I remain unconvinced that the average CCW person needs a WML outside of the house.
It's tough for bad guys to jack people when it's too dark to see them. Just sayin.
I remain unconvinced that the average CCW person needs a WML outside of the house.
It's tough for bad guys to jack people when it's too dark to see them. Just sayin.
I agree with you. But when I go to bed, my CCW gun becomes my nightstand gun. I can see some benefit to having your go-to pistol being set up to be as versatile as possible.Originally Posted by Chuck Haggard
Do you see any drawbacks to having a WML on a carry gun, other than the long odds of being needed?
I live out in 30 to 60 minute response times for police as well as large carnivores, I can envision my fight going or starting outside as well as showing up at my house to a fight where a light would be helpful. In general, urban areas with a lot of light pollution, the need diminishes.
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100% agree. I don't carry concealed with a WML affixed. That's for home/campsite OWB carry. Pocket-clipped flashlight is the appropriate complement to the CCW weapons.
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Size, holster fit, comfort, additional weapon length. Although the light extending past the muzzle does make a good stand-off for contact shots, that need also seems to be rare in CCW scenarios.
At home I have an extra pistol that has a light mounted all of the time. On the road I tend to just bring a light with me and snap it on my carry piece before going to bed.
I'd likely have a shotgun with a WML on it at home, no question. If you think having a WML on your CCW piece is a good idea then it's do-able.
"Need"? Naw. But I do think that being able to see better is rarely a bad thing.
(If it doesn't add any appreciable size or bulk to the gun, I like having the light on it. I realize that the CTC Lightguard isn't much of a "300-lumen-my-light-is-a-weapon-rawr" but it doesn't add any real weight or bulk to the gun and it could make my shooting more better under certain circumstances.)
I'm using a toggle switch on my Surefire 300 PML. My NDs are nil. I actually prefer to use my flashlights as little as I can get away with. But I also have a four legged bad guy detector 6-15 feet ahead of me depending on the leash du jour and who we are looking for.
The white light NDs I usually deal with are usually the cover guy behind new backlighting the kitten out of me and my dog. This means I stop and say 1 the lights distracts the dog and he stops using his nose 2 you are backlighting me and the dog 3 use your light only if you need to identify something. Most patrol guys don't like searching in low light conditions.
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What are the odds that you're being muzzled with an WML equipped weapon during these times?
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It depends who I have covering me. Most of the time the lights are going out to my left or right. That is one reason I prefer having SWAT guys covering me. The odds are low then.
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