Comments on: Ra Clicky – Custom Tactical Flashlight http://www.techwarelabs.com/ra-clicky-custom-tactical-flashlight/ Thinking Outside the Cube Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Shannon http://www.techwarelabs.com/ra-clicky-custom-tactical-flashlight/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Dan Shannon Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:25:37 +0000 http://www.techwarelabs.com/?p=2250#comment-491 I'm sorry if I made it sound like all it was good for is a “beatdown-bezel” as you say. Most tactical lights have them but it honestly appears that they have designed this light to be a little more carry friendly. They could always make it more of a weapon, sharper edges, or even blades coming out of the bezel, but then it would be less carry friendly, even tearing up your pockets. The point that I was trying to make is that I, personally, would have liked to the crenelations a little sharper, but that's just a personal preference, nothing more. If you get into a hand to hand combat, a flashlight is probably not going to do much to help you other than let you see whose eyes your trying to throw dirt in. In my eyes, the design was as follows: 1) use the Strobe feature to disorient the attacker 2) run 3) if attacker happens to grab a hold of your arm, use crenelations on the light to break his grip loose and run faster 4) if attacker is still persistent, pull CCW Regardless of my views of the crenelations, I still think that this is the #1 stock light on the market, and the pros outweigh the cons 8 million to 1, and the build quality is something that is hard for others to match. The other features of this light are soo abundant, that its almost easy to overlook something this small. I’m sorry if I made it sound like all it was good for is a “beatdown-bezel” as you say. Most tactical lights have them but it honestly appears that they have designed this light to be a little more carry friendly. They could always make it more of a weapon, sharper edges, or even blades coming out of the bezel, but then it would be less carry friendly, even tearing up your pockets. The point that I was trying to make is that I, personally, would have liked to the crenelations a little sharper, but that’s just a personal preference, nothing more. If you get into a hand to hand combat, a flashlight is probably not going to do much to help you other than let you see whose eyes your trying to throw dirt in. In my eyes, the design was as follows:

1) use the Strobe feature to disorient the attacker

2) run

3) if attacker happens to grab a hold of your arm, use crenelations on the light to break his grip loose and run faster

4) if attacker is still persistent, pull CCW

Regardless of my views of the crenelations, I still think that this is the #1 stock light on the market, and the pros outweigh the cons 8 million to 1, and the build quality is something that is hard for others to match. The other features of this light are soo abundant, that its almost easy to overlook something this small.

]]> By: Ian http://www.techwarelabs.com/ra-clicky-custom-tactical-flashlight/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Ian Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:30:29 +0000 http://www.techwarelabs.com/?p=2250#comment-489 <BLOckquote>For a tactical light, the crown seems to be less effective than other lights such as the Brite-Strike. At this point, i think the cut outs are more for decoration than for any actual purpose. Although the top is obviously strong enough, I’d like to see these edges a little sharper for use in applying pressure points.</blockquote> That's no "beatdown-bezel", friend. The cut-outs on the side are for making sure you can see it if you've left the light on, or switched it on accidentally with the face down. That's a good way to kill your batteries flat dead in the middle of the night. Not that those titanium teeth <i>won't</i> stand up in the role of improvised kubotan, but the goal here was making something that won't chew up pockets. Also, the particular LED you've got here is the Osram Golden Dragon, a uniquely well-focused light source that's pushing the envelope for what's possible with current technology.

For a tactical light, the crown seems to be less effective than other lights such as the Brite-Strike. At this point, i think the cut outs are more for decoration than for any actual purpose. Although the top is obviously strong enough, I’d like to see these edges a little sharper for use in applying pressure points.

That’s no “beatdown-bezel”, friend. The cut-outs on the side are for making sure you can see it if you’ve left the light on, or switched it on accidentally with the face down. That’s a good way to kill your batteries flat dead in the middle of the night. Not that those titanium teeth won’t stand up in the role of improvised kubotan, but the goal here was making something that won’t chew up pockets.

Also, the particular LED you’ve got here is the Osram Golden Dragon, a uniquely well-focused light source that’s pushing the envelope for what’s possible with current technology.

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