Weapon Mounted Flashlight of Choice

[batesy]

I am looking to buy a flashlight to mount on my 15-22. Here are a couple features I am looking for:

- LED
- Strobe feature
- Pressure Switch with coiled cable
- Solid mounting bracket
- $150 or less for light, pressure switch and mounting bracket

I'm leaning towards the Fenix TA20, but want to hear some other suggestions!

 

[ukm@p]

Probably not the best time to call you're rifle a weapon imo.
Good luck with you're search and post some pics when it comes.
Steve

 

[Freeway]

This one does not have a pressure switch with coiled cable, but is designed so one is not really needed.

Inforce WML

Rifle and Carbine Weapon Lights | INFORCE®

 

[JCKoLnturn]

For weapon mounted lights as stated in the title: Surefire 6PX single output. For a 15-22: Surefire G2X single output. Flashlights with complicate modes do not make a good weapon light. Strobes belong in the club behind the DJ.

 

[Gunzilla]

I like my Fenix TK15, the Fenix line is affordable and so far my 2 (the other is a TK11) have held up well with no failures.....both are pressure switch friendly.

 

[gotfish]

I have no tactical experience to draw on, but I'd have to think that in a completely dark room, the strobe feature would blind you just as much as your target. I agree that the simpler the light is, the more likely it is to actually be helpful. I have a Surefire (single function) light in a Gear Sector mount on my 5.56 AR, and I love them both. Because of this (and a TLR-3 on my .45), I have not mounted a light to my 15-22.

 

[Kayback]

On my 15-22 I run a stand in weapon light.

It is a Streamlight PT-1L. ProTac® Series - ProTac® 1L | Streamlight It produces 110 lumes off one CR123 battery.

I have it in a Viking Tactics mount. It is held secure with the .8" insert.

It has high, strobe, low. It also has a forward clicky. It does not, as far as I can tell, have a coil.

Total cost is around $60. ~$40 for the light, ~$20 for the mount.

Works great for a budget light. It isn't powerful enough to be used as a real weapon light, but then acouple of years ago we all though the 60 lumen 6P was the tits.

This isn't my 15-22, but the AEG and GBB and 15-22 are all wearing the same light.

KBK

 

[Sid Nitzerglobin]

I recently picked up a Nebo Redline Select (advertised 300 lumens max power) for about $40 at a local shop just because I had nothing better than a AA Mini Maglight for handheld illumination. I don't have a picatinny mount for it yet (not a super high priority for me) but there are universal 1" offset mounts on Amazon for ~$20 that sound like they work pretty well w/ this light.

Ergonomics seem like they would be pretty good for mounting on your side rail but I haven't had the chance to check them. End cap on/off w/ ring style selector just forward of the button w/ SOS, Tac Strobe, 100%, 50%, and 10% settings IIRC. Supposed to be water resistant to 3m for 30 minutes and it's an all aluminum housing.

I don't have any useful insight yet as to how this thing would actually function on the rail of a 15-22 but just throwing another option out there. Seems good enough for me as a handheld though so far.

 

[Desert Five-0]

I did not put a light on my 15-22 because I don't need one, however on my patrol rifle I put a streamlight super tac x Streamlight 88709 Super TAC X Flashlight:Amazon:Home Improvement

Mine is mounted in a 1 inch scope ring. The body of the light is 7/8 of an inch so you will have to use the GG&G ring reducer or a piece of inner tube. Then just buy the streamlight tape switch for around $25.

This set up is a great value and projects a bright tight beam. I have used this for night shoots and I can clearly see targets at least 50 yards away no problem.

I originally did not like the look light but my opinion changed when I saw how well it worked.

 

[Desert Five-0]

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Ring reducer.



Streamlight 88185 Tactical Light Remote Switch w/ 8" Cord

Tape switch

There is also a tape switch with.a spiral cord. These switches allow for use of full beam, low beam and strobe. I'm my experience I only use full beam.