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If I'm using my Raven Concealment holster I have my TLR3 on my G19. I'm looking to get a TLR7 for my 509, but I am waiting for the new version with the newer activation switches.
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If you shoot enough illumination flares into a wooden structure, you definitely need a bright WML to search fir survivas.
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I've never seen a TLR-6 on a gun with a rail. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
I've never seen a TLR-6 on a gun with a rail. |
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I prefer to keep my CCW as light and compact as possible. I get that a WML has benifits but if it's too heavy I won't carry it.
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For those that have one, does the newest gen Inforce APLc suffer from battery drain like the old ones?
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first gun i bought (g19 gen4), i put a streamlight tlr-1 hl on it. i sold it along with the g19 a couple years ago.
i'll probably wind up with another glock one of these days. and i'm sure i'll put a light on it. but i may put something more streamlined/smaller than a tlr-1. |
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I guess I'm the odd man out. I have a green laser on my EDC pistol. It's bright enough to light up my surroundings at night.
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I've been using TLR-1s and X300s for about 10 years now. My only complaint is that the switches sometimes snag clothing. I'm thinking about filing them down. I'm not a midget, so I don't need a paddle sticking back.
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P320 w/ TLR-7 Is my primary but any handgun that I even remotely may carry has a WML. Years ago I could care less if my handgun had a WML, then I tried clearing a house with a handheld light and pistol. Its really slow and clumsy opening/checking doors with a pistol in one hand and a light in the other. Plus its nice having a free hand for those things that Mr Murphy likes to throw at you.
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I do too and it sucks. TLR-6/XC1 mitigate (but don't entirely eliminate) the extra bulk/weight issues. Scores on the night qual range always favor the people running a light. WML all the things (carry a handheld too). View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Nope. It significantly bulks up the holster (sucks if you carry iwb), and I've had a lot of trigger time using the Harries Method. |
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Sig P365 with a TLR-6 for everyday, S&W M&P Compact at times that I’m trying to decide if I stick with the APL or triple the lumen output and get the Olight PL-2 Valkyrie.
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All my carry guns have lights. Can’t shoot what you can’t see. View Quote For me, the WML is mainly for after the event. I can use it for illumination and use my other hand to call 911. That said, I have not taken a low light course so I couldn't be completely wrong. I carry a separate edc light though. I carry the same setup as @Seven-Shooter does. 7+1 on the gun and another 8 round mag in a Neomag. |
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All of my guns have lights. Been carrying a 19 with a TLR-1 HL for like 6 years now.
Carried a Shield with a TLR-6 for a bit, but that got sold when I went with a RDS on my pistols. |
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TLR-1 HL is a great weapon light. They can be had for under $100 shipped on the black Friday and cyber Monday sales. If you want less lumens for more money buy a surefire. IMHO the streamlight TLR-1 HL is the best weapon light on the market right now and it has nothing to do with price.
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Not 24/7 but I will at times. Not the best practice but I just find it a little too bulky and I don't trust any wml besides Surefire x200/300s.
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I do, and won’t go back to carrying without one. Glock 17 with a Streamlight TLR-1 HL
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I carry with a PL mini. Love it! Compared to my old TLR it adds basically no weight or bulk.
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I have a WML on my EDC because there is not a lot of street lights or ambient light in a lot of places out here in bumfuck nowhere farm country so yeah if I have to shoot someone I might have to do it when its dark.
M&P 9c with TLR-4 light/laser Might upgrade to a TLR-7 and a new holster |
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The TLR7 is awesome. Small, but very bright. I just ordered an IWB holster for a P320C + TLR7
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I have a WML on my 2 carry guns. A G48 w/ TLR6, and a G19 w/TLR1HL. Depending on what I wearing, were I'm going decides the gun. I alao carry a decent handheld flashlight. One can substitute for the other if the need arrises.
It's my opinion that you should have at least one light. A handheld and WML is ideal, but a handheld at a bare minimum. |
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Streamlight tlr-1s. 3 just stopped working while shooting with them. The company replaced them no problem. Same with the cracked tlr6 housing.
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No light on LCP II or Walther PPS M2 which I carry in the spring/summer/fall.
Yes light on M&P 2.0 9mm Compact. |
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My G19.4 + APLc gets carried in a G-Code Incog Eclipse holster. When I carry my Shield it doesn't have a light.
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Streamlight tlr-1s. 3 just stopped working while shooting with them. The company replaced them no problem. Same with the cracked tlr6 housing. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Not 24/7 but I will at times. Not the best practice but I just find it a little too bulky and I don't trust any wml besides Surefire x200/300s. |
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Your experience with the TLR1s seems to be an outlier compared to most. How long ago was the latest failure? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Not 24/7 but I will at times. Not the best practice but I just find it a little too bulky and I don't trust any wml besides Surefire x200/300s. |
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I carried an x300 for years but I cant get over the added bulk anymore even though I realize I should 100% carry a wml. Currently I just roll with a g19 in a phlster skeleton holster and a surefire handheld ,or an LCR in a pocket holster with a surefire handheld.
EDIT: Can confirm with those above TLR1 stopped working after 3kish rounds on gen 1 m&p 9mm. TLR6 battery door ripped off in unobstructed trex arms holster. inforce wml melted/bubbled/cracked then fell apart but it always drained batteries before that. |
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No real reason not to. I run an Insight APL because that's what I'm currently committed to with holsters etc.. Will eventually switch over to Surefire I think, but for now I am ok with the APL. View Quote The 48 makes holster selection tougher but isn't a world changing thing. The x300 my my 34 though requires enormous holsters and no way I'm gonna AIWB those things and be comfy all day |
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