WERK is always ahead of the pack and on top of their game! I'm sold on the TLR-7 HL-X, and I didn't have to buy one to compare to see if it was worth the purchase.
Thanks for the positive feedback on our reviews and our gear. We quietly revamped our M6 and M7 product lines over the last year so that we could serve you with better products!
LOL! We got the decocker version of the PX4 in the shop months back, and I liked it so much we purchased one from Langdon Tactical. I intend for the LTT PX4 to be my next carry pistol.
@@WerkzHolsters Fun thing about the PX4, unlike the Beretta 92. You can convert a safety/decock model to G/decocker only, just by taking a detent out of the lever assembly. Instead of needing a whole new piece like the 92's, I did that to mine back when I had one. Also thanks for making what I hope is a no compromise solution for a sidecar/mag caddy style holster setup for a Canik MC9 (now I just need to get the gun to be reliable). Everywhere else was some brand I haven't seen before, or had versions with NO LIGHT. Which means no-go for me. I had no idea your mag carrier, at least on that specific model, attaches to the holster, just what I was looking for. Seems like larger gun holsters don't have this though? Plans to expand that feature to them in the future? Just caught up with the Q&A video, got my answer there.
I keep thinking we have to be approaching the limit of performance-to-size ratio, but we just keep seeing better and better stuff each year. 1000+ lumens from a single-123-size light is incredible.
Maybe Streamlight is going to do an update for the TLR 1HL ....but I sure hope they will do the upgrade in a way that doesn't force anyone to buy a whole new weapon light, like with this one does...
Luv you guys, always great information and candela and lumen explanations and you even get me sometimes on new product launches that I might have missed!
I have been running the TLR-7a for years now, and honestly this has impressed me enough to upgrade. Especially since it will give me slight standoff with the muzzle of my conceal carry pistol.
Nothing but great quality products for a good price. I only buy Werkz, it was my first holster brand for my first EDC and never switched up. I’ve bought Werkz for every one of my firearms
I like the Foxtrot2R as well, however… I EDC a XTEN Comp, and the Foxtrot2R’s clamping mechanism strips out within two magazines fired! I’m in the process of returning the second Foxtrot2R to Sig for a replacement. Conversely, the Streamlight 7A and TLR-1 HL handles 10mm just fine… and I told this to Sig.
I think Streamlight is slowly updating all their older lights with higher output (both lumens and candela) they seem to have started with the rifle lights with the Protac 2.0 and then the HL-X pro (the better of the two lights definitely) and then the rail mount HL and now the TLR7 HL-X, I'd be VERY surprised if we don't see an updated TLR1 HL-X very soon. Comparing the older protac Railmount HL-X with the pro, they're externally identical (aside from the updated tailcap which is backwards compatible by the way), but the LED emitter has been changed (and it presumably is just a much higher performance LED emitter with not a ton of other changes) they both offer 1000lumens, but the new Pro model has basically double the candela of the older model. With companies like modlight and surefire (and cloud defensive if they ever release their EPL series of lights) releasing much higher candela pistol lights streamlight has been getting left behind in recent years. I know personally (I have a lot of family members in multiple "local" police departments) many police departments have shed their older TLR1-HL lights in favor of modlite or surefire pistol lights, so I'd bet streamlight has been feeling the loss of sales lately. The only saving grace for streamlight with many departments is that EVERY holster company makes holsters for the TLR1-HL because it has been one of the top "go-to" lights for so long. A TLR1 HL-X with 1200-1500lm and 35,000+ candela would be a worthy upgrade if it remained at the typical streamlight price point and retained the expected streamlight durability. Love your content, anytime i see an interesting new weapon light release my first thought is ALWAYS "what do Werkz have to say about this new light?"
Excellent breakdown and commentary. I agree Streamlight has slowly been upgrading things, and it's encouraging to see them make the TLR-7 HL-X really perform. I'll be interested to see if you're right on the TLR-1 HL-X. If it happens, we'll drop everything to get a review out in a timely fashion.
