could this be the best subcompact pistol light on the market let's see [Music]
all right guys welcome back to the pilot Patriot channel in this video we're going to be taking a
look at the Streamlight tlr-6 I have this mounted to my Smith Wesson m p shield in nine millimeter
and just for you guys it is safe and unloaded now the m p Shield is probably one of the most
popular concealed carry guns on the market just because of its build quality its shootability
and its concealability but subcompact concealed carry style guns like this have one major downside
and that is no accessory rail we're talking about guns like the m p Shield the Glock 43 and several
others in this category there just really aren't a lot of options out there for you guys that want
to mount a light to the end of your carry gun and that leaves a huge gap in the market and
what Streamlight has done has developed a way for you to attach a pistol light to those subcompact
guns that may not have an accessory rail now I've already done a video on the thousand Lumen
Streamlight hlx rifle light if you haven't seen that video I will put a link right here
at the top of the screen but Streamlight is a very reputable name brand they are known for
making quality weapons lights and flashlights in general and I think what they've done here
is great now we're going to get in here we're going to take a closer look at this we're going
to talk about some things I like some things I don't like we're gonna go over the specs of it
but first guys if you haven't done it yet make sure you hit that subscribe button down below
hit that notification Bell and give us a thumbs up that really helps us out now there are other
companies that have tried to accomplish this so why should you go with Streamlight now we
are going to talk about the specs of this in a minute but because Streamlight is such a
well-known brand and it is so popular one of the major benefits is that you're going to be able
to find accessories like holsters and things like that that are going to accommodate this light and
that is a big deal because it doesn't do you any good to have a light on the end of your
concealed carry gun if you can't find a holster for that gun now is this going to be the absolute
best and brightest pistol light no it's not but is it the best for this application I think yes
Streamlight has done a great job of filling that Gap in the market and making a quality product
for any of you guys that have these some compact pistols and you want to light on them so let's
get in here let's take a closer look at it I'll show you how this mounts to the pistol and then
at the end of the video I'll give you some demonstrations and show you how bright this
is in a dark setting and we'll talk about is it bright enough for your average concealed carry
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all right guys let's get in here and take a closer look at the Streamlight tlr-6 now what makes this
so unique is the way that it mounts to the pistol I think Streamlight has done a great job of this
design and giving you a very effective way to mount a light to these Sub-Compact concealed carry
style pistols now basically the way this works is the entire assembly comes apart in two pieces
and effectively the way this works is it just sandwiches on either side of your trigger guard
and it's secured with these three screws and this latch here on the bottom it is a nice tight fit
you get no Wiggle from that at all I like that the front of it is flush with the muzzle so you don't
have anything sticking out it's a really nice just really attractive design here and you can get the
tlr6 in two different models you can get it with just the light and you can get it with a light and
a laser now I chose to go with the one without the laser I will link to both options in the
description below if you're interested but you'll notice that it has the actuator switch right here
it's just a push button switch one push is on another push is off you also have a momentary
function so if you press and hold that light comes on and then when you release it goes off
I like having both options constant and momentary this is ambidextrous so you're going to have your
actuator switch on both sides here and the way I prefer to do this is when I'm gripping my handgun
I prefer to actuate it with my thumb but of course you can also do it with your trigger finger as
well and it's going to work for right-handed and left-handed Shooters now the tlr6 is a 100 Lumen
pistol light and I know that doesn't sound like a lot and I really do wish on this hat a little
bit more brightness to it what I'd like to see is about 250 lumens at least but I think because
of the size and the way this attaches you can't expect much more than that from a light like this
now I am going to demonstrate here at the end of the video what this looks like in an indoor dark
setting as well as outdoor and you can decide for yourself is it bright enough personally I
think for most concealed carry situations this hundred lumens is going to be more than enough
enough to light up your Target and to identify your threat which is the main purpose of something
like this especially in indoor settings but of course I'll show that to you guys and you
can decide for yourself Streamlight advertises a beam distance of 89 meters I think that's a
little bit of a stretch I think anything 50 yards an end certainly 30 yards and in you're going to
light it up pretty good but the further you get out obviously it may light it up a little bit
enough for you to identify but it's not going to be super bright out to those kinds of distances
for run time you're going to get one hour of run time on the constant setting if you do have
the laser version the laser is going to have 11 hours of run time this is going to operate off of
two CR one-thirds in lithium batteries which are included and they're not too hard to find so that
is good as well it's a watch style battery if you have the laser version there are going to be wind
and elevation adjustments on there as well it's made of a durable impact resistant polymer and
this has been drop tested to withstand drops from moderate distances basically from your waistline
down to the ground it can withstand that kind of drop you're going to get a length of 2.2 to
2.9 inches just depending on the model that you get and a weight of just 1.12 ounces so it's not
going to add hardly any weight to your pistol and again like I said because it's Streamlight
you are going to be able to find a lot of accessories and holsters that work with this light
all right guys that's pretty much it for the specs we're gonna wait for it to get
dark and then I will demonstrate for you guys just how bright this thing is
all right guys this hallway here is about 30 foot long and you can see it lights up
the entire hallway really well uh lights up that doorway down at the end very nicely so
especially for indoor settings this is going to be plenty of light to light up your target
yeah all right guys we are outside now and that playset there is about 30 yards away you can see
it's lit up just a little bit from the windows on the house but the tlr-6 lights it up very nicely
got a nice wide soft pattern to it doesn't have an overly bright hot spot in the middle but it does
light up a pretty good area there all right guys now that's pretty much it for the Streamlight tlr6
I did want to finish the video out by showing you a couple of holster options uh this is one
from stealth Gear USA this is the one I use most often this is what I carry in pretty much every
single day fits in there nicely like I said you should be able to find several different
holster options for this light combination I have done a full review on this holster from
stealth gear a few years back so I will link to that right here at the top of the screen if you
want to check that out another one that I have here is one from We the People holsters this
is a nice Kydex appendix style holster you can see it fits in there nicely but both of these
are good options I will have links to both of these in the description below as well as links
for the light itself so I hope this video helped you out guys if you have any questions about the
tlr6 make sure you let us know in the comment section and as always guys if you want to help
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