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[NorthernRaider]

Here is my latest full appraisal of this flashlight.

Review
Active Products AP Pro-series 120 Lumen Flashlight

This is a modestly priced LED flashlight using a good quality Cree white LED and its light is focused using an adjustable clear lens (guessing its acrylic not glass at this price).

Its body is matt grey anodised aluminium alloy which is machined to accept two AA /MN1500 batteries. The batteries fit very snuggly and smoothly into the tube without rattling. The tube OD is 20mm if you want to fit it to a gun with a clamp.

The alloy end cap contains the recessed multi-function switch covered with an orange neoprene rubber switch cover. It also has a raised notched bevelled edge to prevent the flashlight from rolling on flat surfaces. The end cap is also drilled to allow the included lanyard to be fitted. I did find fitting the cord loop through the hole very fiddly and I ended up not bothering with it in the end, if I want to fit a lanyard I’ll fit a small split ring through the hole first and attach the lanyard with that.

The lens head is also grey anodised alloy with a knurled head containing the electronics, LED and adjustable lens, the adjustment is by twisting the head clockwise / anti clockwise as desired and is a smooth operation.

The AP120 is also water resistant to IPX4 whatever that means!!!

The LED is good for 100,000 hours (11 years) and the flashlight itself is guaranteed for 3 years so it’s worth hanging onto the receipt.

Battery operation is advertised as 14 hours on two good quality AA batteries and the blurb claims its good enough for a range of 150 meters, which with my old eyes probably equates in the real world to 75 meters at best. (I will admit the brilliant white light is indeed very powerful as I just accidentally flashed the 120 directly into my eyes and I had to stop typing for 10 minutes until the flash on my retinas subsided)

The light focuses from flood to spot and the illuminated area is very distinct being almost square on spot to a clearly defined round shape on flood. The switchgear allows for ON/OFF/FLASH operation only.

These 120 Lumen flash light are available from various outlets such as B & Q and Maplins as well as online sellers, mine was £20.48 at B & Q. I have EDC carried one now for a few weeks and am more than happy with it. I am fairly impressed with this mid-priced tool to a point I’m replacing the CRE123A powered Inova X 5s in my various kits with AP120s which will help in my efforts to standardise all my kit on one battery size ( AA /MN1500)

The only thing that could have improved its rating in my eye would have been if it had a militarised serrated bezel which would have made it an ideal improvised self-defence tool as well as a good flashlight.