Your thoughts on tac light for PO7

[cz_po7]

I?m picking up new PO7 next week and shopping for rail mounted tac light. Right now leaning towards Streamlight TLR~1. Thanks for any input on a tac light that is working well for you. Looking to spend around $100.


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[s0nspark]

The TLR-1 HL is a great choice.

I am pretty invested in Surefire (mainly for the DG switch) but if that wasn?t a concern I?d be looking hard at Streamlight instead.

Just my $0.02 here but I wouldn?t look at anything under 400 lumens.

[briang2ad]

The APLc is also fine.  The Glock model fits fine and looks made for the gun.  Great for inside and around the house. It would also be ideal for carry - given you find a holster for it.

I hear S0nspark's exhortation for 400+ lumens.  If it is an HD light then the HL is your baby and you only have one.  Keep in mind that "400 lumens" might not give you more effective light than say 300 depending on other factors.  Lumens are not everything, and the APLC is pretty darn bright.  See Mrgunsngear's review - excellent on both lights. 

If you have a big property, and need more lumens, you may also need more firepower - like a carbine,

[incogneato]

Another vote for the APLc. I like the switch function being the same on both sides, and didn?t like the TLR when firing while holding the switch in ?temporary? (more like the TLR didn?t like my thumb). I also like the balance better, which is why I switched from the full-size to compact on shorter barreled pistols.

That said, the TLR is both a bargain and a workhorse. And can be had with more lumens, if desired.

[briang2ad]

Another vote for the APLc. I like the switch function being the same on both sides, and didn?t like the TLR when firing while holding the switch in ?temporary? (more like the TLR didn?t like my thumb). I also like the balance better, which is why I switched from the full-size to compact on shorter barreled pistols.

That said, the TLR is both a bargain and a workhorse. And can be had with more lumens, if desired.

True:  When shooting in the temp mode the TLR-1HL will eat up your thumb.  I believe the switch functions on the APLc are superior. 

[s0nspark]

Keep in mind that "400 lumens" might not give you more effective light than say 300 depending on other factors.  Lumens are not everything, and the APLC is pretty darn bright.

True. I am an all- the-lumens kind of guy myself ... as long as the light is reliable. That said, there  are other factors that come to bear in my decisions - spill, hit spot, light color, controls... it can be somewhat subjective.

I used to carry with an APL... I liked it but had continual issues with activating and deactivating the light by mistake when drawing and reloading. Those controls just weren?t for me.

Also, my APL was a gen 1 200 lumen model and after taking my first low light course I realized it wasn?t going to meet my needs. It was fine indoors, in small rooms anyway, but it didn?t stand up in bigger rooms or outdoors and I needed both.

[s0nspark]

When shooting in the temp mode the TLR-1HL will eat up your thumb.

That is why I love my DG switches

[Droopy]

I just bought a Streamlight TLR 4 for my P07 today from OpticsPlanet.com for just under $104 with a discount code I found online for 10% off with free shipping. I don't know how I will like it yet as I have never used one before but just wanted to let you know about that price for it and maybe that will help or you can use that discount on your model. Hopefully someday we can both give better answers as to what we think about them in the future. Good luck with your purchase.

My P07 is strictly a home defense and range gun so I was not bothered that the TLR 4 will stick out about 3/4 of an inch beyond the end of the barrel even tho they say it is designed for compact guns.

[M1A4ME]

I used to have my Streamlight on my .357 SIG M&P.  The paint is burnt off the top of the metal ring on the lens, but it still works just fine.  I had it on the P07, for a short bit, then put it on the P09 as the P09 is my night time/bed room pistol.  Oh, I've got the TLR1 on the P09 and the smaller TLR3 on my P01. 

I think I like the smaller light better.  I definitely like the battery arrangement better.  I hate having to take the "1" off the rail to replace the batteries.

[AngelDeVille]

I'm looking for one for my p-09, I am looking at the trl-3, but there is one by a company named ohlight for $65 that has me interested.

I don't want to be too cheap, but if it works, it works.

[Edward_Teach]

So I am also going to say the streamlight is a great option. Especially for the price point  (I'm currently running a Gen 2 Inforce APL) also not bad for the price point only down side is lack of light.

Me personally I will be going with a x300. Mainly I want all the lumens, but also eventually going to be running a compensator on my P-07 and Glock 19 and the Surefire sticks out slightly past the compensator,  this gives you a stand off device incase of close retention shooting, will help mitigate the chances of your gun going out of battery

Granted if the streamlight offered the same advantage of being a standoff device id be looking at that just as much as the Surefire

[Jingerale]

I have streamlights on all my hands guns.  I'm pretty much locked into it unless I feel like buying all new holsters.  However,  I use TLR1-S on all the handguns.  I have 1 HL and that's on an AR. I went through the house with an HL and it's just to bright. All my walls are white.

[s0nspark]

Here is a review of the O-light PL2...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yOCKKVgzBhQ

The smaller PL Mini may also be worth a look.

[M1A4ME]

Don't have an olight on a handgun but have two on AR15's and two for around the house (shining out of the house towards the woods when the dogs get active).  No issues from any of them.  Oh, the models I have are the standard small flashlight looking models that put out 500 or more lumens).

[cz_po7]

Thanks much for your ideas and suggestions. Several good choices out there. I have between now and Christmas to settle on a choice.


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