I admit I am biased in favor of Surefire products, as I am a longtime user of their handhelds and have played with some of their long-gun WMLs (weapon-mounted lights). I am not adamantly opposed to switching brands, but I believe change must always carry its own weight and possess a definite purpose.Ziran wrote:I own both a few TLR-1s and one Surefire X300. Functionally they are both great. The ONLY reason I paid ~$250 for X300 vs ~$100 for the TLR is because the drop leg holster I wanted only fits X300 (TLR1 is slightly wider and does not fit).
So unless you have some VERY specific need save yourself the $150 and buy TLR-1.
I am not interested in using my support hand or my trigger finger to operate a WML’s switch; I believe the trigger finger should be tasked solely with pressing the trigger or staying in register away from the trigger, and a support hand may not always be available for turning the light on or off at the proper time. Surefire’s DG switches, designed for specific handguns, look like the best engineered solution for activating a handgun-attached WML that I have come across. If there is something equivalent for the TLR-series, I may be interested. (The remote switches I have seen do not compare favorably for my purpose.)
Again, if a WML with switch cannot fit into a strong-side belt concealment holster of my choosing, or if it presents too much difficulty with drawstroke or degrades the weapon’s reliability, then the whole idea becomes progressively less interesting to me---or completely rejected in the case of degraded reliability.