Longest lasting (safe) 18350 battery for SVD?

[NickSteel]

I currently use Efest IMR 800's in my SVD when I need to "shrink" the size. Are there longer lasting 18350's that are safe to use?

 

[Jazzi Mike]

AW are the gold standard with regards to safety. However, I don't think they will last much longer

 

[pablo_h]

Yeah, I think the AW is only rated at 700mAh.
BTW AW is not a manufacturer, it's a small company that just buys, rebrands and re-packages tested good batches of batteries (usually made by sanyo/panasonic).

 

[Baditude]

I've used both Efest and AW 18350 IMR batteries. The Efests began to give out after only a month's use. I get 5 - 6 hours good use with the AW's in both a Mini Provari and a Smoktech Gripper mechanical mod. More consistant in quality battery to battery.

Ignore the high mAh ratings of Trustfire, Ultrafire, & Surefire batteries. These are a second tier quality battery that overstate their capacity to encourage sales away from the better brands.

 

[dr g]

The AW outperforms the Efest as well despite the mAh ratings.