Edumacate me on Hunting Lights please.

[L1A1Rocker]

The last "bright combate" light I bought was a number of years ago. It was one of Surefires Z series combate lights to go with my carry gun. It has a conventional bulb and uses 2 cr123 batteries - it's very bright. It was the first light I remember being rated in lumens.

Fast forward now almost two decades (I'm dating myself I know) to the present day. I'm looking at a green hunting light that says it's good for 250 yards and is 250 lumens. I've read some people's reviews on it that I trust that say it really is good out to almost 200 yards. Now in the current issue of Sportman's Guide I see lights listed at 900 lumens that are only good to 150 yards. Can someone explain to me how a higher lumen rated light does not have the same or better distance?

Thanking you folks in advance.

[old Grump]

Focus of the lens may account for some of it and it depends on what you are using the light for. Green is explained a little bit here.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4586014_using-hunting-light-filter-lens.html

In a nutshell green is the most easily seen color and red the hardest. They really screwed up when they made emergency lights and brake lights red. This is why emergency vehicles switched to blue.

[L1A1Rocker]

Focus of the lens may account for some of it and it depends on what you are using the light for. Green is explained a little bit here.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4586014_using-hunting-light-filter-lens.html

In a nutshell green is the most easily seen color and red the hardest. They really screwed up when they made emergency lights and brake lights red. This is why emergency vehicles switched to blue.

Thanks for the info. Does anyone know how a ferral cat would react to a green or red light?

[l921428x]

Prolly not at all to the light, but your movement is a different story.