If you can only have one, choose handheld, because you don't always want to point your gun at something to identify it. If you can afford it, and can conceal it well, have both :-)
The answer is always both. The late Yeager once said, “it’s not supposed to COMFORTABLE. It’s supposed to be COMFORTING.” So I carry both, I’m covering all bases that way.
Loved James Yeager,but that saying comes from Clint Smith-which James would tell you he learned from him.He said this about carrying a firearm--“it’s not supposed to be comfortable,it’s supposed to be comforting.”
A trick I used in a hide n seek game as a kid was: looking around with a light, then setting it, or hanging it somewhere and moving on. Hiders thought I was still "over there" and ran for "base", but I was waiting for them to escape they're hide spot and tagged them out. Use your imagination on other applications.
My dad was a police officer for over 20 years and he said if he had to use a light he held it out to his side because like you said they are bullet magnets. Said he had few friends shot and the intruder said they just aimed for the center of the light.
I am a hand held light fan, personally. But another "attaboy" for the WML fans is they can use it one-handed. So, if one arm is injured, or busy holding a child behind you while you stop the aggressor or otherwise have one hand being used, the other hand can still illuminate and shoot. Not ideal, of course, but in an ideal world we wouldn't be in a gun fight to start with, right? THANK you John for your insights and for your service! God bless! Jeff
My last home defense situation was solved with a very powerful handheld flashlight. Had “another option” available, but my presence and decent light sent the catalytic converter thief hurdling through the woods and over my gate. Glad I had both!
I heard a noise in my driveway late one weekend night and woke up thinking wth is going on out there, then it hit me - cat converter. So i grabbed my mossberg 500 and ran outside to find a teenager under my car with a sawzall trying to cut out my cat. So i slow approached my car and went around to the passenger side, got down slowly to prone position then whispered to him "my car doesnt even have cats". Barrel on his temple - i blew his skull out into the neighbors driveway. Hell of a saturday.
Which ever you choose train with it. I never realized how much better a WML was until I started doing low/no light schooling stages in IDPA competitions. I used hand held till I got a holster made for my comp gun and it’s tricky to hold a light and a firearm without fumbling it or blinding yourself. Another reason to train with your light is if you have a red dot your light can be so bright it washes out your dot. This happens to my rmr when set to auto and using a streamlight TLR1-HL.
It seems to me that a weapon-mounted light also frees a hand for opening doors, using keys, etc. As John points out, it may not be practical for everyday carrying, but for responding to a noise in your home (no kids at home now) the mounted light seems to be more beneficial for me, as someone not trained in night fighting. Also, it would only be on when needed, though both would be a better option.
I've been a cop for 30 years this past August, a weapons instructor for 24, and a low-light tactics instructor for 22 years. The answer is always both. If only one, the handheld. One is a flashlight, and can be used for all illumination needs. The weapon mounted light is a gun with headlights and can only be used when a gun is reasonable. Yes, you can use reflected light or the coronal effect from your lens to illuminate a target without aiming the weapon. However, it's still limited use. There are a lot more conditions where you would not be able to lawfully brandish a firearm prior to establishing the possible threat. In my experience, most people who argue against the hand-held light are not proficient with using a handgun with only one-hand. That's understandable, but that doesn't invalidate the reasons for the hand-held needing to be there. The inability to use a hand-gun with one hand is a deficiency that not everyone is coordinated enough to train themselves out of. Regardless, train heavily and carry both. Buy a training weapon that's similar to your actual firearm and do a LOT of dry-practice with the lights. No matter how you feel about a weapon-mounted light, always have a handheld light. Always.
I'm in the #3 camp. I use my handheld to survey my propery at night just to keep critters away from the garden. Also for like you said, they will think you are somewhere else, then use your weapon light for intruders IN your home. "Surprise MF"!
If you're a cop and you can point a gun at someone without fear of going to jail, and your job puts you in tactically disadvantageous situations: WML If you're hiking in the woods late at night in an area with bears, wolves, and/or large cats: WML If you're in your home and the bad guy that broke down your door has forfeited his right to live, and you know where your loved ones are in your house: WML Most locals have laws that heavily disfavor pulling a gun out of its holster, pointing it at the ground to illuminate the target, and especially pointing a gun at the target without firing. If it has to be drawn it better be a life or death situation. Because of this, target discrimination must be done with a handheld. That relegates the WML to aiding in sight acquisition for the normal citizen. If you're at a gas station late at night and you've identified with your handheld light that the bad guy approaching you has a knife deployed, do you really have enough time or even a need to activate your WML upon the draw? There's likely enough light to see your sights and hit the target if you drop your handheld. My biggest gripe about WMLs (aside from their bulk and cost) is that they prevent holsters from fully enclosing trigger guards. Were I to carry one on a pistol, I would want a manual safety on my gun. I carry appendix, and I like to have my striker fired pistols to have a fully covered trigger guard by the holster.
