Looking for weapon mounted light that just does on/off

Maybe a Streamlight TLR-1 would fill the bill.

Glad to be of service. It appears they have some models that are just lights, some with strobe lights, and still others with lights and lasers. Kind of confusing just reading through all of the different specifications.

A lot of the lower end lights add bells and whistles to appear to be better featured, but as you've noted, having 10 clicks between on and off is a major pain. I have a predator hunting light with that syndrome, really great light, other than it takes 5 clicks to go from off back to off. The more serious lights will typically be no nonsense products - on and off, no fuss, no muss.

XC-1, X300, and TRL-1 are three I'm happy with. TRL better than X300, especially for the money, and the XC1 is a different class light (lower). I have Viridian Reactor light which I'm playing with, not sure how comfortable I am with the auto on feature yet - leaning towards reselling it so far.

Corpral_Agarn said:

I thought all the streamlights had multiple functions but it looks like I was wrong.

Thanks for the post.

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Streamlight TLR1 has the option to program out the strobe mode.

Download a few user manuals for different brands. While many do have multiple settings of high/low, strobe etc they usually take an extra step to change the setting. On Viridian lights you have to push both on buttons at the same time to change the setting. On some of the newer Surefire lights there is a separate switch of the on/off toggle to change the setting.

In all fairness, the easiest to use weapon light I have ever used is a Novatac SPL-120. Push on/off. There is an optional tail switch to make things more technical but it didn't last long for me.

I just did A SEARCH ref your question. Stuff available.

Corpral_Agarn said:

I thought all the streamlights had multiple functions but it looks like I was wrong.

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Ive found its quite a pain the keister to get em to actually strobe. Its not like you will do it on accident.

The Streamlight TLR-1 can be easily programmed to disable the strobe mode. Highly recommended light. Avoid the HL model as it has an incredibly bright 800 lumen beam. The standard TLR-1 is about half that and is better for home defense ad you won't be blinded by your own light. Trust me, I have the HL model and it's a great light but it's way intense and can mess up your vision if not careful in the dark.

Cooldill said:

The Streamlight TLR-1 can be easily programmed to disable the strobe mode. Highly recommended light. Avoid the HL model as it has an incredibly bright 800 lumen beam. The standard TLR-1 is about half that and is better for home defense ad you won't be blinded by your own light. Trust me, I have the HL model and it's a great light but it's way intense and can mess up your vision if not careful in the dark.

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I do not concur with this assessment. Lumens are life. Learn how to use your light.

Creature said:

I do not concur with this assessment. Lumens are life. Learn how to use your light.

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Yeah, you must be right. MORE LUMENS. WE NEED MORE LUMENS!!!

Cooldill said:

Yeah, you must be right. MORE LUMENS. WE NEED MORE LUMENS!!!

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...have you trained with a high-lumen (500 or more) WML? I suspect that you haven't.

I will leave this video link here because I dont have the time (or inclination) to explain why your assertion that less lumens is better than more lumens is uninformed. I recommend you watch it and reconsider your position on high-lumen WMLs.

Even a little Xc1 is pretty much going to blind the bad guy in the dark. The brighter X300 is a bit much for inside a house painted white. Great for outdoors and carbines though.

800 lum is way too much for a CCW pistol. You'll just blind yourself indoors.

I suggest the XC1, and a E2d led stand alone. Then get some night house training. Ye$ I know, night $chool is pi$tol V, and you have to go through pistol I, II, III, IV first..... deal with it.

Creature said:

I recommend you watch it and reconsider your position on high-lumen WMLs.

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Typical experience from LE/Mil focused experience - neither right or wrong, but different from a concealed carrier needs.

Here are a couple of other data points from Tom Givens, who focuses on the concealed carrier perspective.

"Functioning in low light" Rangemaster Newsletter Feb 2017 http://rangemaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02_RFTS-Newsletter.pdf

"No night sights" Rangemaster Newsletter Oct 2017 http://rangemaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-10_RFTS-Newsletter.pdf

JTQ said:

Typical experience from LE/Mil focused experience - neither right or wrong, but different from a concealed carrier needs.

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Since the OP never stated whether he was intending on using a WML on his duty or SD/HD, or CCW, it is reasonable to assume that, at a minimum, he is going to use that WML for SD/HD. I am pretty sure in that video I posted, Aaron Cowan of Sage Dynamics is directly addressing concealed carriers and those interested in SD/HD...not just LE/Mil carrying a WML on a duty weapon.

Also, I disagree with Tom Givens on several points in his article. But that a whole different conversation.

It's more about the beam shape than the lumens. I mean, has anyone ever been blinded turning on a light bulb in a room? Those typically run 800-1200 lumens...

I wish more makers put a flood beam in their weapon lights. IMHO a flood is perfect for HD and CCW, but they all have a general purpose (mix of spill and throw) lens instead. With a flood beam, a 1000+ lumens on a white wall isn't going to "blind" you.

Think of it like water. The lumens is how much light is coming out...like water flowing at 25 gallons per minute. Beam shape is the nozzle. A mist vs. a spray vs a stream. It is all still flowing at 25gal/min. the only difference is the shape and coverage of the stream.