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This might belong under technical, but I'm not sure so I'll post it here.

If you've seen the movie Kick Ass (great movie, btw), you probably remember the scene where the little girl tries to rescue Kick Ass and Big Daddy after they're kidnapped. If you saw it, you might also remember the strobe light attachment the girl had on her pistol. Turns out that's a real thing, and I want one with a passion.

My question is, before I shell out $40 for this thing, would everyone hate me if I used that at a game? Because I don't wanna get accused of cheating or anything, and I don't wanna buy it if I wouldn't be using it at games.

Simplified version: If I bring a strobe flashlight attachment on my gun to a night op am I going to be universally hated for it?

It depends the game i think, i mean most people have blinding powerful flashlights under the barrel, i know i do.

Team WAR uses 750 Lumen strobe lights on some of their weapons. I would ask Green Ninja if anyone has ever gotten on to them for having them. Felix, we ran into those at 24-2 remember?

oh yes.. painful lights..

so they work AND people have put up with them before? Things are looking up for the doomster. 

Strobes and flashlights are certainly allowed. That having been said, don't expect magical results. Profiling your teammates is worse than no light at all.

I expect no magic, for I am not a wizard. I'm just a loud, bright distraction, and a strobe suits that well. 

SteevoLS wrote: Strobes and flashlights are certainly allowed. That having been said, don't expect magical results. Profiling your teammates is worse than no light at all.

Exactly! At night games, I aim for every light in the other direction that I see. Having a light means you can see him, but he can see you too.

Distraction devices like strobes and flashbangs and all that are allowed and, if you know how to use them, can be effective.

As a side note, that movie made me want to have a daughter.

Dominum wrote: Distraction devices like strobes and flashbangs and all that are allowed and, if you know how to use them, can be effective.

As a side note, that movie made me want to have a daughter.

And Dom's afraid of kids... so it musta been a powerful movie to have him want a kid, much less a girl

UF_Jester wrote: Team WAR uses 750 Lumen strobe lights on some of their weapons.

Yea but he said he was going to spend $40 on one, war's was around $200.

If you get a strobe it would be more useful as a distraction for your team to get the kills while you turn it on and hide praying not to be shot.

UF_Sleeper wrote: Yea but he said he was going to spend $40 on one, war's was around $200.

So his would definitely be okay, since they use even brighter ones.

Strobing flashlights have no effect on European ravers or blind people.  I'd spend my money on something more useful.