I know that weapon mounted lights are the "in" thing. But I am wondering how much, if any, real world use and trial they have recieved?
Outside of SWAT teams and no knocks that is. I can see their utility there, were you normally out number the bad guy(s) and have the initiative. The exact opposite of home defense [generally speaking].
If your eyes are dark adapted it takes more than a second or two to ID something when you turn a flashlight on. But it takes no time at all to localize the light source in a room, or even outside, if someone turns on a light in the middle of darkness.
So assume your home is invaded by goblin(s), you grab your gun(s) with their tactical lights. And you start your search. You hear or kinda see something and decide to illuminate the suspect target with your light and you see a goblin with gun in hand front sight, trigger press, BANG! Now you shut off the light so the other goblins can't shoot you using your own light and move. Couple problems though, you just ruined your own nightvision and you also ruined your hearing [muzzle blast] so your operating blind and deaf against the remaining goblins that know where you are.
Of course ideally you would have been behind cover when you illuminated and wearing hearing protection.
Has anyone tested the use of tactical lights with simmunitions or splat guns? Comments?
Outside of SWAT teams and no knocks that is. I can see their utility there, were you normally out number the bad guy(s) and have the initiative. The exact opposite of home defense [generally speaking].
If your eyes are dark adapted it takes more than a second or two to ID something when you turn a flashlight on. But it takes no time at all to localize the light source in a room, or even outside, if someone turns on a light in the middle of darkness.
So assume your home is invaded by goblin(s), you grab your gun(s) with their tactical lights. And you start your search. You hear or kinda see something and decide to illuminate the suspect target with your light and you see a goblin with gun in hand front sight, trigger press, BANG! Now you shut off the light so the other goblins can't shoot you using your own light and move. Couple problems though, you just ruined your own nightvision and you also ruined your hearing [muzzle blast] so your operating blind and deaf against the remaining goblins that know where you are.
Of course ideally you would have been behind cover when you illuminated and wearing hearing protection.
Has anyone tested the use of tactical lights with simmunitions or splat guns? Comments?