Olight baldr pro green - Olight Baldr Pro 1350 Lumens LED Flashlight with Green Laser Sight

There is A LOT of shade thrown at the Olight brand, for reasons I will not discuss here. I purchased one once directly from their website to form my own opinion, and thought it may have been acceptable for basic civilian use.

The Controls and overall construction feel nice initially, and it boast great feature especially at the price point. The laser is crisp and highly visible, but adjustment controls feel loose and sure enough the unit does not hold zero. Has bight, dim and strobe settings and be cycled right or left. lumen output is very high this both a good and bad thing, on one hand it will illuminate dark room quickly and would be highly disorienting at a potential aggressor, However pointing it near a wall or bright colored surface the spill is more disorienting to the user compared to other options with a lower output. The finish in coyote brown is a more of a dark brown that doesn't really match anything on the market. The anodizing appears to be a low grade and starts to wear of after moderate use. It is rated at IPX4 which is a low water prof rating for firearm mounted light. The throw leaver locking clamp mount and the tailcap design feel very weak.

At the range I discharged three rounds of .45 acp and the unit cut off, and would not turn back on consistently. It was sent back to Olight promptly under warranty, the response was the unit was "unrepairable" and Olight sent an Balder Pro R instead (similar product, different controls, rechargeable battery). Noticed similar quality concerns on that model as well. 0/10 never again.