Concealed Carry & Tactical Lights

Heck, I think the idea of the light rails is kind of dumb. If I won a gun with them, I'd probably grind them off. I also consider those to be bulky.

To your question, they do go on and come off easy enough, I guess, so you could probably have it both ways if you wanted. They are just not for me.

I prefer a seperate flashlight because I don't have to pull my pistol out if the lights go out.

I think night sights draw too much attention to the sights and not enough to your target in low light situations, I Would prefer a stand alone light and the fiber optic sights. Just my .02 ymmv

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Originally Posted by PowerJoker6.0

dont do it, do you have tritium sights on your pistols? i think they are a much better investment imho. lights give the intruder an advantage in your house that you dont want him to have. your biggest plus when somebody has broken into your house and you are choosing to engage them is that you know the house, whereas hopefully the perp has never been inside and is not as aware of his surroundings as you. i would much rather wait for an intruder at the top of my stairs with an 870 loaded with 00 buck than to try to clear the house with a pistol that is beaming a light that shows the bad guy(s) exactly where you are, what your looking at, and god forbid, where to aim.

^ This.

Originally Posted by PowerJoker6.0

dont do it, do you have tritium sights on your pistols? i think they are a much better investment imho. lights give the intruder an advantage in your house that you dont want him to have. your biggest plus when somebody has broken into your house and you are choosing to engage them is that you know the house, whereas hopefully the perp has never been inside and is not as aware of his surroundings as you. i would much rather wait for an intruder at the top of my stairs with an 870 loaded with 00 buck than to try to clear the house with a pistol that is beaming a light that shows the bad guy(s) exactly where you are, what your looking at, and god forbid, where to aim.

I think the idea is to wait to turn the light on once you've engaged the intruder, not to search for them. It should be employed as part of your offense.

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For in waist band carry I find weapon mounted lights too bulky. I carry a separate small flashlight and have night sights on the gun.

For in-house use, I personally like a weapon mounted light and I have a Streamlight TLR-1 on my M&P full size. The way I've learned to use it isn't to turn it on and walk around the house with it lighting everything up, but rather use it for intermittent illumination to help with target identification. Plus you only have one thing to hold onto (the gun) rather than two (gun and light).

With a weapon mounted light you have to be disciplined with your trigger finger, as you are sweeping everything you light up with the muzzle. Depending on your house/family situation that may be a non-starter.