#Surefire clicky tailcap series

Interestingly the E2T-MV dual mode is accessed by rotating the head of the light. The pocket clip is robust but single direction as opposed to SureFire’s two way pocket clips design. Yaeger points out that the tailcap is momentary only but you can twist it for constant on. James Yeager explains the details of the E2T-MV in a video. Well the MaxVision is a different approach and according to SureFire it is multi faceted. Rather than rely on a parabolic shaped dish to bounce and shape the beam, they used a solid piece of plastic where the light beams bounced internally within the plastic reflector to shape the light. They tried large domed glass reflectors and then the TIR (total internal reflection). The E-Series lights actually went through several changes in reflector design. When the 6P style lights got LED heads, they still utilized a traditional parabolic style reflector. Original SureFire lights used a traditional metal reflector with an orange peel texture to shape and focus the beam. MaxVision is the name SureFire is calling their latest reflector design. Now the MV is a new suffix that means MaxVision.

#Surefire clicky tailcap series

In the past, E stands for Executive Series and you saw this in the E2E and E2D model numbers. The Tactician has the model number E2T-MV. SureFire is making three new lights that harken back to the E-Series origins. While there are some exceptions like the LX2 and A2L Aviator as well as the EB1 with tactical non clicky tailcap there hasn’t been a tactical option for the E-Series sized lights. However SureFire quickly gavethe Executive Series lights clicky tailcaps and never offered the older style. This was the basis for the tactical flashlight.

If you wanted constant on, you would have to twist the tailcap until the light turned on and stayed on. You press the tailcap and it activated momentary on.

When the E-Series first came out, they had a tailcap similar in function as the original 6P. The old 6P flashlights are 1″ diameter bodies whereas the E-Series are 20% narrower at just 0.8″ in diameter. It takes all the same heads and tailcaps. The Scout Light is actually a weapon mountable version of the old SureFire Executive Series of lights aka E-Series lights. Current flashlight offerings from SureFire are not modular aside from a few models and the Scout Light series. You can mix and match heads, bodies and tailcaps. They are colloquially referred to as Legos. One of the main attractions to SureFire’s older lights is their modularity. However if you talk to flashlight afficionados SureFire has moved away from the glory of their past.

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