Surefire X200 A or X200 B on a Mossberg 500?

[Mummer]

Despite understanding that a Surefire forend is a cool thing to have, I have decided to go a different route. First off, the Mossberg 500 version has been unavailable from Surefire, and according to them, won't be available until at least the end of May. Second, I use a Knoxx SpecOps stock, and don't want to have to be too focused on hand placement on the forend to avoid hand smacking badness. Finally, I like the longevity and durability of the LED based X200 series.

So...from Surefire's site:

"While the A model is designed to produce a tighter beam for identification of longer range threats, the wider beam of the B model is better for peripheral threat identification."


There is no other info to elaborate. For a home defense situation, is the more-focused, longer projecting beam of the A preferable or not to the wider beam of the B? For some reason the B version is $25 more, although that is not an important factor.

Anyone have any advice or, even better, experience with either of these lights?

[95gtman]

If for home use the B will be the better choice. In my opinion it is going to light up rooms better with the wide beam.

[RsqVet]

Having played with both at close range in the dark it's hard to tell, at longer range the A seemed to get out there a little better but again if you did a blind (no pun intended) test to identify one from the other I question if most people could with any degree of accuaracy.

It's somewhat similer to the M4 light i had that could have bulbs from something like 225 up to 400 or 500 lumnes, well we had 3 diffirent bulbs and could not really tell them apart except for very long range... after you exceed dang bright it becomes a little irrelevent though with the m4 we chose to save battery juice and use the low end bulb

[CALNRA]

I have seen both in action and here is the deal:

the A is a LuxIII LED, 3 watt, using a TIR optics that collects the light and cast a tight beam with no side spill. THe B is a 5 watt LuxV putting out more light but in a more scattered fashion with a reflector.

For HD you want to light up the whole area in front of ya, there fore the B is more appropriate. The A is better for distances longer than 20 yards. In the house the beam would be too narrow to be able to effective in lighting up the whole room.

Hope this helps.