SureFire flashlights are trustworthy. After all, the brand is used by police, military, and public safety agencies worldwide. Surefire is renowned for the engineering of handheld and weapon mounted lights that are of a very high quality. In fact, some people argue that the quality of components and manufacturing found in SureFire flashlights is not exceeded by any other manufacturer.
In many ways, SureFire is the company that others follow. Take a look at pictures of soldiers using lights. The brand on those lights is almost always SureFire. Many might not think of a flashlight as an ultra-reliable piece of equipment, but, when in harm's way in a foreign land, our soldiers deserve to be using the very best. SureFire meets that need.
Doctor John Matthews began making laser products in 1969 for use in various industrial applications. Being an avid shooter, he wondered if a laser could be adapted for use as a sight for a firearm. He went on to develop some of the first laser sighting products for firearms. In working closely with police agencies, he began to work on the idea of making a weapon-mounted light. This is how the SureFirecompany started. A weapon-mounted light needs to be able to take the extreme abuse of recoil and perform flawlessly every time.
It's not easy to build a flashlight that can be trusted to perform at a high level in dangerous situations. The light needs to be made of a durable material. SureFire uses aluminum and tough polymers (the company sells one flashlight that's made from aluminum and one made from super tough polymer which is less expensive to produce). The light also needs to work every time. Modern LED technology is a hallmark of the SureFire line. They still produce incandescent models, but LED is a leader in the industry of tactical grade illumination tools.
SureFire also makes high intensity discharge (HID) handheld and weapon-mounted lights for military and police applications. Civilians can buy the lights, but they cost several thousand dollars. The HID Hell Fighter from SureFire is used in the military as a weapon-mounted light. In public safety work, the light is used in search and rescue operations. It has an output of 3,000 lumens, which is capable of illuminating objects at great distances.
From a pocket model LED lamp that is bright enough to temporarily blind an attacker to the Hell Fighter light that can light up objects far in the distance, SureFire has many models of flashlights at several different price points. All of them are SureFire tough.