@@WerkzHolsters your channel and a couple others have turned me into a full blown flashlight nerd (in terms of operation and specs, I still don't do much tinkering myself) It's also led to growing "irritation" (not truly upset just kinda miffed) that so many lights that are branded or marketed as "tactical" have so many features crammed into them that they're no longer tactical. In my opinion a tactical light should have an extremely simple single or double mode UI for use under duress, as high of an output as it can sustain for a reasonable amount of time, and high IP rating, preferably totally waterproof (within reason) Finding a light that is both very high performance but also very simple seems to be nearly impossible, every company that makes "high performance" lights seems to be trying to cram 7 different brightness levels and 4 different strobe modes and other pointless (for tactical usage) features into their lights.
TLR-7 Sub definitely needs an HL-X version! I’d be all over it, be such a perfect fit for my G48 build (which is waiting precisely for this light, luckily there’s already a holster ready for it 😉)
Thats a very good increase/update from the tlr-7 sub. It almost makes it worth for me if I didn't already own the Foxtrot2R . For the price and the similarity in specs (specially Candela and CRI) it's not worth the upgrade for me (plus a new holster). I would consider this light if I didn't own one and was in the market for a WML. Great review as always.
Another awesome discussion on weapon lights! I have the excellent Werkz M6 for several pistols, and they are amazing. I was about to order another for my Sig P365 XMacro running a TLR-7Sub along with the Antimatter Wing. But the possibility of that light also getting a HL-X upgrade is VERY exciting!
I am looking at getting a new gun with all the other things that come with it. I might just have to try one of your holsters for providing such a detailed video
I can't wait for the tlr7 sub hlx version! Right now I'm using the tlr7 sub with a hpl cap, and I'm assuming that the output is similar to the regular tlr7a with cap, around 9000 candela. I can tell the improvement.
You’re only getting the higher lumens and candela with the SLB9 rechargeable battery in the HLX, can’t push a standard CR123 that hard. The HPL head definitely will increase the candela on a Sub though.
Wow I feel absolutely robbed. I was rocking the new surefire XR1 that nobody was really paying attention to. It was insanely strong. Now this comes out.
This is why competition is good! The holosun pid & the sig are worthy options vs the tlr7, some people dont trust olight baldr's even though mine has never failed me, surefire too expensive to be in this category & streamlight gets forced to improve lol Great. I didn't even know about this light until yesterday great option & price vs the competition
Great information. I really appreciate videos like this, thank you. I hope they come out with the sub version. I have multiple mounted versions of gas pedal that mount to the sub bodies. Once again, thank you. Stay safe and God Bless.
I just got the TLR7 HLX and compared it to the X300U, X300T, TLR7a, TLR 1 and TLR1 HL. I'm thoroughly impressed by this light as it's almost as powerful as the TLR1 HL. I love that it takes the rechargeable batteries as well as cr123a batteries. Even with the cr123a, the TLR7 HLX vastly outperformed the 7a it replaced and was similar to the original TLR1. I swapped the HLX face cap onto the 7a and saw an improvement so much i pre ordered one for the 7a I'll be putting on my back up edc. IMO, Modlite missed the mark with the pl350c considering the TLR7 HLX is almost half the cost and seems to perform similar.
I agree the HLX is a significant upgrade, and dual fuel capability is pretty cool as well. Our tests with the TLR-7X using the TLR-7HLX face cap showed an improvement in output, but still nowhere near what the HLX body & cap do together.
@@WerkzHolsters Someone found out you can swap the electronics, facecap, and new battery from the TLR-7HLX into the TLR-7 Sub's body. Should be plug and play.
Great video, as always from WERKZ. Your presentations (and holsters) are always pro quality. Question: will this light clamp onto an HK45Compact? It uses a 1913 picatinny rail.
Thanks for the positive feedback! I would ask your fitment question from Streamlight... I would suspect it would fit, but Streamlight is the authority.
