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Welcome to firearms guide YouTube channel today. Something really incredible to show. That is stream light tlr-2 ight. And laser combo believe. Or not very small model plra. It is a 2018 model but dimension wise it’s as well. One of the smallest. We could find on the market 500 lumens great tactical product. That can fit perfectly on full-size. And Compaq handguns with rails so let’s open. This box and let’s check out. This beauty the boxing is always a lot of fun especially. You have such a fantastic gadget as. This Streetlight feel are eight light. And laser combo so we have a TLR light. And laser combo right here cr123a lithium battery allen wrench key manual. This inside okay these are the key kids. You can use to securely fit. This combo to a broad range of weapons awesome so let’s go through the basic technical specification of. This steel our light. And laser combo first 500 lumens maximum 4300 candelas beam distance of 131 meters. It runs on these cr123 batteries. That will provide you with. And a half hour of steady flashlight use allen wrench key of course for adjusting your laser adjusting the vintage. And elevation so you can properly zero. It’s a aluminum housing then it’s. It feels really good. If it’s aluminum housing this is very light product it’ll adds only two point six four ounces on total weight of your handgun plus ammo so to really light but very sturdy aluminum house it’s also very small.

Ipersonally think this is the smallest light laser combo on the market it’s only 22 15 inches so it’s really small. It won’t add a lot of extra weight. Or dimension wise it won’t make your handgun much bulkier with. This thing of course underneath the flashlight. You have the laser right here it’s a standard 640 660 nanometers red laser with ambidextrous switch. Both on the left and on the right-hand side very important thing to know is. It also has safe a feature. That prevents accidental activation. And with these key kids. It will fit properly. Any fool or compact size handguns with. Any kind of accessory rail.

And that’s awesome so let’s try to mount. It on my handgun so. Now let’s quickly go to the mounting of the lr8 combo on my pistol but before. Iwant to just simply check the weight of the combo two ones. This without the battery let’s put a battery on 255 that’s awesome 25 ounces excellent. Now let’s move the scale. And let’s put the battery in first thing you have to do is unscrew the stop with a light bulb put the batter in screw. It back in let’s grow straight back in. And over the notch oops here. It is let’s check it out yeah works great. This little sheet you have to find your model of handgun. And check out which key. You have to use in mice in my case. Ihave a zig pistol 20 22 so. Ihave to use the key model 1912 / 2. And then I have to exchange. That it’s already placed in factoring this way you’re gonna screw the screw completely remove.

This thing okay here. It is put this thing in. And then screw this thing back together oops. It goes off you see Murphy’s Law but. That won’t stop we just have to basically screw. It back in and that’s. This end of that screw. You have to mount this little tiny Eclipse. You mount this Eclipse on an end of. This screw it will be securely fit. And then you have to actually mount. It off your pistol so. Idon’t want to take up your time showing. That dumb thing so after. You probably install. That little tiny Eclipse on the very end of. That screw long screw here. You can then actually start mountain until r8 on your pistol as. You can see mine is properly checked. That it’s safe let’s put. And let’s simply screw. All the way instructions actually telling us.

We can use a coin to tighten. All the way you know first with your fingers. And then a little bit with a coin. That should be it’s a pretty firmly. Icannot notice any traces of. Any kind of movement so it’s nicely mounting it on my Zig SP 2022 fully ambidextrous so. When I’m holding this pistol. Ican turn it off with my thumb finger. Or with my index finger. Or a trigger finger ambidextrous control three different setups. You press both of those keys simultaneously. You can choose between a white only laser only. Or laser with a light. Idon’t know if my camera is picking up the laser but a laser is obviously right here so. You can see now I’m in a combi mode with a laser. And light simultaneous laser. And simultaneous light. And like I said just press.

It from the both ends. You can change the setting so let’s. How the TLR works in a night condition. You can see here that camera is catching it I’m like 25 up to 30 yards away from. This little shack I don’t know. You can see the red dot but it’s right there five hundred lumens is a lot of light it’s a great central beam so. Somebody shoot at this Shack. Iwould clearly see its moves. Iwill be able to point the laser to a window. Or to a door no problem whatsoever. And plus there will be a lot of light central beam it’s pretty strong but. It a little bit on the side. You can see where my red dot is there is still a lot of spills so.

