I Know Nothing About Knives, Really... - Page 4

richlevy · 04-23-2006, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

Well, I am a little on the cheap side, and I can't justify a $100 handheld flashlight. This is a $40 Circuit City light that uses 3 AAA batteries. I can use NIMH rechargables if I want to. I think I'll wait until it comes down in price, though. The only thing it's missing is the eye gouger bezel.

It's down to $20 for the next few days, so I'm getting one. Anyone have any ideas on how I can upgrade this for personal protection?

Happy Monkey · 04-23-2006, 09:14 AM

Duct tape it to a lead pipe?

richlevy · 04-23-2006, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Duct tape it to a lead pipe?

I was thinking broken glass and super glue, but I like where you're going with this.

zippyt · 04-23-2006, 10:16 AM

Attach it to one of these ,
http://www.mossberg.com/pcatalog/Law.htm

wolf · 04-23-2006, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

It's down to $20 for the next few days, so I'm getting one. Anyone have any ideas on how I can upgrade this for personal protection?

Superglue it under the slide of a Glock.

Other than that ... the best personal protection flashlight is the 6 D-Cell Maglite. The Streamlight (Locally made) version is good, but all the weight on theirs comes from the batteries, the Maglite starts heavy.

wolf · 04-23-2006, 10:31 AM

Now having seen ZippyT's answer ... I want that pistol grip Mossberg.

zippyt · 04-23-2006, 10:53 AM

you need a class 3 for that ,

richlevy · 04-23-2006, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Superglue it under the slide of a Glock.

Other than that ... the best personal protection flashlight is the 6 D-Cell Maglite. The Streamlight (Locally made) version is good, but all the weight on theirs comes from the batteries, the Maglite starts heavy.

Actually, I have a 5-D Brinkman which I bought at least a decade ago. The newer Maglites seem a little lighter. The aluminum of the Brinkman is thick. I don't know if the newer ones are the same. It always seems that the more a company is in business, the more of a chance that someone has found a way to cut a few corners.

wolf · 04-23-2006, 09:05 PM

My own Maglite is at least ... umm ... two and a half to three cars old ... shit. 19 years.

MaggieL · 04-23-2006, 09:24 PM

I've got a 5-cell Maglite too...in the car and for preflight. It's not that much heavier than the batteries.

Rich, if you want personal protection, you want more than a flashlight. Want to learn to shoot? You live in PA. Pink Pistols meet every third Saturday.

I bet your Circuit City special doesn't put out 60 lumens, either.

MaggieL · 04-23-2006, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by zippyt

you need a class 3 for that

With a cooperative CLEO and a pile of dollars you can get a Class 3.

But Stargate SG-1 fans will be interested to know there's a new version of this available:

It's got a legal-length barrel (not pictured here), is semiauto only and has non-armor-piercing ammo; all requirements to make it available to civikians without a Class 3.

You can get the standard capacity magazines though. Nice if you might run into Goa'ulds in your neighborhood.

richlevy · 04-23-2006, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieL

With a cooperative CLEO and a pile of dollars you can get a Class 3.

But Stargate SG-1 fans will be interested to know there's a new version of this available:

It's got a legal-length barrel (not pictured here), is semiauto only and has non-armor-piercing ammo; all requirements to make it available to civikians without a Class 3.

You can get the standard capacity magazines though. Nice if you might run into Goa'ulds in your neighborhood.

Isn't that a Belgian F2000? That's an assault rifle. I assume that the civilian versions have small clips?

04-24-2006, 02:35 AM

That appears to be the P90. The newer carbine version is the PS90. It can be had with 30; or, 10 round magazines. How much reach does it have with a bayonet? How do you functionally mount a tactical flashlight on it? Though these questions may be of no concern to someone who works with a Gerber 625 or Circuit City flashlight, it always comes down to selecting the right tool for the right job.

PS: I'm still using my original (8 years old) Surefire 9P. It was discontinued for awhile; but, they started making it again with slight cosmetic changes.

MaggieL · 04-24-2006, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by NoBoxes

How much reach does it have with a bayonet?

Not too damn much., considering it's a 16" barrel, and in a bullpup configuration too. No bayonet lugs, AFAIK.

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Originally Posted by NoBoxes

How do you functionally mount a tactical flashlight on it?

Ghod, don't you watch SG-1? :-) Comes in a triple rail version.

I hear the stock sight suck rocks (especially in snow) though.

Better pic:

xoxoxoBruce · 04-24-2006, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by zippyt

you need a class 3 for that ,

Why? If they give you any shit, just shoot 'em.

04-23-2006, 09:14 AM	#47
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04-23-2006, 10:16 AM	#49
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Attach it to one of these , http://www.mossberg.com/pcatalog/Law.htm __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

04-23-2006, 10:31 AM	#51
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Now having seen ZippyT's answer ... I want that pistol grip Mossberg. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-23-2006, 10:53 AM	#52
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	you need a class 3 for that , __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

04-23-2006, 09:05 PM	#54
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	My own Maglite is at least ... umm ... two and a half to three cars old ... shit. 19 years. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-23-2006, 09:24 PM	#55
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	I've got a 5-cell Maglite too...in the car and for preflight. It's not that much heavier than the batteries. Rich, if you want personal protection, you want more than a flashlight. Want to learn to shoot? You live in PA. Pink Pistols meet every third Saturday. I bet your Circuit City special doesn't put out 60 lumens, either. __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

04-24-2006, 02:35 AM	#58
NoBoxes Guest Posts: n/a	That appears to be the P90. The newer carbine version is the PS90. It can be had with 30; or, 10 round magazines. How much reach does it have with a bayonet? How do you functionally mount a tactical flashlight on it? Though these questions may be of no concern to someone who works with a Gerber 625 or Circuit City flashlight, it always comes down to selecting the right tool for the right job. PS: I'm still using my original (8 years old) Surefire 9P. It was discontinued for awhile; but, they started making it again with slight cosmetic changes.

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