this is not a very fair comparison considering the wls4 is putting out 2,600 lumens and the sra40 is only 960.
this shows you that while the wls4 is still an outstanding 2600LM it is still a rather floody light so of course the distance isn't going to be so good! but certainly capable of illuminating anything in front of you like an arena light
jetbeam wls4 = MTG2 Cree 4500-5000K neutral 2.6K output
jetbeam sra40 = XML2 5000-6000K cool white .96K output
