It is always nice to be pleasantly surprised. When I received this lantern from Streamlight my first thoughts were, “ho hum – another lantern.” Shame on me. Plus, I was in the middle of relocating my family from northern Virginia to Alabama and you will [Read More…]
Surefire has updated their Dedicated Shotgun Forend (DSF) Weapon Light line of products. They attached to a range of pump-action shotguns replacing the factory handgrip/foreend and have a 600 lumen light and switches built in. SureFire has completely re-invented its [Read More…]
SureFire is now selling new shotgun forend weaponlights. Like the older SureFire shotgun lights, the DSF unit replaces the entire forend of a shotgun and has built in controls in addition to a white light. The new units feature flashlights that have a maximum output [Read More…]
The Viridian Reactor tactical light is a weapon light for subcompact pistols like the Ruger LCP. The unit uses the company’s Radiance technology to give the flashlight a wide beam. Finding a way to power this unit was likely a challenge considering the overall [Read More…]
(Featured image supplied by GSM Website) It’s easy to get caught up in the latest pocket wonders…flashlights that seem almost miraculous when compared to the flashlights of 4 or 5 years ago. The Cyclops Orbis makes no pretensions about being a small wonder – it is [Read More…]
New from SureFire is the 500 lumens Ultra Scout Light designed specifically for mounting on weapons. The M600U model features a picatinny thumbscrew mount and the M620U model features a picatinny Swing Lever mount. Both are available with a tan or black finish. [Read More…]
How many times have you needed a flashlight but also needed your hands to be free? And what if you were unable to wear a headlight, how would you deal with that? Surefire has come up with a pretty cool idea with their Model 2211 Wrist Light. This is truly a unique light [Read More…]
Streamlight is now shipping the TLR-2 G: a weapon mounted white light with an integral green laser. The light mounts to any firearm with a Picatinny rail and also to the Glock, Beretta 90Two and other rails. The white light puts out 200 lumens through a C4 LED and [Read More…]
SureFire’s new model 2211 WristLight is intended primarily for law enforcement officers who don’t have a weapon light mounted to their sidearm. The light is tilted “upward” from the wrist at a precise angle, and thus shines straight ahead when [Read More…]
Brite-Strike Illumination is a company producing high end flashlights for police as well as the civilian market. The company was started by two police officers and is still officer owned and staffed. The company was started by Officers Brian Bushee and John Neal. These [Read More…]
SureFire plans to ship their 500 lumen Y300 Ultra light (based off of their X300 light), which is unique in that it can be attached to a MOLLE rig, a 1913 Pic rail, a hat, or a wristband. It has adapters to accomodate each of these situations (except for the wristband, [Read More…]
I was looking for a compact green laser and white light combination that was small enough to fit my S&W M&P 40 compact. Most of those on the market were either a laser only or light only. The combination units were just too large and bulky for my concealed carry [Read More…]
The CL-43 is a new flashlight from gun maker Kel-Tec. It is CNC machined from extruded aluminum and has a Cree XP-G LED lamp capable of putting out 420 lumens of light. From the press release … The switch is operated like the trigger on a gun, pointing the light [Read More…]
*Very interesting* comparison of three flashlights including photos of how effective they are. I have about 200 lights between flashlights and tactical lights, and also this idea of taking beam shots, so members can compare between them. First, lets take a look at some [Read More…]
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