black bear 84
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SUREFIRE M-6 versus MAG 951
The Surefire Guardian M-6 arrived from Cabela's two days ago.
Last night with the aid of my son and a couple friends I set out to take some pictures for a COMPARISON SHOOTOUT
I mounted both flashlights in a tripod by aid of my home-made gizmo. Lacking another tripod for my camera the pictures in the basement come out blurry, but for our purposes, which is to show the amount of light projected by each one, they will serve.
I took the pictures of the shed with the camera set in the tripod from fifiteen yards and the light of both flashlights coming from 43 yards away.
At such short ranges you can see that the Surefire M-6 is impressive, although you can see the superiority of the MAG 951 without question.
In the basement picture you can observe how the side spill of the MAG 951 shows more illuminated area, even that the focus of the MAG 951 is far more concentrated than the M-6. So this is explained just by the massive output in lumens by the MAG 951.
Pictures I could not take due to our road being so busy with traffic will have shown how at 112 yards the superiority of the MAG 951 is demonstrated, as it put so much more light in the target (a tree) than the M-6 does.
I have had a stop sign ranged (with my laser range finder) at 243 yards (they are reflective, so they show very well). But the people agree with me is that if somebody would have been standing near it, the light of the MAG 951 would have been sufficient to show him well.
The Surefire M-6 flanked by the MAG 951 and the Black Bear 678 lumens
(I also took Beamshots with the Black Bear 678, but I will show them in another thread in comparison with the M-6, not to make this post too long.
Beamshot with the M-6
Beamshot with the MAG 951
Tool shed beamshots from 43 yards:
Beamshot with the M-6
Beamshot with the MAG 951
I will point out that seeing in person is easier to appreciate the difference between the two lights, even better than in these pictures.
I am very happy with the results of my shootout
If you need more information about my light please contact me at:
jcharles11784(at)yahoo(dot)com
You can find more information on my light in the B/S/T gear and accessories in this Forum under "Maglite rechargeable modified for 951 lumens" here is the link:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169074
Best regards,
black bear 84
The Surefire Guardian M-6 arrived from Cabela's two days ago.
Last night with the aid of my son and a couple friends I set out to take some pictures for a COMPARISON SHOOTOUT
I mounted both flashlights in a tripod by aid of my home-made gizmo. Lacking another tripod for my camera the pictures in the basement come out blurry, but for our purposes, which is to show the amount of light projected by each one, they will serve.
I took the pictures of the shed with the camera set in the tripod from fifiteen yards and the light of both flashlights coming from 43 yards away.
At such short ranges you can see that the Surefire M-6 is impressive, although you can see the superiority of the MAG 951 without question.
In the basement picture you can observe how the side spill of the MAG 951 shows more illuminated area, even that the focus of the MAG 951 is far more concentrated than the M-6. So this is explained just by the massive output in lumens by the MAG 951.
Pictures I could not take due to our road being so busy with traffic will have shown how at 112 yards the superiority of the MAG 951 is demonstrated, as it put so much more light in the target (a tree) than the M-6 does.
I have had a stop sign ranged (with my laser range finder) at 243 yards (they are reflective, so they show very well). But the people agree with me is that if somebody would have been standing near it, the light of the MAG 951 would have been sufficient to show him well.
The Surefire M-6 flanked by the MAG 951 and the Black Bear 678 lumens
(I also took Beamshots with the Black Bear 678, but I will show them in another thread in comparison with the M-6, not to make this post too long.
Beamshot with the M-6
Beamshot with the MAG 951
Tool shed beamshots from 43 yards:
Beamshot with the M-6
Beamshot with the MAG 951
I will point out that seeing in person is easier to appreciate the difference between the two lights, even better than in these pictures.
I am very happy with the results of my shootout
If you need more information about my light please contact me at:
jcharles11784(at)yahoo(dot)com
You can find more information on my light in the B/S/T gear and accessories in this Forum under "Maglite rechargeable modified for 951 lumens" here is the link:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169074
Best regards,
black bear 84
