Thread: Maxtoch 2X torch v. HID spotlight

+1 Sneeze

Lightforce make good spotties but we wanted to go right away from big handhelds and big awkward scope mounted apparatus. Bumping a big rig in and out of the truck window is not fun.

On specification the Maxtochs are up amongst the biggest 210 and 240mm Lightforce HID spots, but weigh 400 and 500gms loaded instead of 08 to 1.8 kilograms. 2X is about 1200m max beam, and XPro 1400m, while Lightforce HIDs run through from 1000 to 1800m. But distance is just one criterion. We have no problem at all stretching a light out 2500m - had a possible Maxtoch design here recently and rejected it. And Brian and I have the Maxtoch Xpro giving out all sorts of numbers in different tests with a variety of other LEDs. But that don't make an ideal hunter...

What we're after is a set of criteria - very light weight, all-purpose function (rifle mounted or handheld), simple switching (no fanciful mode banks - press twice and ask for Lulu!), very good colour tint (CRI or colour rendition index for best target picture), beam balance (long range centre hotspot plus spill to scan paddocks), max runtimes, absolute cutting edge tech (latest LEDS and advances in electronic circuitry), and extreme performance (knowing 99.5% of night shooting is under 300m).

I still think there's a place for a good Lightforce if shooting off a truck or quad all night, but having said that, Quentin developed a bit of wizardry to run his Maxtochs straight off the quad.