I love mini maglites and got a new job where i needed a smaller easy to carry flashlight and decided to get the newer minimag pro led. However ive been spoiled by modern flashlights that have tail switches or other switches that allow for one had operation. AND i like the spot to flood focus of the maglites. What to do. Surely i thought someone has made an after market tailcap with a swtich in it. They have and this is is. And its pretty fairly priced too.The black matches my light perfectly, looks just like it came with the light.The lanyard hole nub is something i could do without even if it meant not having a lanyard hole at all. It doesnt allow for the light to be used in candle mode like the original part, but thats a less important feature to me than the tail switch feature so i will live with it. It there is an update to this product, i reccomend omitting the nub, there are other ways of getting a lanyard on this light.The switch allows for momentary activation so brief flashes and signalling is an easy one had operation unlike the original configuration of the mini maglite.With standard aa alkaline batteries, this switch works flawlessly. While i will use those if i have to and carry them as a back up, i prefer NIMH batteries so i can recharge them. There is some slight diferences between some NIMH batteries in regards to specific dimensions of the batteries compared to regular alkaline batteries, and it seems this swtich is a little finicky for some reason with NIMH batteries.I found this out when i took the head of the mini maglite off to test out the brightness of candle mode. It worked well. However when i put the head back on and had some intermittent failure ro turn on or stay on. I was able to restore function just by loosening and retightening both ends. Kinda. I still had some intermittent problems. When i got it back home, i troubleshot and experiemented until i found a set of NIMH that seems to play well with swtich and light. I even tested the original endcap of the light with all my batteries standard and otherwise and wasnt able to replicate the failure at all so its the switch for sure in combination with the NIMH. The switch works flawlessly with alkalines. Enregizer rechargables seem to work the best with this switch.The switch cover seems to be pretty durable and it feels good to click though it has a little play to it.However i would warn you to be gentle and only remove the swtich as absolutely necessary to swap batteries.The threads on the original cap feel absolutley perfect and smoot when removing or replacing.The swtich... kinnndaaa gritty and its a little cludgy to actually get them to mate up because the spring contact is a little taller and stiffer than on the original cap.So be deliberate and gentle when removing or replacing it.Overall its a great buy and it works well, just a few things you have to know.Update after having this for a bit,It continues to serve well and even though im still using NIMH batteries with it, i havent been noticing any more of the intermittent failure like i was at first.YMMV, but this its a decent addition to a mini maglite. Makes using my mini a one handed task and it seems reliable and high quality. I honestly use a small keychain light that is excellent as my primary light, you can see it in my reviews i wont be so rude as to name it here, it suffices for most of my lighting needs, but the mini maglite while less bright and less versatile than that light, throws a beam farther than my primary so it still gets some use. As i typically use a light while holding multiple other objects in the other hand, this switch makes that classic light into a new tool that gets the job done, well worth the price in my opinion.

This little butt switch for mini MagLites is a great add-on. I've installed it on all the old 90s-era AA minis we have floating around the house—which is quite a few—and I'm perfectly happy with them. You can get momentary light by just partially depressing the switch, or you can lock the switch on by fully pressing. I do have one light where I've had to do a little bit of a screwing-unscrewing dance from time to time to keep it working, but I'm more inclined to put that down to oxidization of contacts inside the light itself than necessarily call it the butt switch's fault.In general, I'd gladly use these over the more traditional twist method of controlling the mini MagLite, especially the older ones where the contact control isn't very precise. It's much, much nicer to set the focus the way you want it and then use the butt switch.Amazon's asking me to rate the number of stars for "Brightness" and I'm not sure how to answer that question. How bright is the switch? Not at all. The light, though, does pretty well if you upgrade the lamp while you're upgrading the switch!

Works great but does drain the battery

For a "tactical" switch, I would not trust it for use with a firearm. It's not very consistent in whether full-power or half-power mode kicks on (it's *usually* full power). It also doesn't turn on at all if the barrel gets twisted to the off position, so it's possible to be caught in the dark if you don't have use of both hands. That much is Maglite's design though.It's very convenient for handyman work. It's good enough for Boy Scouts.I bought it for a replacement Maglite Pro (LED) that rolled into the sewer but the anti-roll protection on this thing doesn't actually stop it from rolling if it starts off with any momentum. (Then I bought the rubber impact-resistant hex cap thing from Maglite themselves, which promptly fell off. Ironically the best anti-roll protection I have for it is the metal pocket clip that the hex cap came with.)

PRODUCT AS DESCRIBED.NO ISSUES,NO PROBLEMS.

I love Maglites, including Minimags. However, the switch isn't always practical. They use a twist switch, which is simple and reliable, but not always easy to use with one hand. This lets you do that. Simply remove the stock tail cap and replace with this one. Keep in mind that the original switch still works, so when you try it out, you must remember to twist the head until the light comes one. The benefit is that you do not have to twist it to turn it on and focus every time. Simply adjust it to the way you want it, and then use this tail cap switch to turn the light on and off. Thus far, the switch works on incandescent Minimags and the Minimag Pro LED model. Once installed, it looks like it has always been there, as it matches the body perfectly (well, if the light is black). The switch is a forward-click, which means you can slightly press it for momentary operation, and press it fully until it clicks for extended use. It seems to be well made, and you can ad a lanyard, which is handy. The only real negative is the button is a bit hard to push, but it may get easier with time. Overall, this is one of, if not the best tail cap switch for the Minimag I've seen.

I like the idea behind it and don't get me wrong it works great my only downfall is that you have to twist the head in order for the clicker to activate it that being said I've have it untwist completely in my pocket

The end cap with switch arrived a day early. It works well with my mini mag light. It is nice to be able to switch it on and off, instead of having to twist the top of the light, to turn it on or off.