Anyone satisfied with any budget weapon lights? (Like <$80) I have a nice regular flashlight SureFire, but I also have some Chinese knock offs that are also super bright, and very dependable. Just wondering if there are any decent quality Chinese knock-off lights that you can trust, mounted to your Pistol/Rifle/Shotgun?
streamlight and wml are right around $100. there are a lot of used surefires in this category also
thanks where do i buy used surefires?
>>27904233
Buy the streamlight
leapers utg is pretty good. bright, solid biuld quality. pic related
I have this: http://www.ncstar.com/product/product-detail.aspx?GroupNo=0&ModelNo=AQPFLSG
Cost me 65 on sale but it was on for 80 normally at the store I bought it from. I tried to get a photo of it in action for you but my camera is shit. The light is incredibly bright and works well indoors and outdoors and the laser is top notch.
>>27904099
>/k/ poor fags
Why don't you niggers believe in buy once cry once?
This should be your only acceptable list in this order
>surefire
>stream light
>kill yourself
>>27905363
Bingo. Don't be fags, kids, save your pennies.
>>27905363
Having looked at a TLR-4G and thinking it was expensive... Murder/k/ube help me after seeing surefire's prices. What warrants that kind of price tag?
>>27905441
It says SUREFIRE on the side. Never heard of name brand products?
>>27905441
They have to charge a lot to cover all the warranty shipping they do out to cali.
>>27904099
4sevens Quark with burst mode + cheap universal light mount
>>27905441
The reliability
The customer service
The reliability
It fucking works
Did I forget to mention the reliability?
>>27905506
Lol surefires arent as reliable as you think kiddo
>>27905441
yfw I just picked up surefire m900 and m951 weaponlights for $300 and the 900 had a 1000 lumen LED already installed
Ill probably switch out the head on the m900 to a KM2 and the original head on the 951 needs a LED upgrade.
no pics til tomorrow
>>27904099
I use an acetylene torch.
>>27905582
Got any citations to back that up?
>kiddo
Nice inferiority complex brah
>>27905593
I don't understand everything you said but I am nonetheless impressed by your thriftiness.
>>27905620
Ive broken one.
>>27905648
Actually, I should elaborate. I went to turn it on one day and the LED was blown out. I wasn't hitting it with a shovel trying to break it.
>>27905648
I've broken surefires, streamlights, and other weapons-mounted lights. The fact remains that surefires ARE more durable and reliable than the competition, but obviously nothing is invincible. Also from my experience surefire has the best customer service, I've gotten my lights repaired/replaced every time.
>>27905687
What have you done to break the surefires/would you recommend them over others?
>>27905648
>Ive broken one
See nothin wrong with it
>>27905687
I own two streamlights that I've never broken, which is why theyre in the truck instead of in my house like the surefire which has been relegated to flashlight by the bed duty.
>>27905699
Thats because it came back on warranty.
>>27905697
Yes, I would recommend them over others. I broke a plastic tab on a surefire X300 that was on a pistol for years and was beaten and banged around and generally abused a lot. Light still worked fine, but the mounting tab had a crack. Light didn't fall off, but I sent it to surefire when I noticed the crack and got it replaced. Now, the newest X300 Ultra-B models (600 lumens) have integrated metal mounting tabs so this is now a non-issue, no more plastic mounts.
Also had a surefire scout that was on a rifle for years and beaten to the point where the lens cracked but the light still worked. Got a replacement from surefire and good to go.
>>27904099
I have $30 gun lights from Wal-Mart. Work just fine, never fallen off while target shooting. /k/ is just full of shills that want you to buy everything namebrand. Don't get me wrong, when choosing a gun quality and reliability are of utmost importance, but if you can save some money on accessories that don't necessarily inhibit your actual firearm's functioning if they fail, then go for it.
>>27905739
I've broken a couple streamlights and those didn't work, some spring inside or something broke and the light was DOA. All lights can/will break eventually, but surefires will stand up to more than other brands, and I am willing to pay more for that reliability.
>>27905739
Neat, thanks.
>>27905770
Wow a bunch of stuff thats never been used!
Is it worthwhile to buy late-generation models of weaponlights? I wonder how significant the current-gen price premium is.
>>27904099
FUCK OFF
gear is buy once/cry once deal.
figure out what you need vs what you want
then THAT will tell you what to spend (Save up for) NOT the other way around
do you want a "me too" "tacticool" toy, then buy a cheap chinese airshit knock off.
do you want an actual working durable piece of kit, that will last longer than the gun your putting it on? then you are going to spend a pretty penny.
but more importantly that fact that you need this explained to you tell me that you are a gear queer fagot that thinks he can buy skill.
that by slapping a light on his gun he somehow becomes more operator. some how a cool gun with sweet toys is a replacement for trigger time and actual practice with live rounds down range.
