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Crimson Trace Beginnings And Ongoing Support For Glock
In the beginning, Crimson Trace began business by machining and installing a red laser sight—the GLS-630—into a Glock pistol. Customers had to send their pistol to Crimson Trace for the modifications and installation. The affixed laser sight protruded from … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Laser Based Technologies, Tactical Lighting
Tagged Crimson Trace, CTC, Glock, GLS-630, Rail Master, Rail Master Pro
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STREAMLIGHT® INTRODUCES FLAT DARK EARTH COLORS FOR SELECT TLR® MODELS
Models Offered in Flat Dark Earth and Flat Dark Earth Brown EAGLEVILLE, PA, March 11, 2016–Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, has introduced Flat Dark Earth and Flat Dark Earth Brown colors for … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Tactical Lighting
Tagged Streamlight, TLR-1 HL, TLR-6
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NEW STREAMLIGHT TACTICAL LIGHT 2,200 LUMENS! FOR REAL!
EAGLEVILLE, PA, March 3, 2016–Streamlight® Inc., introduced the brightest addition yet to its ProTac® family of lights, the ProTac HL® 4, a high lumen (HL) flashlight that delivers 2,200 lumens of blinding white light. The “dual fuel” light also … Continue reading
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Tagged CR123A, ProTac HL 4, Streamlight
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STREAMLIGHT INTRODUCES TLR-6 UNIVERSAL KIT
February 25, 2016–Streamlight® Inc., introduced a Universal Weapon Kit for its TLR-6® handgun light that includes a light/laser module and six interchangeable housings to fit a variety of sub-compact handguns. The housings are designed for use with more than 18 … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Tactical Lighting
Tagged Glock 42, Glock 43, Kahr, M&P, Streamlight, TLR-6
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WITH SUREFIRE AT SHOT SHOW 2016
Late in 2015, Surefire introduced two weapon mounted lights with some very impressive features, the X300V and X400V IRC. These lights are high performance tools with price tags not for the faint of heart. The SureFire X400V IRc is a … Continue reading
Posted in SHOT SHOW 2016, Tactical Lighting
Tagged Sidekick, Surefire, X300V, X400V
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AT SHOT SHOW 2016 WITH STEINER E-OPTICS
Just prior to SHOT Show 2016, Steiner announced the new DBAL-A4. We’re not easily impressed but this is an impressive accessory available in both military and commercial specification. There is much to like here readers. The DBAL-A$ provides 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, ISR, Laser Based Technologies, Night Vision Technology, SHOT SHOW 2016, Sniper Systems and Tools, Soldier Systems, Tactical Lighting
Tagged AN/PVS-21, DBAL-A4, Diffraction Ltd., O'Gara, Steiner, Steiner e-Optics, STS
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STREAMLIGHT AT SHOT SHOW 2016
New for 2016, Streamlight has expanded its ProTac® family with two new gun-mounted tactical lights, the ProTac® Rail Mount 1 and ProTac® Rail Mount 2. These lights are exceptionally low profile mounting very close to your weapon’s Picatinny rail. Both … Continue reading
Posted in SHOT SHOW 2016, Tactical Lighting
Tagged Piggy Back, Pro-Tac, Streamlight, Strion, TLR-1 HL, TLR6
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STREAMLIGHT UPs OUTPUT OF SEVERAL POPULAR TLR MODELS
EAGLEVILLE, PA, January 15, 2016–Streamlight® Inc., announced that it increased the light output of three TLR® gun-mounted high lumen (HL) lights, the TLR-1 HL®, the TLR-2 HL® and the TLR-2 HL® G. Each of the models now delivers 800 lumens … Continue reading
SUREFIRE XC1 NEW ULTRA-COMPACT PISTOL LIGHT
Surefire has introduced the XC1 weapon mounted light. It is SureFire’s smallest, most lightweight pistol light. It features a powerful, recoil-proof LED that’s focused by a specially developed multi-faceted reflector to create our broad 200-lumenMaxVision Beam™ perfect for illuminating and … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Tactical Lighting
