Hello, Skater !
I don't want to express any statement about new products quality, but ......
My Surefire 6P (total on-time up to this incident = less than 20 minutes) experienced a drop of about 4cm (less than 2 inches) while on
>>> dead bulb !!!!!!!!
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So, having a spare bulb (in that case a spare lamp assy) seems a necessity.
(when hiking, I keep a surefire spare carrier, with batteries and lamp assy, in my backpack)
That and/or a LED backup at least, as suggested by another forum member...
Alain
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Alain