C-grunt
Member
None of the professional level trainers that I know recommend keeping the light on while shooting, including Ken Hackathorn who I have trained with.
Lights are bullet magnets. The person shooting back is going to shoot at what they can see, and that is the light.
I have a good friend who is former force recon and has done a lot of things in the dark. He doesn't carry a light on his pistol, just a simple Surefire in his pocket, and recommends reflecting the light off the ceiling or a wall to divert the threat.
So they advice to turn the light off while shooting? How do you keep PID of a threat? How do you track movement?
Light usage in the states is far different than OCONUS. For the most part in the US you don't have to worry about lights attracting outside fire. They also operate with night vision which changes things significantly.