Surefire Watchout, September 3, 2010

I own a lot of flashlights. Too many really. I only say that because it means I have some basis to say that the Streamlight Poly tac is every bit as good and probably better than my comparable Surefire lights. The Poly tac is a high quality light that is exceptionally bright. The LED is the best that I have seen. The light is white and even. The lumen output seems higher than lights I own that are rated with higher output. This is probably a function of the evenness of the beam and the color but it is very nice. Batteries last a long time, at least as long as the published spec. One of the nicest things about this flashlight is the build quality. All the switches work properly and are very "tight". The light comes across as durable and well made. This stands in contrast to the problems I have had with two of my Surefire lights both of which broke with little use. On each the switching mechanism failed. Each light had a different problem but for the price it shouldn't happen. What I am...