I'm glad I listened to your advice on your CR920 subcompact video about how lights on guns are bullet magnets. Did my own research through Nitecore and other youtubers that did low light tactics videos. Super educational video that answered more questions that I had on the subject. I love the content!!!
Handheld lights are also magnets. And the bad guy is HIGHLY unlikely to be very accurate, just go to an indoor range and watch people that actually practice a few times a year (way more than most bad guys) attempt to hit the A zone at 10 yards, under no stress. With the size of the groupings, you can’t hold that flashlight away from your body enough, you’re going to be at just as big of a risk. Meanwhile you can get two good hands on the gun with a weapon mounted light. Personally I would only use a handheld for scanning, and if I had to draw my ccw quickly. Otherwise, I’d opt for the wml. Just something to think about
So, to provide more anecdotal evidence for your argument, I just got home from cutting grass an hour ago. I was walking up my front steps and decided to brush off all the grass clinging to my jeans. In doing so, I managed to send my wedding ring flying off my finger into the yard (been losing weight so my ring is loose and I haven't gotten it resized). It's dark out, I'm beat, and just wanna go inside, but absolutely HAVE to retrieve my ring. I had my carry gun with a Streamlight TLR 7A, and an 18650 pocket light. Needless to say, I don't want my neighbors to look outside and see me crawling through my yard with a Glock, so I just grabbed my Acebeam and started searching. Even if you have a WML, I think everyone should carry a decent flashlight with them at all times, the amount of use I get outta the thing makes grabbing it in the morning before I leave for work a no-brainer. I've used it to look at people's vehicles when asked about issues, constantly at work to find things in the darker parts of my warehouse, when the power goes out, etc. Get a decent flashlight with a pocket clip or lanyard, and just add it to your EDC gear. I sometimes leave my knife at home, but will NEVER leave my light.
Handheld all the way.... works as an EDC item in conjunction with a firearm when you need it, works as an illumination tool WITHOUT presenting a gun, when you need it, and kicker... you can always carry them everywhere. They aren't regulated. They aren't considered a weapon or dangerous item, but you can absolutely use it as a striking tool...improvised brass knuckle/palm striking device (assuming you have a high quality and durable device).
I think it only works if you keep your flashlight next to you at all times. If someone breaks into your house in the middle of the night, I don't want to have to worry about searching for a flashlight.
Don’t over think it, & have both, a light on the Primary Handgun & 1 light on your EDC/ Duty Belt, & 1 in the Pocket, & always remember 2 is 1 & 1 is none, the more the better, * Be aware of White Light (ND) Negligence Discharge of a Bright White Light, which will give your position away & possible get You, Friends & Family member Shot, & you can have all of the Gucci Gear you want, Train, Train & Train, & be Physically Fit for the Fight, & learn Medical Training, to treat Non Life Threatening Injuries, & Life Threatening Injuries, in some cases No One is coming for you.
I've never felt so powerful. I'm a truck driver and I carry a full size pistol with a surefire x300 (ultra) in a shoulder rig 10 hours a day 5 days a week, IN ADDITION to the 1000 lumen handheld I keep clipped on my pants I'm just dominating this gearcheck Sgt lovell cryin bout wearin a holster in a car for AN HOUR OR TWO??? Sgt move off appendix holy fuck bro all this anguish for a half second faster draw stop the insanity.
Thanks John, you just save me $400 more on my AR, I’ll use my 100% reliable Modlite PLH-V2 or if I want to turn night into day , my Modlite HOG OKW, Like carrying the sun in my pocket , good info
Rant Pt. 2! People need to look at themselves and say "Self? Do I need a light on my pistol? And if I do, am I well enough trained on the proper use of it?". Cuz John is right, you will die if you don't use it properly, no joke. But as far as carrying a handheld, that should be a part of your EDC anyway! So for all those who are Reeeeally struggling with this, do like I said and just ask yourself if it has a place in your lifestyle. It's a NO-BRAINER if you think about it for about 3 seconds! Your lifestyle dictates what you carry, and if this light or no light question is messing with you that bad to where you need to seriously ask. Man you are concerned with the wrong things! But seriously carry both, cuz ya just never know. It was broad daylight during the sh**ting in Tennessee happened, did yall see the BADASS boys in blue clear restrooms and other areas with their weapon lights? Yup I did, so imagine if you had to look in a dark room for your spouse or child at church during an event like that. A weapon light would come in handy, just saying use and become proficient with both.
