Posted: 5/14/2012 5:52:17 AM EDT
| i was looking at picking one up for my 22 but before i do any thoughts on it? pros vs cons? |
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Quoted: Which Streamlight? They make a bunch. I can't imagine why I'd need a remote switch for my tlr-1s. I'm interested. Like my TLR-2, but that extra bit of manipulation needed to engage on the draw worries me if I have to use the weapon one handed. I've been playing around with engaging the light/laser with the supporting hand and with the strong hand, and I'm just not happy. I think that a tape would alleviate the problems, but am wondering if I'll be letting myself in for other problems. |
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I've used it and Surefire's DG switch for a long time. They are the way to go. With a little practice you will be able to handle the gun without accidentally discharging the light. You will activate the light when firing the gun if you are using the proper grip, but if you've made the decision to shoot something the light being activated will be irrelevant.
My complaint with the DG switches are that they are around $80 a piece and are rubber coated. So they typically last a year or so with heavy use. The streamlight version is all hard plastic so hopefully it will last longer. I've only the streamlight version for a short time. |
| I played with it when I first got my G19 gen 4. I got a TRL-1s the same day. The problem I have with it is that under stress I would tend to activate it when I didnt want to. I decided against that because in LE, sometimes you dont want to accidentaly turn it on and give away were you are. The other problem I had was my grip was off due to the pad itself. |
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I played with it when I first got my G19 gen 4. I got a TRL-1s the same day. The problem I have with it is that under stress I would tend to activate it when I didnt want to. I decided against that because in LE, sometimes you dont want to accidentaly turn it on and give away were you are. The other problem I had was my grip was off due to the pad itself. This can easily be overcome with training. I use mine during simunition training on a regular basis and never activate the light until I fire the sim gun, unless I'm intentionally activating the light. The pad on the streamlight version is large, but didn't affect my accuracy. The surefire version is much lower profile, but seemingly weaker. |
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It's not about being challenged or OCD. The toggle switch requires a fine motor movement while the pressure switch does not. Fine motor movements fail under stress. The pressure switch is much more efficient when used for searching.
A tactic used with lights while searching for people in the dark is to keep the light off as much as possible. This is for a variety of reasons. The pressure switch makes this practice effortless. |
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It's not about being challenged or OCD. The toggle switch requires a fine motor movement while the pressure switch does not. Fine motor movements fail under stress. The pressure switch is much more efficient when used for searching. A tactic used with lights while searching for people in the dark is to keep the light off as much as possible. This is for a variety of reasons. The pressure switch makes this practice effortless. We'll just disagree on this one. I don't think there's much of a fine motor skill requirement for engaging a Streamlight tlr-1 switch. |
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Quoted: Quoted: It's not about being challenged or OCD. The toggle switch requires a fine motor movement while the pressure switch does not. Fine motor movements fail under stress. The pressure switch is much more efficient when used for searching. A tactic used with lights while searching for people in the dark is to keep the light off as much as possible. This is for a variety of reasons. The pressure switch makes this practice effortless. We'll just disagree on this one. I don't think there's much of a fine motor skill requirement for engaging a Streamlight tlr-1 switch. I've been practicing with my TLR-2, and I have to disagree with you as well, though perhaps for different reasons. The whole point of the Glock is to do away with several of the extra motions involved with most other pistols. No safeties to swipe, etc. Now, introduce me to a completely separate action required of my supporting hand if I've got the luxury of having two hands on the pistol, or–– even worse–– a new and non-linear motion with my trigger finger while trying to observe light discipline, and I'm seeing significant problems. I want to be doing exactly one thing with my trigger finger, and that's either pulling or being ready to smoothly pull the trigger. Don't give me extra shit to do with that, particularly extra shit that requires me to wave the finger around in directions not complementary with pulling the trigger. As for the off hand, I don't use a currently standard gunslinger grip, and my ingrained method–– which has worked just fine for thirty years–– doesn't place any of my fingers in easy reach of that switch out there in front of the trigger guard. I have to shift my palm to reach it with a thumb, and my index finger is around on the other side of the weapon. That said, my middle finger, fat as it is, is already mashed up against the recess at the rear of the trigger guard when I'm in a firing grip. I'm not sure how much room there is for any extra stuff hanging beneath that guard before my grip is all cattywompus. In short, I'd really like to try one of these out before I purchase one. I only know that what I've got now is far less than ideal for my purposes. |