>tl;dr - an investment in your gun is an investment in your life faggot
first git gud, then git gear
>>27905743
>measures the reliability and effectiveness of a light simply by it staying on the gun.
Kek
I bet ur shit doesn't even blind people.
>don't necessarily inhibit your actual firearm's functioning
Because seeing in the dark isn't important
>>27905818
the P2 is beat on everyday and the Stylus I use for inspecting welds.
The Quark does not get used much but I bought it more as a collector piece anyway. I got the P1 for my wife so it just rides in her purse.
Theyre flashlights gay boy, not knives. I dont use them as pick axes, they ride around in my pocket or occassionally in my hand if I need a light. But good job with you shit talkin, really hurt my feelings.
>>27905920
>my jimmies aint rustled
why even respond with a justification then?
and OP asked about the best weapob light for $80.
I dont know how many of these lights are 800 lumens, but the QT2L-X does. Plus its a reliable 4sevens thats been marked down to just $50 compared to the $80 I paid last year. That paired with a VLTOR E-scout For $30 is eighty fucking dollars.
http://www.skdtac.com/Vltor-Scout-Light-Mount-p/vlt.113.htm
Or just keep paying piles of money for that Surefire label
>>27905946
I said it hurt my feelings, what more do you want?
>>27905982
its all good dude.
>>27905881
>tldr I think that people should only buy ammo because it's an infinitely better investment than accessories
I guess do whatever you want fag, since you don't want to answer OP's question.
>>27905865
it is with surfire because a great many of their older products are interchangeable and upgradeable with their current gen parts and lights.
both the m900 and the 951 that I picked up used are upgradable, the m900 already has an LED head and the 951 can switch heads and tailcaps with other surefire stuff
I also have 2 G2x pros and a 6Px defender and the tailcaps from the older 951(xm07 remote), the G2x, and the 6Px are all interchangeable and the heads for the G2x and 6px are switchable
the G2Xs are max 320 lumens (which is perfect for building clearing) with a lower setting and they run about $60 on amazon which is a good price
the body is plastic but the head is anodized aluminum.
>>27905441
JOOS
>>27906204
4Chins let me post the "joos" maymay, but wouldn't let me point out that the real reason that shitfire is expensive is the massive amount they spend on ad copy. I filled out the captcha nine times and hit post only to be told that my message was spam, before giving up and writing "joos."
Fuck you, gook moot, I'm not buying your shitty pass.
>>27905363
A fucking flashlight shouldn't cost $300.
I can't tell gearfags like you not to waste your money on something just because the word "tactical" is on the title, but I've bought extremely dependable flashlights for ~$70. the fact that it has a rail attachment shouldn't add hundreds of dollars to that price.
>>27905506
Ask cavers. A reliable, trust-your-life-to-it flashlight doesn't cost $300. It's the fact that gearfags will buy it as a childish status symbol that allows surefire to charge $300. You're literally paying for the price.
>>27906010
awww, did i bruise your internet tough-guy ego?
did something in that post strike a raw nerve?
quick, better discredit the entire post to avenge your operator-ness
the fact of the matter is if OP wants quality that he can trust his life to (anon will be putting it on a gun after all) then he/she/it has to pay for it
and if they/you are just after a neato-mosquito airshit toy to put on their/your gun to look cool then you are EXACTLY the kind of person i was describing in
>>27905881
i'm sorry you don't like it, but we are not here to suck each other dicks go back to reddit if you want upvotes
>kiddo
>>27906240
^^This is me,
>>27905492
>>27905582
>>27905648
>>27905743
>>27905969
These anons know what is up.
Think for yourselves, faggots. Don't be a sucker for glossy print advertising. Every article in "amerifat kekleman" and "guns and boolits" is just as much ad copy as the crap in between.
>MFW the crap in between is better written than the "articles."
>MFW I have no face because fone can't into post pics on Jew Chan.
You are all falling for shills if you buy surefire. Just like your $30 canola oil.
>>27905881
>longer than the gun you're putting it on.
Yeah right. With proper care, my gun will be around 50-100 years from now. I don't really know, but I find it hard to believe that a light would last 50 years
>>27905441
>What warrants that kind of price tag?
Products that aren't shit.
>>27906297
ask cavers, their lights aren't under the repeated kinetic force of an explosives
>>27906328
He has squishy squishy so he can mount his knurled prostate stimulator for tactical orgasms. His gun will melt in ten years, his shitfire will last longer.
>>27906328
not constant run time, lol.
I was assuming a rugged light on a duty pistol with lots of wear and tear. the gun will probably fail before the light will...
we've all seen weapons blown to shit, but the surefire that was attached to it was still functional
although in hindsight yes, with proper maintenance a gun can see service over several generations.
i'm currently still getting miles of fun with my grandmothers .22lr
>>27906342
Ever been caving m8?
your light winds up being beaten against walls pretty often. That's one of the reasons they carry helmets.
