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Review: Armytek Viking V2.5 XM-L2 U2
By: JohnnyMac Date: June 26, 2013, 5:31 pm
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[html]<p><span class="auto-style1"><strong>Armytek Viking v2.5
XM-L2</strong></span>[br /] * Armytek Viking v2.5 XM-L2
was provided for review by <a
href="
HTML http://www.armytek.com
">Armytek.com</a></p><p><a
href="
HTML http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8398/9023613457_438c169e4b_o.jpg"><br
/><img
src="
HTML http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8398/9023613457_9afab1a6a0_z.jpg"<br
/>class="auto-style2"></p><p><strong>Manufacturer
Specs:</strong></p><table class="auto-style3" border="0"
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:
0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; height: 11.4pt; mso-height-rule:
exactly;"><td style="width: 131.5pt; border: solid #2B2A29
1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; background: #C5C6C6;
padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 11.4pt; mso-height-rule:
exactly;" valign="top" width="175"><p class="MsoNormal"
align="center"><span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 112%;"> <strong>Model</strong></span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td style="width: 130.5pt;
border: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-left: none;
mso-border-left-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; background: #C5C6C6; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 11.4pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="174"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span
class="auto-style5" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
112%;"> <strong>Viking</strong> (model being
reviewed)</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family:
'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td style="width:
132.0pt; border: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-left: none;
mso-border-left-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; background: #C5C6C6; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 11.4pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="176"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><strong> <span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
112%;"> Viking<span style="letter-spacing: .55pt;">
</span></span> <span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;
letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-font-width: 115%;"> W</span><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
118%;">arm</strong> (not being reviewed)</span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:
1; height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><td style="width:
131.5pt; border: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-top: none;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; background: #EBECEC; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="175"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
99%;"> LED</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family:
'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td
class="auto-style8" style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none;
border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt;
border-right: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt;
mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="174"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="auto-style6"
style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width: 118%;"> Cree<span
style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>XM-L2<span
style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span></span> <span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
120%;"> U2</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family:
'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td
class="auto-style8" style="width: 132.0pt; border-top: none;
border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt;
border-right: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt;
mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="176"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="auto-style6"
style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width: 119%;"> Cree<span
style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>XM-L2<span
style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"> </span>T6</span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:
2; height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><td style="width:
131.5pt; border: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-top: none;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; background: #EBECEC; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="175"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="auto-style6"
style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width: 116%;"> Brightness<span
style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;"> </span>stabilization<span
style="letter-spacing: -.85pt;"> </span> </span> <span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
118%;"> type</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family:
'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td style="width:
262.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom:
solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-right: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt:
solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; padding:
0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"
colspan="2" valign="top" width="350"><p class="MsoNormal"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;"> STEP<span
style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt;"> </span> stabilization<span
style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>(stepwise<span
style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>brightness)</span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:
3; height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><td style="width:
131.5pt; border: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-top: none;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; background: #EBECEC; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="175"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="auto-style6"
style="color: #2b2a29;"> Light<span style="letter-spacing:
1.15pt;"> </span> output,<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;">
</span>LED<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>
lumen</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times
New Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td style="width: 130.5pt;
border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid
#2B2A29 1.0pt; border-right: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt:
solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; padding:
0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"
valign="top" width="174"><p class="MsoNormal"
align="center"><span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 141%;"> 1010<span style="letter-spacing:
-.6pt;"> </span></span> <span class="auto-style6" style="color:
#2b2a29; mso-font-width: 109%;"> lm</span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td style="width: 132.0pt;
border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid
#2B2A29 1.0pt; border-right: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt:
solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; padding:
0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"
valign="top" width="176"><p class="MsoNormal"
align="center"><span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 142%;"> 900<span style="letter-spacing:
-.65pt;"> </span></span> <span class="auto-style6" style="color:
#2b2a29; mso-font-width: 109%;"> lm</span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:
4; height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><td style="width:
131.5pt; border: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-top: none;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; background: #EBECEC; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="175"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
122%;"> Hotspot<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;">
</span></span> <span class="auto-style7" style="font-size:
6.0pt; color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width: 269%;"> /</span><span
class="auto-style7" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
269%;"><span class="auto-style4" style="letter-spacing:
-2.55pt;"> </span></span> <span class="auto-style6"
style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width: 99%;"> Spill</span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td class="auto-style8"
style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;
border-bottom: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-right: solid #2B2A29
1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 12.3pt;
mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top" width="174"><p
class="MsoNormal"><span class="auto-style6" style="color:
#2b2a29; mso-font-width: 141%;"> 10<span style="letter-spacing:
-.6pt;"> </span></span> <span class="auto-style7"
style="font-size: 6.0pt; color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width: 269%;">
/</span><span class="auto-style7" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 269%;"><span class="auto-style4"
style="letter-spacing: -2.55pt;"> </span></span> <span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
134%;"> 40<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>degrees</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;
font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td
class="auto-style8" style="width: 132.0pt; border-top: none;
border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt;
border-right: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt;
mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 12.3pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="176"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="auto-style6"
style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width: 141%;"> 10<span
style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span></span> <span
class="auto-style7" style="font-size: 6.0pt; color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 269%;"> /</span><span class="auto-style7"
style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width: 269%;"><span
class="auto-style4" style="letter-spacing: -2.55pt;">
</span></span> <span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 134%;"> 40<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>degrees</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;
font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:
5; height: 11.55pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><td style="width:
131.5pt; border: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-top: none;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; background: #EBECEC; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 11.55pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="175"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
123%;"> Beam<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;">
</span>distance</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;
font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td
class="auto-style8" style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none;
border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt;
border-right: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt;
mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 11.55pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="174"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="auto-style6"
style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width: 137%;"> 330<span
style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>yard/300<span
style="letter-spacing: .1pt;"> </span>meters</span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td class="auto-style8"
style="width: 132.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;
border-bottom: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-right: solid #2B2A29
1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 11.55pt;
mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top" width="176"><p
class="MsoNormal"><span class="auto-style6" style="color:
#2b2a29; mso-font-width: 137%;"> 300<span style="letter-spacing:
-.1pt;"> </span>yard/270 meters</span><span style="font-size:
12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:
6; height: 19.8pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><td style="width:
131.5pt; border: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-top: none;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; background: #EBECEC; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 19.8pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="175"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
123%;"> Hotspot<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;">
</span>diameter<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;">
</span>at<span style="letter-spacing: .2pt;"> </span>330<span
style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt;"> </span>feet</span><span
style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',
serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
161%;"> /100<span style="letter-spacing: -.9pt;"> </span></span>
<span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
131%;"> meters</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;
font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td
class="auto-style8" style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none;
border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt;
border-right: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt;
mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 19.8pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="174"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="auto-style6"
style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width: 139%;"> 52<span
style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>feet/16<span
