Home Defense Rifle Light

[studenygreg]

I'm looking for a few lights for AR platform rifles/pistols. What lights are yall running? What do you like or not like about them?
I'm looking at the surefire dual fuel. I like the idea of using cr123 since most of my rifles have eotechs. I'm also considering g the cloud defensive rein/owl. I like the idea of the owl being one piece. I'm a simple guy. I have several olights but I don't are for the rifle lights.

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[baboon]

I drank the Sure Fire KoolAid long ago. The last one I bought was a XVL2 IRC WEAPONLIGHT

 

[craigntx]

I have a couple of the surefire fury with the autogate feature. Indoors if you shine it on a white wall it cuts back so's you dont get so blinded

 

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[oldag]

No complaints with Streamlight.

 

[tsugsr]

I like my Streamlights, also have one on my benelli supernova and glock 17.


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[Havok1]

I’m happy with my streamlight.

 

[popper]

Movie bling? Why do you want your location broadcast to the perp? Got a nice small flashlight I can hold at arm's length as target for bad guy. Nice for outside nite 'varmint' or varmint hunting. Don't know why SWAT or FBI use them as they show up at dawn.
Off subject, I did a nite pistol shooting test (rural, no moon, 11 PM) with 231 & a flash suppressed powder. 231 won. Surprised how fast my night vision came back. And how well I could see the target from muzzle flash for a second or so.
Whatever.

 

[oldag]

Movie bling? Why do you want your location broadcast to the perp? Got a nice small flashlight I can hold at arm's length as target for bad guy. Nice for outside nite 'varmint' or varmint hunting. Don't know why SWAT or FBI use them as they show up at dawn.
Off subject, I did a nite pistol shooting test (rural, no moon, 11 PM) with 231 & a flash suppressed powder. 231 won. Surprised how fast my night vision came back. And how well I could see the target from muzzle flash for a second or so.
Whatever.

Some merit there. Personally, in my house I would not start with the light on. But that is particular to my specific situation. I have pretty good night vision, but some folks do not. Depending on the available light, I might well light up the target just prior to pulling the trigger. At times there simply may not be enough light to identify the target with confidence.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Luckily the only people that belong in our house will be myself and my GF.
We most likely would be together.

Anybody else is SOL....

 

[zackmars]

Surefire is great. I like my owl and reign. No experience with the 2.0 versions.

The owl is a tank, but the one piece design means that it isn't as flexible as the reign or surefire as far as mounting is concerned.


Surefire still has better switching and modularity. The owl has an odd setup where if you tap the button quickly, that is constant on. Long press is momentary. The reign has a clicky tail cap that is easy to do momentary on, and a tape switch with 2 buttons, momentary and constant. The switch is kinda bulky. Fernel labs? I think? Makes a 3d printed mlok adapter that is pretty nice.

 

[mongoose]

Surefire is great. I like my owl and reign. No experience with the 2.0 versions.

The owl is a tank, but the one piece design means that it isn't as flexible as the reign or surefire as far as mounting is concerned.


Surefire still has better switching and modularity. The owl has an odd setup where if you tap the button quickly, that is constant on. Long press is momentary. The reign has a clicky tail cap that is easy to do momentary on, and a tape switch with 2 buttons, momentary and constant. The switch is kinda bulky. Fernel labs? I think? Makes a 3d printed mlok adapter that is pretty nice.

Mine are all Surefire. Have been good for 20 plus years.

 

[Orbie]

Streamlight HL-X mounted on an Impact Weapons SBR picatinny mount with the Arisaka adapter so it’s eliminates the issue of shutting off under recoil. The Arisaka also allows the use of Surefire tail caps so I have a UE cap and ST switch sitting in a Cloud Defensive mount.

Probably should have just paid for a Cloud Defensive, Modelite or Surefire from the get go…

 

[Windrunner50]

Surefire for me (yeah pricey) standard X300 on the handgun, as the Ultra is too bright. The M600 Scout series in various beam/lumen variations are tough to beat, they are very robust, and low maintenance with CR123’s. On the long gun try the clicky rear button versus a remote switch, and see which one suits your style. Then train day, low light, and no light.
Be aware of limitations, and lighting discipline. Remember to get a holster for the new handgun light combo, and enjoy.
Stay safe.

 

[Josh85]

I've tried a ton of lights and now my go to is the Modlite PLHv2 for shorter guns and Modlite OKW for longer guns, they're amazing, better than anything else i've ever used.

Also selling a Cloud Defensive OWL in black and Cloud Defensive Reign 1.0 in FDE if you're interested.

 

[Bci2nd]

What color are your walls? Anything over 500 lumens is really bright in small areas with white walls. If its a house specific weapon, flood is better than spot beam.

 

[cycleguy2300]

Just put a 1500lmn Surefire on my next-to-bed rifle.. 500 is good, certainly good enough if the bad guy is creeping in the dark, but 1000+ will make it hard to see even in daylight, giving you an advantage.

My Streamlight 88066 Pro-Tac has been GREAT, but the Surefire is brighter and smaller.

Buy the brightest NAME BRAND light you can afford. It will last for years and you don't want to go cheap/knock-off only to have it fail when you need it whether a low-light class or a defensive situation.

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[AustinBR]

I've tried a ton of lights and now my go to is the Modlite PLHv2 for shorter guns and Modlite OKW for longer guns, they're amazing, better than anything else i've ever used.

Also selling a Cloud Defensive OWL in black and Cloud Defensive Reign 1.0 in FDE if you're interested.

Retweet on the Modlight OKW on rifles. That's the way to go.

What color are your walls? Anything over 500 lumens is really bright in small areas with white walls. If its a house specific weapon, flood is better than spot beam.

This is rather outdated advice here.

 

[Bci2nd]

Didnt know enough evolution of our vision system has happened to keep up with modern advances in lighting to accommodate for the sudden introduction of 1k+ lumens in a small room environment to also not blind the user and disrupt their own vision temporarily

 

[zackmars]

If you blast a wall with your light, you're doing it wrong