright as hell, 650 lumen, 95K candela, made in the USA since day one

run on CR123 lithium

not cheap but quality matters

 

[Concerned American]

first tactical flashlight and one of the best, all our LE and military use them

no link, if anybody removed the lens did they measure it precise

you can't even buy the original lens, the item has been discontinued since 1999

it's vintage and worth big money on ebay

I have a Surefire that the company bought for me before I retired 12 years ago, but I'm not sure I could put my hands on it. It might be in the shop. I thought you were probably talking about the light. Sorry I can't be of any help.

 

[egp320i]

I have a Surefire that the company bought for me before I retired 12 years ago, but I'm not sure I could put my hands on it. It might be in the shop. I thought you were probably talking about the light. Sorry I can't be of any help.

no worries, I have the pre-surefire, they were called laser products, it had a snap in lens unlike today with a retaining ring

surefire does not have anything for it, discontinued so they don't really care

they are huge with our military and LE forces

 

[Concerned American]

no worries, I have the pre-surefire, they were called laser products, it had a snap in lens unlike today with a retaining ring

surefire does not have anything for it, discontinued so they don't really care

they are huge with our military and LE forces

I misspoke. I don't have a Surefire. I have a Streamlight Strion LED rechargeable light--they are similar in appearance and its a great light, but judging by the price, I suspect that there is something the Surefire has that mine does not.

 

[egp320i]

I misspoke. I don't have a Surefire. I have a Streamlight Strion LED rechargeable light--they are similar in appearance and its a great light, but judging by the price, I suspect that there is something the Surefire has that mine does not.

they switched to nitrolon around 2000, bomb proof polymer for their "cheaper" flashlights and I have two vintage G2 with upgraded malkoff drop in bomb proof LED, also a vintage mini E1 in olive drab that is super rare, single cell

the more expensive like 200+ are CNC machined aluminum with tight tolerances like my original 3P

they make some small very good lights for under your handgun and AR mounted

this is 81 bucks, their bright but more simple flashlight with 2 cells

this one is for a handgun, over 300 bucks, 650 lumens and 66K candela out to 500 meters with a focused beam

 

[egp320i]

Just to add I had the lens measured and it's 28.60x1.60 and the original lexan was easy to bend

bought a hardcoat acrylic from flashlight but 28mm which is still within spec, popped in by hand
without too much effort, super clear as expected
powerful and bright for a tiny one cell