How do people justify using their gun as a light to identify and illuminate when that goes against pointing a gun at anything unless you are willing to kill it? I understand the convience, but it really makes no sense.

Simple, you don't unless you are clearing a room, performing night time exercises, protecting your family, etc. etc... You pretty much answered your own question. Other than that... Take it off and use it. Otherwise it's nothing but a flashlight holder.

 

How do people justify using their gun as a light to identify and illuminate when that goes against pointing a gun at anything unless you are willing to kill it? I understand the convience, but it really makes no sense.

 

 

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I have like 8 flashlights stashed around the house. If I did have a weapon mounted light (or weapon to mount it on) I'd only grab it if I had to use it in defense.

The rail is an accessory rail - not "just" a light rail. You could have RayRay's pistol bayonet on there - or a rail mounted laser, or a fore grip (why, I don't know, but it's possible).

If you are using the light on the gun it is to identify shot placement. Not who/what is there. That part should already be established. And personally if I'm pointing a gun at you its not by accident and I'm probably wiling to destroy you if I need to.

 

This whole argument us along the same lines as keeping a gun loaded in your nightstand. some people will say that goes against keeping the firearm unloaded until you're ready to use it. Others will say that it is always ready to use.

I recommend keeping both a separate flashlight handy (e.g. Surefire Fury) and a weapon mounted light on whatever is your main HD firearm. There are situations when you need both and in an altercation being able to keep a good 2 hand grip on your firearm and using a weapon mounted light is a definite advantage over using a separate flashlight for most people.

 

Why not sign up for a GunForHire Low Light class? A number of forum members have been to them and posted reviews (including me) and overall they've been very good at providing practice at using both weapon mounted lights and flashlights in addition to some guidance on pros/cons and techniques.

 

Low Light Level 1 review

Low Light Level 2 review

 

I personally have a Weapon Mounted Light on my Walther PPQ and also a few SureFire Fury flashlights around the house.

 

 

 

TheWombat

you also dont necessarily need to have the weapon pointed at the person for the light to be effective. splashing the light on the ground in the area will usually be enough to light the target and identify him/her. if determined to be a threat, aim weapon at threat and engage. if friendly, you havent pointed the firearm at anything you didnt intend to shoot.

^this. Weapon lights are hella bright.