Neight from United States, DE Public Profile

I bought an MT10A from another vendor a few months ago (didn't know Optics Planet carried them at the time). I was running just a AA battery in it, which runs at 170 lumens and it was plenty of light. On mischief night I used it to shine out the truck window across a park and could see clearly. It's the perfect size for carrying in your pocket without being too small or too big.

Tonight I put a 3.7v 14500 lithium in it and holy cow, it's ridiculously bright. It gets warm quick in turbo and high though. In turbo just the reflection off of wood sheathing will make you see a spot for quite a while. I will probably just leave it on low or medium for EDC unless I need the high or turbo.

The controls are easy to figure out and understand. I love having the button on the rear, and the button has a good, solid feel. The different modes are easy to find too. I like that it will blink the red LED to show what the current battery voltage is.

The pocket clip is designed so it also doubles as a baseball cap clip. When you need to use both hands, just slide it on your brim. I don't know if they meant it to be this way, but it's one of the few flashlight clips on the market that I have found that can do this without having to reposition the clip.

Over all, I wouldn't go with anything else unless it was 18650 based. I probably wouldn't use an 18650 flashlight as an EDC though but at this price, it's worth buying a few of these and leaving them ready around the house.

I just bought one of these to replace the exact same model I have been using every day for the past 16 years. It has seen everything. It's fixed cars being the only tool I had. It's racked hundreds of servers and routers. I've used it to get thousands of fittings on stiff jacketed coax. The scissors have seen God only knows how much copper wire, welding wire, and anything else I needed to trim. I broke little pieces off of two of the smaller bits and they were still useful. I never sharpened the knife or the scissors and just today I was cutting Velcro wire straps with the scissors.

Lately it's been getting a little sloppy and the nylon belt sheath is finally wearing through. It's time to retire my old one, and it has given me no reason over the past 16 years to buy anything different. This one will retire to my drawer and become a symbol of the help it has given me in my life. Does it have all of the bells and whistles of some? No, but never once did I wish I had something else.

I remember it being real tight when I got it new 16 years ago. Just remember, the pliers are going to slide open tight until it breaks in. It doesn't need lube, just a little breaking in. Give it time and it will open with the flick of the wrist.