need a spotlight

[Ol Thumper]

I have all of them the 170 will better suit your needs. I find that the 240 is a bit bulky for me personally. My go to light is the 170 90% of the times but since I have a 240 I use it on occasion. If your worried about light output you can upgrade the bulb in the 170 later on if you feel you need to however with that being said the 170 will put your tradional Q beam to shame so dont let the size fool you but then again the 240 is lighter than your old Q Beam as well so its hard to say I have a 170 thats at least 22 years old on the original bulb so they will last forever, I did install a new switch once but otherwise its all original.

[mhbaseball]

Q beam cordless at Academy is awesaome too. Like $50 and all black.. Very bright spotlight

[Ol Thumper]

If your really confused and dont mind paying shipping their and back Ill send you one of my 170's to try out. Shipping shouldnt be much.

[jackh]

why do you like the 170 better than the 240? the 240 is like twice the candlepower right? therefore it should be about twice as bright as the 170? is the 240 just too bulky for your liking and the 170 is just bright enough?

im just looking for a **** bright light that i can scan for hogs and varmints when calling. if the 170 is good enough for that i will get it with a halo shield and some filters. i just figured i should put up with the size of the 240 since it was twice as bright as the 170

[Ol Thumper]

Just because a light shows twice the output doesnt mean its going to look like it. Like a stereo system with 400 watts verses 800, can you tell a difference of course, can you tell its twice as much? not hardly And on a side note here we did competition varmint hunting all over the southern United States for many years and all so many times everyone wanted to light up the animals with 8 billion candlepower lights which in reality is a big no no. Im not telling you what to buy but my night killing light is a 170 with a 14" shield on a red lense with a variable power switch controling it. You would be amazed at how much difference their is and the number of animals you can kill at night with the right set up.

[jackh]

Is the goal to be just bright enough to light up eyes and then ID once they are closer rather than lighting up the country side and being able to ID way far away?

[Cajun Blake]

Is the goal to be just bright enough to light up eyes and then ID once they are closer rather than lighting up the country side and being able to ID way far away?

when varmint/predator hunting at night..... to bright = bad

you want enough light to reflect and shine their eyes

if these animals are hungry , not overly educated , and the wind is in your favor , they will come running to the call .... to much light will spook them

[Ol Thumper]

Let me say this, you can shoot a yote at 200 yards with the red filter on, however lighting up the country side is about as effective as screaming at a deer 5 minutes before you want to shoot at it, yea if hes dumb enough you may still kill him but more than likely not. Never hold the light directly on an animal until your ready to shoot, just the halo around the beam to get a slight reflection off his eyes and the variable power switch is used for different set ups and according to how far we were shining.

[Cajun Blake]

Let me say this, you can shoot a yote at 200 yards with the red filter on, however lighting up the country side is about as effective as screaming at a deer 5 minutes before you want to shoot at it, yea if hes dumb enough you may still kill him but more than likely not. Never hold the light directly on an animal until your ready to shoot, just the halo around the beam to get a slight reflection off his eyes and the variable power switch is used for different set ups and according to how far we were shining.

exactly x 10000 .... you never shine the light directly in their eyes, you use the halo (outer light beam) to barely cover the coyote/fox and reflect his eyes

the variable power dimmer switch on the battery pack is the cats meow I also recommend a halo shield for the light fixture itself

i have the walkabout 170 kit , mine was purchased from All Predator Calls

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[Ol Thumper]

exactly x 10000 .... you never shine the light directly in their eyes, you use the halo (outer light beam) to barely cover the coyote/fox and reflect his eyes


the variable power dimmer switch on the 170 is the cats meow

Their have been hundreds of kitties that would argue with you on that because they cant meow any longer

[Horitexan]

The lighthouse 170 is what we use for predator hunting- when we are using a hand held light. We've found that it provides more than enough light to see as far we need to into a open field and, because it's more compact than the 240, it's a lit more convenient. I recommend the 170. I've never owned a 240 but I have hunted with one and always found the 170 to be better for me.

[Ol Thumper]

I have a few of the gun mounted 140's that are nice as well, just not a fan of a gun mounted light unless your hunting alone.

[berettadave]

I have the 240 with a 500,000cp bulb and a 750,000cp bulb. I have never used the 750,000 bulb. The 500,000 is MORE than plenty in the 240. I can't imagine how bright it would be with a 100,000,000cp bulb. Like I said in an earlier post, a friend of mine has the 170 and it's great. It isn't that much weaker than the 240. You can get all types of replacement bulbs for them to custom fit your application. I love my 240. It's pretty big but it doesn't weigh much. I think for most applications the 170 would be the best though. I really think the lower cp bulbs would work the best unless your using them in a boat and need to shine long distances over water.

[prkchp]

If your really confused and dont mind paying shipping their and back Ill send you one of my 170's to try out. Shipping shouldnt be much.

Ill pay shipping to my house if you want to send it my way. We wont need to worry about the return shipping though. I'll keep it safe for ya.....

[jackh]

Sounds like I'll be ordering a 170 then. Should I buy the halo shield or make my own? And what color filter(s) should I get?