Everyday Carry

SureFire P1R Peacekeeper

Authored by:
Mikey Bautista


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SureFire has a reputation in the flashlight community for manufacturing some of the toughest lights around, as evidenced by the widespread use of their lights in military and survival applications. Many law enforcement and military personnel swear by SureFires, and the ruggedness of the lights makes up for the sometimes generational delay in LED technology that they employ.

It's been a long time coming, but SureFire has finally embraced the 18650 battery configuration with the recent release of the P1R Peacekeeper. Like all SureFires, the Peacekeeper is over-engineered for toughness and brutally concise in its function. Using a CREE XM-L2 LED, it's able to throw 600 lumens on high for 1.75 hours and 15 lumens on low for 46 hours. The P1R comes with its own 2600 mAh battery, charger, and car kit, and is compatible with many aftermarket clips and batteries.

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Mikey Bautista

Director of Everyday Carry Operations


About the Author
Mikey Bautista is an everyday carry (EDC) expert who has been working with the EverydayCarry.com team for nearly a decade, starting with an interest in EDC as a hobby and ending up as a writer for the site in 2014. Through the years, he’s led the site in editorial content and writing about products across every category, from knives to bags to flashlights and everything in between, as well as discovering, bringing exposure, and building bridges with many brands in the industry. Today, he is the site's Director of Everyday Carry Operations, leading the editorial team and managing day-to-day operations.

He has lived through many personal and professional lives, spending nearly a decade in the workforce management industry, a minor career in gaming, and has lent a hand with entrepreneurial efforts back home in the Philippines. He has also been an active participant and helped build a number of significant social communities online, both for EDC and his other hobbies.

Mikey has been at the cusp of gaming, technology, and the internet since the ‘90s and continues to lend his experience, expertise, and authority to all his pursuits. When not online, in a game, or watching movies, you'll find him in the gym, speedrunning his next hobby, or talking at length about EDC with anyone willing to listen.

Discussion (4 total)

Michael Mutant ·
The Peacekeeper Tactical seems like a 'must own' for me.
I've been using a Streamlight Strion rechargeable for a few years now, but think this would be a perfect replacement.
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Mikey Bautista ·
I've been researching Surefires a whole lot, and this along with the stuff they showed at Shot Show 2015 have gotten me quite excited about the brand. Would be quite nice to own one and finally see what the military-grade quality fuss is all about!
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Douglas S. ·
I know this is an older post, but maybe I could still provide some info...

Not sure if this is/was a widespread issue, but my personal research indicates it may have been until it was addressed:

When you unscrew the tailcap to remove the battery, you'll notice the spiral metal contact inside. There was a production issue where the metal tip would be bent outwards into the battery, causing the light to shut off on impact / not turn on at all occasionally, and gouge permanent swirl marks into the end of the batteries. This sounds much worse than it is though.

Thankfully this was a very simple fix. I bent the sharp metal end back in and I've never had an issue since. I own both the Peacekeeper and the Peacekeeper Tactical, and I love them both. Built like tanks, would highly recommend. I also own the Surefire Maximus headlamp, and would recommend that as well.
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Michael Mutant ·
Older post, but I'm still here. :) Thanks for the information. I never actually purchased this model and recently I got a E2T-MV Tactician model from Surefire which has proven to be great.
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