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CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?

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us Offline Sazabi

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CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
on: December 05, 2011, 10:54:15 PM
Is there any real difference between the Gerber-branded Infinity flashlights and the CMG-branded Infinities?  Not the Ultra, version, but the regular?

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Re: CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
Reply #1 on: December 06, 2011, 01:39:58 AM
I'm no expert but my understanding is that CMG did the infinity and then upgraded it to the Ultra, the Ultra being notably brighter.  Gerber then only ever did their own version of the Infinity Ultra.  I seem to remember reading a piece on it, but I can't remember where. :-\
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Re: CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
Reply #2 on: December 06, 2011, 02:19:11 PM
What if I found some non-Ultra Gerber Infinities? :pok: XD

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Re: CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
Reply #3 on: December 06, 2011, 06:50:59 PM
Quote from: Sazabi on December 06, 2011, 02:19:11 PM
What if I found some non-Ultra Gerber Infinities? :pok: XD

well, at the very least you'd prove that I've no idea what I'm talking about. :D

Seriously though; I'd be interested from an academic point of view, but a dimmer Infinity holds little appeal to me personally.  Not unless it was balanced out with some other great benefit.  :)
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Re: CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
Reply #4 on: December 06, 2011, 07:09:45 PM
Gerber was making an exact copy of the CMG one for awhile. They came up with their version later later, from what I have read.

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Re: CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
Reply #5 on: December 06, 2011, 07:26:53 PM
Ah, well the store that has them is asking full MSRP for them. :/  Still, it's interesting seeing a silver Infinity; I've only seen them in black and grey. :)

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Re: CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
Reply #6 on: December 06, 2011, 07:37:13 PM
I can categorically say they also come in green. :D

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Re: CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
Reply #7 on: December 06, 2011, 07:45:28 PM
Whoops, I meant green. :salute:

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Re: CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
Reply #8 on: December 06, 2011, 08:22:22 PM
@Sazabi

I think you might have a Gerber Infinity fetish :think: How many do you have now? 15?  :ahhh

 :D Great flashlight, though. :tu:
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Re: CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
Reply #9 on: December 06, 2011, 08:29:43 PM
Dare I ask whom has them in stock? The CMG exact copy that is!

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Re: CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
Reply #10 on: December 06, 2011, 09:27:41 PM
It's the hardware store Steve mentioned a couple days ago.

@enki_ck:  I have 13 Infinity Ultra-Ms and 2 Infinity Ultras. :P

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Re: CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
Reply #11 on: December 06, 2011, 09:52:40 PM
If you've still got some CMG Infinities after xmas I'd be interested mate :tu:
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Re: CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
Reply #12 on: December 06, 2011, 10:14:03 PM
I wish I had some, actually, but I'm quite pleased with my UI-Ms so the desire is really just to compare the two and go "heh, neat." XD

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Re: CMG Infinity versus Gerber Infinity Ultra?
Reply #13 on: December 07, 2011, 08:29:10 AM
Yeah I only want one for collection purposes :)
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