Tagged light, pistol, Surefire, XC1
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Crimson Trace Introduces Its Patented LiNQ System
Imagine a weapon mounted laser/light combination that can be controlled wirelessly, Crimson Trace did just that. The company has just announced its new LiNQ® System. This wireless and remote operation system utilizes a powered control grip to activate and operate … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Laser Based Technologies, Tactical Lighting
Tagged Crimson Trace, CTC, LiNQ, LNQ-100
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BUSHNELL PRO T350L Tactical Handheld Light
Bushnell has a great stocking stuffer for Holiday shoppers, the Bushnell PRO T350L tactical handheld light. The light features three modes of operation; high/low/strobe intermittent and continuous. It uses a CREE LED powered by 2 CR123A batteries that deliver 2.5 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bushnell, PRO, T350L
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This Holiday Season Light the Night with A Crimson Trace Rail Master Pro
Certainly one of our favorite weapon mounted lights is Crimson Trace’s Rail Master Pro®. These laser sights (red or green laser diodes) and bright light combos are packed with features, including: Instant Activation™, Tap-on/Tap-off, a battery saving 5 minute … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Shopping Suggestions, Tactical Lighting
Tagged CMR-202, CMR-204, CMR-205, Crimson Trace, CTC, Rail Master Pro
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STREAMLIGHT INTRODUCES PIGGYBACK CHARGING FOR STRION FAMILY OF FLASHLIGHTS
EAGLEVILLE, PA, November 18, 2015–Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting, announced that it has introduced its PiggyBack® charging system to the company’s Strion® family of rechargeable flashlights, giving users the security of having a fully charged spare battery … Continue reading
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Tagged charging, PiggyBack, Streamlight, Strion
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First-Light USA An American Company From A Small Town With Big Ideas
Over the last few years, I’ve had the opportunity to review First-Light USA products and was consistently impressed with their quality and function. You can read one here or read them all by searching on First-Light USA. In an enormously … Continue reading
Posted in Tactical Lighting
Tagged First Light, Liberator, T-MAX, Tomahawk, TORQ
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Gear Review: Streamlight Pro-Tac HL USB
Streamlight’s Pro-Tac HL USB is a high performance tactical light ideally suited to law enforcement or anyone needing superior illumination on the move. When combined with Streamlight’s EPU-5200 power pack, you’ll have a high performance and robust illumination package unsurpassed … Continue reading
Posted in Tactical Lighting
Tagged lights, Pro-TAC HL USB, rechargeable, Streamlight, tactical, USB
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Sneak Preview: Streamlight ProTac HL USB
If you’re a copper, a flatfoot, a gumshoe, a shamus or any one else who needs or wants an absolutely DYNOMITE high output handheld flashlight, then be sure to catch my upcoming review of Streamlight’s 850 lumen rechargeable ProTac HL … Continue reading
Posted in Sneak Previews, Tactical Lighting
Tagged ProTac HL USB, Streamlight, USB
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Streamlight TLR-6 Sneak Preview
Glock-42 and Glock-43 owners now have a few credible options for a light / laser accessory package. At the top of that short list is Streamlight’s TLR-6, the latest addition to the company’s TLR weapon mounted line of professional … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Sneak Previews, Tactical Lighting
Tagged Glock 42, Glock 43, Streamlight, TLR-6
