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PWS Tactical Forearm Lengthener
PWS made this video last year. It is hilarious. It seems they put a full length handguard on a short barrel. His expression is priceless.
Category: Flashlights
Streamlight ProTac HL®3 High Lumen Lithium Tactical Flashlight
For your consideration is the Streamlight ProTac HL®3 flashlight. This is one “beast” of a bright light at a rated 1100 lumen. Based upon the readings from my integrating sphere, the light makes good on the lumen claim, at least at initial turn on with fresh [Read More…]
3 S&W Brand Flashlights
Powertech, a Collierville, Tennessee based company markets these 3 lights under the Smith and Wesson brand name. All 3 lights are manufactured in China. First up is the Solstar Smart Light [Read More…]
Cyclops Sirius 500 LED Hand Held Spotlight
This is an interesting take on a familiar theme, the Cyclops Sirius 500 hand held rechargeable LED spotlight. A nice package that includes a red lens as well as AC and DC chargers – battery is a 6V 2.5Ah sealed lead acid battery. The light provides a choice of [Read More…]
Surefire’s New “Dominator” Ultra-Bright Flashlight
Surefire, a company founded in 1979 and known for manufacturing high-end tools and tactical gear for the military and law enforcement, is coming out with a new flashlight, the Dominator. They’re saying it’s the most powerful LED flashlight ever sold in the [Read More…]
ExtremeBeam M600 Fusion, SX21R Ballistic, SX21R Remote Pressure Switch
Here are a couple of nice looking, solid lights from ExtremeBeam as well as a “silent” remote pressure switch. ExtremeBeam shows their corporate headquarters in Utah, with the packaging of the lights indicating that they are manufactured in China. First [Read More…]
Moving And Shooting At Night From a Vehicle
A local club, Pitcairn Monroeville Sportsman Center aka PMSC, hosted their 6th annual Zombie Dark Shoot this past week. I have participated in the past three years and staffed it for the first time this year. My first year was when I discovered the Poorman’s Night [Read More…]
TNVC Releases Quad Output LID-DBAL Pistol Light/Laser/IR
The Tactical Night Vision Company (TNVC) has released their new LDI-DBAL light and laser system. The system is categorized as a “Class 1” laser, meaning it is legal for civilians to own. The DBAL comes with a plethora or outputs: The Dual Beam Aiming Laser [Read More…]
Noveske Lightsaber
Trop Gun turns a Noveske Mk18 with an AAC Mini4 suppressor into a Lightsaber.
Inforce WMLx Review (Guest Post)
This guest post was written by my friend Ryan Houtekamer I have owned three INFORCE WMLs: the WMLx, the new Dark Earth model WML, and the original design WML. I also now own the new version of the APL too. There are good reasons why I have so many lights from one [Read More…]
HDS Systems EDC Tactical Rotary Flashlight: Nuke/EMP Protected!
This flashlight is one member in a family of lights that are, in this humble writer’s opinion, among the very best flashlights you can buy. Nothing like putting a statement like that right up front in a review. I have been mulling over just how this review would [Read More…]
Manta Navigation Light – Quick Peak
Manta, known for their gel-like temperature resistant rail & suppressor covers is bringing its navigation light around Modern Day Marine. Soldier Systems has photos, but in short, its a low-profile fully configurable LED light that fits into a rail cover. At only [Read More…]
New SureFire Weaponlights with IR Capabilities
SureFire announced two new weaponlights with infrared (IR) capabilities: the X300V and the X400V. Both model lights are rated for 150 lumens of white light, and 120 mW of IR illumination. SureFire states the lights’ lens creates a beam with “significant [Read More…]
Rosch Works SLM 1 Front Sight and Light Mount
One of the latest dandy little items from Rosch Works is the SLM1 – a fixed front sight for free float rails that just happens to double as a mount for a 1 inch light. Included in the package are 2 allen wrenches as well as a sight tool. The sight is constructed [Read More…]
Lights and Lasers for your HD Gun
Caleb Giddings gives some advice on adding a weapon mounted light and laser on your home defense gun. 1. “You’ll give away your position!” Who is breaking into your house, Spetznaz? Are you laying at the top of the stairs in ambush? Seriously, unless you’re [Read More…]
