Has anyone had any experience with the first light liberator. It seems more bulky but it looks like it is more out of the way than the tomahawk for more of a true hands free light.
There are so many good options for a police light. How do I choose the right one. I do not live near any light dealers so anything I get would be ordered in without testing. Therefore I want to be absolutely certain that I get the "right" light.
Everyones input has been great. Now Im just trying to get some input on the liberator. Anything at all would help.
I used the Liberator as my primary duty light for a while until it was claimed by the sea. It was pretty expensive for what it was, but if you need to partially free up a hand, it does that.
I tried putting various things in my hand when grabbing people with my Liberator--pepper spray, ASP baton, another flashlight--and found that anything thicker than a roll of quarters wasn't graspable with the Liberator's hand bracket over your palm. The ASP baton worked OK, the pepper spray can didn't, nor did the Surefire M6 or Wolf Eyes Boxer. Obviously, a gun isn't going to be useable with the Liberator in hand if your primary gun hand were injured.
Border Patrol dog handlers and horseback riders use the Liberator and like it. I liked mine, too, but the ability to shoot with it is overrated by First Light. I found it really wasn't much better than a handheld, possibly worse in some respects. It was handy for searching something at night. Both hands could search while putting light on the bag.
It takes up a little real estate on your gun belt, too, about 4-5 linear inches. That's part of the reason I lost mine--I hung it on a jacket pocket and it fell out while I was running.
In summary, if you have cash to burn, get one. Otherwise, you can probably live with a handheld and a weaponlight for your handgun, which is my current duty carry.