Willie Lowman
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Well it's not an issue anymore. I sold it to a friend.
...So now I'll put a light on a different pistol.
...So now I'll put a light on a different pistol.
You probably need a better imagination then. Or, take a low light defensive pistol class.Unless it was my dedicated Bull Frog poaching pistol I won’t want any light on it. Cant think of any hostile situation where a light wouldn’t be a liability.
You don't have to point a light at what you want to illuminate. Point it at the ground and the splash will work just fine. People really should try this before posting otherwise.
For any weaponlight "naysayers", having & using a weaponlight is a choice which may be made, but the OP didn't ask an opinion regarding whether to use one or not (that's a different question).
As far as I know, there has never been an issue with 9mm Glocks and flashlights.I started carrying a light on my Glock 19 back in 2015. I now carry a Glock 45 and the light is still there.
Carry pistol, Glock 19. Never had time for weapon-mounted lights. Sure-Fire flashlight in a holster next to G17 spare magazine, on the left side.It shouldn't cause problems with the function of the gun, or at least not with a metal framed one. Can't say about the poly guns, they seem to have different rules.
What bothers me, and where I think you are setting up for potential problems is mounting the light on your pistol. I realize "everyone" is doing it these days,and the guns come made to do that, I just think its a poor idea, particularly for someone who does not carry the gun professionally.
And even the professionals, who get, and are required to pass training don't always follow it. Just look at the news.
TO me, its in the same class of dangerous foolishness as using a scoped rifle instead of binoculars. You are pointing a loaded gun at what you are looking at.
Everyone says "I'd never do that"...and of course, we're all completely safe all the time, but I think, if you're human, and not rigorously trained (and perhaps even if you are) at some point you are going to do it.
Its all good, until someone gets "accidentally" shot, and maybe killed...
Also, consider the legal aspects, if you're not a cop, shining a light attached to a gun on someone IS pointing a gun at them (don't care what you SAY) and that can be a legal threat, can be a level of assault, or brandishing and leave you open to charges.
Assuming you don't run across one of the folks (some of whom are cops) that figure someone pointing a gun at them is a deadly threat and they shoot you!
I've heard all the arguments, I know the pros and cons, and I think a light NOT on the gun is ok, and a very good idea, but a light ON the gun is a risk and a problem in waiting. MAYBE it never happens to you, hopefully not. But, if it ever does, who is really at fault? I'd say its the guy with the light on his gun.
Just my opinion, and worth what you paid for it,
If u hv a flashlight attached to yr gun it makes u a nice target in the dark, no? Say a bad guy is hiding behind something - u still can't c him, but he can c u!
I think I remember hearing long ago that another advantage to having a light on your weapon was the fact that it stuck out past the barrel a little. In a struggle, if you had to press your muzzle against an assailant, could possibly push the slide out of battery, but with a mounted light that extends past the muzzle, helps eliminate that potential failure.
Me too but it all pretty much just boils down to what poison you want to pick. Weapon mounted frees up your other hand and allows you to hold onto your gin with both hands but at the same time, you’re right directly behind that light that makes a great target to shoot at but at least as was previously said, you can still use the light momentarily to not give away your position as much and even though your light is attacked to your gun, you can still shine light on things without necessarily having to point your gun at whatever you’re trying to illuminate.Either way, I dont have mounted lights, I prefer handheld.
but at the same time, you’re right directly behind that light that makes a great target to shoot at
If this sounds like a good idea, it needs to be practiced. The natural impluse is to just hold the light out to the side, or up and out, but it also need to be held forward of the body as well or the sideshine will illuminate the person holding the light....with the FBI hold you’re now aiming a light in one hand held as far away from the body as possible...
JohnKSa said:but it also need to be held forward of the body as well or the sideshine will illuminate the person holding the light.
The dust cover flexes during firing even without a light attached. I don't have side-by-side comparison footage and I can't decide whether the additional weight will result in stabilizing the dustcover during firing, or put stress on it and cause it to flex more.We later viewed a slow motion video of a Glock with weapon light firing. It appeared that the dust cover was flexing upward with each shot, such that it rubbed on the bottom of the slide as it cycled. I'm not an engineer, and can't really explain the dynamics involved, but the flexing was apparently affecting function enough to cause the malfunctions we experienced...