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<blockquote data-quote="FAL Shot" data-source="post: 589644" data-attributes="member: 27328"><p>jmden is absolutely correct on a couple of things. I only use LITHIUM BATTERIES in my important applications. In sub-zero Montana weather alkalines will fade back and become inoperable with high drain quartz/xenon high intensity lamps. If you go to BATTERY UNIVERSITY WEBSITE and get an education on the many types of battery chemistry available, you will find that Lithium is the best for cold weather and very high drains in a primary cell. I do not use secondary cells in my hunting gear. They are useful in cell phones and cordless headphones that are always needing recharging but used in temperate conditions.</p><p> </p><p>I use a red filter with my Princeton Tec headlamp that I cut from size from a military flashlight filter. I place it in front of the reflector, behind the waterproof lens cap. You generally get two red filters with an army/navy military flashlight. You use two filters when extreme filtration is needed, but one filter works better in general. The red filter saves your night vision so you are not night blind when you shut off the headlamp. If you use white light, you WILL be night blind if you lose your headlamp illumination. This can be very dangerous. Military flashlights with the red, neutral density and diffuser filters are available for chump change at army/navy stores. $7 last time I looked.</p><p> </p><p>You will still need a powerful beam on occasion as he states. I use the tactical light mounted on my rifle for that. It has a red filter as well, but it flips down and then you have high intesity white light. I use the Hawke LED Ray light that I bought from Airguns of Arizona. I have the two-cell 2xCR123 lamp, but a more powerful 4xCR123 lamp is available. The 2-cell lamp is good for 100 yard shooting. You can use the Hawke LED Ray as a flashlight or tactical light. With the optional red filter, you save your night vision, and it provides good illumination for night vision scopes, as they respond to red and infrared wavelengths. Red light does not spook animals nearly as much as white light, as deer for instance are blind in the red light region, as are many other animals. Hawke is an English brand and their LED lights are very popular for "lamping" in the UK. They are a much better deal than a lot of the insanely priced "tactical" lights sold in the USA, like Streamlight. They are machined aluminum with optional remote switch included, plus a 30mm and 1" scope ring mount and an allen wrench for mounting the rings. I paid $55 for the light and $6 for the red filter from Airguns of Arizona, so compare that to Streamlight prices. And the Hawke lights have o-ring seals as well.</p><p> </p><p>You can buy the Hawke LED tactical light and a cheap Russian 1+ Gen night vision scope for what the high end USA tactical lights cost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FAL Shot, post: 589644, member: 27328"] jmden is absolutely correct on a couple of things. I only use LITHIUM BATTERIES in my important applications. In sub-zero Montana weather alkalines will fade back and become inoperable with high drain quartz/xenon high intensity lamps. If you go to BATTERY UNIVERSITY WEBSITE and get an education on the many types of battery chemistry available, you will find that Lithium is the best for cold weather and very high drains in a primary cell. I do not use secondary cells in my hunting gear. They are useful in cell phones and cordless headphones that are always needing recharging but used in temperate conditions. I use a red filter with my Princeton Tec headlamp that I cut from size from a military flashlight filter. I place it in front of the reflector, behind the waterproof lens cap. You generally get two red filters with an army/navy military flashlight. You use two filters when extreme filtration is needed, but one filter works better in general. The red filter saves your night vision so you are not night blind when you shut off the headlamp. If you use white light, you WILL be night blind if you lose your headlamp illumination. This can be very dangerous. Military flashlights with the red, neutral density and diffuser filters are available for chump change at army/navy stores. $7 last time I looked. You will still need a powerful beam on occasion as he states. I use the tactical light mounted on my rifle for that. It has a red filter as well, but it flips down and then you have high intesity white light. I use the Hawke LED Ray light that I bought from Airguns of Arizona. I have the two-cell 2xCR123 lamp, but a more powerful 4xCR123 lamp is available. The 2-cell lamp is good for 100 yard shooting. You can use the Hawke LED Ray as a flashlight or tactical light. With the optional red filter, you save your night vision, and it provides good illumination for night vision scopes, as they respond to red and infrared wavelengths. Red light does not spook animals nearly as much as white light, as deer for instance are blind in the red light region, as are many other animals. Hawke is an English brand and their LED lights are very popular for "lamping" in the UK. They are a much better deal than a lot of the insanely priced "tactical" lights sold in the USA, like Streamlight. They are machined aluminum with optional remote switch included, plus a 30mm and 1" scope ring mount and an allen wrench for mounting the rings. I paid $55 for the light and $6 for the red filter from Airguns of Arizona, so compare that to Streamlight prices. And the Hawke lights have o-ring seals as well. You can buy the Hawke LED tactical light and a cheap Russian 1+ Gen night vision scope for what the high end USA tactical lights cost. [/QUOTE]
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