PL X
1,200-lumen floodlight for room-clearing and a 22,500-candela spotlight that reaches 300 meters — switch between them with a toggle switch. Built from hard-anodized aluminum, rated IPX7, and charges over USB-C in under two hours. No cell batteries to stock, no proprietary charging dock to lose.
This is the rare case where the budget option is actually the better light. At $119, it goes head-to-head with weapon lights costing considerably more — the Streamlight TLR-7 HL-X included — and comes out ahead on output and versatility. The dual-beam switching is genuinely useful instead of a marketing bullet point, and USB-C charging beats fumbling with CR123As at the range. The one knock: the battery's built in, not swappable, so a dead light means waiting on a charger instead of dropping in a spare cell. For $119, that's a trade-off worth making.
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