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Streamlight Introduces the HL6

March 10, 2025November 25, 2024 by Tim Stetzer

Streamlight just announced the ProTac HL6. The HL-6 is the newest and brightest addition to their ProTac series of tactical lights. It has a whopping 5,300 lumens and impressive beam reach, as well as a using rechargeable batteries. The ProTac HL-6 Streamlight’s ProTac HL-6 is made from 6000 series machined aircraft aluminum with an anodized … Read more

Things That Don’t Suck: Streamlight Wedge XT Rechargeable EDC Light

March 10, 2025January 18, 2024 by Tim Stetzer

I’ve been carrying a Streamlight Wedge for the past couple of years as my primary EDC light. It’s a great light. It’s flat, and it has a pocket clip so it carries much like a folding knife in your pocket. It puts out a very usable 300 lumens of light for routine use and … Read more

A Weapon-Mounted Light on Your Everyday Carry Gun? Read This First

March 5, 2025December 27, 2023 by Warren Wilson

Among the many internet gun debates that tend to clog up cyberspace is whether or not weapon-mounted lights should be on carry pistols. Discussions of weapon lights often devolve into a debate of weapon lights versus handheld lights. That doesn’t make sense to me. The addition of a weapon-mounted light (WML) doesn’t require the user … Read more

Everyday Carry: Make Sure You Have the Fundamental Four When You Leave the House

March 5, 2025March 19, 2023 by Paul Markel

Thanks to the internet and social media, EDC or everyday carry have become ultra-popular terms. Thousands upon thousands of Instagram users post their EDC photos on a daily basis. Rather than consider the pros and cons of such activity, I would instead pose a couple of serious questions. What does it truly mean to carry … Read more

GUN SEIZURE: Calera, AL Police Take a High-End, Custom-Crafted Weapon Off the Streets

March 5, 2025February 10, 2022 by John Boch

On Tuesday afternoon, the city of Calera, Alabama Police Department posted news of a firearm bust that’s sure to make firearm collectors weep. A suspicious individual, or so the cops there say, was carrying a high-end, custom handgun. The man, unable to present a valid carry license, was taken into custody for interrogation and temporary … Read more

Things That Mostly Don’t Suck: ERGO Grips Tactical Light Switch Mount Kit

March 6, 2025September 20, 2020 by Foghorn

I’ve got a couple different “home defense” rifles in the safe, stacked away just in case. Not all of them are tactical masterpieces — some just need to be functional and they are. I was looking for a cheap way to mount a SureFire weapon light on the rail of one of these guns and … Read more

New From Hardened Arms: LumaShark Integrated Illumination Handguard

January 30, 2017 by Jeremy S.

Hardened Arms says “The LumaShark is an Illuminated, weaponized, 12″ free float handguard whose patented features have eliminated the need for bulky bolt on flashlights on the AR Platform.” While I’m not convinced they’re truly eliminated the bulk, they certainly have integrated interchangeable flashlights/lasers into an AR handguard. We checked ’em out in the NEXT … Read more

SHOT Show Gear Preview: PowerTac Cadet, Warrior Flashlights

January 19, 2012 by ttag

The world of ‘tactical’ (read: black, brawny and brighter than blazes) flashlights is almost as crowded as the Venetian hotel’s food court. PowerTac illuminated us on their entry into the field; we’ll be putting several of their models to the test in the coming weeks to see if they’re as drop-proof, waterproof and headache-inducingly bright as the company claims. Meanwhile, let me shine a little light on their designs . . .

Gear Review: Cree “Tactical” LED Flashlight

May 19, 2011 by ttag

Remember back when Mag-lite was the last word in aircraft-grade aluminum illumination? Those old incandescent Mag-Lites weren’t any brighter than ordinary flashlights, but their indestructible machined-aluminum bodies made them the choice of police, private security, Elvis and burglars. They were “tacticool” before people had a chance to learn to hate that word. The longer D-cell Mag-lites resembled aluminum billy clubs; they delivered a more devastating blow than any Monadnock PR-24 police baton ever could. Despite their size and weight, however, they still weren’t all that bright.

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