#16 After Dark - The Best Tactical Lights For Self Defense

Welcome back to Iron Sights After Dark! JP and I recently got back from a low light course with Triple Feed in Las Vegas where we got even more low light reps in the tank. In this episode, we sat down to discuss our experience running a variety of lights including the SureFire X300, TLR-1 light, Haley Strategic & Modlite Systems. We discuss durability, rechargeable batteries & goal specific training when selecting the best handheld light set-up for you! We encourage everyone to carry a handheld light and have spent countless hours training, shooting and utilizing various light set-ups to test what works and what doesn’t. Tune in for a deep dive into the everyday set-ups we recommend in addition to our critiques on the most popular lights in the industry.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:43 Show Starts

01:28 Handheld Lights

03:45 Starting with The Goal

05:47 What To Think of When Choosing A Light

09:20 JP’s Set-Up

13:13 How Much Light Do You Really Need?

17:37 The Goal of Self Defense vs. Combat

20:32 Outside The Waistband

25:06 Lights That Broke

26:30 The Importance of Durability

28:50 The Pricing

35:02 Low Light Course Flashback

37:20 Battery Power

40:31 Rechargeable Batteries Are The Future

46:51 Safety & Using Your Brain

49:36 Using Light For Self Defense

50:51 The Different Clips We Run

1:01:00 Running The TLR-1

1:02:51 The Best Self-Defense Concealed Set-Up

1:03:55 The Cloud Defensive Light