If I've got to look for my family, pointing my loaded gun at them might not be the best choice.
There is something to be said about being able to use the light in the other hand though. Especially in terms of destraction/misdirection. i.e. if the BG wants to shoot at the light, if you have the light in the opposite hand and out and away from your body it may help you avoid being shot.
Thanks for the feedback to the OP. Ambient but not direct light for in-home use. I may still give the Insight M3 a try. They've got 'em on sale locally for $79.Hi, folks. A bit of a flashaholic here. Been thru several Surefires but have pared them down to just a few E2E, a couple of G2Ls mounted on a Bushmaster M4gery and shotgun, and an A2 Aviator. Much more of a Fenix fan lately with an EDC of a P2D RB100 and a L0D Q4 – occasional use of a T1 and a P3D Q5.
So… I like lights! I’ve got several around and always one in the pocket. (Typically one with a max avail output of 180 – 215 lumens!) Still, I’m thinking of going with a rail light on one of the home guns. Likely the G30 or even more so, the G19. I’m not even slightly interested in a rail light on one of my carry guns due to my perception of bulk. I’m kinda sensitive to CCW size and usually limit urban carry to a P3AT or the 642 J frame.
Anyway, a rail light. Here is what concerns me. Yes, I’ve got one of the AR so I’m familiar with the concept in passing. Still, if I’m checking on a “bump in the night,” it is typically with one of the Glocks. I’m married with a 4 and 7 year old. With the kids in the house, I’ve got to be doubly careful about muzzle sweep when checking out a noise. I would like a rail light due to perceived convenience and one-hand manageability in home but what about muzzle sweep? How do you illuminate the environment without pointing the business end of a firearm at “things you’re not prepared to shoot?”
Maybe I’m having a dumb attack and am missing something. I think I would like a rail light for limited duty but it’s one thing to illuminate my wife or kid with light while a pistol is in a muzzle down / ready position – it is another to illuminate them while also pointing the muzzle of a firearm at them.
Help me out… should I stick to my status quo of a weak hand torch?
Great subject! Ive been considering a laser/light combo like the X2 for 159$ should work on any of my 4 handguns i think? Any one use one of these or anything like this?
I may still give the Insight M3 a try. They've got 'em on sale locally for $79.
At home there is also the option of turning the lights "on," but that's just more of my crazy talk.
At home there is also the option of turning the lights "on," but that's just more of my crazy talk.
Where's "locally"? At that price, I'd spring for another one...