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Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: March 28th, 2020, 2:40 am
by TacMedic
I ended up ordering this light, it should arrive on Sunday or Monday, I can give a report if anyone’s interested.

Fenix PD36R 1600 Lumen USB rechargeable CREE LED tactical Flashlight with EdisonBright charging cable carry case bundle


Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: March 28th, 2020, 8:38 am
by Pipedoc
Well I have finally finished moving and was able to find my AR parts, so now I just need to find someone who can help me put the mount on my front grip and then I will buy the light. Thanks for all who have given me some info to think about.

Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: March 28th, 2020, 3:59 pm
by Elk34
bill460 wrote: March 28th, 2020, 12:18 am I have 2 of these from Primary Arms. Thus far they have been excellent lights. They are very well constructed, extremely bright, and can be shortened or lengthened by adding or removing the extra battery section. The added battery doesn't increase the lumens, just the run time.

Yup the same here. I have plenty of them. But they are surefire.

Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: March 29th, 2020, 6:58 pm
by tdog90yj
Pipedoc wrote: March 28th, 2020, 8:38 am Well I have finally finished moving and was able to find my AR parts, so now I just need to find someone who can help me put the mount on my front grip and then I will buy the light. Thanks for all who have given me some info to think about.
How are you trying to mount it? Railed forend or ?

Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: March 29th, 2020, 8:25 pm
by Elk34
SUREFIRE don't cheapen out on the light.

Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: March 29th, 2020, 9:03 pm
by Pipedoc
tdog90yj wrote: March 29th, 2020, 6:58 pm
Pipedoc wrote: March 28th, 2020, 8:38 am Well I have finally finished moving and was able to find my AR parts, so now I just need to find someone who can help me put the mount on my front grip and then I will buy the light. Thanks for all who have given me some info to think about.
How are you trying to mount it? Railed forend or ?
magpull foregrip

Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: March 30th, 2020, 6:49 pm
by tdog90yj


Not sure what mount you are using but these are really easy to install with a screwdriver

Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: April 1st, 2020, 12:28 pm
by felixm24
I run both stream light and Surefire there both good and have no complaints, Surefire are not cheep but they are good

Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: April 1st, 2020, 10:21 pm
by GringoLoco
This is my opinion. There’s the preface.

ARs with lights are cool and everything. They look pretty cool. But I know myself and I know my limitations, so I decided to go to the dollar store and buy night lights to place all around the house. Total cost, $10-$15.

Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: April 2nd, 2020, 3:31 am
by bill460
Not enough information to determine if lack of illumination was the cause. Sadly, this type of scenario happens too frequently. It all falls to disregarding basic rules of gun safety. KNOW and IDENTIFY your target BEFORE you pull the trigger. He obviously didn't.

I'm not saying weapon lights are unnecessary. Just that they don't replace common sense when handling a weapon. Especially at night when you're half asleep and hear "bump".

Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: April 2nd, 2020, 8:20 am
by Pipedoc
Thanks Tdog90, good video. Now I just gotta find my mounts again. I just finnished moving into a new place and my stuff is still mostly packed, but when I find it I will be adding this for sure.

Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: April 6th, 2020, 3:18 am
by hardmack
GringoLoco wrote: April 1st, 2020, 10:21 pm This is my opinion. There’s the preface.

ARs with lights are cool and everything. They look pretty cool. But I know myself and I know my limitations, so I decided to go to the dollar store and buy night lights to place all around the house. Total cost, $10-$15.
Honest man! I like it, I run an m600 on my shortie and a handful of inforce WMxL's...

Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: April 13th, 2020, 8:13 pm
by Vyadmirer
Stream light rail mount 1. Bright. One cr123 or single aa battery in a pinch. Comes with tapeswitch and mount. Everything in one package and around 100 bucks.

Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: July 7th, 2020, 11:38 pm
by BananaHands
For your price range I like the Streamlight Protrac Rail mount.

Re: weapon lights for AR 15

Posted: July 12th, 2020, 7:33 am
by veteran1981
I’m your price range, stream light protec is the way to go unless can find a used surefire.
Know a few guys that work with me in contracts that use streamlights on their work rifles and say they’re good to go for the intended purpose