I was back in the market looking for a tac light (still have my trusty Surefire X200) and noticed many come w/ a strobe feature now.

 

As club dancing and partying aren't typically uses for a tac light, I was curious what the intended use of this was?

 

Why would I want to create a strobe light effect while engaging a potential attacker?

I was back in the market looking for a tac light (still have my trusty Surefire X200) and noticed many come w/ a strobe feature now.

 

As club dancing and partying aren't typically uses for a tac light, I was curious what the intended use of this was?

 

Why would I want to create a strobe light effect while engaging a potential attacker?

 

Send him into an epileptic seizure, like those Japanese cartoons did to people.

It's a disco with a bang

 

Why would I want to create a strobe light effect while engaging a potential attacker?

 

so you can rescue big daddy and kick a**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcbjwxsETKE&feature=related

I just got this one the other day for my Glock. It has the strobe feature on it. The light and the strobe are seriously bright. I could definitely see how it would disorient someone.

 

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=699580&cm_mmc=Froogle-_-Self-Defense%20-%20Flashlights%20%26%20Tactical%20Lights-_-PriceCompListing-_-699580

 

 

 

Disorient them so they are incapacitated and cannot see. The scene from "Kick-a**" was a bit over the top but pretty good in the way it demonstrated it.

They did a episode on Handguns on Versus about tactical lights , let me tell ya if your on the other end of that light you cant see sh*t , its really blinding , kinda like staring at the strobe lights on top of a patrol car ..

I just got this one the other day for my Glock. It has the strobe feature on it. The light and the strobe are seriously bright. I could definitely see how it would disorient someone.

 

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=699580&cm_mmc=Froogle-_-Self-Defense%20-%20Flashlights%20%26%20Tactical%20Lights-_-PriceCompListing-_-699580

 

 

 

 

Jermz, thats exactly the one I'm looking to get as well.

How do you like it?

 

I get the whole disorient someone bit w/ the strobe, but wouldn't you (the one holding the gun) also be subject to the same effects?

The technique is called "strobing":

http://www.campussaf...Flashlight.aspx

 

We've talked about this before, but its good to bring it back. The correct way of using a light (hand held or weapon light) is to NOT walk around with it on. It gives away your position and once a person knows what direction you're going in (its fairly obvious within the first few seconds), then you're at the mercy of your assailant. Instead you walk in a non-circuitous route, and only momentarily flash the room (or the floor of the room if you know it has white walls and you're using a high lumens light). The advantage, and its probably in that article, is that a strobing light causes the Bucha Effect (can be highly disorienting). The thing though is people have to be careful with the setting, and know how and when to use a strobing light vs. the strobing technique.

 

ETA: If you have a flash light, look directly into it (if its like 200+ lumens, don't do this, ha), and turn it on for a moment (or do it in a mirror if its already mounted!). And then flash it down an empty, dark hallway. You'll see the difference. The thing though is that you have to be aware of your surroundings, and if there are white walls or reflective surfaces (like a mirror), you of course want to be weary of that as it can cause flash blindness with you as well. With a high lumens light, I've always been use to flashing the ground instead (if I'm inside that is).

We've done drills with these and I have seen them used in public. I can tell you first hand when I was hit by a strobe, very similar looking Streamlight, it did its job. I stopped dead in my tracks and needed a couple of moments to get my bearings and be sure of my footing during night conditions. By the person blinding / strobing the BG, you can have your partner flank him real easy without them ever seeing a Good Guy getting real up close and in person into his space. Good, safe escalation of force. Can't hurt to stay you stobed them and they still drew a weapon and then you shot to stop them...so, I melted a barrel.

 

I was on a detail and we were having problems stopping NYC traffic on a side street to get the package across the street and into their car. So one of the agents strobed a few cars and they just stopped instantly. We then hit them with our compact Surefires to keep them from moving until we cleared...about a good 15 seconds is all we needed.

Great info guys! Thanks!

I love it. Its very bright. When I got it I went into my backyard at night to see how it works. Lit up the entire backyard. Its an awesome light and worth the money. The strobe doesn't effect me when its on.