You can see you know. You can see the targets. That would be on the on your left. Or on your right from your central targeting point. Now I’m fifty to sixty maybe. Even 70 yards away from the same Shack. You see the space between. And the shack this 60 to 70 yards its phenomenal Inlet. Ican see absolutely. Everything and laser is right there on a spot on the window. Or on the door of that Shack. You can see really well so 500 lumens work well. When I’m so far away from here from. That Shack so 50 to 70 yards. You can see almost anything out there literally very easy to see a lot of light left. And right fantastic spills so. If I’m aiming far on the side. You can still see everything in. That Shack so when I’m. This far away 500 lumens works great. Everything around me little like a day.

You can literally see the laser points really well in every direction. And 500 lumens provides. Than enough light even on such a distances of up to a hundred yards final thoughts on the stream light till our eight combo. Ireally like many things about. This combo is awesome first aluminum housing super sleek streamlined fantastic fitting this pistol in nylon holster will be a breeze not a problem at. All second thing dimensions. This is really small combo. You can see I don’t like. This combo that are much longer. That may be a 52 cr123 batteries in two batteries basically as. You extra weight you don’t need.

They add you also extra length of your combo. You also don’t need. This small combo it’s perfect it’s small provides. You with and a half hour of light. And that’s than enough it’s not like you’re gonna be hiking in the woods for the whole night. You know using your pistol with the combo as a flashlight for. You have other type of gadgets hour. And a half of the light on your handgun is. Than enough small dimensions aluminum housing it’s very like. We checked and 25 ounces with the battery installed. One thing I also really like is possibility. You can actually change the battery on. This combo without need to take the combo off of your pistol with other combos in order to change the battery. You have to take the combo off exchange the battery. And then put it back in. That means. That every time you screw up with the zeroing order a laser with.

This combo you need to change the battery. You just and screw. This thing you put a new battery in. You screw that is done your combo is ready to go your laser is still zeroed in just like a minute ago. And that’s a great thing because. You don’t have to zero the laser every time. You change the battery. Ireally really miss. That feature with the previous light. And laser combos I was using with. One it’s perfectly it’s actually a perfect engineering solution so. Ilike almost everything about. This combo it’s really awesome. And at the best price. Ifound on internet in December 2018. Iwas recording this video was actually 161 buck.

Today guys I want to share with. You a new weapon light. Ijust received a couple days ago. This is actually my first I’ve ever bought. That I’ve ever had that I’ve ever handled the whole nine yards. This is the stream light tlr-2 light. And laser combo unit. This has 110 lumens output on the light. And then it also rights there has the red laser. All built into one unit. This unit right here are 29 ounces. This comes with many different keys. You use depending on what handgun. Or weapon gun you’re going to put. It on okay it comes with. This nice little sheet here. That will tell what key to use pending on well good. You have okay right. This on my Glock 19 so. Iwent searching through the keys. And found key see out. It on really nice fit. Ilike having this little cheat sheet card right here makes. It quick and easy comes with just your standard run-of-the-mill instruction book.

You know no big whoop about. This does fit quite a. Few different handguns. One thing you want to be careful of is. You purchase one of these is. They make three different models. Or fit types of the tlr4. One here is the standard. One is just tlr4 nothing behind. They also have that say tlr4. It has USP two of them like. That has USP at the end of them well. What those are those lights are designed to fit two different models of the H&K; USP. They must have a different rail system on them. Something then you know. Most other standard handguns I’ve had a little bit of a chance to kind of play around with. This so far I’m really liking it a little bit of gee whiz information. This does run on a cr2 battery to change. You just unscrew the lens. And a little battery just falls right out. This is like a stubby cr123. This is a cr2 lithium battery according to the paperwork. You can get 15 hours of run time with. This unit and the light output on. This is 110 lumens this has adjustments for your laser right here.

