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Wolf Eyes Sea Lion Hunter
Lumens: 700 lumens
Runtime:100 mins high
Length: 23.4cm
Complete with charger and rechargeable batteries
Out of stock, expected 18th March 2010 - backorders being taken - as a thank you for waiting we are including a free mount, just mention which mount you want in the 'comments' section.
This torch has Free Express Post included - no postage cost to you
 The Wolf Eyes Sea Lion Hunter is an Australia only version which has been designed to suit the needs of Australian shooters. It has a redesigned reflector to give increased throw and custom modes. We intend the Sea Lion Hunter to be as close to the only torch required for the man on the land or someone who likes outdoor pursuits. The man on the land should be able to mount the Sea Lion Hunter and use it as a spotlight on his rifle out to 200 metres, or maybe 300 metres if his eyes are good and scope clear, then use it to round up stock or general torch. The outdoors type can also use it on his rifle, then use it out fishing as it is waterproof, you can even dive with it to 100 metres deep with the optional dive tailcap (a twist tailcap so no button for the pressure to turn on).
Light Output
The Wolf Eyes Sea Lion Hunter has 3 output levels, high & low beam plus strobe. The 700 lumen high runs for 100 minutes, the low beam runs approximately 10 hours (enough to see the sun rise the next morning) and the strobe depends on use.
After much development here in Australia we have been able to get the throw of the Sea Lion Hunter to reach 200 metres easily, with clear shots being able to be taken at that distance. We were also able to see an A4 peice of paper at 300 metres with the naked eye.
Sea Lion Hunter at 200 metres
An A3 piece of paper lit at 300 metres by the Wolf Eyes Sea Lion Hunter. Click for larger.
Obviously these are fairly optimal conditions, if your target is not a white A3 piece of paper range will probably be less. Of course further for eyes.
A close up taken with a 300mm lens of the pictrure above. Click for larger.
Beam Pattern
The beam pattern of the Wolf Eyes Sea Lion Hunter is, like most Wolf Eyes, designed for fast target acquisition. It is a central hotspot surrounded by spill light. The idea is that if searching for a target you locate it with the far reaching hotspot, if the target moves they move within your spill light, so you have some light, rather than searching in the darkness with a pencil beam.
The beam is optimised for long throw, so has a few artifacts in it at close (under 10m) distances. The hotspot isn't perfect, being about 5 metres across at 200 metres and 8 or so at 300 metres. It definitely gives you a lot of space to acquire your target! This is a function of the quad LED, we have tried different manufacturers and many different reflectors, this was the best combination of throw and usability.
Photos coming.
Construction
Constructed of aircraft grade aluminium with a brass liner, the Sea Lion Hunter is designed to have a 25.4mm (1") diameter body, making it both easy to hold and easy to mount, 1" being the standard firearm mounting size.
All Wolf Eyes Sea Lion Hunters are anodised tactical black and have a 5 Year Warranty on the body.
Upgradeable
The Wolf Eyes Sea Lion range of torches are upgradeable to a brighter LED when they come out. Unlike older design torches and flashlights, the Wolf Eyes modular design allows replacement of the LED when a brighter unit (or different wavelength such as red, green or infra red, etc) is available. The extremely durable construction of Wolf Eyes mean they last for years, reassuringly upgrades are available to keep your torch at the forefront of lighting technology.
Waterproof
Regulation
Wolf Eyes torches are regulated, meaning they don't dim or lose intensity like many other torches including other LED torches. The regulation has two advantages, it means the power to the LED is consistent, so the LED will be running at it's optimum with the battery being boosted as it is being depleted, the second advantage is you don't overboost the LED which can permanently damage it, this happens with torches not designed for rechargeable batteries or accumulators. The Wolf Eyes Sea Lion Hunter is both regulated and has an aircraft aluminium body with brass liner to ensure no damage happens to your LED.
Rechargeable Batteries
The Wolf Eyes Sea LIon Hunter comes complete with rechargeable battery and Australian charger.
The battery utilised in the Sea Lion Hunter is the LRB168A (18650) rechargeable lithium ion battery. Utilised predominantly in notebooks, this battery provides large outputs (including rapid discharge high amp outputs) from a relatively compact package. So powerful is this battery that it powers the Tesla Roadster electric car (an electric car built on a Lotus Elise chassis with a 0-100kmh time of 3.9 seconds). One huge advantage of the Wolf Eyes Sea Lion Hunter torch flashlight is that it has been built with these rechargeables in mind, rather than disposable CR123 batteries (which cost $10 each in shops in Aus).
All Wolf Eyes batteries are protected, meaning they have a small computer chip built in to one end, this controls charging and discharging, designed to reduce the risks of powerful batteries. We have seen lithium ion batteries explode and would never sell an unprotected version.
Environmentally, rechargeable batteries are a winner. Like most quality lithium ion batteries, our rechargeable batteries are rated for 1,000 recharges under ideal conditions. Even if you took 500 recharges as a reasonable figure, each rechargeable battery you use would save 2,000 AAA batteries, 1,500 C cell batteries or 1, 000 CR123 batteries from landfill, a wothwhile saving (based on a 2 x CR123, 3 x C cell or 4 x AAA torch providing similar runtime). Even if the environment isn't your priority when purchasing a torch or flashlight, the financial saving is huge and as a bonus you get to feel good about the environment.
Cold Weather Performance
One of the huge advantages of rechargeable lithium ion batteries, besides their huge outputs, is the ability to operate in colder temperatures. Many have been frustrated by the loss of power in AA and NiMh batteries in cold temperatures. That is not a problem with Lithium Ion. To take the photos here, we turned a torch onto low, placed it in a tray of water in a freezer for 4 days till the water became an ice cube, then removed and photographed. The torch was on for the 4 full days in the freezer!
In the Box
1 x Sea Lion Hunter body
1 x Press Button Tactical Tail Switch
1 x Gun Tape Switch
1 x Fast Charger 240V
2 x LRB168A Batteries (2 required)
1 x Holster
1 x Lanyard
1x Gift Box
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