Curious about choosing the perfect weapon-mounted light? Join Josh as he breaks down everything you need to know about top brands like SureFire, Streamlight, and Cloud Defensive for your pistol or rifle. From lumens, candela, and beam patterns to real-world durability, this video is your one-stop shop for mastering WMLs in home defense, duty, or tactical scenarios. Drop your favorite light in the comments and let us know what keeps you ready when the lights go out!
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
01:01 – What Is A Weapon Mounted Light?
02:44 – Top Brands of Weapon Mounted Lights
05:14 – What Is The Right Weapon Mounted Light For You
05:30 – Lumens VS Candela
06:20 – Beam Pattern
06:41 – Light Mounting Systems
07:56 – Durability
09:04 – Light Switches, Presser Pads vs Tail Caps
10:36 – Batteries
12:21 – Real World Applications
14:09 – Train With Your Weapon Mounted Light
14:35 – Choosing The Right Weapon Mounted Light For You
16:02 – Outro
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OLIGHT Odin GL! How'd you forget that!! HOWWW!!!! LOL!!
3:57 ouhhhh aahhhh EPL
The Inforce can be switched from rifle to rifle to PCC, easy peasy. No wires, switches or special mounts. All you need is some pic rail.
This is so informative and fun to watch! 谢谢， 超级实用！
If you're in law enforcement, 100% do you need a wml.
Stream and Cloud Defensive are the ones I've always used.
@@At3tactical Nice hoodie where did you got it…?
I have my harbor freight $50 special, does the job
I think the only thing that must be added to the conversation is buying a light for a pistol is much more of a commitment than buying one for a rifle. If this is a light you want to carry, then you'll need a holster that works for that gun and that light. Even holsters that use the light as the retention point still require you to be married to the light, you just get to change handguns. This means your holster company is also dependent on the gun and light you choose. I think that's why you see less handguns with lights. You may have just bought a holster for over $50 and now you realize you need a light. Your options are get a new holster and toss your other one, or spend more money to get another gun with a light and buy a holster for that one. There are less opportunities and more cost to experiment compared to buying a light for a rifle.
I got short fingers, last time I tried a pistol light my trigger finger couldn't reach the controls! Do they have extended controls?
I’m a Streamlight fan boy, TLR-1 series throughout my career. Though for my patrol rifle, (recently upgraded) I’m considering the Cloud Defensive Rein.
If you’re looking for an option on a budget go with the surefire g2x
I have a stream light protac 2 rail mount, and anything within 100 yards is easy to see at night. Granted target recognition at 100 yards might be a bit slower than higher candela, but if something is out anywhere in front of you, you will see it.
All 5 of my streamlight protacs died (:
Replace 2 cr123 with 1 18650
Fenix…amazing lights
For me it’s Cloud for rifles stream light for pistols
@CharlesLaBuhn is right IMO. Amazon has rendered all of these companies useless. THANK GOD FOR THEM>
Who is this Ogre? 🙂
Who also bought a $10 Temu pic light that was probably made in the same Chinese factory as SureFire or Olight
Whos here in 2035????
If the gun isn’t setup for NV I’m probably using the Streamlight RM1 or RM2 now, I have 3 of the newer high candela versions so far. It’s just easy to use and not have to worry about tapes or breaking support hand grip to activate.
My HD gun is suppressed and having the can shadow at 6 o’clock is very underrated for that use case.
I still use scout style lights on more “serious” setups.
Cloud defensive and streamlight are the only two brands i use but i will be getting a surefire x300 for my 2011 build.
Too complicated for kust having a light
I do like 18650 batteries! That’s what my red lights for yotes use ! 😎
SUREFIRE, FENIX in that order. Switched to Fenix 10 years ago and never looked back although I still use Surefire's. Streamlights have failed multiple times with me = QC is terrible.
Love my In-Force Lights… and no pressure switches needed.
Olight M2R Warrior. It's about as bright as a car headlight. Don't think they make them any more tho.
CD Rein 3.0 is my choice. Olight has some really innovative products. I wouldnt touch Streamlight ever again.
CV Life is the light I use as well as the Red Dot. Works great, both of them.
❤ Streamlight