What rechargable cr123 batteries do you use?

[JeremyV]

I got my zeus scope and an external battery pack however in the thick brush and stuff I don't want the battery pack on there so was wondering if there are any decent rechargable cr123 batteries that I could throw in there.

Thanks

 

[FrankT]

I have not heard of a good 123 rechargeable, sorry

 

[Brian Shaffer]

Right, most rechargeable 123s only hold 600 or 700 mah (as opposed to 1500-1550 for good non-rechargeables). With such low mah, they may be good for flashlights and such, but not good for thermal scopes that have much higher demands.

 

[pruhdlr]

We get them from several different sources. IMO no matter which brand you buy,they are all made in China anyway.
We buy in bulk (40-100 at a time) and get them for $.93 - $.99 each,plus free shipping.
IMO,too cheap to go the save and recharge route. ---pruhdlr

 

[mdmorrow]

We get them from several different sources. IMO no matter which brand you buy,they are all made in China anyway.
We buy in bulk (40-100 at a time) and get them for $.93 - $.99 each,plus free shipping.
IMO,too cheap to go the save and recharge route. ---pruhdlr

Which brands and where are you finding them? I got some for around that off amazon a while back, silver color label, don't recall the brand off hand but seemed ok performance wise.

 

[pruhdlr]

Battery Junction . . $.85 EACH. Best deal that I have ever seen.
Buy a bunch and split them with a buddy. --- pruhdlr

 

[mdmorrow]

Cool I'll keep that in mind. Thats a pretty good price. I'm not a fan of the external power adapters cause I like to keep the cords to a minimum.

 

[FrankT]

Energizer Lithium CR123A seem to be the best and their prices have gone up to 1.30 for 1500 Mah 50+, The tenergy and other @ 1400 mah are .80's...not sure what that means as I stick with energizer and they use to be .85 for 50+

 

[mdmorrow]

Tenergy was the brand I was trying to think of. They were pretty cheap but have worked ok for this pack. Think I got like 60 of em in a pack.

 

[pruhdlr]

Tenergy worked ok for me also.
Right now I am using Titanium Inovations and just ordered some more.
The only thing that I have (that I actively use) that uses 123 batts is my thermal. My unit uses 3 at a time. At the price,I rarely change them out in the field. I usually do that before I leave home to save the fumbling around in the dark.
My thermal will get an honest 5 hours of use out of a set of batts. That,and I also do quite a bit of NUC'ing while hunting.Especially on those nights with quite a bit of ground fog and/or the humidity is well over 85%. --- pruhdlr

 

[JeremyV]

Thanks for the info guys.

I got the streamlight from Amazon but they are $20 for 12. I'll try ordering a huge box from battery junction.