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Nobody uses them for a defensive weapon anymore. With all the crap required to be on your person per policy, the large lights are all but extinct. Ultra stingers are now issued which is still a large light, but most people leave them in the car as a backup. Everyone carries the Stinger HLs due to the best weight/size/performance ratio while still being big enough to be an impromptu impact weapon.
I have a strion LED HL on my belt for day shift and when the sun goes down on 2nd shift. For graves I use a stinger HL I bring with me on calls while I leave the ultra stinger in the car for searching rural areas that need the further throw. My pistol has the TLR1-HL on it so I don't bring a hand held light, aside from the one on my belt, for building searches. The ultra stinger has such a far throw, I can't even see what its physically illuminating out at distance. It's a great light but I think the stinger HL is the light goldilocks would carry looking for porridge. The dual switches of the stinger make it quick to find that end cap switch if you need to ID something in a hurry rather than find the tiny button on the body.
I've stuck with streamlight over everything else because theres none of this take batteries out or disassemble the light to charge it foolishness. Put it on the charger and by the time your next shift starts it's there ready to work every time, again. I've never seen a surefire that was worth paying $10 more for it let alone the 2 or 3 times more they charge over streamlight.
And for the love of God, anyone who shares gear with anyone is an ignorant rookie who hasn't been ripped off and literally left in the dark on shift. My stuff is mine, I paid for it, you can't use it.
I have a strion LED HL on my belt for day shift and when the sun goes down on 2nd shift. For graves I use a stinger HL I bring with me on calls while I leave the ultra stinger in the car for searching rural areas that need the further throw. My pistol has the TLR1-HL on it so I don't bring a hand held light, aside from the one on my belt, for building searches. The ultra stinger has such a far throw, I can't even see what its physically illuminating out at distance. It's a great light but I think the stinger HL is the light goldilocks would carry looking for porridge. The dual switches of the stinger make it quick to find that end cap switch if you need to ID something in a hurry rather than find the tiny button on the body.
I've stuck with streamlight over everything else because theres none of this take batteries out or disassemble the light to charge it foolishness. Put it on the charger and by the time your next shift starts it's there ready to work every time, again. I've never seen a surefire that was worth paying $10 more for it let alone the 2 or 3 times more they charge over streamlight.
And for the love of God, anyone who shares gear with anyone is an ignorant rookie who hasn't been ripped off and literally left in the dark on shift. My stuff is mine, I paid for it, you can't use it.
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