And right here elevation. And wind age they do provide a little allen wrench to use to adjust. That operation of this is pretty straightforward we’ll mount. This on my Glock 19 here in just a. Few minutes but the switch right here okay. Whenever it’s on the gun. That essentially will be mounted just like. This right here if you’re right-handed your finger will be on. This side you push. This down you can push. It will click it will be on. All the time okay either push up with your finger here to give momentary. This side will just give momentary on. This toggle switch here in the back three position. Or go to the far left first. You start off on the far left okay. Whenever you actuate. All you’re going to get is the laser okay see the laser coming out right there laser only put. It to the center it’s light only no laser to the right light.

And laser see the laser coming on below the light there so pending on what you want to do with. You can set you want pretty neat. When our first was playing with. Iwas trying to see the laser with the flashlight on excuse. Me trying to come down with. Something I think I was having a little bit of trouble seeing. That red laser with the flood of the flashlight mixed in with. It well after just a little bit of training of my eyes. And what-have-you I got to. Icould see it in there. This outside playing with. It shine it out to about 40 yards. It was no problem at. All seeing that laser at 40 yards on the side of a RV that’s parked across the street from my house the light hundred 10 lumens. It has really nice throw plenty of light for most situations are.

You go to be able to use. This light and make. You know semi precision shots. Ihad 100 yards I don’t think so but. If 40 yards it was really good. Ididn’t try any further. That but for the most part. Idon’t figure this light application is really going to be needed. Or necessary for anything over. That kind of distance you’re going to be shooting at night in the dark so on. And so forth these little keys here is. This right here this mounting screw will come out. It has a spring on I just about lost. That last night didn’t notice. It was on there this side over here comes off. It has in two little tits on there. They go right inside of them two holes right there. And the key just lifts up just like. This okay the key for the Glock was kisi so that’s. How they’re marked is right there on the keys themselves so.

It makes it really nice and easy. Me like a lot of people. Ido not like reading instructions so. Ifirst took this out. And the key that came on. It on my gun I was like man. That thing’s kind of sticking a little ways away from my trigger guard. Istarted fumbling through. You know just grabbing different ones. And sticking them on. You know putting them up against the gun. That kind of stuff it just wasn’t working too well. Imean eventually I would have come to the C key. Iwould have been alright but. Ifinally went got the book back out found. That little cheat sheet. And boom right there. It was Glock EC found the key C put. It on put it on the gun. It was really nice fit so. This is the unloaded no magazine I’m going to pop.

This thing on here do my best to pop. It on here okay I probably should have showed. This the rail on this Glock has got a little notch right here okay right there well. This part of the key right there in the front. That right there go down in. It locks it in place kind of tilted. And so just let it drop into place so. That eliminates your forward. And back slot you just take. And just start tightening it down try to keep. This on camera here. Idon’t want to over tighten. Icould go a little tighter. That but you know it’s a good sturdy mount. Now okay ease of access Glock 19. You know it’s considered a compact. You grip this my finger. Now I’ve got pretty good size hands. Though but I have no trouble at. All reaching the switch okay.

Ican turn it on turn. Iwant to reach back behind flip. This toggle switch you know. Ican reach this for the. Most part back here should be already set. You should know what your preference is done. You want just a light just a laser combo to have. This already set so. You know really should be a non-issue. Whenever you’re getting ready to use. This in a defensive situation. What have I can take the finger on. This side and just kind of lift up. Ijust want momentary. Or coarse down for constant on. One thing I noticed. This being my first weapon light. Inotice you know just the ergonomics. It makes the gun feel so much different. Ihave a magazine here with 124 grain hollow points.

Ihave not done I am going to load a magazine light. What kind of weight we’re looking at. Ican tell I wouldn’t really want to be toting. That around all day long but the weight of. It together is 31 point 9 ounces okay so. You know this is 29 ounces. And then obviously the rest of. It would just be the gun with the load of magazine weight. Ireally I really like. Iwant to you know get. This to the range I tried to adjust the red dot just by sighting down my sights. Ifirst put I was sight down my sights the laser was aiming to the right. It was like over here. You know so I did move the laser over. And kind of got this general area. Whenever I actually shoot.

