Got my Destroyer, in red, the first of the week. Tonight I took it out in a beanfield to try and get an idea of it's capabilities. There were no critters available to cooperate in the comparisons, but my observations are as follows:
It's way brighter than my Smartlight with the red filter! I've been using the smartlight for scanning while calling, very successfully for the past season. The true test was when I put it against a Lightforce 170mm with a red filter. The LF easily won for distance, but the Destroyer probably has 2/3 the useful range of the LF. The beam is tighter on the Destroyer, than the LF, but I don't think that will be a huge disadvantage as the shooting light. I like a little wider beam for scanning, though. What is very obvious, is the true red color of the Destroyer as opposed to the other lights with a red filter!
I'm going to get it mounted on a rifle soon and see if the savings in bulk of the Destroyer, make up for the loss of additional range of the LF.
Anybody else with a Destroyer, post your experiences..........
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