Here's a out of the box idea: mount a light on your handgun, AND buy a small inexpensive (preferably rechargeable) flashlight too. Keep it close by in case it too is needed. How's that for covering all your bases without having to compromise. And for those of you out there like me, that don't have the skills of a ninja spec ops marksman, since your grip is important for accuracy, use a mounted light at all times so that your grip is as good as it can be, and you can see what you're targeting (and a combo laser is even better).
I can't believe that this is even a question! For God's sake people, look does your life require a flashlight? Then carry one, if you want one on your gun, put one on it and train with it! Shit and if you are really confused do like me and carry one on the belt and on the pistol! Jesus Christ it isn't a complex question! I'll bet 99.6 percent of people who follow John and his peers. Never put themselves in a position to ever use both!! I carry both cuz I deliver to shady areas that may require me to see in the dark, and God forbid use my weapon in the dark. So I utilize both!
You can point the gun mounted light straight up and light up the room, you don’t necessarily have to point the gun directly at someone to see in a dark room. I can’t help but think that if you have a break in it will probably be once I n your life. Are you always going to have a flashlight sitting right next to your gun at that particular moment? I doubt it.
Unless for military or police use, I look at WMLs as just another fad in the gun world. I folded to many gun channel's advice that "every gun you have needs a light" and thought I'd start with my bedside Glock. Took it off a week later after doing dry fire exercises in the house. More of a hinderance than a help.
If you can afford a good mounted light you can afford both in my honest opinion 😉 I'd always run a handheld before a "here I am" light I'd just mag dump in the direction of the light if it blinded me if I were using a criminal mindset. I posted pre watching and have training foo for thought.
Food for thought: you need a WML if you have small children that you might need to pick up and carry to cover. WML is best for 1 handed fighting. A handheld can be drawn when you sense trouble but before you feel the need to skin your smokewagon.
As a devil's advocate type of response, I'd ask you to list the probability of each of the following scenarios: - Need to ID something in the dark - Need to ID something in the dark with a weapon at low ready - Need to carry your one child while seeing in the dark - Need to shoot something in the dark - Need to carry your one child while shooting something in the dark I basically put those in order of what I think is the most likely scenarios. A handheld light accomplishes all of them but the last one (I would actually argue that most of the time you should holster your weapon before carrying a child anywhere). A weapon mounted light only allows you to shoot something in the dark.
In what situation am I gun out and carrying kids to cover? Gun out means you need to shoot, get to cover means they're shooting back... but you choose to carry a kid to safety which means you don't need to shoot and can just use your handheld... It just doesn't make sense at all. You aren't grabbing a kid mid firefight. You're gunna take care of the threat then grab your kid, or grab your kid to try and get out of there instead of fight.
@@DWalter.27 I completely agree with your logic, but if your carrying your child to safety with a handheld light, at that point why wouldn’t you want a gun with a light? Depends on the situation of course but after a self defense encounter I would still want to be prepared.
I guess another pro for the stand alone light is that on some smaller subcompact guns you don't even have the option to mount a light. And then you have to consider what light fits on what handgun and how secure it is. Now hopefully you consider that before you buy a light, but it's not a one size fits all kind of ordeal. If the light fits in your pocket and works as intended, that's it.
Yeah, depending on what you carry the decision could be made for you instead of you being able to make it for yourself. If you need complete concealment without printing (for example, if you work in an area that highly discourages being armed) than you will likely be looking at a smaller gun that doesn't have the ability to mount a light.
I’ve started using a headlamp. Use at the least 1,000 lumens so if you do turn it on , it’s totally blinding . You can take it off and set it to the side and turn it on if necessary. My main reason tho is both my hands are free to operate a pump shotgun etc . Just my 2 cents . 😀🙏😍
I made it down to a scandium j-frame. Those comfy curves! My wife even swapped to one recently after getting enough practice to shoot it well (a 22lr trainer helps a lot); the curved shape is just way comfier than her Shield.
