Laser & Lights

Streamlight introduced the TLR-8 HL-X for SHOT Show 2025. This is a new high-power compact pistol light/laser combo based on the original TLR-8. 

Let’s get straight to the point: this light is bright. SIG claims 1,350 lumens and 33,000 candela, which translates to a tight beam capable of illuminating targets at a distance while still providing enough flood for close-range use.

Whether you need bright white light or covert IR illumination, the Parma C2IR Pro is equipped to handle both.

I have been a fan of Streamlight for most of my life. With that in mind, you can understand how eager I was to try a TLR-7 HL-X when Streamlight offered to send me one for review.

The boogie man usually comes in the dead of night. Consider your AR naked if it isn’t equipped with a tactical light.

MantisX and Steiner have launched a new product that combines MantisX training technology with a Steiner laser.

This new dual-fuel model is intended to be a replacement for the original TLR-7 weapon light while maintaining holster compatibility.

With roughly half of every 24-hour cycle spent in darkness, the moments after sunset seem to be the most probable times to encounter a dangerous threat.

Identifying your target and seeing what is both in front of and behind it is critical any time we use a firearm. And that concept does not simply cease to bear weight as soon as we lose natural light.