Iwill have to fine-tune. You know to see just. Where the gun heads in relationship to the laser but. It should be a pretty simple thing to do. What I want to do is I’m going to cut. This I’m going to go out into my big bigger family room area in the basement. And kind of give you a shot shooting a cross around. Idon’t remember I’ve measured. It before in the 25 30 feet. Something like that across. That diagonally in my basement kind of let. You see the light and the laser against the wall, so I’ll be right back. All right we’re back pardon the TV noise upstairs but downstairs in the family room. You can see it’s pretty dark there’s a couple of basements windows down here but it’s pretty dark I’m going to be shooting from. Where I’m at over to the far wall is right at 32 33 feet okay I’m going to go with just the light then just the laser. And then the light laser combo make sure. Igot to set right so. This right here is just the light okay the table right over there in the corner of the room bookcase right there.

You can see it’s got a pretty good flood. That flood comes clear over here. And then the spot is really a nice size. Now we’re going to go just laser see. That right down there shining on the hot shore water shot oh that’s too dark it’s going up on the wall there okay so. Imean the laser is a good size nice and bright. Ican see it practically. Anybody else probably good especially. You beings how its read but there’s the laser. And then we’ll do a combination of the two. This might be a little. More tricky trying to see. That laser in their in. This light but you see the picture sitting on top of. That table look at the very top of the picture.

And look to the right on the wall. You should be able to see the laser beam in their hopefully I’m not sure. How good this camera will pick. That up but that’s where the laser beam is top of the picture. That sits on the table to the right of. It kind of right in the corner of the wall. You can see it down right at the top of the wainscot on the wall see. And there she is put. It rights down drop it down maybe it’d be a little easier to see right there at the top of the wainscot on the wall but anyway that’s. What she looks like pretty dark down here. And that’s it about like. Isay 30 to 33 feet back to the regular room here. Ican figure out with. It okays so that gave a pretty decent idea of what this will look like. You know in a dark environment the ability to see the laser with the light the brightness of the light.

That type of thing but for the money stream light has. Another model out there. That has a laser on. Idon’t know if it’s the tail. That things like over 300 bucks the tlr3 is a light only it’s the same size as. It just doesn’t have the laser on. That runs like 70 bucks. You can get this right here for right around 100 to 110 so having the light laser combo for. That kind of money premiere stream light is a good quality weapon light so. Ithought you know. What I’m going to give it a try so that’s pretty much. And girls the stream light tlr-2 glock 19 hope. You enjoyed the video hope. It was informative thanks for watching y’all take care.

Hello everyone out there in YouTube land is a Springfield XDM guy. Ijust wanted to briefly go over a. Few products that I’ve purchased for my Springfield xcms here. You have both the XDM 45 Cal 4. And a half inch barrel. And here you have the Springfield 9 millimeter four. And a half inch barrel. And I use both of these as home defense guns kept in different locations in my house. And I wanted some type of reliable light. And laser but I didn’t want to spend too much money. Iwas sort of wanting to spend under $200 preferably. One hundred under 150. Ialso wanted something. That wasn’t going to increase the distal. You know length here of the bear. Iwanted something. That would be B even with the end of the barrel. And I’ll show you what I decided first of. All always for safety do a quick safety check. Both of the magazines are out of these. And then of course some other. If you can see that but the chamber those chambers are empty so just go ahead. And pop those into place. These are unloaded weapons. Iend up going with a stream light tlr-2 can see. That if this is going to auto focus. Or not but I really like. This as an option as. You can see this is again. This is the four and a half inch barrel. It comes right to the end so. It doesn’t actually stick out it’s very easy to operate as with. Most are this does not come with a strobe so. If that’s something of importance.

You know you may want to find something different it’s not to. Me say that when you’re you’re holding the gun in position. You could actually do a strobe with your thumb. You know and still be able to shoot but. It easily engages with a click of the lever here. It has both the light with the laser. And if you can actually see the laser there it’s in the middle of the light just the light. Or just the laser and it’s relatively bright it’s good enough for my purposes so. That you know in the middle of the night. If I heard something and. Ihad to go and confront. It I could leave see. What I’m going towards. And it works its very accurate very easy to adjust also here.

