Lightweight, compact, lithium battery powered Gun-Mounted Tactical Light featuring the latest in shock-proof power LED technology and providing at least 2.5 hours of continuous run time. Rail clamp designed to rapidly attach/detach from side of weapon. Features a tethered battery door and latch mechanism that prevents battery door loss while providing easy battery replacement. Strobe activated on two or more momentary paddle hits for guaranteed entry into strobe mode. Case made using 6000 series machined aircraft aluminum with black anodized finish. Lens is made with high temperature, shock mounted, impact resistant Boro Float glass. Deep-dish parabolic reflector produces a concentrated beam with optimum peripheral illumination. Features an ambidextrous momentary/steady On-Off switch. Double tap of momentary paddle within 0.4 seconds activates strobe. Securely fits a broad range of weapons. Mounts directly to weapons with MIL-STD-1913 (Picatinny) rails. Includes keys for Glock-style, Picatinny, Beretta 90two, S and W 99 and S and W TSW rails. Extensively live-fire tested impact resistant construction. Operating temperature: -40°F to +140°F. IPX7 rated design. waterproof to 1 meter for 30 minutes. Strobe mode.
Product Features
- C4LED technology
- Ambidextrous momentary/steady On-Off switch
- One h and ed snap-on and tighten interface
- Securely fits a broad range of weapons
- Includes keys for Glock-style, Picatinny, Beretta 90 two, S and W 99 and S and W TSW rails
Perfect for the full size frame Beretta guns This is a REAL GUN review. (I have to say this as too many weapon accessory reviews are for air-soft toys and BB guns)After a whole bunch of searching around, for everything from the cheaply made plastic $30 lights (that would fly off the gun down range after a few shots) to the $200+ surefire lights… I settled on this as the best weapon light for the money. I have a Beretta M9A1 and this light works and looks like it was made for my Beretta. The fit and finish are amazing, the better light output (of the TLR-1s) is enough to temporarily blind anyone unfortunate enough to get it shined in their eyes. The added strobe is quite disorienting to anyone on the other end of it (red spots in vision that last for about a minute if you look into the light). I love the placement of the two way toggle switch for left or right handed, and one and two handed grip styles. It can be switched into the on position or pushing the opposite direction will keep it on for as long as you hold the switch. Good for those situations where you may or may not need the light on at all times. It is set up in a way that even in a panic situation (a.k.a. loading your pants) you can have the muscle memory to turn it on. Much better than the little rubber push button lights I have tried out.Using the light in dark/low light situations can even help with aiming as the center of the light spot is right where I would be aiming for. So if the bright spot of the light is covering the center of the target at about 5 to 15 feet, there was a 95% chance I would hit it without using the sights.The main reason I got this light was the fact that it is all aluminum, it is tried and tested, and the way it clamps onto the gun is better than any “quick release” style rail light I have seen yet. I tightened it on as well as possible because I really don’t have a use for “quick release”. Though it does come off easy enough in case that is your thing. It came included with two fully charged batteries, and three different rail mount “Keys” so it will fit your particular style without any “Wriggle”. My Beretta has a 1913 picatinny rail and it locks onto it beautifully. I cannot attest to the weaver or glock style rails though it fits on my friends composite SigPro 2022 with no problem. Mounted on the Sig 2022 the light sticks out past the muzzle about an inch, so it doesn’t look as good as it does on the Beretta M9/92s where it is perfectly flush with the muzzle.Took it to the range and fired off close to 150 rounds of 124gr +p 9mm rounds with the light on the whole time, and it never so much as flickered. I turned it off and put it away and then checked the light out the next day, and it didn’t skip a beat.*NEW UPDATE* April 2013Been using this light for nearly 2 years now, always on my gun, THOUSANDS of rounds and still looks and functions beautifully! Still blindingly bright and never fails to function. I have received compliments that the light looks like it was MADE specially for the Beretta 92A1 series of pistols.If they ever make one with a Green strobing laser under it I will buy it in a split second!*Will update this if anything happens at the next few visits to the range*—BOTTOM LINE—If you have a full sized handgun with an accessory rail then this is the light to get! Especially on the Beretta 92A1, M9A1, and 96A1 pistols.
Much Improved… There are three things the new TLR-1s has improved upon the original TLR-1:1. The brightness. 160 lumens from the TLR-1s vs. 135 from the old TLR-1. It’s visibly brighter, when shooting onto a white wall from the same distance, though not a huge difference.2. The strobe feature. You need to double tap the switch within 0.4 second to activate it. It is very effective, very disorienting to look at (even when looking from behind). But the activation is hard to accomplish, especially in the dark, under stress, in a self-defense situation. Another review mentioned the remote switch for this light that could make it easier.3. The battery door. On the old TLR-1, to change batteries I need to use a coin to pry the door latch off to open (latch is metal, door is plastic, and it’s very tight for waterproofing). And since the door and the switch are the only parts made from plastic, a few of those coin prying left dent marks on the door. Now, the door is still plastic, but I can just flip up that flat metal leaf, and the door pops right open. Push the metal piece down and the door snaps shut with the same tightness as before, only much easier to use…My copy of the TLR-1s went back to the factory for warranty repair after only one range session (about 150 rounds fired, light mounted on a Glock 23, shooting 180gr .40SW and 115gr 9mm from a conversion barrel, both Walmart WWB and Federal FMJ ammo). The strobe quit working after the range shooting. The top of the light forward of the muzzle got burnt by the muzzle flash (top part of that silver ring was completely blackened), and can’t be wiped clean using alcohol and Goo Gone. I don’t really care for the strobe feature since it’s so hard to use, but I worried if some other parts on the circuit board might also be affected by the shock of gun fire. Called Streamlight, they issued a RMA right away, and I got it back in two weeks. Good customer service for a company that stand behind their products. I will probably buy another TLR-1s shortly for my other rail-equipped handguns so I don’t have to swap all the time when I swap carry guns. Also to have a backup unit, as the old saying goes, for flashlights, one is none, two is one…BTW, Streamlight even cleaned the powder burns on the light for me. The silver ring is shiny again…