Is any handheld flashlight worth nearly $200? The Night Ops Gladius (by Blackhawk) comes as close to answering "yes" to that question as possible.
I wanted an LED flashlight with more than 60 lumens stock. I didn't want to have to worry about a 20 minute battery life, and the cooler the light, the better.
First, let me start by saying that I didn't spend $200. At first, I didn't spend a dime. When Blackhawk first partnered with Night Ops (or bought them, not sure which...) they had a link for requesting demo units so they could field test the lights. I signed up for a free, 30 day trial, thinking if I provided specific key feedback, perhaps they'd let me just keep it... Not so much. :-)
What happened instead was I got hooked on the light, and they told me thanks for the great feedback, and that I was welcome to keep it, they'd just have to charge me $275... Oh well. Needless to say, I sent it back.
About a year later there was a very short lived sale at Botach Tactical, where they were selling the lights for $129 with free shipping. By the time I heard about it, Botach had either learned they were losing money on each of these deals, or was informed by Blackhawk that their prices were below cost, and undercutting other dealers. My $129 was refunded before the light was shipped. Strike 2.
I ended up buying it from another online dealer who had a combo light and light holster deal for around $149, and I sold the holster on ebay for $15 0r $20. Finally!
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