Great info, John. I had the opportunity to take a Low Light/No Light firearms course a few years ago and it was incredibly beneficial. Up until that class, I had some general knowledge of the benefits of mounted vs handheld lights. I now have handheld lights all over the place; nightstands, vehicles, and an EDC.
I am an LEO. I’ve gone to many low light courses, and of course we always do the handheld light with the sun rounds and stuff. I was a big light guy for a long time on patrol, and I’ve cleared countless structures with handheld lights in conjunction with weapon lights. Then, I took a break in service to get back in the military, then got back into LEO and also became a sponsored competitive shooter. I have ditched the EDC handheld light, and I only carry one light on duty at a time, plus a weapon mounted light. Call me a heterodox traitor, but I’ve found that a handheld light is just too much going on in clearing well, and weapon retention takes two hands, not just shooting. I clear with a Glock 34 and a weapon light or a rifle and a weapon light. It’s just better.
I carry a mounted light and a keychain oLight on my keychain, that way I don't have to point my gun at things if I need a light, and a good, small light on my keychain for fighting things. Glock 19, hybrid inside waistband holster, Veridian light (no laser)
I agree my EDC only can carry the 150 LM TLR Cuz its a Sub Compact, but it has a lazer so i like that, And if i loose my light etc, at least i have light in general is my theory, id never use it in a fight though. But waking up in the dark (Power out, etc) i can go to work if need be.
Home clearing (when you are aware of where everyone who should be there is): weapon light All other scenarios: handheld. But what will you always have if you always have your gun? A weapon mounted light.
I used to be a cop in the AF, and I for sure would use a handheld before a gunlight. Like you said, a flashlight is a bullet magnet, and you need ways to keep people from shooting at you...and used properly a handheld can do that. Im a civi now and Im not looking for trouble, but if it finds me at night...well, I still have a few surprises up my sleeve.
2 and 3 is my reasoning behind handheld for primary light. But my carry has a WML. Depending on the situation is the determining factor of whether I am going for my hand held or using my carry with a light on it.
I have switched entirely to a forehead mounted light with completely hands free mental activation. Just think about turning the light on and it illuminates. So much quicker and more intuitive than any hand held or weapon mounted.
John, We need an update on your wife's progression in her EDC. We'll, at least my wife and I do as we are just starting out together. Thanks a ton for what you do.
SIG P365X all day everyday for me! No weapon mounted light or red dot. I know it would be more tactical to have both but with my current setup I carry 24/7.
I am 6'1' 255 lbs and I carry appendix my war poet with TLR7, p320 AXG scorpion with a steiner MPS and a TLR1 HL or my sig P365 XL with a TLR7 SUB with ease. I also carry a flashlight. I think my size gives me that advantage.
I use both. Also, it’s not hard to take your light off your gun and use it as a handheld. No one is forcing you to flag everything for light. I carry a full size all metal gun in .40 with a WML. I also carry 2 extra mags, and a fixed blade on my belt, folding knife in and flashlight in my pockets. The real problem is people dont know how properly distribute the weight so things offset each other. Also, as an aside, just to poke holes in some arguments. You didn’t say it here, but I thought of it. If carrying without a round in the chamber is catastrophic because that split second can be life and death, then having to fumble to get 2 separate items should be treated the same. By the logic, I can identify you faster and already have my weapon drawn. I already won before you can draw. But thats to say in the time to pull out a light, identify a target, then draw, someone can drawn, rack the slide and simultaneously use their trigger finger to turn the light on while bringing their gun up to the ready position. Okay ngl, part if this comment was just to get some people mad XD In all honesty, I think you should do both. I do. There have been times where my main light died out in the woods and I took the light off my gun and used that for a bit, or to be able to see to get new batteries in the main light again.
I did armed security many years ago and had a weapon light and a handheld light, somehow ( by forgetfulness or luck) my batteries on my handheld dimmed and didn't put out the light as they should.... so i took the batteries out of my weapon light ( big brain move choosing a weapon and handheld that takes the same batteries) and rolled that way for the rest of the night. I figured I needed a handheld WAY more than I would a weapon light in that job/scenario
My take away from this video is that during the day I just need to have a handheld flashlight in my pocket and then at night if I can manage it carry an X300T on my EDCW and the handheld in the pocket
I’ve been looking at getting a weapon mounted light for my home defense gun. I’ve been using handheld forever but thinking maybe if it’s only going to be on my home defense weapon 🤷🏼♂️.
