Top 4 Rifle Lights I Trust My Life To

Wall is 300 FT not yards guys sorry about that. But , what light you carrying these days?

I have the protac with m-lok but keep having issues with light falling off the weapon after 3 or so rounds. Anyone have remedy to this?

Streamlight FTW

I want a laser tho

❤ Streamlight protac hlx rail mount 1000 luminous excellent light 5 years going strong❤

Okay that fence was not 300 years away

For a really seriois SHTF situation what is best to have in your opinion? A Surfire ultra or a turbo?

I used stream light as a mechanic, I ran it over and beat the thing up with no issues. I put a protac on my rifle and it stopped working after the first shot😅 disappointed

My usual go to is the streamlight hlx. Good value to performance. I just ordered the surefire mini scout pro in FDE for $220. Only 500 lumens but the smaller size and color makes it interesting for a light weight build

I got a DEFENTAC low profile rail light from amazon on my daily, its been on there for 2 years, mlock mount, survived Tennessee humidity, multiple times boiling the barrel to soften rockset to swap the muzzle device, thousands of rounds, magnetic charger, and the buttons are built in. best 29$ i have ever spent, i have 3 of them now and have yet to break one. plus it looks like it should be on the rifle… 99% of these lights look like you taped a maglight to your handguard; ugly and and they just suck to wire up. don't knock it until you try it and for less than the cost of 2 beers at a baseball game; its worth a try. I don't see any real reviews on them so maybe i will make one myself because they are just good. I refuse to spend 300$ on another olight until they innovate. I have no clue why manufacturers still make round can style lights that need a giant bracket and a wired switch when all of us want something that flush mounts and is low profile with built in buttons.

Idk olight is fine I dont and cant justify 300 or 400 dollars on a light and 4 sum reason people dont talk about them but I run it on my hand gun and just got one 4 my rifle

Running the olight odin mini on my ar pistol, no complaints here 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hey, I was wondering since no where I look seems to answer my question. Can you put any pressure pad, on any flashlight, assume the flashlights use CR123A batteries. I would think so but idk, and also, does it matter if my light has different beam modes. Like high med low, will I still be able to use the pressure pad and use only the high or medium setting, or will it not work

Have you done a review on the TORCH™ – 6V/18650 M-LOK® LIGHT BODY from reptilia? I’m curious about it I haven’t seen many videos about it.

How many motorcycle accidents??

I always get Great gear and accessory info from you !!

I have bought a bunch of these lights…….. what a salesman….😂😂😂😂

Cloud is trash. QA and CS went to trash about 3 years ago. Swap that junk for Arisaka and Malkoff, instead.

Great eval of lights, unbiased. Thanks Brother….i appreciate it!

Where do you have some merch at?

Fenix gives 25% off to Law Enforcement/military. I got a whole set up for my rifle for $140 shipped and taxes included. It’s been super solid! (Btw that’s what I also carry at work for the last 6 years, no issues)

Got a deal on a CD Rein 3.0. 270 delivered from OP. It was one of their OPMOD color ways but I don’t care. (Coyote)

Is that an arisaka mount on the Streamlight ? If so which one

I just said fk it and took my holosun PID off my pistol and put it on my rifle. 1k lumens, momentary on, im a simple man.

Is this an actual video or an advertisement?

Thats what i have is the streamlight protac 1,000lum. I love it. It the best bang for your buck because of the different mounts it comes with and you don't have to buy the pressure pad and cap and all that. So if you want to switch your setup around so you can add different equipment you can do that. Like if you have it set up on the right hand side with the pressure pad and now you buy a pek but you don't have etroom in your rail. All you gota do is switch ithe light to the other side and put in the push button cap. Now you can have both it both accessories because all you got to do to access the light and switch up with your thumb

Question is it better to have a light that you can charge or a light that takes batteries 🤔

Have the Cloud Defensive Rein, and it's fantastic. Love the click button operation, and it's on a 45°. Tucks nicely, with a decent length of cord from light cap to the block for operating. Love it.

do people really buy any of these, at that price

I got the Harbor Freight Braun 1800 Lumen with the roll of duct tape mount. Absolutely destroys all these options.

You should have said the batteries you trust with your life

The Olight Oden model has 2,000 lumens. I've ran this on my AR for over a year now. I'm super pleased with the throw and durability.

Ive used a Streamlight ProTac rail mount-1for 8+ years now no issues. It's a great weaponlight. Love the Dual Fuel feature! Can run on AA in a pinch.

Gun lights are unnecessarily expensive. Sayin “trust your life to” is a marketing ploy. You don’t need to drop hundreds of your hard earned dollars on a “combat proven” name brand. Are you going into combat? Industry hype words. A little research will get you an awesome budget light for well under $100. Who tf is gonna activate their light and take the time to aim on a 300 yd shot at night lol GET REAL. Gun tubers get paid for content, of course they’re gonna tell you to buy the most expensive gear.

When looking for a flashlight, you ask a flashlight guy, not a gun guy. Try asking at candellightforums. Rather than shopping brands or models, look for what makes or breaks (literally) a light. Vibration, aka recoil, will loosen and stress solder joints. This is almost inevitably what makes a light fail under recoil though heat is also the enemy. Hard use lights are potted or have their circuit board embedded in resin to keep components from working loose. If you're handy with a soldering iron you can even improve or strengthen the solder joint from emitter to circuit board.
Most lights use the same rubber O rings. You can enhance the seal with a little silicon grease. I've demonstrated $2 lights sitting in a jug of water for 5 hours and still working.

IMO, the most important factor is battery life. It may have changed, but the old Surefires would only use 2 123 cells or a rarely found 16650 or 17650 rechargeable cell. The ideal light would accept 18650 cells (common) or 2 123 disposables in an emergency. The 18650's will last much longer. The key is finding a light with a driver board that works with either 3.7 or 7.4 volts nominal for that to work optimally. Its easy to find 18650 cells with a built in USB C charging port so you can charge off a solar power bank.

BTW, Surefire routinely sacrifices brightness for durability. Everything is a tradeoff. A brighter light gets hotter, heat kills flashlights. 300 lumens is a lot of light. A 5 cell maglight is about 85 lumens. As the saying goes, the candle that burns twice as bright lasts half as long. Final thought. It seems false economy to put a $300 light on a $400 rifle. Just a thought.

Cloud defensive customer support is absolutely horrible. Do not buy directly from them! Go to a vendor. But definitely not from them.

My Geissele super duty IWI Zion and my Colt law enforcement