I really like the XLR 250!
....And for a scanning light, I now use this....
All right, after using this light for a couple of times now, this is what I'm using for a scanning light. This is a fairly new light for me so please know this "review" is based on my experience up to now.
Originally I didn't know that WhiteKnuckle sold these so I bought this one from Elusive Wildlife Tech. Sorry Jeremiah... :crazy:
Anyhow here is the light.
http://www.elusivewildlife.com/products.htm?section=22&p=productMore&iProduct=165Here's why I chose this light. You'll notice that this one is a white light and that is exactly what I wanted. I always like to have a white light with me for tracking, or whatever. I figured I could make a red lens cover that I could easyily remove and that's just what I did.
Another huge benefit of this light as opposed to the XLR250 is that this light has a 4 HOUR burn time as opposed to a 1.5 hour burn time. Also, when I purchased this light I got the charger and two more batteries so I now have two chargers and 6 batteries. Unless the cold absolutely kills these batteries I will have PLENTY of battery life to easyily last me thru a nights hunt.
Ok, what I did was cut the bottom our of a small Advil bottle and it fit perfect on the end of the light, a nice snug fit that can be installed and removed without any problem. I let the light shine out of the top of the bottle... or where the cap goes on. This cuts down on the overflow light and really directs the light forward and eliminates light spilling onto the gun, etc... I then wrapped in black elec. tape just to keep it black.
I then took one of the red lenses from my Wizard Nite Light and traced around the cap with a marker. I cut the lens in a "mostly round" circle and finished up on the belt sander to have a nice round lens that fit right inside the bottle. Simply slide cap on the light and I have a 4 hour scanning light per battery that is light weight (less than 6 inches in length), wireless and easy to use.
Compared to a Nite Lite this light is probably 3 times brighter with the red lens, if anything it is to bright BUT so far it hasn't seemed to bother foxes, a bobcat, and a few coons. Because the white light is very bright it appears to be pink and not red. I could easyily make it a bit darker (more red) but I'm just gonna let it alone for now and see if it causes any problems.
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