I swear by Streamlight, carried a Strion for work several years now. I will say handheld is not always brighter, it'll vary by model. The Strion is 500 lumens on a rechargeable lithium battery, while the TLR-1 on my home gun is 1k lumens on a pair of CR123s. Regardless of brand or model, take a modern LED over the classic Maglight any day.
Comfort is important because “the best gun is the one you have on you”. I used to carry a Glock with a red dot and although it was nice and shot great, I left it at home more than I should (especially in the summer) because it felt bulky and was on my mind. I now carry a little compact .380 and although it may not be the most “war ready” weapon, it is on me every day, and I feel like that is the most important thing.
Both are great. Handhelds are a must. If I have my pants on, I can guarantee that I have my knife and streamlight 2 LX dual fuel with 18650 rechargeables. I highly recommend this light and battery combo. I’ve been carrying it daily for 4 years with not one problem. It has an almost completely bare aluminum finish from pocket wear. About $75 for the light and two battery packs.
If I am bringing a handheld I want at least 1000 lumens and a good chunk of candela, 30k+. I am giving up pocket realestate, and I want it to be worth it. 500 lumens and 3k candela is pretty much the baseline for what I think is worth bringing on a WML. Anything lower is no good. I would like to see more candela though, I know it's possible to break into the 20-30k candela range out of a very very small flashlight.
@@Osprey1994 I have the TLR-1 HL 1000 lumen on the Glock 19 and I am impressed with it. But honestly the 500 lumens out of the handheld pro tac will blind the hell out of you. I use it EDC and maintenance work. If the power is out in the room I’m working in, I just stand it up and use it like a lantern. It’ll light a room up no problem and hopefully disorient an attacker. I’ve been impressed with it for sure.
Good video topic. As someone that uses both and trains with both, I also GREATLY prefer the handheld light over the weapon mounted light. One of those options is just useful in 99% of all scenarios and the other is just a crappier flashlight that mounts to my weapon. This is assuming pistol is your weapon. If rifle, weapon mounted light is the only way to go.
I rather have both. In case a self defense scenario turns into a gun fight. It’ll be hard to win a gun fight one handed. TLR-6 is compact and extremely easy to conceal. It’s not super bright but it gets the job done. For a belt gun concealment is not a concern anymore so I want a strong mounted flashlight as well as a backup hand held one. Which light will you use will be determined by the situation. It’s always better have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
The thing to remember about white light. The brighter it is, the more effect it has on your vision recovery in low light conditions. If it can blind them,it can blind you too. But I have to get a new light. What are the recommendations for lumens? I've heard everything from 300-700
Lest we begin to argue over plastic or steel, flashlight or no light, 9mm or 45 acp, ported or factory barrel, red-dot or iron sights, high-capacity or low-capacity, appendix carry or 4 0'clock carry. Stop arguing and train with both.
Combat ready, Combat Tested ... hand held any day all day.........I have a flashlight with every gun strategically placed. It's so bright my dog has to wear his shades.
I’m a handheld light guy as well for off duty EDC. That being said… every weapon I own that will accommodate a light has one on it. My edc set up is a Glock 19 and a sure fire E2D defender ultra.
I have to disagree again (I diasgreed with your video on piatols without manual safeties). For your average shooter, who isn't ex military or law enforcement, having both hands on your pistol is critical. If you run a high powered WML with a strobe, I'm talking 1,000-1,500 lumens, you're more likely to get the jump on home invaders. I've seen the FBI method, and they hold the flashlight directly next to their pistol. If a light gives away your position, and people shoot at it, they're going to hit you center mass anyway, and you didn't have both hands on your pistol, which makes you more likely to miss. Many people make the argument that WMLs cause you to point your pistol at family members, violating the rules of gun safety. Modern WMLs have such a wide spread, you can identify family nembers without pointing your barrel anywhere near them. Pretty much every modern WML comes with a temporary on feature. Thats a great way to see he bad guys, blind them temporarily, and change positions. If you're awesome at one handed shooting, and have the training to hold a handheld light away from your center mass, more power to you. Average shooters can't do that.
I have WMLs on my ARs, but none on my carry pistols. I EDC a 1000lm Streamlight. I started carrying in '93 and pistol mounted WMLs weren't really a thing. I do have a Holosun 507k on my P365XL EDC pistol. My wife's HD Glock 19 has both and optic and a WML.