You can see two areas. Where they actually give. You a allen wrench for the adjustment for. Both vertical and horizontal. And it’s relatively easy to put on. And I just chose to put onto the rail they’re very easy to turn on. And off — so nothing real fancy here but. You know when I was in. Iwas actually looking around. And I was trying to find pictures. And videos of you know. These particular guns. And you know what light slash laser combo might be good. This is what I ended up deciding and. It may just be a good bet for you. It was relatively inexpensive. Ithink I paid between. You know 120 130 dollars for it really doesn’t increase the weight of the gun.

And I’m very happy so. You know check it out again. This is the stream light tlr-2 winner.

Hi everybody this is man thanks for watching him welcome back. Ihad somebody on a forum. That I’m a member of asked. Me a question regarding the laser light training cartridge. And specifically they wanted to know. If it would work in a Glock. And not be extracted my answer was no. It won’t be extracted but. You know what I was remiss in talking about the laser light system to actually demonstrate. It so here you go here. Ihave a Glock in here. Ihave the nine-millimeter training cartridge from laser light. All you do is you have your action open. And you go ahead let. That drop in close it up you’re good to go. And then it doesn’t matter. How many times you go ahead. And you rack that slide it’s going to work. And it’ll work just fine. Now when I go to remove. It here’s what I do. Ijust simply come and. Ilock the action open like so. Itake this polymer cleaning rod which comes from Glock. And it’s very handy. And just simply go ahead. And knock it out like so it’s. That simple so anyway. Ihope this helps hope. It answers your questions. And until next time. Everybody thanks for watching and be safe out there.

This is ian harrison. And today we’re going to be demonstrating how to install a set of crimson trace laser grips for this demonstration I’m going to be using a Kimber 1911 but the procedure is applicable to pretty much. Any semi-auto nonetheless. You should refer to the installation guide. That came with your laser grips safety first then first thing I’m going to do is check the weapon is unloaded putting a safe direction. You clear and clear. It again next thing I’m going to take my laser grips out of the box. That came in and I’m going to install the batteries in. This case installs so the positive side is facing outwards. Once I’ve installed the batteries. And then going to remove the original grip panels. That came with a pistol to do. That I’m using an appropriately sized allen wrench. Or a screwdriver and I’m just going to remove the grip screws. And pop the panels off keep the grips to keep the grip screws safe you’re going to need those later the nice thing about using crimson trace laser grips is. You can see there’s no gunsmith needed to install them. You need is a screwdriver. And yourself once I’ve got the original grip panels off.

And then go and install dust shields. If there came with the laser grips a 1911 you’re going to knees Dutch need the dust shields. Once the death seals are installed I’m going to take the laser grips let’s push. One panel on the right-hand side roll the gun over push the second panel on. They snapped in position over the grip screw bushings I’m just going to install the original screws ok we’re going to function check the gun. And we’re going to function check the laser make sure they’re pointing in a safe direction grip the gun in a normal firing grip. You should see the laser turn on. It doesn’t turn on immediately the first thing we’re going to check is the master on/off switch located on the left-hand bottom of the grip panel. That should be in the up position.

We verified fit and installation of the laser grips. Now take them to the range. You should have a look at our sighting in video for tips as to. How to cite these in you.

The 1911 pistol is not only classic it’s well Ian Harrison not only did. You guys not mess you actually make. It gorgeous with this new line of lasers thanks to them yeah we’re talking about the master series line from Crimson Trace. And we’ve got a whole different slew of models out. We started off with. One which is the Rosewood model for full-size guns right. And then we started bringing out walnut versions. We brought out a number of g10 versions for those guys who like a. More aggressive grip. And then we started filling out the line with a round heel. And bobtail models okay. And for the compacts as well. You have four compacts officer size frames. We do them how nice well. One of the things I will really like about. It yes it’s got laser built in but it’s slim. It retains one of the things. We love about the 1911 exactly you’re not building it up. And making it bulky. You still have the incident of action. That you’ve always had right exactly yeah the instinctive activation from Crimson Trace is. One of our patented features. We own the patent on. And it’s all about just picking up the gun in a natural firing grip. And turning the laser on without thinking about. You take the grip the laser comes on exactly. And like you said everybody’s favorite firearm 1911.

