![]() ![]() The photos below should make it pretty apparent that the light is designed to be economical while still being robust enough for everyday carry. Since there was an issue with the first light that Streamlight sent to me for review, I decided to take it apart and see how the TLR-7 is constructed. The cool thing about the TLR-7? Making some improvements to the switches should be a cakewalk, given the design of the light. My well-used Streamlight TLR-7 still works like the day I got it. Even after almost a year of use, I still feel as though the switches on the light are in need of improvement. The flush buttons on either side of the light aren’t as easy to use as just about every other compact weapon light I listed earlier, except for the older SureFire XC1 A. Now that we have established that the Surefire TLR-7 is the current king of compact weapon lights, the controls are a sticking point for many. Streamlight uses a replaceable rail key to provide compatibility with virtually every handgun with a rail. The TLR-7 ships in the “universal 1” insert, making it compatible with Glock Gen 1-4 pistols, Beretta APX, Ruger SR-9, and Springfield XD & XD (M) pistols. Streamlight includes six plastic inserts that relocate where the light interfaces with the rail slots on your pistol. One of the most interesting things about the TLR-7 is the interchangeable rail key inserts that allow one model of TLR-7 to fit just about any pistol with a rail. Why is 4,300 candela impressive when the gold standard SureFire X300 Ultra (1,000-lumen model) puts out over twice as much candela? Simply put, when you compare the output to other lights in the “concealable” compact weapon light segment, nothing touches the TLR-7. While the TLR-7’s 500-lumen output is impressive, the light also puts out a claimed 4,300 candela to provide some reach. Streamlight TLR-7 Compact Weapon Light Streamlight’s well-thought-out mount is near perfect. At SHOT 2018, Streamlight introduced what could be considered the king of compact weapon lights, the Streamlight TLR-7. Since then, companies like Olight, Inforce, and Streamlight have continued pushing compact weapon lights to the next level. In 2015, SureFire changed the game for concealed carriers who wanted a weapon-mounted light with the introduction of the pint-sized XC1. ![]() Here, they are mounted on an FN 509 Midsize and my Glock 19 Gen 4 milled by ATEi. The Streamlight TLR-7 might be the perfect everyday carry weapon light.
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