Upgrade a surefire 9v Foreend light to led?

[Citadelgrad87]

I bought an old style dedicated Forend for my Bennelli M1s90 in about 1991, it's got a built in pressure switch and no on off master switch like they have now.

I upgraded the light to a 9v, it simply threads into the Forend instead of the 6v version. It takes the three battery soldered 123s, and I understand these are no longer made, but it's the same to use three batteries.

Anyway, I remember people upgrading older sure fires to Cree and other led bulbs. My bulb still works but I might as well upgrade it.

Can this be done, and what would i use?

Thanks.

[nerdyvirgin]

Check lighthound.com for upgrades, I usually check there first. And candlepowerforums.

[P5Ret]

I think Sure Fire makes an upgrade. I don't think with a shotgun mounted light I would go with an aftermarket led upgrade bulb assembly, it may not stand up to the recoil shock as well, as the Sure Fire light.

[AAShooter]

My experience with the old fore-end lights using individual batteries is terrible. In one training class I blew through three bulbs. They used to have a whole technical spiel on the advantages to the battery sticks and how they improved reliability. I never had a problem with the light until I tried using individual batteries. The bottom line is I feel screwed by Surefire since they quite making the lights after selling lights that depend on the battery sticks to be reliable.

Here is a conversion head for those lights:

http://www.surefire.com/parts-accessories/led-conversions/lm2.html

[Citadelgrad87]

My experience with the old fore-end lights using individual batteries is terrible. In one training class I blew through three bulbs. They used to have a whole technical spiel on the advantages to the battery sticks and how they improved reliability. I never had a problem with the light until I tried using individual batteries. The bottom line is I feel screwed by Surefire since they quite making the lights after selling lights that depend on the battery sticks to be reliable.

Here is a conversion head for those lights:

http://www.surefire.com/parts-accessories/led-conversions/lm2.html

Yes, I recall the sales pitch to justify three batteries soldered together and covered in a shrink wrapper being way more than 3x a single battery cost.

What was your solution?

[AAShooter]

When I spoke with Surefire, they left me hanging. Offered no solution. I keep thinking about a new light or going with the conversion kit. But I have lost confidence that I can count on the old design. Further, for the price of a conversion kit, I am well on the way to a new light.

After getting hung out to dry, I am thinking about going with something other than a Surefire solution.