Recently i had just picked up a pair of nitecores, the E4K and a MH12s with a tini2 in the mail but that one is for a present. I brought each one with me on a nightly walk, they are very bright. The E4K is almost like a flood light(wide throw) but you only get about 20 seconds at max because of the thermal cutoff as it gets hot fast. The MH12s has a narrower throw and does the job, i mounted it near the end of one of my fishing rods. Kind of messed up and didn't buy the one that came with the tac switch. Both have the newer 21700 size bats with the built in chargers so that's nice, down side is the 'turbo' mode is inaccessible with the 18650.
Picked up a pair of Klarus lights also, a GL1 and a EP10 v2. GL1 is nice and bright but the switch seems a little flimsy but time and use will tell. The EP10 was only 20$ and is supposedly rated for 1k lumen. Shining it side by side with a ST-12, bought probably 5 years ago, seems slightly dimmer with the ST-12 rated for 900 lum.
Had a O light baton S2 for a while. After about a dozen drops on the hard floor it stopped working. Wouldn't switch on anymore so something internally was broken, switch did work and would get a quick few flashes before it would shut off.
I wouldn't mind picking up some USA made lights but unfortunately the price point and what you get for it doesn't pencil out in comparison.