What weapon light are you using on your AR15?

[SimpleIsGood229]

Thanks much for the advice. The DealExtreme solution is killer. I would really have to love my AR15 to put a $500+ light on it but I'm sure some do.

I use Surefire/Malkoff on my defense rifle not because I love my rifle (which I very much do), but because I love my life. I would NOT like my equipment to fail in the rare event of actually needing it. On a recreational rifle, this is obviously moot.

 

[jgraham15]

 

[groo01]

Groo here
Unless your into dynamic entry ,, the light on your gun should be thought
of as secondary with a hand light primary..
As said before, the gun light requires you to point your gun at what you
are trying to see- not a good idea if others might be around.[family]
A HAND light will allow you safety and more power if needed.
Remember that a light is a bullet magnet and any you use must be able
to be turned off "furshur" or gotten rid of. as they say "here I am shoot me"

 

[Solscud007]

Groo here
Unless your into dynamic entry ,, the light on your gun should be thought
of as secondary with a hand light primary..
As said before, the gun light requires you to point your gun at what you
are trying to see- not a good idea if others might be around.[family]
A HAND light will allow you safety and more power if needed.
Remember that a light is a bullet magnet and any you use must be able
to be turned off "furshur" or gotten rid of. as they say "here I am shoot me"

very true. of course every situation is different, but I experienced the same thing in airsoft. bright lights attract bbs. got my M952 bezel lens shot out by full auto bbs. however the bbs didnt hit me. now im not saying that bullets will not hit me. But lights will attract bullets as well as bbs. Surefire institute teaches hand gun light training. only from what I have seen on their website, they use a few different techniques for your tool box of tricks. I would say that weapon mounted lights can be used but you need to know when and where. context is very important. I havent taken any courses but common sense, to me, is to use the mounted lights for a long threat or for immediate flash then bang. flash the target with a bright light for extremely brief disorientation and then shoot in that hair's breadth of an opportunity. The light can also help reduce your sillouhette and give you the advantage.

 

[signal 13]

They do make a conversion kit to do this, it's called the KM501 :

How about a little thread revival...

Anyone running this with the X-LOLA setup?

I'm considering ordering this conversion kit for my duty rifle and running the Z46/M3 bezel w/ MN10 on 6 primaries. The long runtime would be awesome! Just don't know if I want a big ol' M6 size weaponlight on my rifle.

 

[Solscud007]

Some people have it. But seriously that is a lot of weight. I think you could achieve something similar with less weight.

 

[RWT1405]

None. I do not have any lights attached to any of my AR's. I do not see that changing any time soon.

My .02 FWIW YMMV

 

[signal 13]

Some people have it. But seriously that is a lot of weight. I think you could achieve something similar with less weight.

That's what I was thinking... Besides, my NB SST-50 D36 dropins do the job with less weight but with less runtime...

None. I do not have any lights attached to any of my AR's. I do not see that changing any time soon.

My .02 FWIW YMMV

I've deployed my carbine too many times at night to NOT have a light on all my rifles... But I guess it just depends what you use your rifle for

 

[Solscud007]

None. I do not have any lights attached to any of my AR's. I do not see that changing any time soon.

My .02 FWIW YMMV

I hope you aren't going to use it for home defense. Lights are important. If bad things are going to happen you will have very lttle forewarning. Seconds to a minute if you are lucky. Otherwise you would not stick around. Emergencies don't set appointments.

 

[Templar223]

Given the tiny percentage of the time I'm running and gunning in low light, I use my hand-held tac light (Eagletac P-series) as often as not.

Then again, I run a clean AR with only an optic on a BUIS mount & a sling.

John

 

[Agile54]

John no dedicated light for your duty rifle?

I run an X300 on the trunk AR but backed up w/ several HH SFs.

Good on you sporting that LT hat BTW, Mark makes some bombproof gear that's for sure.

 

[lebox97]

A Local Sheriff's Office recently replaced numerous (50+) SF M500's and others with ET T20C2 MKII's 🙂

Tod

 

[Mikeg23]

I've got a G2 with Z32 bezel and Z49 tail. It used to be in a 1" Scope mount but now it's in a Vikings tactical offset holder which makes it a little lower profile but requires an Allen to remove.

I'd like to switch it over to LED though. My initial thought was to get a drop in and ditch the Z32, but the more I think about I would like something smaller... so maybe I'll just wait till I can buy a scout body and KL4.

 

[MichaelW]

I have over a dozen rail mounted lights and have tried/used dozens of different combos. I shoot night matches with my M4's and there are a lot of light combos that I have seen and used. For the money the best setup I have used so far is this:

Not the brightest or fanciest setup however it's rock solid, light, 100% reliable and very bright. I have over 2,000 rounds through this M4 with this mount/light combo (even keep this one near the night stand).

Elzetta ZFH1500 can use any 1" diameter light
http://www.elzetta.com/zfh1500.htm
http://www.elzetta.com/Webpages/zfh1500.htm
http://www.borelliconsulting.com/evals/other/elzetta.htm
http://hunting.about.com/od/shootingrev/gr/elzetta_zfh1500.htm

Push-button activation
http://www.elzetta.com/Webpages/Pushbutton Activation 2.jpg

Tail-cap rotation
http://www.elzetta.com/images/Tailcap Activation.JPG

I use this light EagleTac T100C2
http://www.pts-flashlights.com/products/product.aspx?pid=6717&kw=T100c2&st=4

You could also use a surefire with a malkoff MC-E in this mount, would be quite effective.

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Did you have a hard time getting the flashlight perfectly parallel to the bore axis?

 

[RWT1405]

Thanks for the warning Solscud007. I realize that I have only "limited" exposure to emergencies (30 years in EMS, 30 years in the Fire Service, 26 years as a F.T. career Paramedic, 19 years as a Tactical Medic. I think I have a "little" knowledge on the subject of emergencies, thank you.)

The last weapon I would use for home defense is 1 of my AR's (that is what I have shotguns for). But to each, his own.

My .02 FWIW YMMV

 

[Solscud007]

I didnt mean anything by it. as I dont have your resume in front of me haha. to each their own.

 

[Solscud007]

A Local Sheriff's Office recently replaced numerous (50+) SF M500's and others with ET T20C2 MKII's 🙂

Tod

By any chance what happened to all those SF M500s? I would like to have one cheap.

 

[Chrontius]

Seconded!

 

[Snipe315]

Surefire X300 with a remote switch.

 

[mrartillery]

Surefire G2 with P61 and remote tape switch on a Vltor mount and Tango Down foregrip.