Raven Concealment Moduloader Pocket Shield
Simple ideas have a tendency to “just work”. In this case the simple idea is the Raven Concealment “ModuLoader” Pocket Shield. Basically just an injection-molded polymer frame, the ModuLoader is designed to simultaneously mounts & organizes [Read More…]
The Chinese TMJ-3 Multipurpose Integrated Weapon Sight
This new Chinese sight, made for the QBZ95-1 Bullpup, recently appeared on various Chinese internet forums.The sight is developed by Zhongshan SheJian Police Equipment Technology, a private company. This all-in-one sight consist of a fixed 4x prism with fiber-optic [Read More…]
Hyskore Compact Revolver Grip Light
Hyskore, known for their shooting rests and hearing protection, has released a novel solution to mounting a light to a J-Frame revolver. The “Compact Revolver Grip Light” is a grip set replacement that incorporates a 130-lumen LED light onto duty-sized [Read More…]
R-PAL Lantern from RTG
Okay, y’all…let’s get this out of the way right up front. This little lantern is relatively expensive when compared to the likes of a Rayovac or Streamlight. With all due respect I suggest that you stop reading now if you are not of a mind to spend a bit more for [Read More…]
Flashlight Review: Brownells BVL-530 “Versatile Light”
Many of us have done business with Brownells through the years. When they notified TFB of their new flashlight, it seemed only natural to give it a look. The light should look familiar to those of you who are familiar with the classic old Surefire C2 – the body [Read More…]
Calling out Surefire: Elzetta Looks at the FL1 Standard
Assuming their data is spot-on, Elzetta flashlights has called out the bear in the industry, Surefire. Sure, its a convenient marketing ploy, but if the data holds true, its an interesting analysis of an industry-standard specification that many consumers may not be [Read More…]
PK FL2 LE 650 lumen light
PK aka Paul Kim, is the creator of many of SureFire’s flashlights when he was VP of Engineering at SureFire. Now he has a new light, the FL2 LE. The FL2 LE is similar in size to the traditional SureFire 6P. It is a 2 cell light powered by 2x CR123 batteries. [Read More…]
Weapon Lights: Serious Problem or Bad Reporting?
In a recent Denver Post article, the reporters addressed the potential problems of white lights mounted on handguns based on their research of accidental shootings by police officers. Do weapon mounted lights increase the likelihood of an accidental shooting, or is [Read More…]
SureFire ARC-2 Handheld Searchlight
While at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, FL, I got a chance to handle the new ARC-2 searchlight from SureFire. The ARC-2 is an extremely powerful handheld light that can also serve as a vehicle mounted light. How bright is the [Read More…]
SureFire Hellfighter 5
The new HellFighter 5 ARC light from SureFire will be shipping soon according to the staff I spoke with at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, FL. The HellFighter 5 is the latest member of the HellFighter portable searchlights from the [Read More…]
SureFire E1D LED Defender
Finally SureFire has made a E1D. In the past, flashlight users had to Lego together the components. Taking a E2D bezel and tail cap and putting them onto a single cell E1 body. Below are two iterations that I have made. But this requires buying two separate lights [Read More…]
Thrym Switchback Tactical Flashlight Ring
David Reeder, over at Recoil, reviews the Thrym Switchback. It is a ring that you slide onto your flashlight. Combat rings are not a new concept. SureFire put rings on their lights starting with the Combat designed Z series lights. SureFire developed the [Read More…]
Gear Review: Stik N Shoot Magnetic Shotgun Rifle Lighting System
I offer my thanks the good folks at Stik-N-Shoot for their patience. This cool little light system has been in my possession, awaiting review, for quite a while. It seemed logical to wait until I could take it to the range and put it through its paces before [Read More…]
Tavor Keymod handguard
Midwest Industries has a replacement handguard for the IWI Tavor. It has Keymod slots and an optional light mount front plate to place a 1″ light below the barrel. Front light mount cap For more info, go the Midwest Industries
SureFire 2211 Wristlight Live Fire comparison
Testing out the SureFire 2211 Wristlight compared to other weapon lights.