style="letter-spacing: .25pt;"> </span>meters</span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td class="auto-style8"
style="width: 132.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;
border-bottom: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-right: solid #2B2A29
1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 19.8pt;
mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top" width="176"><p
class="MsoNormal"><span class="auto-style6" style="color:
#2b2a29; mso-font-width: 139%;"> 52<span style="letter-spacing:
-.4pt;"> </span>feet/16<span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;">
</span>meters</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family:
'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p></td></tr><tr
style="mso-yfti-irow: 7; height: 32.75pt; mso-height-rule:
exactly;"><td style="width: 131.5pt; border: solid #2B2A29
1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt;
mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; background: #EBECEC;
padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 32.75pt; mso-height-rule:
exactly;" valign="top" width="175"><p class="MsoNormal"
align="center"><span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 122%;"> Modes<span style="letter-spacing:
-.65pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;">
</span>Runtimes*</span><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family:
'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"
align="center"><span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 124%;"> (measured<span style="letter-spacing:
-.35pt;"> </span></span> <span class="auto-style6" style="color:
#2b2a29;">for<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt;">
</span>Panasonic<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;">
</span>18650<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>Li-Ion<span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt;">
</span>NCR</span><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family:
'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"
align="center"><span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 122%;"> 2900mAh<span style="letter-spacing:
1.1pt;"> </span>battery)</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;
font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td
style="width: 130.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;
border-bottom: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-right: solid #2B2A29
1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 32.75pt;
mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top" width="174"><p
class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="auto-style6"
style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width: 141%;"> 1010<span
style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span></span> <span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;">lm<span
style="letter-spacing: .55pt;"> </span>/<span
style="letter-spacing: -2.55pt;"> </span>1<span
style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>h<span
style="letter-spacing: .55pt;"> </span>40<span
style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>min</span><span
style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',
serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
142%;"> 200<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span></span>
<span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;">lm<span
style="letter-spacing: .55pt;"> </span>/<span
style="letter-spacing: -2.55pt;"> </span>8<span
style="letter-spacing: .45pt;"> </span>h</span><span
style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',
serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
142%;"> 85<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span></span>
<span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;">lm<span
style="letter-spacing: .55pt;"> </span>/<span
style="letter-spacing: -2.55pt;"> </span>20<span
style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt;"> </span>h</span><span
style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',
serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
142%;">8</span><span class="auto-style7" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 142%;"><span class="auto-style4"
style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span></span><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;">lm<span
style="letter-spacing: .55pt;"> </span>/<span
style="letter-spacing: -2.55pt;"> </span>155<span
style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span> h</span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td style="width: 132.0pt;
border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid
#2B2A29 1.0pt; border-right: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt:
solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; padding:
0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 32.75pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"
valign="top" width="176"><p class="MsoNormal"
align="center"><span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 142%;"> 900<span style="letter-spacing:
-.65pt;"> </span></span> <span class="auto-style6" style="color:
#2b2a29;">lm<span style="letter-spacing: .55pt;"> </span>/<span
style="letter-spacing: -2.55pt;"> </span>1<span
style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>h<span
style="letter-spacing: .55pt;"> </span>40<span
style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>min</span><span
style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',
serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
142%;"> 180<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span></span>
<span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;">lm<span
style="letter-spacing: .55pt;"> </span>/<span
style="letter-spacing: -2.55pt;"> </span>8<span
style="letter-spacing: .45pt;"> </span>h</span><span
style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',
serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
142%;"> 75<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span></span>
<span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;">lm<span
style="letter-spacing: .55pt;"> </span>/<span
style="letter-spacing: -2.55pt;"> </span>20<span
style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt;"> </span>h</span><span
style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',
serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
142%;">7</span><span class="auto-style7" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 142%;"><span class="auto-style4"
style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span></span><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;">lm<span
style="letter-spacing: .55pt;"> </span>/<span
style="letter-spacing: -2.55pt;"> </span>155<span
style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span> h</span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:
8; height: 13.5pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><td style="width:
131.5pt; border: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-top: none;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; background: #EBECEC; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 13.5pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="175"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="auto-style6"
style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width: 119%;"> Recommended<span
style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>power<span
style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span></span> <span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
126%;"> source</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;
font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td
style="width: 262.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;
border-bottom: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-right: solid #2B2A29
1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 13.5pt;
mso-height-rule: exactly;" colspan="2" valign="top"
width="350"><p class="auto-style8"><span class="auto-style6"
style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width: 135%;"> 1x18650<span
style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span></span> <span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;">Li-Ion<span
style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt;"> </span>/<span
style="letter-spacing: -2.55pt;"> </span>2xR123<span
style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Li-Ion<span
style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt;"> </span> /<span
style="letter-spacing: -2.55pt;"> </span>2xCR123A</span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:
9; height: 13.1pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><td style="width:
131.5pt; border: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-top: none;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid
#2B2A29 .5pt; background: #EBECEC; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;
height: 13.1pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;" valign="top"
width="175"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
110%;"> Size</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family:
'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td style="width:
262.5pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom:
solid #2B2A29 1.0pt; border-right: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt:
solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; padding:
0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 13.1pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"
colspan="2" valign="top" width="350"><p
class="auto-style8"><span class="auto-style6" style="color:
#2b2a29; mso-font-width: 116%;"> Length<span
style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span></span> <span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
134%;"> 6.1"/155mm,<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;">
</span></span> <span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 123%;"> head<span style="letter-spacing:
-.35pt;"> </span>diameter<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;">
</span></span> <span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 133%;"> 1.56"/39.5mm,<span
style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span></span> <span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;">body<span
style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;"> </span>diameter<span
style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>1"/25.4mm</span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:
10; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes; height: 12.4pt; mso-height-rule:
exactly;"><td style="width: 131.5pt; border: solid #2B2A29
1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt;
mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; background: #EBECEC;
padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 12.4pt; mso-height-rule:
exactly;" valign="top" width="175"><p class="MsoNormal"><span
class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29; mso-font-width:
116%;"> Weight<span style="letter-spacing: .45pt;">
</span>(without<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span></span> <span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 125%;"> batteries)</span><span style="font-size:
12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td><td style="width: 262.5pt;
border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid
#2B2A29 1.0pt; border-right: solid #2B2A29 1.0pt;
mso-border-top-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt:
solid #2B2A29 .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid #2B2A29 .5pt; padding:
0in 0in 0in 0in; height: 12.4pt; mso-height-rule: exactly;"
colspan="2" valign="top" width="350"><p class="MsoNormal"
align="center"><span class="auto-style6" style="color: #2b2a29;
mso-font-width: 126%;"> 5.82oz<span style="letter-spacing:
-.4pt;"> </span></span> <span class="auto-style6" style="color:
#2b2a29; mso-font-width: 152%;"> /165g</span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman','serif';"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong
>PROS</strong></p><ul><li>Flawless
machining and anodizing.</li><li>Available in CW (model reviewed
here) or WW</li><li>Ridiculously tough body and about the best
anodizing in the business.</li><li>IPX-8 water and dust proof.
33ft impact resistant and 30m waterproof.</li><li>Double o-rings
at main joints.</li><li>Generous NyoGel application on
threads.</li><li>Beautiful tint of XM-L2 U2 for a CW model. I
would say it's a 1C tint judging form the pure white with no
blue or purple tint.</li><li>Large hotspot with smooth,
concentrated spill.</li><li>Takes flat topped cells and longer
protected cells.</li><li>Simple interface with no blinky
modes.</li><li>Double coated AR and UCL lens.</li><li>Perfect
reflector with no dust or imperfections inside.</li><li>Sudden
impacts like mounting on a gun won't change modes. </li><li>No
PWM. Constant current driver and stepped
regulation.</li><li>Titanium coated stainless steel lens and
tail bezels.</li><li>Comfortable, removeable tactical ring
doubles for anti-roll. Can be replaced with included pocket
clip.</li><li>Can be locked out at tail cap.</li><li>Excellent
quality holster included.</li><li>Nice, long lanyard with
lobster claw.</li></ul><p><strong>CONS</strong></p><ul><li>No
mode memory.</li><li>No anti-roll flats on body except for the
silicon tactical ring.</li><li>Switch boot is spongy until it
engages switch. </li><li>Unable to lossen the switch bezel even
with a 3-point watch back tool. Crazy tight on my
example.</li></ul><p><strong>BUILD QUALITY</strong></p><p>Just
as the case with the Predator Pro I recently reviewed, the build
quality of the Viking is stupendous! Just like all the Armytek
lights, this is one tough light. The matte anodizing is thick
and even with no thin spots, blemishes, or mismatched color
between components. I have 5 Armytek lights and the anodizing
on all of them is identical in shade and quality. The threads
are super smooth and free of excess slop. All components are
sealed for the extra shock protection and waterproofness.
