Are Gun Lights Useful for Every Day Carry? 

This is of course, not true. You add accessories to give you a better advantage in a fight. Red dots and lights are tools to help increase your advantage.

Bingo

Thanks for your service as an officer. That was the point I was making about dimly lit versus dark. Huge difference. Thanks for the view and the comments.

Optics help with faster target acquisition. A WML is very useful. Technology changes, as do tactics

There are times that you do actually need a light mounted on your handgun. That being said, you should have both.

That is also something to consider. John from Warrior Poet Society calls all lights bullet magnets!

This is a bad take. A light on your firearm gives you the advantage if you know how to use it. The WML is used to give you PID of your target. WMLs and red dots also gives you the ability better view of the target and possible furtive movements instead for putting focus on your front sight. Your assumption that a WML giving your adversary an advantage is only true is you leave it on constantly. YOU WOULDN’T EVEN DO THAT WITH A HANDHELD LIGHT! You turn the light, scan the area to get a snapshot mental picture, turn the light off and move based on that mental picture of the area. The light doesn’t bother the shooter as much as the adversary because the shooter is behind the light. If your weak side arm/hand is occupied, you are still able to manipulate the WML. Searching with a WML, you can search with a WML without pointing it at anyone. You can use it to provide umbrella or baseboard lighting that would provide enough light to brighten a fairly large room without endangering anyone else in the room. If you are in an arms distance fight, depending on the WML, it could give you stand off distance if you need to fire at point blank range. Remember Trayvon Martin/Zimmerman incident. Zimmerman first shot was his last because his pistol was knock out of battery because he fired point blank into Trayvon’s body. Holsters. I have 3 Surefire X-300s. Yeah, I paid good money for them but I save a shit ton on holsters. I have 3 universal holsters that index on the light and not the pistol. An IWB, OWB and a holster for may battle belt. The guns with the holsters are fairly comfortable. Lastly, I read in the comments that someone only puts a light on their pistol when they are out at night and going to a bad part of town. Well, sometimes you can’t always predict that you for some reason going to be out longer than you expected and with the low police response and the uptick of crime since the George Floyd riots, how do you determine what a bad part of town is?

@@AmmoMartthey are only bullet magnets if you leave it on and stop moving.

Fudd take here

I do alot of one hand and off hand shooting as well. Everyday I live fire in fact. Unfortunately however, I almost never see anyone else do it.....even those with lights. Your points are right on, because you not only have a plan, but you rehearse it. Thanks for watching and be safe.

Still love the dot though!!!

I appreciate the view and thanks for commenting. It truly is the carrier's preference. One of the shortcomings of the video was not sharing more of the range data. Those shots were right on the bullseye with only one in the B zone after approximately 3 runs each. It makes no discernible difference in performance and at that point......to each his own. Thanks for the sharing your equipment list as well. Lots of good info.

Thanks for viewing. I so love .357 magnum!!

This video is terrible and wasn’t well thought out. One before you listen to this guy, you should take some low light courses. If not that, look at some videos on the rope by Sage Dynamics. WML have some benefits aren’t mentioned here. One example is the Trayvon Martin/Zimmerman shooting. Zimmerman fired during the attack and if Trayvon wasn’t mortally wounded with the initial shot and was able to stay in the fight because his gun was knocked out of battery. An X-300 would likely have prevented that.

His conclusions are bad.

The added weight helps reduce recoil. If you buy a decent WML you don’t have to worry about breakage. And you don’t know that you won’t be in the dark outside of your home.

@@weaponeer8582This video brought out the fudds lol

I love that idea and will try to get one in for review. Thanks for the suggestion!!