How necessary do you find a weapon light to be?

A light simply signals the bad guy, your location.

Nice target.

Im with Mad and the same with lasers. Maybe for law enforcement for clearing buildings they would be more useful.

Coalcracker said:

Im with Mad and the same with lasers. Maybe for law enforcement for clearing buildings they would be more useful.

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Do you see any utility in it for home defense?

None it will give away your location.

Hrmm...Carried for years just fine without a light. But then I'm usually in bed by 9'ish.

I'm thinking that'll just be holster money.

i used one while as an officer.........used right they are an asset........especially when you are by yourself and you need a third hand building clearing.

i never left it attached to the gun. Always carried it in an accessory pouch and used it more as a stand alone flashlight......but there were a few times it did get attached and was helpful.

just remember.....where that light is pointed is where the muzzle is pointed. keep your finger off the blessed trigger.

I have one on my night stand gun but i wouldn't feel the need to have one on my carry gun. makes the gun bulkier anyway. With the light you don't have to turn it on but it's nice to have just in case you need it. You don't have to flip them on either, most if not all have a momentary switch too.

Do not carry with a light.
Clip it on my rail at night when I go to bed.
I like having my other hand free.
One less thing to search for in the dark when the dog starts barking.

KILTED COWBOY said:

Do not carry with a light.
Clip it on my rail at night when I go to bed.
I like having my other hand free.
One less thing to search for in the dark when the dog starts barking.

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And to be fair, something goes bump in the night, I'm leading with the pump action which already has a light on it. Looks like that's holster money. (Since I'm not clearing rooms or whatever. And any evening encounter in the city tends to be at least somewhat lit.)

Thanks guys for the info!

Hard to see in the dark without light

The downside is the added weight up front allowing the muzzle to dip causing subsequent rapid fire shots to be off. Not a big deal to many but for someone who knows how fast they can shoot at certain distances and still get accurate shots will notice the added time it takes for the muzzle to get back on target

Simply do not like the idea of having my source of illumination being a deadly instrument when I do not know what my target might be in say, a dark house at night. Better to have a laser, or nothing on the handgun, and have a flashlight in your aft hand.


I experienced that snipers aimed at glowing sigaret tips shot and killed at great distances. So no lights or smoking cigars for me in combat situations! My opinion.

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Light on my firearm? Take it or leave, it doesn't bother me. I don't use one on my firearms.


Now a bayonet or a small axe on a pistol, this is king :lol:

How necessary do you find a weapon light to be?

Not at all necessary.

I keep a good flashlight handy...always, but never needed a weapon mounted light. I know my house...intruders don’t.

Depends on how dark it is and how many friendlies are around.

No one has mentioned a strobe, the brighter the better. Not on the firearm but wall mounted facing the door with a remote. As was said, you know your house, the BG doesn’t.

mini14 said:

No one has mentioned a strobe, the brighter the better. Not on the firearm but wall mounted facing the door with a remote. As was said, you know your house, the BG doesn’t.

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That's interesting. Is there a specific one you use?