NyoGel is liberally applied on the threads at the factory for
extra sealing and smoothness. The parts all join together with
perfectly sized o-rings at all joints (double o-rings on both
ends of the body) that make for a super tight seal. Unscrewing
the head or tail actually take a solid grip on the components to
unscrew them, they fit together so snugly. I'm not usually a
fan of gold and black but I've grown to really love and
appreciate the contrasting bling the gold titanium coated
stainless steel bezel, tail ring and pocket clip provide against
the stark, matte black finish on the light's body. Very
sharp!</p><p><strong>ERGONOMICS</strong></p><p>The trademark
Armytek anodizing's matte finish helps provide excellent wet
grip without having and knurling. The light feels like it was
coated with super fine grit wet/dry emery cloth. The removable
tactical ring is a thick chunk of silicon rubber and is quite
easily the most comfortable I've used. It double as an
anti-roll ring which is a good thing as there are no anti-roll
flats anywhere on the body itself. A few on the head would have
been a nice tough. The tail switch is a tactical forward clicky
and is easy to activate with gloved hands. The light can be
stood on it's tail like a candle if you remove the tactical ring
and use it as a base. There is a recessed lip on one side of
the ring that the tail of the light sits solidly into and holds
the light upright. The included pocket clip is easy enough to
snap into place and if you like pocket/belt clips you should
like this one as well.</p><p><strong>OUTPUT</strong></p><p>The
Viking's output is sure to not disappoint! The reflector is
computer designed for optimum beam profile with the Cree XM-L2
emitter and it certainly does work well! With a 10 degree beam
profile on the hotspot and just 40 degrees of spill angle, the
Viking illuminates far more reaching than one would assume a
relatively small headed XM-L2 light would. With a large,
concentrated hotspot and it's narrow spill it illuminated
targets downrange without a lot of excess light being thrown
around the edges to ruin your ability to make out objects in the
distance. Your eyes stay adjusted on your target where they
should be. Most XM emitter lights have a wide spill that can
cause your eyes to compensate for the brighter, wider spill,
making it difficult to properly see a down range target. The
wide hotspot and nicely spaced modes work well both indoors and
outdoors. </p><p>Modes changes with the Viking will keep most
users happy. Single mode fanciers will appreciate the fact that
with the head fully tightened the Viking stays in high mode -
great for firearm use and momentary on. Want to change to lower
outputs? Loosen the head 1/8th of a turn (45 degrees) and the
Viking drops to medium. From there you can click the Viking on
& off to change between medium, low, and "lower low" (silly damn
name).</p><p>Armytek's STEP technology helps to improve runtime
by not sucking the cell dry from increasing current draw as the
cell depletes to maintain full output. Instead of the output
sagging constantly as the cell depletes, the STEP technology
regulates output in stepped levels as the cell depletes. This
allows gradually stepped levels of output for a bit until the
next step down. Looking at the included output graph from my
testing will show a line graph that looks "stepped" hence the
name they gave it. Let's take a look at the output levels I
achieved with my testing...</p><p>My measurements were taken
using an Xtar 18700 2800mAh cell. Measurements are taken in my
Integrated Sphere which is calibrated against a few Zebralight
models I own as well as a few other lights that known ANSI
output specs. My IS has been tested against those of a couple of
other IS owners with calibrated spheres and is within 1%
variance to theirs using the same exact test light (not model of
light, the exact same light).</p><p>The runtime graph was
measured by me checking output at regular intervals while the
light was left on high mode. One day I'll get a lux meter with
a data port so I can connect it to my laptop and plot data at
regular, closer intervals. Until then, this tedious method will
have to do. ;) </p><p><img
src="
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/></p><table style="width:
50%;"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Mode</strong></td><td><strong>OTF
Lumens @ 30+
seconds</strong></td></tr><tr><td>High</td><td><strong>861.5</st
rong></td></tr><tr><td>Med</td><td><strong>154</strong></td></tr
><tr><td>Low</td><td><strong>58</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Lower
Low</td><td><strong>9</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Lux & Throw</strong></td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td>Lux @
3m</td><td><strong>2,150</strong></td></tr><tr><td>ANSI
Throw</td><td><strong>278m</strong></td></tr><tr><td
style="height: 24px;"> </td><td style="height: 24px;">
</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I compiled the beamshots I've taken
in my backyard.  The house is 20yds away.  You may
notice that I have the outputs labeled differently than what
Armytek calls them and that's just because I have a real mental
block with "Lower Low" mode.  Therefore I find myself
referring to the Viking's modes as Turbo-High-Medium-Low and not
until I had completed putting together the animated gifs did I
realize it but I'm not redoing them just to correct the mode
labels.  :P </p><p><a
href="
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/>src="
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/>Viking arrived in a sturdy, corrogated cardboard box. Each
Armytek flashlight has a label on the outside of the box
describing the model, color, emitter & tint, as well as the
reflector finish and beam angles.</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"> <a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"></p><p>Inside the box you find an
informative user guide and under that the Viking inside it's
sturdy, very well fitting holster. The holster & light are set
into shaped closed cell foam inserts to keep the light from
shifting and protect it from any shipping hazards (think Ace
Ventura delivering your new Armytek light). Hiding under the
light are a couple small ziplock baggies. One contains a very
long but nicely made lanyard strap complete with lobster claw.