They need to improve the ease of charging on these. It's one thing to slide back a port cover and plug in a USB cable, as you do with a MicroStream flashlight. It's another to have to unscrew the front cover, slide the battery out, and plug a cable into that, then slip a charged battery back into the light and screw the front cover back on.
Which light, 7x or hl-x do you recommend for strictly home defense on a Glock 19? I noticed more spill on the 7x and more of a beam on the hl-x. Also can you recommend an IWB holster. Ty
@@freneticfanatic biggest pros for the modlite is the fullsize head option and for those who already have the body, as-well as using a more common (and probably cheaper) battery. Of course having multiple PL350s and several more rifle wmls from them, I can't really make an argument for the C against the HLX lol. I personally like the switches more on the 7 and I find them as a company more tolerable with better customer service. And like you said, the cost sells itself, even if I have to stock yet another proprietary battery. Need to give the new surefire another glance as-well to see how it competes.
I was told by Customer service that they did not make a holster for the HL-X or do you think they did carry one for my particular setup? Do Werkz do custom holsters?
Make an IWB left hand appendix holster for a Hellcat PRO with this new TLR-7 HL-X and I'll buy two. I have two of your holsters already for Hellcat PRO with a TLR-7 Sub. EDIT: Make some left hand appendix options for Wather PDP compact 4 inch with a Surefire X300 and this new TLR-7 HL-X and I'll buy those as well.
Another great and informative video Shan. I am extremely interested in this light but I need the TLR-7 Sub version for the Glock 43X. I know you said you wouldn't be surprised "if" they made an update for the TLR-7 Sub later this year but when I searched Werkz using the Holster Finder If found it already listed the M7 with an option for the TLR-7 Sub HL-X for Glock. Just hedging your bets or a hidden confirmation?
Randy, great detective work. We are hedging just in case. We decided the M7 needs to be at least HLX length anyway, so figured we should include the space for the bezel.
I see that you do not offer a Glock 43x MOS IWB holster with the TLR7- HLX… will that be changing soon? I buy my holster from muddy river tactical and I have not been happy with my last two. Granted the ones I bought didn’t accept a light. But I am about to buy the TLR7HLX… and I’ve seen awesome reviews for your holsters.. the only holster I saw that closely fits my needs accepts the TLR7 Sub only… not the HLX. Thoughts?
You may wish to check with Streamlight but my understanding is they not offer a TLR-7 HL-X fitment for the Glock 43x / 48 pistols as of this time. The G43x MOS rails aren't as wide as a regular pic rail.
@@WerkzHolsters according to many videos it fits. But I guess I’m not sure!! it’s the same light as the TR seven sub just with a different endcap. So if the TLR seven sub fits the 43X then so does This.
@@Jroberts273 Please check with Streamlight directly on this, as they are the authority. Yes, the TLR-7 Sub for Glock 43x fits, but it uses different rail clamps. There are a number of differences between the TLR-7Sub / Glock and the TLR-7A / 7X / 7 HL-X.
How soon til you guys offer this option on holsters? If you are not planning to offer this as an option can we just order a regular TLR 7 holster and dremmel out the opening for the face cap to fit through?
Dude it will not blind you unless you are just dumb. I have tested “blinding myself” with a cloud defensive rein 3.0 which is almost 100k candela by shining it on a white wall. And guess what I was still able to see just fine. Stop spewing fudd lore
I've been saying for nearly a year now that the TLR1 HL desperately needs to be updated. My Holosun PID Plus outperforms all of my TLR1's, which is sad because I absolutely love them.
The comments on this video seem to reflect your opinion, and many are speculating the TLR-1 could get an update in the future. If Streamlight does release an upgraded TLR-1, we'll bend over backwards to get it reviewed quickly!
@WerkzHolsters outstanding, I'm really looking forward to an update from them. I'm buying a few regardless, but hot diggity, your reviews are next level. A lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Ya'll are doing potentially life saving work with the holsters and light reviews. God bless ya'll.
@@freneticfanatic it’s a rifle light. I guess if your rail is long enough, one could use the shorter version then I would probably have a holster made by one of the 1000s of kydex holster makers.
