Archive for flashlights

Let There Be Light

After posting my last blog on My Home Gun, I was asked by a reader whether I preferred to have the light attached to my gun or held in my support hand. My answer to this question is yes.

May 03, 2011

Cyclops Nexus HID Spotlight

The Cyclops Nexus HID is bright, rechargeable and capable of running for 50 minutes at a time.

March 16, 2011

Crimson Trace Lightguard

Crimson Trace's Iain Harrison talks about the company's new Lightguard platform for pistols, which integrates both white light illumination and a precision laser into one unit. Both sources of light are pressure-activated for instinctive use, with the laser on the backstrap and the flashlight in the front.

January 20, 2011

Illumination

As an infantry guy, I called for illumination quite often. It usually came from mortars or howitzers, but occasionally from naval gunfire or aerial flares. As a cop, I used my big 4-cell Kel-Lite far more than my Model 19. And as the saying goes, you can't fight 'em if you can't see 'em. Of all the possible accessories to a good fighting handgun you could possibly buy, one of the most important is an effective light. It's so important that the synonym for flashlight in the tactical sense is “target identifier.” There's a vast liability issue awaiting the police officer or even armed citizen who lets fly with old Betsy without positively identifying the target, but that's only part of the handgunner's need for a good light.

January 05, 2011

SureFire Wins USSOCOM Contract

The tactical lighting manufacturer has been awarded a contract for the Hellfighter WeaponLight and the VBL-III by U.S. Special Operations Command.

November 22, 2010

SureFire Releases First AA-battery Flashlight

E2L AA Outdoorsman marks important progression for battery and flashlight technology.

July 28, 2010

TACM3 Launches Camouflage LED Flashlight

LiteStalker II AL features a 220-lumen LED bulb and Mossy Oak camouflage.

July 27, 2010

SureFire Offers 30th Anniversary Collector's Set

Limited-edition E1B Backup flashlight and pen in black-red-gray camouflage celebrate SureFire's heritage.

June 30, 2010

Browning Tactical Hunter Flashpoint

Here is Browning's most powerful compact flashlight.

June 30, 2010