Use a rail mounted flashlight on your pistol?

[mcdonl]

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If I only have one light, i don't want it mounted on my gun. Or if i only have a weapons light available (which will not happen to me), i will remove it from the gun and use it while identifying and if someone shoots at me and it is not friendly 2 legged animal then i will snap mount my light quickly to my weapon and have my combat conditioning on.

That just seems completely unrealistic to me. You'll fumble around putting a weapon light back on the weapon (that you should never have removed in the first place) instead of SHOOTING BACK?

Avenger, are you saying if you can only have one flashlight it should be a weapon mounted? You can use a hand held flashlight AND shoot at the same time. You can also look under the coach for the remote with a hand held flashlight, or look in your childs ear to see if something is in there... without pointing a gun at them.

It is had to NOT violate rule number 3 when you ONLY have a weapon mounted light. Maybe you live in the type of place where it does not get dark, but I have no such luxury.

But, I would still want both if I could.

 

[X-Rap]

What do they say? Two is one one is none, especially with lights. I can think of many conditions in which I would want one hand free so if I have a choice I would like to have the gun light. Doesn't mean thats how it always will be.

 

[Avenger29]

mcdonl, you missed my point completely. Read his second sentence.

Or if i only have a weapons light available (which will not happen to me), i will remove it from the gun and use it while identifying and if someone shoots at me and it is not friendly 2 legged animal then i will snap mount my light quickly to my weapon and have my combat conditioning on.

Am I the only one in that strikes me as weird? He's going to be fumbling around putting a light back on the gun while somebody is shooting at him.

Avenger, are you saying if you can only have one flashlight it should be a weapon mounted? You can use a hand held flashlight AND shoot at the same time. You can also look under the coach for the remote with a hand held flashlight, or look in your childs ear to see if something is in there... without pointing a gun at them.

It is had to NOT violate rule number 3 when you ONLY have a weapon mounted light. Maybe you live in the type of place where it does not get dark, but I have no such luxury.

No, I'm a complete f'n idiot who would use a weapon mounted light for that stuff.

I'm saying that if you can afford to, you should have a weapon mounted light and learn how to use it effectively, and that a quality HD weapon deserves a light that will be with it when you need it. Every advantage you can afford should be sought out, both in training and equipment. Also, since I use a rifle for HD, a weapon mounted light is a lot less clumsy than trying to hold one while using the longgun.

Since most quality weapons mounted lights cost a pretty penny, I'd assume that you'd have your utilitarian and handheld lighting needs well taken care of anyway, so the "only one light mounted to gun" argument is just strange...I have yet to meet anyone without at least a couple of flashlights in the home.

 

[mordechaianiliewicz]

I've gone both ways. Currently I don't.... that being said, I don't think it's an inherently bad idea.... that being said, I think a person should practice using a light with a pistol (flashlight weakhand, gun stronghand technique).

What others said about not activating the light until you need it is how you avoid attracting gunfire in your direction. You turn the light on for id, and if it's a badguy, you then shoot. Either way you do it, you should practice, obviously.

 

[cottonmouth]

I've used my Springfield to enter houses while serving warrants and as a nightstand gun, I love it.

J.B.