What light for Sig XTEN?

[Gooden123]

I just got a Sig Xten 10mm for bear defense and am trying to decide on a light before ordering a holster from Razco (open to other suggestions compatible with Kuiu Pro Harness if a better light option exists).

Looks like these (see attached) are my options if I order from Razco. Is the TLR-1 bright enough for the outdoors @ 500 Lumens? Razco doesn't specify if the TLR-1 HP is compatible, but I assume it is since Streamlight doesn't even mention the original TLR-1 on their website. The HP is 1000 Lumens. TLR-7 all look to be 500 too and smaller/more for concealed.

Again I'm open to other lights and holster companies compatible with Kuiu Pro and can call Razco to see if the TLR-1 HP is compatible if nobody has their holster with that light. My main question is whether or not 500 Lumens is bright enough. Thx.

 

[RockAndSage]

There actually is a difference for precision holster-fit between the TLR-1 and the TLR-1HL - it was an expensive mistake I made once, right when the HL came out. But the TLR-1HL is a great light.

Pretty much the best light for OWB/Duty use at the moment is probably the Surefire X300 Turbo. There's a lumens/candella threshold that just hammers someone's eyes on the receiving end with actual pain. Almost any modern weapon light will give you a moment of advantage over an opponent from surprise and a kind brief mental short-circuiting, but the X300 and a couple of others leap over that and cause physical pain. I have no idea how a grizzly or cougar would react, but it would definitely fry their night-vision in the moment.

You won't go wrong with the TLR-1HL, but between the two I'd go with the X300.

 

[Gooden123]

There actually is a difference for precision holster-fit between the TLR-1 and the TLR-1HL - it was an expensive mistake I made once, right when the HL came out. But the TLR-1HL is a great light.

Pretty much the best light for OWB/Duty use at the moment is probably the Surefire X300 Turbo. There's a lumens/candella threshold that just hammers someone's eyes on the receiving end with actual pain. Almost any modern weapon light will give you a moment of advantage over an opponent from surprise and a kind brief mental short-circuiting, but the X300 and a couple of others leap over that and cause physical pain. I have no idea how a grizzly or cougar would react, but it would definitely fry their night-vision in the moment.

You won't go wrong with the TLR-1HL, but between the two I'd go with the X300.

Thank you. HP is what I'm unsure about since it isn't mentioned especially since it doesn't mention TLR-1 HL either. It's as if it has to be just a plain TLR-1. Although I'm not sure why they would specifically exclude HL from the TLR-7 selection and not the TLR-1.

I'm probably going to look into other holster companies that offer more light compatibility options.

 

[RockAndSage]

@Justin (Raz) Rasmussen , given that you own the company, is there any flexibility in this? Could he send his light of choice in to you for mounting on your mold gun, or something? Not sure if it's even feasible, but given you're a Rokslider and a small business owner, I thought I'd ask.

 

[Gooden123]

@RockAndSage thanks I didn't know he was on here! I just sent him an email too.

I'm not that picky but really hoping the TLR-1 HP has the same housing as TLR-1 and will work fine, just brighter.

I'm pretty green with handguns in general, let alone lights. So I'm open to any suggestions he may have for a woods defense light. Just would prefer more of a bright concentrated beam to help with accuracy.

 

[RockAndSage]

@RockAndSage thanks I didn't know he was on here! I just sent him an email too.

I'm not that picky but really hoping the TLR-1 HP has the same housing as TLR-1 and will work fine, just brighter.

I'm pretty green with handguns in general, let alone lights. So I'm open to any suggestions he may have for a woods defense light. Just would prefer more of a bright concentrated beam to help with accuracy.

Any of the lights mentioned are shockingly bright on the receiving end, and are engineered for pistol distances with how the light is emitted and concentrated.

You'll see 4 terms mentioned with weapon-mounted lights: Lumens and Candela, along with Spill and Throw. The terms match up to some degree (lumens & spill, candela & throw.)

Lumens is basic brightness, and spill is how much of the periphery in front of you is being lit up.

For a field gun especially, Candela is a bit more important, as it's about how far the concentrated, focused beam will go, but good lumens helps make sure you can see everything around you and aren't just flinging a spotlight. But the bottom line is the higher the candela, the more intense, focused, and far your light beam will typically reach and illuminate things.

 

[Gooden123]

Any of the lights mentioned are shockingly bright on the receiving end, and are engineered for pistol distances with how the light is emitted and concentrated.

You'll see 4 terms mentioned with weapon-mounted lights: Lumens and Candela, along with Spill and Throw. The terms match up to some degree (lumens & spill, candela & throw.)

Lumens is basic brightness, and spill is how much of the periphery in front of you is being lit up.

For a field gun especially, Candela is a bit more important, as it's about how far the concentrated, focused beam will go, but good lumens helps make sure you can see everything around you and aren't just flinging a spotlight. But the bottom line is the higher the candela, the more intense, focused, and far your light beam will typically reach and illuminate things.

Got it! I keep coming across 'candela' but kind of glossed over the actual meaning of the word. Probably should've started there since I do understand lumens and spill.