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bdc · September 11, 2002, 10:12 AM

You raised a very good question.

Each person's response has some degreee of validity.

The context of having and/or using a light is important. I am not law enforcement. I live in an urban area. I have no family. My skills level is high because I train a couple of days a month and have had night time handgun shooting classes, including a course at Surefire Institute.

The value to me of having a weapon mounted light is marginal. However, in a pinch, I would rather not have one hand occupied with a flashlight and the other with a handgun. My compromise has been to put lights on two weapon systems - one a long time ago is a surefire. The one in the last month is an M3 snap on shorty light for a Glock 19 which now requires a special holster. The system allows continuous on or impulse on and my grip on the Glock is not changed.

The context for me is a societal breakdown, not a burglar. There might be some currently unknown reason to have a better target identification.

September 11, 2002, 10:12 AM	#21
bdc Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Posts: 60	You raised a very good question. Each person's response has some degreee of validity. The context of having and/or using a light is important. I am not law enforcement. I live in an urban area. I have no family. My skills level is high because I train a couple of days a month and have had night time handgun shooting classes, including a course at Surefire Institute. The value to me of having a weapon mounted light is marginal. However, in a pinch, I would rather not have one hand occupied with a flashlight and the other with a handgun. My compromise has been to put lights on two weapon systems - one a long time ago is a surefire. The one in the last month is an M3 snap on shorty light for a Glock 19 which now requires a special holster. The system allows continuous on or impulse on and my grip on the Glock is not changed. The context for me is a societal breakdown, not a burglar. There might be some currently unknown reason to have a better target identification.