You know you gotta go ahead. And dress you want to make. It your own well this is gorgeous. Imean is this actual waters as a composite. What it is would it’s real wood but. It goes through a number of different processes in order to make. It very stable. Because the last thing we wanted to do is put a grip on a gun. And then do them normal moisture variations have the laser lu0 ah that’s true it’s not just cosmetics. You actually have a sighting device in here also exactly yeah. And it’s a very consistent sighting device. We didn’t want to lose. That so consequently. One of these grip panels goes through a number of different processes for example in the wood ones. We take natural wood but we’ve laminated. And then we impregnated with a resin so it’s as stable as it’s ever going to be okay then. One of those panels is then cnc’d to within two thousandth of an inch tolerance okay so you’re actually machining on with the CNC machines after.

You have impregnated them with the resident yep. And then what we’ll do then is take those panels. And then we’ll be the laser into them really. One is built by hand right there in Oregon yeah. This does is built right here in the USA yeah. Imean they’re just gorgeous. Iknow on the blue guns. We can’t get the screws. All the way in but this is a pretty good example of how gorgeous. They are you actually put. This on your 1911 right yep exactly. It really dresses him up battery life is four hours continuous run time it’s. One of the longest in the industry. We also have a battery for life program. You go ahead and register your product with our customer service agents who are the best in the industry.

We will send you free batteries for as long as you’re on the product that’s crazy what’s. That about you know. We just think it’s a consumer safety issue. You change the batteries. You smoke detectors. Or twice a year did. You change the batteries in your laser grips to prefigure. Once a year to change the batteries out. Iwould say so yeah but. You have that in the draw then we’ve had reports of customers with its still the original batteries in after five to ten years okay so full-size. And for the compact 9011. And the bobtails and the bobtails yep which those are getting real popular yes. They are okay you just have to go to the website to see. All the variations you got different colors. And different materials. And we’re bringing new variations out pretty much every two.

Or three months okay so. You got to go back and check to see what’s new yep. You could actually have different sets of grips its kind of accessorize yeah. Idon’t wanna go that okay probably best that’s probably best it’s called the masa series line from Crimson Trace Ian the thing I like about. These is it really doesn’t alter your grip at. It doesn’t but it does give. You a nice aggressive texture so it’s a non-slip surface in your hand which really aids. And being able to shoot the gun well. It does especially with a 45 sure well it’s easy to install it’s easy to upgrade your grips. That stuff but from a defensive standpoint. You have that self-defense encounter your eyes are gonna go to the threat no doubt. You know it’s the way. That we’ve developed over the years the way we’ve evolved. You see a threat downrange then you’re not gonna be staring at. That eight inch wide piece of steel at the top of your slide you’re gonna be looking at. That threat yeah for most of. We are not been able to look at the front sight.

That threats coming at. You right you know. You pick up a movement instantaneously so. You can see that movement put a dot on. And then get out-of-the-way then. You know you’re in a position there to survive. That encounter well thought we’d do. And show people what it looks like as a target comes towards. And we’ll take a few steps out-of-the-way try to get out of the way of the bad guy shoot. It alright here we go nice hit. This laser really does help with hitting. That moving target especially. When your eyes are downrange indeed it’s just. More advantage to having a laser on the gun yeah.

HiI’m ken thomas from crimson traceI’m the director of marketing and product development. And at the 2014 chacho we’re really excited to be launching green laser grips for the very first time. One in the industry has ever put a green laser in a grip product we’ve been working on. This for about two years. And with the help of our engineering team new green diodes. And a for battery circuitry program. We are really excited to be launching green in our laser grips. It comes in standard our standard 401. Or 404 package which fits. All of our 19 11 frames has a master on/off switch. And the retail price is 399. You can find them at crimson trace calm.

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Hello youtubers just thoughtI’d show. What I’ve done with my laser light setup hopefully. You can see there’sI’m using a new camera. Iactually found this certain gun. Ifind it a lot better. Than the guns that come from laser light a lot better trigger but. What I did was I took the sights off. They suck some old block sites laying around. They fit right out of there perfectly hopefully. You could see when I’m sitting there watching TV. And commercial comes up. Ijust break out my cert not bad. And then I forget really bored. And want to wear out the dog. Because he’s driving me nuts. He likes or to go buddy alright so legs are like a lot of fun great way to practice have. Some fun and very commercials. Something to do have fun.