I personally choose both. Mainly cause I've EDC'd a flashlight in my pocket for YEARS, well before i ever obtained a CCW. Never know when youre going to need a flashlight, be it stuck on side of the road at night. You drop/lose something outside, etc. And, you dont want to have to use your WML in these circumstances. However, in a worst case life or death scenario i want the best possible chance i have to survive and the precious moments i could save just drawing my weapon and using the WML instead of having to draw my weapon AND my EDC light might make all the difference in the World. Plus it doesnt require me using my support hand to hold the light therefore improving my accuracy and follow shots if need be. The added weight to the front of the muzzle also helps to drop the muzzle back down also improving the speed of follow up shots. Either way, EVERYONE is going tobhave their own opinion. They'll tell you why you're wrong and theyre right. At the end of the day, train, train, and train with whatever setup you decide to go with. Lastly, DO WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU!
Check out the Sofirn SC31T, 5" long, available in 5000K and 6500K, for handheld, @ $35. Swappable OR USB-C internal charging single 18650 battery, 1, 10, 80, 300, 800, or 2000 lumens in Turbo, which is temp-limited and will revert to 800 continuous when max temp is reached, Strobe (2000 lumens, and cycles automatically between rapid and slow... careful around epileptics), SOS (300 lumens), and Beacon (2000 lumens, and resembles the intensity and flash-rate of a beacon on a tower or something : ) BELIEVE ME, sometimes 1 lumen is ALL YOU WANT! Just avoid the SC31Pro unless you want to end up with an INSANELY complex User Interface, though you CAN even toggle between the "Simple" and "Advanced" UIs on the Pro.
The handheld light is such a LARP-er thing. Everyone has a light on their gun for a reason. They use it. If i wanna use two hands on my gun which ALMOST ALL MY TRAINING IS DONE WITH... they i need to use a gun light. If i have my gun out in my house i'm gonna point it at whoever i see anyway.
I run both (TLR7A on my G20 that I edc and a Streamlight HL with, ironically, a Surefire USB rechargeable 1650 cell in my pocket all day every day). I can't imagine NOT having a flashlight on me and only having a light on my gun. Also, cell-phone flashlights don't count.
Someone tried breaking into my house a few week ago, at about 12:30 at night. And of course my back yard flood light went out and I didn’t change it. I was super happy I had a flashlight on my pistol because it was pitch black
I have been using Eagle Tac lights for years. My pocket (EDC) light is about 2500 lumens with a rechargeable light, and an Olight pistol light with 300+ lumens. What lumen level (minimum?) would you recommend?
If u aren't a cop or a soldier in the military then u can't approach this subject from their perspective.. U aren't going to be directing traffic, u aren't going to be "clearing rooms" or going down alley ways in the dark searching for criminals.. You're going to be in your bed asleep, in a dark house, u hear a bump in the night, u wake up and grab your gun.. Now u have to identify who made that sound.. Identifying whether its your kid getting a bowl of ice cream at 3am or a crackhead trying to rob is paramount.. Some will say "you don't wanna point a loaded gun at your child, so the weapon light is not the way to go"... Wrong.. U don't have to point you gun at someone to identify them.. Point it at the ground.. The entire room will light up enough in order to see who it is.. If its your kid, they weren't in any danger of being shot.. If its a criminal, the whole scenario changes.. Imagine being in that situation.. You're startled out of sleep, your eyes have not adjusted and u see a person in your home trying to steal or possibly hurt u or your family.. Immediately u are going to get scared.. If u have 1 hand on your gun and 1 on a flashlight u might be at a disadvantage.. U have 2 objects to manipulate instead of 1.. I want both hands on my gun.. especially when shooting in my home at someone violating me.. Well placed shots are important.. U don't wanna shoot 5 shots and 3 of them go through the wall behind the perpetrator and hit a family member.. having both hands on your gun is your best bet for defending yourself and being accurate.. For those who say "well a weapon light gives away your position".. Thats absolutely possible.. And holding a flashlight out to the side isn't going to change that.. Im not really concerned about giving away my position if u are up in my crib.. i want u to know im there, and my Holosun PID 1k lumen in your eyes will blind u and ill have the upper hand, with both hands on my pistol.. Also ask yourself this, what happens if u are trading shots with someone and your gun malfunctions? U gonna drop your light on the floor? Clear the jam, then pick it back up and reaquire your target? U wouldn't have to do that with a pistol mounted light 🤷🏻♂️
