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Streamlight’s continual expansion of its tactical The Protac HL 5-X is a no nonsense tactical light
illumination products gave rise to the capable of generating a tightly focused 3,500
company’s newest addition to the Protac line, lumen beam capable of projecting out to 452
the Protac HL 5-X dual fuel handheld flashlight. meters. Your projection range will vary with
ambient lighting conditions, but on those dark
I have to share a short but funny story about nights it definitely gets out there.
this light. When I started my review of the HL 5-
X, I had the opportunity to evaluate its The secret behind the beam focus is
illumination prowess on a dark balmy night. I Streamlight’s engineered optic, or better said
had Ten-Tap set to high-strobe-low when I the lens.
turned on the light and observed its lightsaber
like beam piercing the night sky to illuminate
some oak trees 90 yards away. Shortly
thereafter, my neighbor comes running out of
his house saying “Sal what the hell is that?” I
think the look on his face said it all – WOW!
Optimum performance is achieved when the HL This is a large light with an overall length of 9.5
5-X is powered by the Streamlight 18650 USB inches and weighing 1.15 lbs., with the 18650
rechargeable lithium battery. For example, with USB batteries. So, it probably works well as a
the 18650 installed high output is 3,500 lumens baton; in fact, the head and battery cap are
compared to 2,500 lumens when the flashlight finished with cranial tangs, which as you know
is powered by CR123A batteries. make exceptional behavior modification tools.
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