Tactical Gun Flashlights - Compact, Rail-Mounted LED Light for Shotgun, Pistol, Rifle and Handgun - Weapon and Gun Accessories - DT-M1C

I spent a substantial amount of time (too much actually) looking at probably a hundred different products/configurations of lights to add to a rifle rail. There are so many different options out there. When I saw this light, it sort of "clicked" that this was what I was looking for. I purchased two lights, because I have two H&K 416 replica assault rifles mounted in a military HUMVEE as a display. This light is compact, very well built, and throws an excellent beam of light, inside or outside, at night. The strobe effect is excellent. The switch design and placement on the unit is easy/foolproof to use when mounted on the bottom rail of the forearm. Since these rifles are replicas, I can't speak to how the light mount holds up when fired, but the installation (and removal) onto/of of the rail is easy, and the light locks securely into place on the rail. It would appear to be impossible to shoot the unit loose off the rail because of the design and tight clamping spring mechanism that holds it in place (one complaint that I saw reappear fairly regularly in other reviews on lights in this price range was that the mounts would tend to loosen up after firing rounds on the range). The single battery slips in easily, and obey the instructions to not over-tighten the light head on battery installation. An eighth to a quarter turn of the light head after contact with the rubber O-ring is all that is needed. Again, since these rifles are replicas, I didn't necessarily want/need to hang a $200 light on a $400 gun. The price is super for this light! Put this light on your short list of choices. You won't be disappointed!

I was pleasantly surprised with this light. I had been looking at some Streamlight models when I came across this. I read the reviews and figured for $22 why not give it a try? Light is "rated" at 300 lumens, but when compared to some 500 lumen flashlights I have it seems to be on par with them in terms of brightness. I put it on my full size XD Mod and it fits perfectly, not extending past the barrel but also no shadows from the pistol either. The slide switch is easy to get to, as I have large hands, with ease. I haven't rated it yet for durability since I have had this for less than a week, but I'll follow up in the months to come. I purchased this for home defense and it lights up the rooms and hallways with ease. The strobe feature is very fast, and combined with the brightness it should work fine for disorientation. The quality so far has piqued my interest in their other products. Would not hesitate to purchase again.

As others have said, the light is great for the price for brightness and functionality. But on a Glock 17, it "walked" down the rail with 115gr Blazer ammo and had to reset it each magazine. It might have been able to last 2 magazines before falling off, but I didn't want to risk it For a home defense nightstand pistol, this is better than nothing and a great price for an emergency you hope never happens. Not a good choice for anything more than that. EDIT: - So I got tired of this not fitting properly. A pair of pliers and some elbow grease later, this is sitting much better and pretty securely.. Changed to 4 stars.

I like this light a lot and have bought 3 of them. Solid metal construction. Really like the on/off switch which would be easy to use when under stress. Prefer the 3V battery on this light to a rechargeable light. The light quickly mounts or dismounts from a standard rail. Seems to hold up under stiff recoil, i.e., 10mm handgun.

I was honestly surprised with this light. I originally got it for my pellet gun pistol for shooting rats at night and for my Glock if I ever needed to put it on there. It worked great on the pellet pistol and then brought it to my property in the desert where I have a range and tried a few rounds through my Glock with it on and it held up great. So by this time it’s gotten pretty dark and I was being lazy so I put this light on my ar10 that shoots .308 and the light stayed on for almost a full mag before flying off. I picked the light up and changed the battery in it (it was getting low even before the ar10) and the light turned on and works great! The only flaw with the light and reason it probably fell off the ar10 is that you can’t tighten the light onto the gun, it only has the quick release type lock on the bottom and no way of bringing the sides closer into the rail. TLDR: Great light for pistols

I ordered this DefendTek DT-M1C weapon light on Monday the other evening and received the order Wednesday afternoon. At first glance I thought this light is very legit. It has a nice build and I love the quick release mount that it has for the picatinny rail. I was disappointed once I put the battery in (totally unaware of the bulb being blown) and almost gave up on it. So I bought the Streamlight TLR-3 weapon light the same evening to recompense for the DT-M1C being a defect. I did get in touch with DefendTek on their Facebook page. I also sent them a follow up message here. They responded promptly reassuring me that I did have a defective light (bad bulb) and that they were fixing the problem as we spoke. They immediately shipped me a new DefendTek DT-M1C weapon light Thursday. I received it today in the mail (Saturday) and let me just say this thing has gone far beyond my expectations. I put it up against my Streamlight TLR-3 for comparison and let me tell you it won overall in my decision to make it my everyday carry. The hot spot is just a tad smaller than the TLR-3 hot spot, but the spill on both lights are the same. I love the strobe feature as well. You don't even have to shine this light towards you directly for it to disorient your functions. This light is extremely bright!! Much brighter than the TLR-3!! Only complaint that I have about this weapon light (and I hope that DefendTek is reading this) is that the quick release mounting system is very unstable when correctly mounted. It's not very stiff which is what I would like for it to be when it comes to the light being mounted on my gun (Taurus G2C 9mm). But I have to say that it is fully mounted on the gun. You can hear the "click" when it is correctly installed on the rail. But that was my only complaint. Just about the light being too loose on the rail when mounted. Other than that, EXCELLENT product!! Two thumbs up!! I will definitely be keeping this light as my everyday carry. Plus Amazon has it priced much cheaper than the actual msrp. Thanks DefendTek!! Great product!! *Update* 09/23/18 As of this morning, the replacement DT-M1C weapon light that DefendTek sent me was no longer functioning. I checked it and I no longer had operation. I pulled the battery out and reinstalled it. Still no function. I didn't know what had happened. I ended up changing batteries all together and found out that while I had the light mounted on my gun while in my holster, the switch had been activated being that it's so large and completely drained out the battery in a short time. I gave 3 stars only because of the switch. The concept of the product is wonderful. The build is wonderful. Other than the release mount being loose and the switch being a little larger than needed, it's a great product. Could be tons better. I hope you come out with a 2nd or 3rd gen on this model (not sure if this is the first). It would greatly improve this weapon light.

So I didn’t expect much with a $25 weapon light but I am very impressed with this one. It’s sturdy, there is no slop or play when mounted or in the switch. The switch is solid and has a nice on/off feel to it. The brightness is very nice to have on a handgun, as for battery life I don’t know yet but will be using energizer ultimate lithium cr2 batteries until I can find a high MAH rechargeable lithium battery for it. I do now plan to order a couple more if this holds up a few range days. UPDATE I wanted to add that the pistol in the pictures is a Canik TP9SFX and this also fits on a Glock G30S albeit a bit tight and far forward for the 30S it does fit and work

This tax light fit snugly & secured, easily to my Glock model 45 (9mm) I would certainly recommend this to any Glock owner, not sure how it fits to other manufacturers, since all I can compare it to is what I own is, which is Glock(s). The only thing I could see that might be considered "cons" to this tac light is that it's for right handed shooters... And even then, once u engage the light with your trigger finger, you must then use your other hand to switch it off, and then use your right trigger finger again to engage the strobe. With little to some practice, this "con" is most easily taken care of it, and wouldn't be a problem. Regardless, this product is Definitely worth the money.!.. That's why it's a 5 star rating all around in my opinion. No real complaints, but, given a critical eye... One can always find fault in something.