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Crimson Trace’s Most Popular Products With Customers
The Rail Master Pro light and laser combo continues to be a top selling selection with customers. These units, the CMR-204 Universal Green and CMR-205 Universal Red, can be easily programmed to project: laser only, light only, strobing light and … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Laser Based Technologies, Tactical Lighting
Tagged Crimson Trace, CTC, Rail Master Pro
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Surefire’s P2X Featuring IntelliBeam™ Technology
The P2X Fury features Surefire’s auto-adjusting IntelliBeam™ Technology. A first press or click activates its intelligent sensor and microprocessor-based system to continuously evaluate and seamlessly adjust light output based on your surroundings, so you always have the light output you … Continue reading
Posted in Tactical Lighting
Tagged IntelliBeam, light, P2X, Surefire, tactical
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Streamlight Introduces Its Newest Rail Mounted Light TLR-6
EAGLEVILLE, PA, June 3, 2015– Streamlight introduced the TLR-6™, an ultra-compact, extremely lightweight weapons light with a red laser, designed to attach to the trigger guard of the Glock® 42 and the Glock® 43 Pistols. The product, the first … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Tactical Lighting
Tagged Streamlight, TLR-6
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Gear Review: Streamlight TLR-2 HL G
Streamlight’s 2015 addition to its TLR line, the TLR-2 HL G, is truly outstanding. Streamlight retains the typical TLR packaging and mounting system but really cranked up performance with the 720 lumen TIR LED and the direct drive Green … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Laser Based Technologies, Tactical Lighting
Tagged Streamlight, TLR, TLR-2, TLR-2 HL G
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Sneak Preview: Streamlight TLR-2 HL G
Streamlight’s TLR-2 HL G is possibly one of the best values in a high performance, high output, weapon mounted light. Users will have 720 lumens of concentrated white light at their disposal and a laser aiming module that dispenses … Continue reading
Posted in Ammunition, Knives and Tools, Sneak Previews, Tactical Lighting
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SOFIC 2015 Core Survival
Core Survival had a unique beginning. The company emerged out of a conversation with the U.S. Air Force in 2002 where there was an expressed need for a more compact helmet marker for the USAF PJs. From that meeting, the … Continue reading
Posted in SOFIC 2015, Tactical Lighting
Tagged CORE Survival, Hell-Star
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STREAMLIGHT LAUNCHES USB VERSION OF PROTAC HL
EAGLEVILLE, PA, April 16, 2015–Streamlight® introduced a rechargeable version of the ProTac HL®, the ProTac HL® USB. Offering a bright 850 lumens, the new model uses three battery types, and includes a built-in USB charge tab, permitting it to be … Continue reading
Posted in Tactical Lighting
Tagged ProTac HL, ProTac HL USB, Streamlight, USB
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Surefire’s New Titan Key Chain Light
Specifications: Output High 125 lumens / runtime 1 hr. Low 15 lumens / runtime 8.5 hrs. Length: 3 inches Bezel Diameter: 0.58 inches Weight w/ batteries: 1 oz. Batteries: 1 AAA NIMH or AAA alkaline M.S.R.P. $59.99
Posted in Tactical Lighting
Tagged Surefire, Titan
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Surefire Increases Output Of Its M300 Mini Scout Light
Surefire has introduced the new M300 Mini Scout Light®. The ultra-compact light is powered by a single 123A lithium and delivers 300 lumens. Surefire’s patented TIR lens produces a well collimated tightly focused beam of light that’s ideal close to … Continue reading
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Tagged M300, Mini Scout, Surefire, TIR
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GEAR REVIEW: Streamlight’s ProTac-1AAA, Don’t Leave Home Without It !
