Streamlight Super Tac
Flashlight Review*

  by Bill Kincaid

• No Lanyard Hole.

• No low mode.

• Assembled in the USA.

• Anti-roll design works well.

• Machining and Anodizing looked good. No machining marks and the anodizing was smooth and even over the entire light. The light feels solid. The aluminum body and head should hold up to everyday use very well. The knurling on the Streamlight Super Tac handle is cut very deep and provides sure handed operation even when wet.

• Belt clip supplied and attached. The belt clip is attached with an Allen screw and easily removable.

• A heavy duty nylon holster with snap is provided. In my opinion very good quality. The Super Tac flashlight only goes into the holster head up. (see photo)

• The tint on this light is very white. When you turn it on there is just a pure white beam that comes out. It almost looks like you took a paint brush and painted a white spot on anything you point it at.

• Placed in five inches of water for 15 minutes. No intrusion of water detected.

• Takes 2 CR123A batteries, included in the box.

• Dropped 3 feet onto a folded towel onto a concrete floor. No negative effects detected.

• A number of accessories are available.

• Regulated output and run time is very good. 2.5 hours of high lumens and another hour of usable light.
  

• I don’t have a light meter but based on my tests the light emitted is at least 135 lumens as stated. It is surprisingly bright and easily out throws flashlights having 175, 200, even 230 specified lumens. The head that I so quickly curled a lip at is now bringing a smile to my face. It produces a blinding beam of white light that easily targets 600 feet away. Streamlight has designed an LED flashlight that not only produced a laser beam of a spot, but has also done it with plenty of bright spill. Based on this factor alone, this light will become part of my arsenal of illumination tools..

• Due to the throw of this flashlight, it would make an excellent light for weapons mount.

• The switch is a forward click type with momentary on. It is located on the end of the tail cap. I found the Super Tac switch had a nice medium-firm resistance to it when clicking on, and a very soft resistance for the momentary on. The tail cap can be un-screwed ¼ turn to lock the light out and prevent accidental activation.

• Since the switch boot protrudes slightly past the tail cap, this flashlight will not tail stand.

*The preceding in-depth review was supplied by a customer of BrightGuy, Inc. (with the author's permission). The opinions expressed in this review are those of its author. BrightGuy assumes no responsibility for the information provided in this independent review.