I would strongly recommend checking out Novatac. Extremely well made and very compact. The standard offering is 120 lumens at full power, 10 lumens at mid-power and 3 lumens at low power. I have the 120T that I will get it reprogrammed for the emergency light rather than the strobe. From a concealment standpoint the size is perfect.
Speaking of size, it also works really well when used with a firearm in a close quarters environment. When you take a low-light, building entry class (especially with the force-on-force element attached to it) you will realize that the two most common techniques that you will end up using are the "Modified FBI" and either one of the Harries or Neck Indexing techniques. I predominantly use the "Modified FBI" followed by Neck Indexing. Try using Rogers, Ayoob, Thorpe, etc. around tight corners on a hot day with sweaty palms. Now add to that the size and weight of any flashlight.
Granted the fact that the beam is not as tight as the E1B, but consider the fact of how long a hallway really is in an average residence? It is definitely not strong enough to disorient someone at 25yds, but it is enough to identify that there is someone at 25yds. BTW, 25yds. is an approximate distance from your doorstep to your neighbor's (exactly on the opposite side of the street). If you go by the Tueller drill philosophy, then it is extremely disorienting between 0-7yds. I used to carry an E2D (with the KL4 head) and I still do that when I am on a plane, but I always have the Novatac on me.
Hope that helps.
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