The other contains the removable pocket clip, a spare tail
switch boot, 2 spare o-rings, and a thick silicon band to use
instead of the tactical ring if you don't care for tactical
rings on your lights.</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"> <a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"></p><p>With the Viking out of it's holster
we get to see the wonderful anodizing that Armytek lights are
known for. The utilitarian but still very sexy body of the
Viking is not too shabby to look at either. Here we see the
Viking with the tactical ring installed as well as a second pic
with the pocket clip installed. The clip is extremely secure
and should give no worry of it falling off on it's own. It is
very tight and wraps very far around the body of the light. If
you wanted a totally streamlined Viking you could remove the
tactical ring and the pocket clip and just use the included flat
ring that fills in the groove for the pocket clip/tactical ring.
I'm not generally a black with gold trim fan but this light
looks great with it!</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"> <a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"></p><p>A look at the front shows a super
clear, hardened mineral glass lens with double A/R coating.
Behind it is a super clean, dust free and spotless reflector and
perfectly centered XM-L2 U2 emitter.</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"><a
href="
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/>src="
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/>class="auto-style2"></p><p>The head of the Viking contains all
the light producing parts. It is very long (for the very deep
reflector) and very solid. The entire pill and all components
inside of it are fully potted and sealed into the head for
superb shock and moisture protection. The wide fins cut into
the head are clean and free of any sharp edges or machining
flaws. They allow the Viking more surface area to help disipate
the heat that builds on high. It seems to work very well, too!.
Doing my runtime/output testing I placed a fan in front of the
Viking and the temps dropped quickly.</p><p>Laser etching on the
head just below the titanium coated stainless steel bezel is
crisp and consistent. It also helps remind you which emitter
configuration is inside your new light so you don't forget the
details while showing it off to your friends and
coworkers.</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"> <a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"></p><p>All threading on the light is
extremely well machined and properly lubricated with NyoGel.
We can see the backside of the driver in these shots as well. A
large smooth contact button on the face of the driver makes for
a solid, low resistance connection between the cell and the
driver.</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"> <a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"
id="yui_3_7_3_3_1372040102212_493"></p><p>Two flats on the body
of the Viking have information about the light etched into
them. Just like on the head, all laser etching is sharp, clean
and consistent.</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"> <a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"></p><p>A firm grip is required to remove t
he
tailcap from the Viking. All threads and o-ring fitting are
extremely snug to tight tolerances. Inside the tail cap we see
another large brass contact area for the negative cell end.