They go through plenty of abuse.
>but m-muh explosives
It isn't that harsh, after all, your hand can take it for many years.
>oh yeah, then why do shitty scopes break under recoil?
Lights ain't precision optics. A lens misaligned by 0.001" ain't gonna matter.
>>27904099
>super bright
This shouldn't be your deciding factor. Have you faggots ever tried shooting around cover with a fucking spotlight hanging off your gun? You can't see shit due to the reflection off walls and other objects. I bought an X300 Ultra right after they came out to use it in a low-light/no-light class and it fucked shit up more than it helped. Couldn't see the target after lighting it from all the spill reflecting back. Went back to my regular x300 and made hits all night. 150-300 lumens on a weapon light you will use around any cover. Go higher if you're going to be out in the open.
>>27906290
>believing they're as dependable as mine
>I bet they're not even 500 lumens
>do you even praise the sun?>>27906297
Because cavers flashlights are under constant concussion from blasts.
>>27906390
>This shouldn't be your deciding factor.
Well said, but neither should brand name. Especially in the gun industry where advertising budgets get spent on "reviewers" as much as buying overt ads.
>>27906390
>have 300u
>my walls are gloss white
Wanna know how ur full of shit?
U should probably get ur eyes checked because I can see just fine on my end of the light
>>27906458
>U should probably get ur eyes checked because I can see just fine on my end of the light
Sounds like you don't know how to move around cover properly.
>>27906390
did you take this class with dag/tftt?
>>27906478
Nope.
Any recommendations on lights for hogs at night? Girlfriend still needs at least a light before she can take her AR out hog hunting with her stepdad
>>27906495
i just did a low light/no light class on saturday, lot of good shit.
>>27906525
Things you never thought to consider, right?
>>27906523
what's your price range? Inforce makes a 500 lumen light that I really like, it's not as bombproof as a surefire but it's light and pretty damn bright
>>27906548
definitely, learned a lot of good techniques for shooting with a handheld flashlight. neck index and harries worked pretty well for me
>>27906476
>moving around cover properly is shining yourself with your light meaning ur barrel is in the direction of ur face.
Kek, sure snow blinded fuck
Have fun engaging those mirrors.
>>27906549
About as high as OP's, honestly.
Streamlight seems pretty neato. I'm just wondering what the necessary range would need to be for hog hunting in north Texas
>>27904099
TLR-3 if you want a light
TLR-4 if you want a light/laz0rs
Glock light if you have a glock.
Surefire is overpriced crap.
Streamlight is where it is at.
>>27906611
Keep trying to justify all the lumens, geardo. Bet you have more rails and webbing than spiderman on a train.
>>27906698
>Glock light if you have a glock.
The glock light was a good light, over a fucking decade ago. That xenon bulb is outdated as fuck.
>>27904306
i have one of these on my 10/22 with a pressure switch. Quite bright
i wouldn't want it on anything that recoiled much harder though
>>27905881
niqqa i am not spending more on a light than what the gun is worth just because i want to slump skunks at night with my .22
i spent the money for quality lights on my HD guns, but don't act like 100% of guns must have the most elite operator accessories to be functional
>>27905363
this tbqh family.
>>27904099
Olight Valkyrie. $99. on Goinggear.com
>>27906725
Keep trying to justify that ur retarded and point ur barrel in ur face.
>>27906986
Why would anyone try to justify they're retarded?
>>27906297
>$300
as previously stated, surefire quality can be had for $60 brand new on amazon in the G2x package
320 max lumens, Surefire, $60
really your only excuse for not getting one is that you're being a stubborn autist conforming to non conformism.
but hey, aint my money so if you want to stick to lesser brands to prove a point its on you
>>27906314
>you are all falling for shills
exclaims the guy who refuses to buy a phone that cant post images.
yeah, we want to listen to you.
>>27906910
is there a remote avail for this, It'd be about right for a carbine of mine.
I've had better luck with streamlight than I have with surefire. Yes Surefire has a really incredible reflector, but for pure strength I think it's hard to beat the TLR-1. Streamlight -owns- the firefighter flashlight market, think about that for a minute. Who will beat the shit out of a flashlight more than a firefighter will? Heat, smoke, gasses, impacts, long run times, moisture etc etc.
The Polytac is my favorite light for carbine builds for their mixture of weight/performance and a TLR-1 rides on my pistols. The polytac on my Mossberg 590 has been there for maybe 12 years, and I've thrown endless high brass through that thing over the years.
>>27906698
spoken like a true poorfag
Inforce lights are pretty cheap and well made. My WML lives on my AR.
>>27907612
didn't earlier Inforces have loosening problems?
>>27907686
Not sure, I've dropped the gun a few times now and had it land on the light and it's still stuck on there. It's not indestructible but it will take some abuse.