Streamlight’s ProTac-1AAA is the best backup flashlight you’ll ever need. It runs on one alkaline or lithium AAA battery; generating 70 lumens on high and 5 lumens on low with a strobe to boot. Read My Review:
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Tagged Protac, ProTac-1AAA, Streamlight
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SUREFIRE OFFSET LIGHT MOUNTS NOW AVAILABLE
The RM45 is for M300 or M600 Series and the RM45L for M620 Series. The RM45 mount securely attaches any thumbscrew-clamp-equipped Scout Light to a MIL-STD-1913 rail and puts the light in the off-set position between rails, decreasing overall … Continue reading
Posted in Mounts, Tactical Lighting
Tagged RM45, RM45L, Scout Light, Surefire
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STREAMLIGHT PROTAC 1AAA TACTICAL PENLIGHT
If you’ve read our SHOT SHOW 2015 coverage of Streamlight’s new product offerings you already know the company introduced a AAA powered PROTAC tactical penlight, and those of you that didn’t, now know. I have a small request of my … Continue reading
Posted in Sneak Previews, Tactical Lighting
Tagged Protac, Streamlight, TenTap
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STREAMLIGHT DEBUTS PORTABLE POWER UNIT (PPU)
The Streamlight Portable Power Unit (PPU) is destined to be one of the best products of 2015. The EPU-5200TM is an external power pack you can use to charge USB Lights, Phones and Other Devices, and it is both … Continue reading
Posted in Power, Tactical Lighting
Tagged EPU-5200, pack, portable, power, PPU, Streamlight
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STREAMLIGHT INTRODUCES SIDEWINDER RESCUE
What do you get when you cross a Streamlight Sidewinder with a sliding diffuser lens? You get a Sidewinder® Rescue. The Sidewinder® Rescue provides four lighting modes and a strobe in a single light. Its 185 degree articulating head also … Continue reading
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Tagged Sidewinder, Sidewinder Rescue, Streamlight
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SUREFIRE M600 AA SCOUT LIGHT
I was very glad to see this at SHOT SHOW because quite candidly CR123A are not often easy to find so having a Surefire Scout Light chambered in AA makes life much less complicated and gets us closer to that … Continue reading
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Tagged M600, Scout Light, Surefire
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STREAMLIGHT INTRODUCES TLR-2 HL G WITH GREEN LASER
EAGLEVILLE, PA, February 27, 2015 –Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting equipment and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced the TLR-2 HL® G, a high lumen (HL) gun-mounted tactical light with green aiming laser. The new light is designed … Continue reading
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Tagged green, laser, Streamlight, TLR-2 HL G
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STREAMLIGHT AT SHOT SHOW 2015
For 2015, Streamlight has upped the ante with higher outputs across most of their tactical line. The TLR-1 HPL went from 300 lumens to 775 lumens. In character with all of Streamlight’s weapon mounted lights, the TLR-1 HPL has a … Continue reading
Posted in SHOT SHOW 2015, Tactical Lighting
Tagged Protac, Streamlight, TLR-1 HPL, TLR-2 HL G
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First Light USA At SHOT SHOW 2015
First Light USA SHOT SHOW 2015 First Light USA has upped the game for 2015 with some whopping lumen increases and performance gains in their TORQ, Tomahawk Tactical and T-MAX series. Josh Harrell First Light’s Government Business Development Manager … Continue reading
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Tagged First Light, T-MAX, Tomahawk, TORQ
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Surefire Makes Scout Light Models More Attractive With Lower Prices
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Tagged Scout Light, Surefire
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Streamlight Inc., Best Know For Its TLR Series Of Weapon Mounted Lights, Announced The TLR-1 HPL High Lumen Long-Range Rail Mounted Light.
Streamlight® Inc., has introduced the TLR-1® HPL™ (high performance, high lumen) rail-mounted strobing light, which combines long-range lighting capability with blinding white light. The TLR-1® HPL™ offers a775 lumens measured system output, 48,000 candela peak beam intensity, and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Streamlight, strobe, TLR-1 HPL, TLR-2
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Laser Devices Is Now Steiner eOptics
We’ve been keeping you up to date with the organizational changes at Burris Optics and Laser Devices Inc. (LDI) as they transition to the Steiner Optics family. In 2012 Laser Devices became a division of Steiner and a member of … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Laser Based Technologies, Optics, Tactical Lighting
Tagged Beretta Group, Burris, Steiner eOptics, Steiner-Optik
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Surefire’s Maximus Vision A 450 Lumen Rechargeable Headlamp
The SureFire Maximus™ Vision is a rechargeable variable-output LED headlamp that delivers 450 lumens of warm-colored light — similar to that produced by tungsten lamps. Light output is continuously variable from 1 lumen to its maximum of 450 lumens. The … Continue reading
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Tagged headlamp, Maximus, Surefire
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