Lamps and batteries who's the daddy?

[21dangermouse 86]

whos' the daddy when it comes to lamps and batteries? I have been looking at the tracer 170 variable power and lithum 12v 22ah with a red filter brand new the lot 4 £315. is this a lamp you would recomand ie good wiring build quality etc. it's main use will be with rifle or lamping with dog cheers

[wezza 396]

My pal of here rapidjenky uses the tracer 170 and it's a decent lamp, good enough for most scenarios, I believe it uses a 75w bulb where as the lightforce equivilant the striker uses a 100w bulb, the lightforce throws a tighter beam I think but both good lamps. Wiring will be a lot better in tracer and the variable power dial is also better as lightforce now use 2 buttons which is crap, I have just sent my new one back. As for battery's you won't need any other battery if you go with the 22ah lithium it's brilliant, I have just got one for next season and the size to weight to power ratio compared to sealed lead acid battery's is second to none! My advice go for that set up, im sure you will be impressed

[salop sniper 32]

Personally for lights I would look at cluson !

http://clulite.cluson.co.uk/

Great build quality and great customer servive ! I have a lightforce 140 for all my air-rifle and rimfire rabbiting out to 120yards but it stays at home or as a spare back up in the truck since i got one of these : http://clulite.cluson.co.uk/led-torches/402-club-1-clu-briter-green.html

 

If am alone though gun mounted i have a lamp from a chap on the forums called simonthered, its basically a inovatec : http://www.inovatech.co.uk/shop/home.php?cat=28

But if i were buying right now i would go to culson for one of these as the CLA was cancelled and so they have a sale on to shift some stock: http://clulite.cluson.co.uk/cla-2012-special-offers/446-pro-1cla-pro-spotter-gun-lite.html