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Surefire x300 ultra candela10/12/2023 For a handgun, I think I'd really prefer something in the middle of the two instead of having to pick between two extremes (the Ultra is 11k candela and the Turbo is 66k). If I was buying one of these to put on a carbine that could be used outside, I'd take the Turbo without question. The Turbo is obviously going to win out at distance (which isn't much of a concern for handgun use for me) and photonic barriers and being able to provide more control over an individual (which are a concern for me), but I'm not sure if the gain there would be worth what you'd give up in situational awareness. There are many instances in the video where illuminating one of the "close" targets left the other 2 completely in the dark with the Turbo, where you could see all 3 easily with the Ultra. I'm not really sure where I line up on this one. I'm not necessarily a fan of Lucas Botkin, but this video has some pretty good comparison and beam footage. Not sure the reason for the change but it may be a problem for some. On the X300 Turbo, at least on my "A" model, the battery door has been changed and there is no longer a removable spacer. This extra little room allowed the light to mate up with pic rail grooves on smaller pistols like the HK P30. This allowed the light to sit further back towards the trigger guard. You simply just had to push out a few metal pins and the spacer could be removed. It seems many are not aware of the fact that all of the pistol lights, dating back to the X200's through to the newer X300 Ultra's had a removable spacer on the battery door. #SUREFIRE X300 ULTRA CANDELA SERIES#Time will tell if it holds up but the X300 series has a solid track record of being pretty durable. My new X300 Turbo seems to check this box compared to my other X300U 1000 lumen models. I'm a fan in general of the "tighter" hot spot produced by higher candella lights. I have lots of time on various Surefire models throughout the years as well as the newer stuff from Modlite. I'm a Surefire fan and have been eagerly awaiting the new Turbo series of weapon lights since I saw them at SHOT 2022.
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