Two years prior Georg Luger developed the 9mm Parabellum to feed his eponymous P08 pistol.
Mr. Browning took this superlative German bullet and roughly doubled its weight.
Now fast forward more than a century and the landscape is littered with laser designators and weapon lights.
Will’s tricked-out Springfield Armory SAINT AR-15 rifle is shown with a Streamlight Protac HL-X combination laser and high-output weapon light.
Lots of folks make them, and quality ranges from superb to doorstop with everything in between.
Previously, a decent onboard weapon light put out perhaps 500 lumens of white light.
When Streamlight decided to build tomorrows weapon-mounted tactical illuminator, they took yesterdays performance and doubled it.
This synergistic combination of light and gun make a formidable defensive tool for both day and night.
Hot Stuff
Streamlights Protac Rail Mount HL-X Laser Long Gun Light is programmable, rugged and versatile.
It runs off of either two CR123A batteries or a rechargeable lithium ion cell.
The rechargeable battery charges via a USB port and included cable.
The Streamlight is a bit longer than some but offers commensurately powerful performance.
If this light could cook, youd marry it.
This light/laser unit is slightly longer than most, but that means exceptional capabilities and raw unfiltered power.
The Protac HL-X comes as a system with both a dual-function detachable tail cap and a remote pressure switch.
The remote pressure switch has two components that are easily differentiated by feel. The long switch is momentary on. The bulbous bit at the front is a conventional on-off.
The remote switch includes both Velcro mounting pads and a robust snap-on rail-mounting system.
Construction is aircraft-grade aluminum and impact-resistant tempered glass.
Operating limits are -40 to +120 F. It is waterproof to one meter for half an hour.
The rechargeable lithium ion power source charges via this USB cable. Both the tail cap and remote pressure switches are included.
The Streamlight TEN-TAP system offers three different operating programs high/strobe, high only, and low/high.
On low the light puts out 60 lumens and 1,600 candela for about 23 hours.
Lumens are how much light is emitted.
Will found the Streamlight unit to be easy to use and operate on his SAINT rifle.
Candela measures visible intensity.
The strobe function is intentionally disorienting and operates for nearly 3.5 hours on a full charge.
The tail cap switch has two waterproof rubberized controls that are easily differentiated, even in hard dark.
One switch activates the red laser.
The other controls the light.
Ive concluded this light is likely smarter than I am.
Both the pressure switch and light secure to any standard Picatinny rails.
A unique rail grabber mount is separate from the light to help maintain the lasers windage and elevation configs.
The whole shebang is 5.43 long and weighs a bit shy of 7 oz.
I was an early adopter so mine is one of the first KeyMod rifles.
TheSAINT includes a mid-length gas systemand heavy tungsten buffer for optimal reliability.
An Accu-Tite tensioning system keeps the rifle shooting straight.
I topped off my SAINT with a Silent Legion Multi-Caliber sound suppressor.
This versatile .30-caliber can mounts via either a proprietary twist-on flash suppressor or a thread mount.
Ruminations
Choosing a tactical light is actually a fairly delicate affair.
If the light is too bright and used in tight enclosed spaces it can ruin your night vision.
However, I live way out in the sticks on a rural farm.
Its the next best thing to a light saber.
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