johes Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Need suggestions for a weapon mounted light for a night match in December. It will probably be mounted on a H&K VP9. Never shot with one but sort of leaning toward a Streamlight TLR-1 HL . Comments, suggestions? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racknrider Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I have been pleased with my TLR shooting night matches out to about 75 yards. Seems like a good light for the $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboslice Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I use the TLR-1 HL for night matches as well. Works really well under my M&P Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chutist Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 I've had a few others but have TRL-1 HL's on 3 duty guns now. recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jliew08 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Another vote for the TRL-1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarkeg Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 This is crazy, I assumed the majority would recommend Surefire. Hare's another vote for the Streamlight TLR-1 HL. I've been using them for years, and they have held up well. The only issue is mounting them on your pistol. Make sure to get it on there correctly and cinch it down. I've seen a couple TLR-1's come off during training, but it always turned out to be operator error. Great lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboslice Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 IMO I think people are going streamlight nowadays because their quality and brightness has gone up tremendously over the past few years and the price has stayed relatively the same. Personally the only Surefire that I really like is XC-1 and that's mainly because of the size and how perfectly it fits and looks under a G19. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCB Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Hmmm...I've got thousands of rounds on Surefire X300Us and have never had a problem with them. The one on my duty gun is worn down to aluminum in a bunch of places and has been through tons of abuse. My bedside & training guns are VP9s and both have U-Boats on them, solid lockup. I've also had nothing but good interactions with Surefires CS, they've even replaced gear that I broke with no hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjw Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 a stream light is o.k. got games. a surefire is the real world (no offense - it just is) u can not activate by touching the rear of the s/l switch. its a s/f exclusive. I have small hands. its a necessaty. sent me the s/l extended switch took 3 of them to get 1 working on a sample of the set they sent me to try. 3yrs ago they had the strongest beam in the industry. I used 1 on a house gun. would not carry 1 on a work gun. s/f now has same lumens so the old 1 sits in a box of parts. nice people just don't trust it. very fast service. just threw the old 1 away. 3 days later a nib showed up. they didn't want to hear what was breaking. gave up trying. sin loi """"" jjw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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