Thread: Spotlight vs torch

Long story short it suxs when your spotlighting and you get up there see deer through the thermal and your 12v spotlight battery is flat.
Need to upgrade to rechargeable my question is go for a flashlight to sit on your scope or spotlight?
Looking at 2 options either

Imalent dx80 or maxtoch xsword 1000 lum with 2000m through

Pros and cons?

Or another option of light?

Originally Posted by Sr5dan

Long story short it suxs when your spotlighting and you get up there see deer through the thermal and your 12v spotlight battery is flat.
Need to upgrade to rechargeable my question is go for a flashlight to sit on your scope or spotlight?
Looking at 2 options either

Imalent dx80 or maxtoch xsword 1000 lum with 2000m through

Pros and cons?

Or another option of light?

I use Olight - and have one spare New you can have
Also have the Maxtoch and see no differnce "in the field" but guys in the know will say max has better specs
My mates in Norht Island have these and keep asking for more

Olight M3XS UT Javelot

I wouldn't bother with the xsword personally as the beam is too narrow. I have one here. Better off with a Maxtoch 2X or M24 for hunting with. Get plenty of batteries and a good quality charger like a Nitecore. The de-domed torches cut the atmosphere a bit better and the warmer hue spooks animals less.

Barrel or rail mounted torch is best, point and shoot especially if on your own. Trying to coordinate a hand held is a total fail for me. Question you appear to have a thermal why that instead of a thermal scope your obviously serious about night shooting.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Barrel or rail mounted torch is best, point and shoot especially if on your own. Trying to coordinate a hand held is a total fail for me. Question you appear to have a thermal why that instead of a thermal scope your obviously serious about night shooting.

Cost I imagine

I now have both - but 1st exp with thermal was scope and it is not nice using as a spotter/locater unless you have arms like popeye the sailor man
So sold to mate and went XP handheld Thermal
So - I had a top mounted Olight/Maxtoch with remote switch
This works very good if byself

Also have Olight small torch with filter on one of the MX3 pouches adapted that sits on rigth side waist belt with remote pressure switch for walking - its pointed downwars and does not disturb animals
Shot yealing last night like this with 7m08 scoped and not with XD75 Pulsar Thermal

What ya want for it

Sarvo would be keen on ya spare torch

Maxtoch SNIPER M24 Dedomed where can you buy these from? Price?

M24

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MAXT...ceBeautifyAB=0

2X

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MAXT...ceBeautifyAB=0

I'd avoid the charger and mounts and buy a good Nitecore charger and mounts from elsewhere on Aliexpress. The Maxtoch batteries are a good deal though so grab some extras while you're at it.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

M24

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MAXT...ceBeautifyAB=0

2X

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MAXT...ceBeautifyAB=0

I'd avoid the charger and mounts and buy a good Nitecore charger and mounts from elsewhere on Aliexpress. The Maxtoch batteries are a good deal though so grab some extras while you're at it.

Lol, down the bottom of the page on those aliexpress links, check out the purchases in NZ! Pretty popular here it seems :-)

Cheers guys I see these 2 torch above are quite similar any hint as to which 1 is better keen on one shortly

Originally Posted by Dublin

Lol, down the bottom of the page on those aliexpress links, check out the purchases in NZ! Pretty popular here it seems :-)

There is a good reason for that. They've been designed with a fair bit of kiwi input from requests/surveys from NZ hunting forums.

Originally Posted by Sr5dan

Cheers guys I see these 2 torch above are quite similar any hint as to which 1 is better keen on one shortly

The 2X has a slightly bigger head and weighs a bit more. This gives the 2X a bit more intense and narrow beam so it can stretch a little further. The M24 has a wider beam so you can cover a bigger area a little quicker. Both will light up further than you would normally shoot at night plus a lot further to check the background for safety.

Awesome am sorted now primo