This cap isfirmly connected to the main tail spring. The spring
itself is gold plated and very thick for proper energy. The
Viking accomadates all cell sizes from 65mm unprotected flat
topped 18650 cells to 70mm long protected, button-topped 18650
cells.</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"> <a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"></p><p>The back end of the tail cap reveal
s
more laser etching. This time it shows the company's website
address. Securing the switch boot in place is a threaded
stainless steel ring. While it is supposed to be removeable
using needle nosed pliers to lock into the machined notches in
the ring, I was completely unable to get mine to budge. I even
tried my watch case tool with 3 points of contact and still, it
wouldn't budge for me. If the time comes to replace the boot I
will have to resort to a bench vise to hold the tailcap securely
while I torque on the rataining ring.</p><p>The switch boot
itself was one of few disappointing aspects of this nearly
perfect light. There is too much play between the center of the
boot and the top of the switch. This makes for a spongy, cheap
feeling switch assembly even though all other indications say it
is far from it.</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"> <a
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"></p><p>You say that the protruding tactica
l
switch will prevent you from ever tailstanding your awesome new
Viking during the next poweroutage at home? Fear not! Simply
remove the silicon tactical ring and set it flat side down onto
your table or other flat surface. The inner edge of the ring
has a groove/lip into which you can set the tail of your Viking
(or Predator for that matter) for proper tail standing. It
works very well!</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"> <a
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"></p><p>Here I've compared the Viking to a
standard P60 sized light (a Solarforce L2T in this instance) for
size comparison. Not really all that much bigger than the L2T,
the Viking will out throw the P60 handily thanks to the wider
reflector but the solid construction and design of the Viking
makes it feel like a true tool rendering the normally impressive
L2T feeling like a toy by comparison.</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"> <a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"></p><p><strong>Testing for
waterproofness...</strong></p><p>I filled a large, deep storage
bin with water and literally tossed the Viking into the
drink.</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style1"> <a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style1"></p><p>34 minutes later it was still
cranking away, dry as a bone inside, enjoying it's swim while
asking me, "is that all ya' got??". Well, sadly, yes it is, but
it is a little more challenging than the usual bowl of water. I
have a better waterproof test in the works but that will have to
wait for later reviews. Suffice it to say, I have zero doubt in
my mind that the Viking can handle every one of the 100 feet of
depth that Armytek claims it can.</p><p>You can see from the 35
minute mark picture that the output had stepped down a bit from
being in high mode the entire time.</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style1"></p><p>The included holster is very nice.
It closes securely, attaches to the belt or MOLLE system solidly
and fits the Viking perfectly.</p><p><a
href="
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/><img
src="
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/>class="auto-style2"></p><p><strong>CONCLUDING
THOUGHTS</strong></p><p>Aside from one or two very minor things,
the Armytek Viking is every bit as great a light as I
anticipated it being. Reviewing these lights from Armytek has
convinced me that they are about the best, most well engineered
and durable lights on the market. They look like they mean
business, they really [i]do[/i] mean business,
and they look sexy as hell doing it! Best of all, while not
being budget lights, they also won't break your bank to buy
them. For the class of flashlight that these lights are, there
really is nothing that can touch them in their own price range
and probably not in any higher price range either.</p><p>The
Armytek Viking v2.5 XM-L2 gets a solid "<strong>JohnnyMac Tested
& Approved!</strong>" endoursement.</p><p><a
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Re: Review: Armytek Viking V2.5 XM-L2 U2
By: Spasmod Date: June 26, 2013, 6:54 pm
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Great review of a fantastic light. Thanks for sharing! I like
the tailcap spring flat top for protecting the cell base. Nice
touch. I'm curious what was the tailcap reading on High ?
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Re: Review: Armytek Viking V2.5 XM-L2 U2
By: MRsDNF Date: June 27, 2013, 4:04 am
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I'm sorry to say this but I dont agree with a few things you
have said about this light. I'm afraid that you will have to
send the light to me for another second opinion review. I'll PM
you my address. Cheers.
Seriously this appears to be another fantastic light from this
manufacturer. I reckon that you and Spas have really raised the
bar in your reviews. I hope that this is not because you have
both lost your jobs in your high rise offices and have to much
time on your hands as the effort put in has been exceptional.
Thanks JM.
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Re: Review: Armytek Viking V2.5 XM-L2 U2
By: JohnnyMac Date: June 27, 2013, 4:07 am
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Thanks for the super kind words, my friend! Its great seeing all
the effort is appreciated. :)
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Re: Review: Armytek Viking V2.5 XM-L2 U2
By: Spasmod Date: June 27, 2013, 4:35 pm
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Thanks Steve, well I managed to finally talk Johnny into lending
me one of his flashlight butlers....
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