Tac light

[Ricky-Ray]

See if you can find a shop that has both a TLR-3 and a TLR-1 and try mouting it on your glock. I bought a TLR-3 for my XD at first and noticed that the switched seemed a bit far away for my reach. I bought a used TLR-1 and fit's so much nicer on my XD. I'm able to fiip the switch on the TLR-1 very easily as opposed to the TLR-3.

[DaveFJ80]

See if you can find a shop that has both a TLR-3 and a TLR-1 and try mouting it on your glock. I bought a TLR-3 for my XD at first and noticed that the switched seemed a bit far away for my reach. I bought a used TLR-1 and fit's so much nicer on my XD.

Here's a good point. Unless the gun has a short frame and the rail slot on the frame is close to the trigger guard, the TLR-3 is going to be pretty far forward and harder to reach (like on a Glock or XD). The TLR-3 really works well when you have a picatinny rail with more adjustments (like a HK P30), so you can really move the light close to the trigger guard.

Or you can do what I've seen a few people do, and that's to notch an extra rail slot in the frame to allow the TLR-3 closer to the trigger guard. I've seen a few people do this on their Glock's and the end result was pretty good and perfectly functional.

[j1133s]

So I am looking for a good tac light for G23 that wont brake the bank?

I used a Glock light for several night shoots and it worked well. At $80 w/ 2 sets of batteries and free holster, it was the cheapest light when I was shopping.

[elgreek84]

Don't use a light on a Glock 23

why?

[Agent Tikki]

why?

FWIW, there are reports that weaponlights on .40 S&W Glocks can sometimes induce failures. It is usually attributed to too much weight on the frame. This was addressed with Gen 4's redesign of the recoil rod. The redesigned rods in turn are attributed other problems, so some glock owners are just not putting lights on their Glocks. I personally have a Glock light mine and its plenty bright, easy to use and very light weight.

[Kanester]

FWIW, there are reports that weaponlights on .40 S&W Glocks can sometimes induce failures. It is usually attributed to too much weight on the frame. This was addressed with Gen 4's redesign of the recoil rod. The redesigned rods in turn are attributed other problems, so some glock owners are just not putting lights on their Glocks. I personally have a Glock light mine and its plenty bright, easy to use and very light weight.

Im glad somone brought this up and I don't mean to threadjack, but was this problem strickly on the .40 Glocks, or did they show up on others? I haven't shot my 9mm Glock at the range yet with the light on because I have read of this happening...Maybe just FUD?

[n0xname]

The above suggestions are great...but get the stobe model upgrade.....plus they are water proof

[Agent Tikki]

Im glad somone brought this up and I don't mean to threadjack, but was this problem strickly on the .40 Glocks, or did they show up on others? I haven't shot my 9mm Glock at the range yet with the light on because I have read of this happening...Maybe just FUD?

Logically if the weight of the light is really inducing failures its probably gonna happen on even 9 mm glocks. Keep in mind the 9mm/40/.357 all have the same frames. I'd guess that .40 and .357 will both have the same problem but since the .40 is waaaay more popular, statistically, you'd have more reported problems.

IMO If you have a light. Use it. Practice with it. Go to the range and keep it on. If you can't afford a $200 surefire, don't buy one. $200 will buy a lot of practice and ammo. A Good reliable hand held flashlight will serve you well and will be a lot more useful, when you don't have a gun in your hand.

[Foriegn power]

Whats the deal with the Glock light I like how it looks on Glocks,

[llamatrnr]

Whats the deal with the Glock light I like how it looks on Glocks,

I'm 100% happy with mine, yep, 100%

[biloutkast]

TLR-1 130 lumens
TLR-1s 160 lumens w/ strobe
Insight M3 90 lumens (non led)
ITAC Defense WLL1 130 lumens w/strobe & laser

All within $90-$150 range

[elgreek84]

I seen a video of this issue on youtube with the Gen4s, I hope it isn't affecting the Gen3s, I have yet to try it though. I bought a tlr-1s for my glock 19, but have to pick it up out of jail tomorrow.

Logically if the weight of the light is really inducing failures its probably gonna happen on even 9 mm glocks. Keep in mind the 9mm/40/.357 all have the same frames. I'd guess that .40 and .357 will both have the same problem but since the .40 is waaaay more popular, statistically, you'd have more reported problems.

IMO If you have a light. Use it. Practice with it. Go to the range and keep it on. If you can't afford a $200 surefire, don't buy one. $200 will buy a lot of practice and ammo. A Good reliable hand held flashlight will serve you well and will be a lot more useful, when you don't have a gun in your hand.

[CALI SHOT DOC]

STREAMLIGHT TLR-1 OR TLR-3

[nevil]

Thanks for all the input.

[scootle]

IMO If you have a light. Use it. Practice with it. Go to the range and keep it on. If you can't afford a $200 surefire, don't buy one. $200 will buy a lot of practice and ammo. A Good reliable hand held flashlight will serve you well and will be a lot more useful, when you don't have a gun in your hand.

i think almost all good publications and advice about running a weapon-mounted light indicates that, when possible, a backup hand-held light needs to be available.

part of the problem with weapon-mounted lights is that anything you put the light on will be covered by your business-end of the firearm... which is not a good idea if you are in a situation where you are needing light to navigate or search. (reference gun safety rule #2)