Handgun flashlights should you mount it?
Should you put a flashlight on your handgun or should you keep it separate? Go to an IDPA competition and check out the low light flashlight competitions and get back to me. We see them dropped or competitors fumble them all the time. We sell the Section 8 tactical Ultimate Retention Device which is a great an easy thing to add on to your finger when you are shooting but a less trained shooter is going to have some trouble getting use to using them. Many handguns are now being made with rails under them and it’s becoming almost mandatory to have a white light on an M4 Carbine.
When you think about putting a light on a handgun, I would always suggest you think about what the gun is going to be used for. I believe that a home defense firearm should be configured to be used inside your home and sometimes that may mean not using a handgun, but an M4 Carbine or a shotgun with fragmenting bullets. Streamlight flashlights can be mounted on handguns or rifles especially the TLR-1 light. I’m a big fan of lights that are 110 lumens or more for home use because they will seem far brighter and easier to light up a room.