Foxstalker999 Posted July 10, 2023 Report Share Posted July 10, 2023 Hey all, looking at buying a handheld spot light for walking around at night with the shotty and .22 mag. any suggestion on a good all rounder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxdog Posted July 10, 2023 Report Share Posted July 10, 2023 You after a torch or a spotlight? I don't do much shooting/hunting on foot of a night, but when I do, it is with a couple of small led torches that run on 1 x 18650 rechargeable battery. One is equipped with a mount that clamps to a picatinny rail on top of a scope, the other has a lanyard to hang around my neck and get dropped into a pocket when using the rifle as I am always going solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncs Posted July 10, 2023 Report Share Posted July 10, 2023 LED torches are definitely the go these days. Unless you can afford a thermal scope. They can’t be beat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
264 Posted July 10, 2023 Report Share Posted July 10, 2023 O light Javelote. Comes as a kit with recharging, clamp, switch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave9.3x62 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 I can recommend the javelot turbo - brightest, longest led spoty Ive had. Both hand held and scope mount. Awesome kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo 30.06 Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 Yep another +1 for the javelot. I saw a mate use one last year and it was unbelievable how good it was to me who doesn’t ever spotlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunf Posted July 13, 2023 Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 Javelot are good, but old versions where we could carry spare batteries and just replace batteries as needed whilst in the field. In new models you can not replace the batteries. It is a sealed unit. You can purchase another battery pack instead of spare batteries, which is just a sealed javelot body without head. What's even more stupid about this setup is that even if you purchase a replacement (spare) battery pack, it can not be charged unless the head of torch is screwed on to it, rendering it useless. Just ridiculous .... I returned my new model and got my money back. Whoever come up with this stupid design should have his/hers head examined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave9.3x62 Posted July 13, 2023 Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 16 minutes ago, grunf said: Javelot are good, but old versions where we could carry spare batteries and just replace batteries as needed whilst in the field. In new models you can not replace the batteries. It is a sealed unit. You can purchase another battery pack instead of spare batteries, which is just a sealed javelot body without head. What's even more stupid about this setup is that even if you purchase a replacement (spare) battery pack, it can not be charged unless the head of torch is screwed on to it, rendering it useless. Just ridiculous .... I returned my new model and got my money back. Whoever come up with this stupid design should have his/hers head examined. I agree, that 2nd battery charging sounds odd eh. Ive never needed a 2nd battery, the run times is reasonable particularly if you dont run it on full power and or turn it off when not needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunf Posted July 13, 2023 Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 chasing rabbits on a property, with it on full power it will last approximately 35 minutes but even if it lasts longer, it makes no sense to design it like that, imagine how many people bought spare rechargeable batteries for the old models, and then go on and purchase new model of javelot thinking they can use all those spare batteries they have, not realising these muppets from olight changed design without actually clearly stating that in their description. Its actually deception of sort, because in description it says it uses same batteries as old models, but what it does not clearly say is that those batteries are completely sealed and can not be removed from spotlight body on new models. And then when you decide to swallow that hard pill and decide to buy another sealed replacement pack, it does not tell you on their website that the bloody thing needs to be fully assembled for it to recharge. What's the point of buying replacement pack then? Things like this just do my head in as you can tell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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